Liverpool have advantage in transfer race for Fluminense midfielder Andre as key date comes into focus
It's the question that was nagging away at Liverpool supporters during the closing weeks of the summer transfer window.
And not even an encouraging start to the season has quelled the unease the Reds haven't yet addressed the one potential shortcoming that could hold them back this campaign.
Instead, the suspicion Liverpool have left themselves open to issues in defensive midfield has only increased despite Jurgen Klopp's side negotiating a difficult opening by positioning themselves neatly in the top four, just three points off early leaders Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.
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Worth remembering is how the Reds reached this position. Earlier in the summer, the main aim was to remould the dynamic of the midfield by bringing in first Alexis Mac Allister and then Dominik Szoboszlai, both in their early 20s and capable of playing in several engine-room roles. A long-term replacement for Fabinho was on the radar, but not a priority.
But then the Brazilian and captain Jordan Henderson jumped shipped for Saudi Arabia, and Liverpool attempted to accelerate interest in Southampton's Romeo Lavia before, with that move stalling, launching an audacious but ultimately futile bid for Brighton's Moises Caicedo. Both joined Chelsea, with the Reds eventually completing a surprise £15million move for Stuttgart's 30-year-old Japan international captain Wataru Endo.
In among those movements, though, were discussions with Fluminense in early August over their defensive midfielder Andre, only for Liverpool to quietly retreat and direct their energies towards
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