Unfortunately for Liverpool, scoring goals has proven to be a real problem in the Premier League so far this season, with their recent form in front of goal seeing them slip down the table, ending any realistic hopes of retaining the title after last year's success.
A run in January where Jurgen Klopp's side failed to score in four consecutive top-flight fixtures kick-started the poor run of form, and the Reds have now won just two Premier League games since the turn of the year.
This period has also seen Liverpool lose their unbeaten run at Anfield, with Klopp's side having fallen to four consecutive defeats at home against Burnley, Brighton, Manchester City and Everton.
It has become clear this year that, in the absence of Diogo Jota, Klopp is desperately short of any attacking threat outside of the main front three of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino.
Even Mane and Firmino's power has waned in 2021, with just two Premier League goals between them this year, and the German manager has been reliant on the Egyptian winger for goals so far this year.
Therefore, you could definitely argue that they need to add to their attacking options in the summer, so it is no surprise that they have been linked with a move for Juventus forward Paulo Dybala recently.
According to Goal, the Reds are amongst the Premier League sides monitoring the Argentine forward, with Juventus open to selling in the summer due to Dybala's contract expiring at the end of next season.
If he were to join Klopp's side in the summer, he could be the man to finally replace Philippe Coutinho at Anfield, with the Reds having lacked a goalscoring attacking-midfielder since the Brazilian's club-record move to Barcelona in January 2018.
Dybala has regularly featured as a second striker during his time at Juventus, and could easily be deployed in the same position if Klopp were to revert to the 4-2-3-1 formation that was successful earlier in the season.
During his time with Juventus, Dybala has contributed 98 goals and 40 assists in 244 appearances, but has found himself on the fringes of Andrea Pirlo's squad this season, with just eight starts in Serie A to his name.
However, he has shown in previous campaigns just how dangerous he can be, notably last season when he averaged a superb 7.44 rating for his performances in Italy's top-flight, with Italian legend Alessandro Del Piero, in particular, a fan of the Argentine.
That season also saw the 27-year-old average 3 shots, 2.1 key passes and 2 dribbles per game, which isn't too far away from the numbers Coutinho regularly posted during his time with Liverpool.
Therefore, if Michael Edwards can bring the £63 million-rated Dybala to Anfield this summer, then he could prove to be an excellent addition to Klopp's side, and could be the man to finally replace Coutinho at the Merseyside club.
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