Liverpool could consider signing a new defender in January if an opportunity similar to Federico Chiesa’s summer move arises.

It has been widely speculated for months, if not years, that Real Madrid have coveted Trent Alexander-Arnold as a future option, and that may finally be coming to a head this winter.

Liverpool have plenty of different things to keep an eye on at the moment. From the big trio's contract saga to freshening up the forward line, Richard Hughes' workload is spread pretty thinly across a number of issues.