No Saul or Chiesa – but can Liverpool afford to ignore need for midfield and forward signings this summer?

It is that time of year again, as far as Liverpool fans are concerned.

Transfer season. Where hope springs eternal and imaginations run wild.

And where fear, frustration and downright anger – in some cases – have increasingly become stock emotions.

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The Reds have so far added only Ibrahima Konate to their squad, but at least two more arrivals are needed at Anfield before the window closes