Jurgen Klopp reportedly wants Liverpool to make a January move for Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic.
The Reds – who haven't significantly strengthened their midfield since signing Thiago two years ago – continue to be linked with the versatile 29-year-old, a World Cup runner-up with Croatia four years ago.
And now it appears that their manager is pushing for the club to get a deal for Brozovic done in the next transfer window.
According to Italian transfer news outlet CalcioMercato (via the Liverpool Echo), Klopp is keen to add Brozovic to the Reds' midfield ranks in the New Year.
That's after Football Insider reported earlier this week that Liverpool's owners, Fenway Sports Group, have made funds available for a big-money January signing. Brozovic is currently valued by Transfermarkt at £36m; his Inter contract runs until 2026.
Brozovic joined Inter on loan from hometown club Dinamo Zagreb in January 2015, before making his switch to the San Siro permanent 18 months later. He's one appearance away from 300 for the Nerazzurri, who he helped to the Serie A title in 2020/21.
Regularly considered among the top defensive midfielders in the world, Brozovic has won 76 caps for Croatia and represented them at four major tournaments. He featured in six of their seven games at the 2018 World Cup, playing the full 90 minutes in the final against France.
Liverpool have only signed one midfielder in the last four transfer windows: Arthur, a deadline day loan arrival from Juventus as the Reds battled an injury crisis in the middle of the park.
Klopp did, however, admit that they missed out on another target earlier this summer. It's been suggested that could have been Aurelien Tchouameni, who ultimately left PSG for Real Madrid.
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