In the aftermath of Liverpool’s decision not to sign Bellingham, Carragher has not remained silent.
This season’s midfield woes for Liverpool cannot be overstated
When the summer window opens, Jurgen Klopp and his team will have to use their time and resources wisely.
To the dismay of Anfield fans, the club’s long-running pursuit of Jude Bellingham has come to an end.
With Carragher announcing the need to sign three midfielders in the next 12 months at the end of last season, it’s time to look for less expensive alternatives to the English teen.
Their transfer incompetence has been slammed by fans, and now Champions League winner Carragher has chastised the club for appearing ‘weak’ and ‘negligent’.
Jamie Carragher’s perspective on Arthur Melo
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher wrote for The Telegraph about how fans feel misled following their club’s long-running Bellingham pursuit.
Liverpool will need ready-made reinforcements this summer if they are to reclaim their title-challenging form from this season.
Liverpool must have been aware of the urgent need for a midfield renewal, despite their interest in Bellingham and Aurelien Tchouameni, based on his comments.
At this point, Arthur Melo, a last-minute loan signing by Klopp Carragher that Carragher has called a “embarrassing climbdown” and a “waste of money,” enters the picture.
“That is [Klopp’s] biggest mistake on this issue, and he knows it,” Carragher wrote in The Telegraph. “The last-minute scramble for Arthur Melo on the final day of last August’s transfer window was the big giveaway that he realized his error in not recruiting before the last pre-season.”
Liverpool, based in Anfield, justified their financial outlay as a way to buy time while looking for a long-term, world-beating midfielder.
“That was a waste of money and an embarrassment.” Liverpool was looking forward to the longer-term goal, which served as justification at the time.
Arthur Melo’s disappointing tenure at Anfield
The Brazilian international’s loan period in Merseyside, for which he paid a fee of £3.9 million, was a flop.
Melo has mostly played for Liverpool’s Under-21 team, making one senior team appearance in a 1-0 loss to Napoli.
According to transfer insider Dean Jones, their loaned midfielder Melo has been nothing more than a “panic buy.”
Melo’s absence from Anfield matches has been primarily due to injury since joining from Italian powerhouse Juventus.
Unfortunately, the player in question will most likely return to Turin this summer because the venture was a failure for both parties.
The Anfield hierarchy will have to accept this as yet another hiring blunder, but all eyes will be on their summer transfer activity now that their pursuit of one of the game’s brightest prospects has come to an end.
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