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Former Liverpool midfielder Paul Ince says Arne Slot should sign Dayot Upamecano from Bayern Munich in the winter transfer window to shore up his leaky defense.
Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate kept a clean sheet as Liverpool beat Inter Milan in the San Siro this week, but Slot's side has been wide open at times. It conceded seven goals in two home games against Nottingham Forest and PSV, for example.
With Konate currently set to be out of contract at the end of the season and Liverpool conceding goals regularly in recent months, Ince believes that a signing is required at the back as soon as possible.
"If Liverpool are looking for a center-half in January, then Dayot Upamecano at Bayern Munich is an unbelievable defender," he told Covers.
"I'd love to see him at Anfield, and I think he could do a great job for Liverpool in helping to steady the ship.
"When you look at Liverpool defensively, they seem pretty short in terms of quality and cover. They let Jarell Quansah go, while Joe Gomez seems to be in and out of the team.
"They appear to be down to just two center-halves at the moment, so Upamecano would be my pick to come in and steady the ship."
While Liverpool has struggled to control games this season and has often been too easy to play against, the extra man in midfield seemed to help at the San Siro, with Ryan Gravenberch and Curtis Jones impressing.
"All I could ask for, I think," Arne Slot said after his side beat Inter Milan. "The fourth game in 10 days, that's not what you see a lot in football. Three in seven is already a lot, let alone four in 10.
"With only 13 outfield players available with Premier League or Champions League experience. After the blow we had conceding the 3-3 in extra time against Leeds, where we deserved so much more.
"Then to go into this stadium against such a strong Inter Milan team, you couldn't have asked for more if you look at our performance.
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"Again, we hardly gave away a chance. The biggest one they had was, I think, just before half-time, after we had to again — the players, and me included, and our fans — accept a referee decision that could have gone another way as well.
"But that has been the story of our season, as some other things. So, great mentality.
"Second half, we got better and better and better. We were close to scoring already with Conor Bradley and Hugo Ekitike. And in the end, we got a penalty, which if that is a penalty, we could have had 10 this season.
"That was a penalty that I don't think in the Premier League would have been given, but again, I think the first goal was more clear a goal than it was wrong that the penalty was given."
Liverpool.com says: Another center-back (or maybe two) is a must in 2026, but Upamecano is thought to be in advanced talks to stay at Bayern Munich and pen a new deal. Marc Guehi is a much likelier addition, who would come with the added benefit of being homegrown.
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