New claim: James Pearce has dropped significant update on Liverpool signing a midfielder

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Liverpool fans are desperate to see a new midfielder brought in this summer, and reliable journalist James Pearce has dropped a big update on their stance. The Reds haven’t added a single new face in the middle of the park, despite struggling in that area last season, not least because of an out-of-sorts Alexis Mac Allister.

But despite this, The Athletic‘s Pearce reports that Liverpool “don’t believe that a specialist No 6 is required”, due to how Andoni Iraola “sets up his team to press as a unit.” He adds that in the Spaniard’s system, the “midfield is not built around a Fabinho-type player providing cover and protection for the back line when others venture forward”, with a “collective responsibility to get up and back” on show instead. Liverpool simply must add a midfielder this summer While showing faith in Nyoni being a genuinely reliable squad player is great to see, it feels negligent not to add a single midfielder to Liverpool’s squad before the end of the month.

It certainly doesn’t need to be a No.6 if Iraola doesn’t believe he needs one, but extra legs feel vital, adding a much-needed freshness after such a tough 2025/26 campaign. Hopefully, Liverpool’s stance changes between now and the end of the summer transfer window – one report hasn’t ruled out a late move for Wharton – but it doesn’t sound too promising currently.