Liverpool transfer analysis: Petr Cech, Karim Benzema and Fabio Coentrao among top targets

A look at what Liverpool need in the January transfer window and who might actually arrive at Anfield

A look at what Liverpool need in the January transfer window and who might actually arrive at Anfield

Having come so close to the Premier League title last season Liverpool will be bitterly disappointed with the current campaign.

At the half-way stage of the season they're out of the Champions League and nowhere near the top of the table. A top-four finish would be a fantastic achievement now.
But if they're to slot into that final Champions League qualification place they'll need to improve and bringing in a couple of players in January is one way of doing it.
What they need: Can they afford to wait for Daniel Sturridge to regain fitness without adding another striker? Brendan Rodgers will also have to sign a goalkeeper eventually and could do with proper wing-backs.
Top targets: Petr Cech (Chelsea), Sergio Romero (Sampdoria), Fabio Coentrao (Real Madrid).
On the way out? Mario Balotelli (although Rodgers insists not. We shall see).