5 Players that could give Liverpool top 4 Football again.

1. Eden Hazard, 20, Lille - Winger - I genuinely love this player. He is one of the best raw talents I have seen in a long while, combining ball control skill when running with the ball with a great ability to supply balls in the box, with players such as Andy Carroll benefiting from this. He also scores a fair amount of goals from the wing, with 12 club goals to show for last campaign, impressive for a player of only 20 years of age. His age means that he is not yet the finished article, but Kenny can easily mould him into a great player and he posseses all the ingredients to become a legend and great player at any club. However, he is footballs worst kept secret and everyone wants him, so Liverpool face stiff competition and need to move fast if they are to pounce on him. Although John Henry may well need to pull out his cheque book to fight off these other clubs, any amount of money is worth it for Hazard.


2. Sergio Aguero, 23, Atletico - Forward - Possibly one of the most technically gifted players in the world today. The only thing preventing him from being a star in the Argentinian national side is the fact that he happens to play in the same position they play a certain Lionel Messi, and not even Aguero can displace him from any side. Atletico are rumoured to want £38 million for him, which considering we have a healthy transfer budget and need the quality players like sergio bring to a club, is a bargin. I have heard that he also has a £40 million buyout clause, worth matching for his ability and the fact that in the 40 games he played for Atletico in all competitions last year, he scored 26 goals and set up 3. This kind of goal ratio combined with Luis Suarez, Gerrard and Andy Carroll most certainly has the ability to put Liverpool back on the world stage and into the top 4 places next year. The most expensive player on this list, but you pay for quality and at the end of the day, Liverpool need quality. He would fit beautifully into the free flowing attacking side that Kenny is clearly building.

Navas in action for Spain

3. Jesus Navas, 25, Sevilla - Winger - The second winger on my list. Navas impressed me at the World Cup for Spain. Although he did not start most of the games, purely because of the talent Spain posses throughout the squad, he was a player who made an impression on every game and always looked like he was going to change the course of a game, which I love in a player. I think this is the type of raw quality in a player Liverpool need, the ability in a player to change a game in a second - I think all of the first three players I have listed here can do this multiple times each game, the reason they are great players.  The very look he possesses and the fact he has been a shining star in la liga in a struggling Sevilla team shows his talent. As well as this, he is the oldest player out of the five here and is still just 25, this fits in with what looks like Liverpools transfer plans - buying young players with raw talent and moulding them into stars of the future.


4. Mahamadou Sakho, 21, PSG - Centre Back - Sakho was quite simply born with greatness and talent. He was made captain of his boyhood club Paris Sait-Germain just 8 months after his 17th birthday. He is the youngest captain ever in the entire history of the French league. This demonstrates both his natural talent and also ability to control and lead a team. Something Liverpool could certainly do with in front of Pepe Reina in the coming seasons, and like all the other players here, he has plenty of years left in him.I believe he could become an integeral part of a great Liverpool side under Kenny Dalglish, he already has just under half a dozen caps for his countries first team after impressing in the U21's side after his debut in 2008. Sakho is exactly the sort of centre half Liverpool need to strengthen, as a leader and talent. I believe he could form a great partnership with someone like Daniel Agger, Martin Skrtel or Jamie Carragher, because as well as being a strong, physical player, he shows the intelligence and nouse of a player much older than his years. Again Liverpool will need to dig deep in their pockets for him, but it is worth it for the amount of years we could utilise his full talent for.

Sakho playing for PSG

5. Marcelo, 23, Real Madrid - Left Back - Now personally, my choice of left back for Liverpool is the man who is looking ever more likely to head to Real Madrid - Fabio Coentrao. The young Portuguese left back was one of the few people who really genuinely imnpressed for portugal at the world cup, with a combination of solid defending and an ability to get forward and cross a ball, something Liverpool have lacked since john arne riise. However, he is almost certain to head to Real Madrid so I turn my attention to another fine prospect already at the club, who also attacks and possesses great ball skills, making up for whatever he lacks defensively. Anyone who can get capped by the Brazilian national team at the tender age of 18 is clearly a quality player, and Marcelo not only did this, he scored on debut. Liverpool would surely benefit from his work rate up and down the wings, and with some more defensive work he could become one of the best full backs in the world.