Nemanja Matic – Benfica
Liverpool were linked with former Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic by the Express back in October, and could well make an ambitious move for the Serbian in January.
Like Rakitic, Matic is comfortable as a deep-lying playmaker, but has the technical ability and creative spark to play further up the field, too. Matic has excelled in Portugal in recent seasons, and Liverpool are one of a number of teams, including Real Madrid and Chelsea interested in snapping him up.
Matic would seemingly come in to the side in place of the inconsistent Joe Allen, and potentially form an impressive partnership with Steven Gerrard and Jordan Henderson in the middle.
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