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Liverpool’s next star midfielder will be relegated from the Premier League this month

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Relegation can always present opportunities, and it will for Liverpool in a matter of weeks.The Reds need another midfielder this summer. Liverpool have already been linked with Archie Gray and Mateus Fernandes, and either player would make plenty of sense if their club drops into the Championship.



Liverpool have already been linked to the potentially relegation-bound star. Gray may be viewed as one of their most important young players, but relegation changes everything, especially when clubs higher up the table start circling.Photo by Robin Jones/Getty ImagesFernandes would be a different but still very exciting option to bring to Anfield.The West Ham midfielder is more of a box-to-box number eight.

He is mobile, technically sharp, and has stood out in his debut season for a struggling Hammers side.Fernandes is another intriguing Liverpool target. Whichever of Gray and Fernandes it is, Liverpool should be first to move.