The biggest change for Liverpool under new manager Arne Slot has been the difference in the quality required of players at the bottom of midfield. Whereas Klopp’s team preferred the type of player who could win the ball from high up, the team now uses the type of player who can create games from down low.
At the moment the first choice is Dutch midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, with Curtis Jones and Wataru Endo vying for the second spot, and attempts have been made in the summer transfer window to sign Spanish midfielder Martin Zubimendi.
With 19-year-old midfielder Stefan Bajcetic also dropping down the pecking order and his availability this season likely to be very limited, there have been rumours of a loan move to another team. The interest is mainly Spanish, with Barcelona making an urgent offer last night.
According to The Athletic, interest from Spanish giants Red Bull Salzburg have also reached an agreement with Liverpool for a one-year loan move and the Spanish U-21 midfielder will travel to Austria today to complete his transfer.
As a Spaniard, he has high ball control as well as vision across the pitch. He can also crush in midfield. At his age, warming the bench is not good for his career and a club led by Pepijn Lijnders, who knows his strengths, would be the ideal environment for him.
So how will the former Celta de Vigo midfielder fare away from Anfield?