Alan Shearer expects Jurgen Klopp to sign ‘one big hitter’ for new Premier League champions Liverpool this summer.
The Reds were crowned Premier League champions last week after second-placed Manchester City dropped more points to Chelsea.
It is the first time Liverpool have won a domestic title in 30 years and comes a year after Klopp inspired the club’s Champions League triumph.
Premier League legend Shearer has paid tribute to Liverpool and revealed he expects the club to strengthen Klopp’s squad even more this summer with one new ‘big hitter’.
‘For next season, I think Liverpool need only a small turnover of squad players to keep things fresh, keep the squad hungry,’ he wrote in a column for The Sun.
‘Not one of the first-choice starting XI were born when they last won the title 30 years ago so it’s not an ageing squad.
‘I could see them bring one big hitter in, which will push those already there even further. But when you look at the team; the keeper, top class. The full backs, heaped with praise.
‘They could add a centre-back alongside Virgil Van Dijk but Joe Gomez and Joel Matip have done well.
‘Then you look at midfield and frontline and whoever they go out and buy, are they going to improve this team that much?
‘Boss Klopp now has the job of getting them ready for the next challenges. There will be a feeling of total relief given how long they wait to seal the title and the small matter of that 30 years.
‘But also elation at what they have achieved. They’ve been the best team by miles.’
Liverpool have been heavily linked with summer moves for England ace Jadon Sancho and Napoli star Kalidou Koulibaly.
Current Reds forward Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane have both been linked with moves away from Anfield but Shearer does not expect them to leave.
He added: ‘Why would they want to leave Liverpool now?
‘Even if the likes of Real Madrid are lining up, I don’t see why they would want to go elsewhere. This is a club in Liverpool on the up, a huge club and they are well and truly back.
‘You’ve just won the Premier League, won the Champions League last year… keep going and you’re on the cusp of greatness.
‘Jurgen Klopp’s side could dominate for a few more years, so they will not be willing to let their superstars go and I don’t see any reason they would leave.’
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