Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp could sort out his side’s defensive issues with a move for Mats Hummels, according to former West Ham player Alvin Martin.
The German has now officially been unveiled as the Reds’ new head coach, ending almost a week of intense speculation following Brendan Rodgers’ sacking on Sunday.
Klopp, 48, has been out of work since leaving Dortmund in May after helping the yellow-clad side to rise up the Bundesliga table and beat Bayern Munich to the title in both 2011 and 2012, despite having a significantly smaller budget than the Bavarians.
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In this spell he nurtured talented players who are now considered to be world stars, with German World Cup winner Hummels widely seen as one of the best BVB have to offer.
And even though the January transfer window is some way off and Liverpool cannot offer the defender Champions League football, Martin feels Klopp should make a move for his former star:
“The first thing he’s got to do is sort that defence out.†He told talkSPORT (via HITC)
“He’s got to get more out of these [current] defenders, or he’s got to go out and buy. I believe he will have to go out and buy.
“If you got a Hummels in, somebody that is a top class centre-half, that would give them the springboard for the consistency that they’ve been lacking.â€
Liverpool’s defence has been a source of concern for some time and, arguably, cost them the Premier League title in 2013/14 after being breached 50 times.
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