Liverpool are set to disregard one in every of their very own gamers who has been in comparison with Sadio Mane and Adam Lallana as Jurgen Klopp hunts extra signings. Curtis Jones is nearing a return to health however his supervisor remains to be eager so as to add new faces to his squad.

Jones had a powerful finish to final season and was a daily starter for the primary time within the Premier League. He was named within the beginning XI for 11 matches in a row because the Reds gave it their greatest shot of ending within the prime 4.

They finally fell brief and needed to accept a fifth-placed end. However, Jones earned loads of plaudits for his performances, particularly from Klopp.

He was named on the bench for the opening recreation of this season away to Chelsea, approaching within the second half. However, he missed the go to of Bournemouth on Saturday on account of an ankle harm.

Liverpool have misplaced 5 midfielders this summer time and have introduced in three new faces. Wataru Endo was the most recent acquisition and he made his debut towards the Cherries.

Jones is not anticipated to be out for lengthy along with his ankle downside and will return towards Newcastle on Sunday, if not for the conflict towards Aston Villa the next weekend. But Klopp clearly would not imagine Jones will give sufficient depth to his midfield choices.

A lot of midfielders proceed to be linked with a transfer to Anfield. Bayern Munich star Ryan Gravenberch is on the Reds' radar, whereas strikes for Kalvin Phillips and Sofyan Amrabat have additionally been mooted forward of the September 1 switch deadline.

It may knock Jones additional down the pecking order regardless of him beforehand being in comparison with two Liverpool heroes. One of Jones' academy coaches claimed he was a hybrid of former team-mates Mane and Lallana.

Speaking in December 2020, Jones welcomed the comparability however was shocked when he first heard it. He informed talkSPORT: "I’ve not really ever compared myself to another player. I would always say that my style of play is similar to players that have a bit of flair in a game, to be confident on the ball and stuff.

"To be known as [similar to] Mane and Lallana, wow! Mane is only a completely different degree when it comes to taking part in - he completed fourth within the Ballon d’Or.

"I spent two years around Lallana and the stuff he used to do in training, I was blown away by it. To be referred to as those two, I’ll take it."