FIVE players to follow Marco Reus to Liverpool

Marco Reus is one of the most coveted players in the football world right now, and with a £20m release clause expected to be activated next summer, Liverpool could come in for a January swoop and lure the Borussia Dortmund star away for a slightly higher price.

However there are a few other areas that Liverpool need to fix if they want to improve on their lacklustre start to the season, which currently sees them 9th in the table after eight games.

Here are FIVE players that could follow Marco Reus to Liverpool

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Edinson Cavani

Mario Balotelli was purchased for £16m from AC Milan during the summer as a replacement for 31-goal Luis Suarez, but the Italian hasn’t performed and has already dropped to the bench for Brendan Rodgers recently.

Paris Saint-Germain forward Edinson Cavani could be the player to arrive to put the Reds back in contention for the title. Also from Uruguay, Cavani has an astonishing goal record during his time with Napoli in Serie A.

The 27-year-old hasn’t performed as well with PSG, but he’s still managed 25 goals while playing second fiddle to Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Ezequiel Lavezzi

Another player from Paris Saint-Germain – as well as Napoli with Cavani – Ezequiel Lavezzi could be exactly what Liverpool need to take the pressure off a ‘tired’ Raheem Sterling.

The English starlet caused a media storm after he insisted he was too fatigued to play for the Three Lions, but more importantly it does seem that the Reds do rely on the 19-year-old way too much and should avoid burning him out.

Lavezzi is the answer, as the Argentine is an experienced winger who has played at the highest level in football. The 29-year-old is quick, tricky, and scores his fair share of goals playing on the flanks.

Yevhen Konoplyanka

Liverpool fans could already be sick of hearing of Yevhen Konoplyanka, as the Dnipro winger has been linked with the Reds for almost all of 2014.

However with less than a year remaining on the Ukrainian’s contract, Liverpool could make a cut price swoop in the January transfer market to bring in cover for the jaded Raheem Sterling

Konoplyanka is a dynamic and versatile player, combining pace and technique as well as the ability to play on either wing… making him extremely useful for Brendan Rodgers’ 4-3-3 system.

Victor Valdes

Although Simon Mignolet saved a penalty in his first appearance for Brendan Rodgers’ side last season, his Liverpool career has been underwhelming.

Mignolet does not perform consistently enough for a side looking to challenge for the title, but former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes was one of the best in the Spanish La Liga.

A knee injury however forced an end to his Barca career, but with the Spaniard recovering well as a free agent, Liverpool could finally find a goalkeeper able to keep Mignolet on his toes or become the number-one himself when back to full fitness.

Sami Khedira

Khedira has been heavily linked with a move to Arsenal and Chelsea of late, but with Liverpool still interested, Anfield could be the best destination for the want-away Real Madrid star.

The German World Cup winner is a dynamic box-to-box midfielder who is great at tackling, accurate at passing and scores a few brilliant goals once in a while.

Sound like someone? Steven Gerrard is definitely not the same player he was a few years ago, with some supporters even calling for the legendary Englishman to be dropped from the first XI.

The 27-year-old could be a perfect replacement, but what makes it even more interesting is the arrival of Khedira could see Emre Can – both Germans of Turkish decent – form into a formidable midfield partnership.