Jude Bellingham transfer decision is made as Liverpool have already signed two players for Jurgen Klopp’s reconstruction

Headline-grabbing tonight: Jude Bellingham could finally put an end to lingering uncertainty over his future, while Liverpool have already acquired two long-term games for their side.

This summer, Fenway Sports Group (FSG) and Liverpool face a paradox. Investing is essential to bring the team back to the top after their unexpected relegation this season, but the team generated less funds than expected.

The Reds were knocked out of the Champions League in the Round of 16 and at the moment it looks highly unlikely that they will feature in Europe’s premier club competition next year. This means you are missing out on a prize pool that is simply higher than the Europa League or the Europa Conference League. And in a standalone model, that seems like a big deal.

But if FSG are to generate the kind of revenue they expect next season, they need to free up funds to refresh the squad in a meaningful way. The financial sacrifices could bring great rewards later.

The midfield will certainly be the main focus, but the defensive reinforcements also need to be strengthened to solve some of the problems that have arisen in this department.

Bellingham select next club

Could you use the word “saga” to describe the uncertainty surrounding Jude Bellingham’s future? Well, on the one hand, we’ve been anxiously waiting for months whether the Englishman will join Liverpool, Real Madrid or Manchester City.

On the other hand, Bellingham seems to have just been focused on his football at Borussia Dortmund so far in a shock title fight with Bayern Munich.

Now, the 19-year-old has reportedly decided on his next club.

Liverpool’s reconstruction is already underway

For years Liverpool have felt like a superbly run club, the envy of all their rivals, but this season has revealed the failure of their long-term plans.

Too many players have been allowed to grow old together and the deputies just aren’t good enough at this point to step in and offer an improvement. But Matt Addison believes the Reds have already acquired some long-term pieces that will prove their worth, potentially starting next season.

To begin with, Roberto Firmino will no longer be an option in the forward line and Liverpool’s transfer market priorities are far from replacing the Brazilian, while there could also be more opportunities in midfield with three or four outgoing players, even if they will come in. At least two.

There are reasonable questions that remain – where is his best position, for example, or perhaps more precisely the role Liverpool see him play more regularly – but Carvalho remains a great talent.

In hindsight he might have been better off spending another season on loan at the likes of Fulham, but Liverpool were unaware how his season would go, nor that Marco Silva’s side would thrive and compete in European competition.

Calvin Ramsay is another signing from last summer who has yet to find a real role in the Liverpool squad, although, perhaps even more so than Carvalho, he has been seen as a long-term addition. He could take on the role next season provided he can get over the issue that left him in surgery and ruled him out of the rest of the campaign in time to have a full pre-season role.

After all, Kostas Tsimikas barely featured in his first season at Anfield before taking on a bigger role the following year as Liverpool competed on all fronts.

For the majority of Liverpool’s fringe players – Curtis Jones and Joe Gomez – would likely fall into similar categories – their commitment next season will largely depend on the Reds doing something resembling their best again.

More games means more minutes on offer, and while competing at the end of the campaign for multiple trophies might mean you need to play the first pick as often as possible, it’s also easier to make a change or two in a row. team that does not. struggle.

Still, Liverpool have plenty to do in the summer transfer market and any departure (Caoimhín Kelleher for example) could add to that. But in Carvalho and Ramsay there are two options that should not be forgotten when rebuilding.