Liverpool hero McMahon backing Bellingham move: He's worth the money

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4 Oct 2022 • 8:19 PM MYT
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Liverpool hero Steve McMahon can see them moving for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham.

McMahon believes the midfield engine room requires some minor surgery, as Klopp looks to find a new heartbeat to his side that can bolster the defensive line and provide the ammunition to his forwards.

“There are couple of fundamental areas of the team that need to be freshened up and the midfield is clearly one of them," said three-time title winner McMahon to the Sunday World.

Jordan Henderson and James Milner have been magnificent servants for Liverpool in recent years, but every team needs to be rebooted from time to time and it feels like the midfield needs something different now.

“I'm not telling Jurgen Klopp how to manage his team here because he has been a fantastic manager for Liverpool, but I'm sure he knows it is an area of the team he needs to look at.

“When I look at Manchester City and I see Kevin De Bruyne and all these magnificent creative players in there, they have so many playmakers, people who can make things happen.

“You can't beat creativity and when you look at the front three Liverpool have, they need the ammunition to do what they do best.

“I'm not too worried about Liverpool because I have faith in Klopp to get it right and in Jude Bellingham, they seem to be chasing a player who could be perfect to give them a new dimension.

“He is young, English, talented and the kind of player Klopp could turn into a world beater. That would be a brilliant signing, even if he does cost £100million.

“Bellingham would be expensive, but you look at what City did with Erling Haaland last summer and there are some players who are worth paying big money for.

“Haaland's fee was relatively low and I'm sure they had to give agents and a few others plenty of cash to get it done, but it's good business.

“Look at the impact he has had on Manchester City and that's the kind of player Liverpool need now. Bellingham could do something similar an Anfield next season."