Are You Listening, FSG? 'Disappointed' Aldo outlines transfer plan for LFC. Pipe Dream...?

This time last year, Liverpool had already completed the fantastic signing of Daniel Sturridge, and with just over two weeks the transfer window remaining, Reds fans are getting a little anxious over the club's lack action in in the current transfer window. Rumours are flying around all over the place, but there's seemingly very little concrete action being taken by the club. As fan himself, Anfield legend John Aldridge is concerned about the current lack of action, and he's urged Brendan Rodgers to sign a minimum of THREE players before the month is out.

In his column for the Liverpool Echo this week, Aldo admitted that he's 'disappointed' with Rodgers' recent suggestion that team-strengthening may have to take take place in the summer, and urged the manager 'ensure' that the club does 'what's required' to keep the club in the hunt for a Champions League place.

In his other column for Sunday World, Aldo outlined exactly what he wants to see during the January transfer window. He noted:

"If the boss can add a dynamic winger; a reliable left-back [and] a combative midfielder with a touch of class, then Liverpool really will be in business. My hope is Liverpool will [sign] at least one [player] who makes them better"

Are those three areas priority positions for Liverpool to fill? Goals from midfield still remains an issue, and although Suarez and Sturridge are papering over the cracks, that probably won't last until the end of the season. If SAS don't score regularly, who else will (on a consistent basis). It would be good to have another serious goal threat in the side.

It seems like Reds fans have spent years crying out for a 'combative midfielder with a touch of class', but Rodgers doesn't seem to prioritise that type of player, and I doubt he's going to spend big bucks on Diame-style midfielder this month. Forget the 'combative' part; just sign a midfielder with class, preferably an attack-minded, goalscorer/creator.

As for left-back - I'm not sure that's an urgent position to fill right now, Jose Enrique and Jon Flanagan will return soon. Some fans will argue that neither is good enough for the long-term, and that may be right, but for the rest of the season, those two - plus Cissokho - are (arguably) enough cover for that position.

Liverpool principal owner John Henry is allegedly flying to the UK this week for talks with Rodgers and Ian Ayre over the club's transfer business. If that's true, why is this meeting taking place with only TWO WEEKS of the transfer window remaining? Surely the budget etc should've been set weeks, if not months, ago?

Given the club's excellent position in the Premier League table, and the mounting injury list, it seems inconceivable that FSG won't make money available to strengthen the squad; having said that, in light of Rodgers' ineffective performance in the summer transfer market, any possible reluctance to hand over more money - without assurances - is arguably understandable.

If you had to choose three players to sign based on Aldo's wanted-list, who would you sign?

Author: Jaimie K