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The transfer talk at <a href=https://theathletic.com/football/team/liverpool/>Liverpool</a> in recent weeks has been dominated by outgoings, specifically the deals that could take both <a href=https://theathletic.com/football/player/fabinho-B4oErnzfMBHwkivn/>Fabinho</a> and <a href=https://theathletic.com/4712732/2023/07/22/jordan-henderson-al-ettifaq-liverpool-medical/>Jordan Henderson to Saudi Arabia</a>.Both were curveballs for Jurgen Klopp and the Anfield hierarchy, and the possibility of one (or both) deals happening begs the question: how will they affect incomings?We analyse the big issues the club will need to address in the final five weeks of the transfer window…<hr /><h3>How many midfielders do Liverpool need to sign?</h3>If Fabinho and <a href=https://theathletic.com/football/player/jordan-henderson-y1RJ8PecCTSQJUtq/>Jordan Henderson</a> both leave, then ideally Liverpool need to replace the pair of them — but getting one signing through the door is a priority. Even with <a href=https://theathletic.com/4688102/2023/07/25/fabinho-liverpool-saudi-arabia-transfer/>Fabinho’s move to Al Ittihad now in jeopardy</a>, a defensive midfielder still feels like a must-buy for Liverpool regardless.Going into next season without one, or relying on Fabinho given his decline last term, could prove costly.There is a young core of midfielders at the club. <a href=https://theathletic.com/football/player/harvey-elliott-L4nt7bPpUbXCSwGo/>Harvey Elliott</a>, <a href=https://theathletic.com/football/player/curtis-jones-oUDfN8P3bbsDYAPC/>Curtis Jones</a> and <a href=https://theathletic.com/football/player/stefan-bajcetic-D3Fu4RGWIs1AtIEQ/>Stefan Bajcetic</a> have all proven themselves and will be eager to notch as many minutes as possible, but that does leave Liverpool lacking experience.Following the departures of <a href=https://theathletic.com/football/player/james-milner-I98QkCY4xQxQGloS/>James Milner</a>, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, if Fabinho and Henderson both leave, this would mean Thiago, a player who has been hampered by injury setbacks, would become the most senior midfielder at the club. This, in turn, would place a lot more pressure on <a href=https://theathletic.com/football/player/alexis-mac-allister-3tneXYgl5bin6Q82/>Alexis Mac Allister</a> and <a href=https://theathletic.com/football/player/dominik-szoboszlai-8PEhWizhG7t7rNV2/>Dominik Szoboszlai</a> to hit the ground running.

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