For me, the real issue is not central defence for next season, but the attack. Firmino, Mane or Salah have too many off-days and not good enough cover, although I think Klopp should be using Shaqiri more often. One of the 3 is often terrible but then he's kept in the starting 11. Or worse, Origi who does nothing plays. He should be gone by the start of next season. If you look at our performances since the start of the season, we've had an issue with scoring, not defending as such IMO.
For next season, we'll have Van Dijk, Gomez, Matip, Kabak and Davies. I hope Davies is good enough if we signed him. I would not mind replacing Matip who is a very good defender but injured too often.
As for the midfield, if we have Jones, Grujic back and keep AOC, I don't think we desperately need to buy someone to replace Wijnaldum.
I think we should sell Origi and buy another striker like Jota, versatile, quick, young and who would not mind rotating with the front 3.
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