Barnes: Klopp needs two or three players with \'star quality\' at Liverpool

Published on: 23 March 2016

Liverpool legend John Barnes believes Reds manager Jurgen Klopp needs to recruit two or three players with 'star quality' this summer, in order to make the Merseyside club Premier League title contenders once again.

Barnes believes Klopp must make the most of his first off-season in charge at Anfield in order to mould his squad into the team he wants them to be.

"I'll be much more expectant of Liverpool next season when he's had his pre-season, when he's brought in his own players," Barnes told Omnisport.

"The hope Liverpool fans and I have is that when we have seen them play the way he wants them to play, against Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea, you can see that he has them moving in the right direction.

"So we have to give him this season and next season when he's had four weeks to work with them pre-season, bringing in his own players, he'll be fine.

"I don't think we necessarily need an overhaul, I think what we need to do is get more quality at the top end. We've got lots of good squad players, lots of good team players.

"We've got very good players, but I still think we need probably two or three players with star quality.

"Think of an example, when Chelsea won the league they signed [Cesc] Fabregas and [Diego] Costa, two players of quality that actually won them the league, supplemented by their other eight players who are very good players."

Source: tribalfootball.com

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