Glen Johnson questions 'crazy' Liverpool transfer and predicts 'difficult' window

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And the fact that the club raked in a big fat zero for the former RB Leipzig stopper, the club will likely see it as bad business."First of all, a huge miss just as an individual," former right-back Johnson told WhoScored's The State of Play podcast."I think it's a crazy business deal to let him walk out for free. But, like I say, they have a certain way of doing business, so I think he'd be hard to replace even if you sold him for £80 million."But obviously, a few other players have been mentioned who would have ticked certain boxes or impressed with their stats.

So to be fair to Liverpool, they usually get it right more times than they don't."I'm sure everyone's replaceable, but I just think he'll be a big miss considering you got no money for him and he was one of your key players."Johnson is also anticipating a difficult transfer window this summer as Liverpool hopes to land a handful of new signings. Bradley Barcola is a target, while there remains some hope over Yan Diomande despite the winger previously seeming to have picked Paris Saint-Germain.Bradley Barcola is being linked with Liverpool(Image: Chris Brunskill/Fantasista, Getty Images)New signings are all well and good, but Johnson also believes some stars who will return to the fold from injury last season will be like fresh recruits and leave the Reds with a strong squad for new boss Andoni Iraola."I think it's a difficult one, because obviously we all know how Liverpool do their business with the transfers, the data, the numbers and certain statistics," he added."So it'd be hard to pick one that they would go for.

But obviously with the names that have been mentioned, like Barcola - I've been a big fan of him for a long time."To be honest, I think if they can get their players back fit, you're going to have a couple of players back in the game that were not around last season."So, I think if they have a good preseason and get everyone fit, it's not a matter of just needing one key signing."I think they have a good squad. They just need a good preseason to start well, and I think their squad's good enough to compete."