'Been told': Liverpool have one priority in January but it isn't Marc Guehi or Antoine Semenyo - journalist

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Liverpool are facing a pivotal January transfer window as they attempt to right the course of a season which has veered badly off target.Arne Slot looks worryingly short in both defence and attack as the Reds attempt to solidify their place in the Premier League’s top four and could look to the market for solutions.In both cases, Liverpool‘s primary targets have appeared clear, with Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi earmarked as a new addition at centre-back and Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo on the agenda in attack.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. Liverpool can only sign ONE player this January, which position should they strengthen?

Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say However, Guehi seems unlikely to move in January, while the most recent reports suggest that Semenyo will choose to join Manchester City over Liverpool.While this may upset supporters desperate to see the Reds address their areas of concern, journalist David Lynch says Liverpool are simply more focused on getting the most out of the players they already have than buying new ones.Liverpool to prioritise improvements over new signingsLiverpool have already done plenty of business this season, signing seven new, expensive players ahead of the campaign beginning.Not all of those have worked out, though, and while fans may see buying more players as the solution, Lynch claims Liverpool will instead prioritise developing and improving the signings brought in last summer.Photo by Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Arne Slot knows 19-goal striker has ‘enormous potential’, it may be time Liverpool took a look at him“I’ve only really been told that the feeling around the club and the talk there is that they’d like to get a little bit more out of what they’ve got,” the journalist told Anfield Index. “Those are things that have been the priority rather than adding players.” Who is the best signing Liverpool have ever made in the January transfer window?

Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say So Liverpool will not sign a new centre-back?Although this will sound worrying to supporters, it should also not be much of a surprise. Liverpool have regularly held what they have, especially after spending big money in the recent past.Nevertheless, not signing a senior centre-back would seem like a huge gamble on this occasion, where Liverpool are essentially counting on Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk to play the full campaign.And while Lynch admits that he personally would like to see a centre-half come through the door in January, he says Liverpool may see a combination of Joe Gomez and Wataru Endo as being enough to get through the season.“If Gomez isn’t out for too long and with Endo back soon, you could say that centre-half is not looking too bad,” he says.