Top 4 Summer signings to guide Liverpool into Top 4

1. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (£23 million) (Shahktar Donetsk)

Liverpool needs him ‘NOW’. Mkhitaryan (Mkhi) would be a name all Liverpool fans would be hoping would soon become a Red. His name has been mentioned for quite sometime now and there were some reports earlier in the week suggesting a deal is close. Hope this is true because he is truly world class, scoring 25 goals in 29 appearances for Shahktar Donetsk last season. He was also voted as the Armenian Footballer of the Year for the third time.

Being a midfielder it is a tremendous achievement and goals from the midfield are something that Liverpool have been lacking for some seasons now. Gerrard is 33 and won’t get any younger, therefore, Liverpool need a player who could notch minimum 15 goals a season from the midfield. Some have suggested that the 24-year-old Armenian would be a long-term successor of talismanic Gerrard while others are suggesting that he is a replacement for Suarez.

I hope the latter is not true because it would be phenomenal to see Suarez and Mkhi playing along side each other. A lot of Champions League teams such as Juventus and Borussia Dortmund have been interested in acquiring his services. Rodgers is said to be keen on making him his marquee signing of the summer and is not afraid to commit £23 million for his services. If Liverpool could pull off this deal it would be some coup keeping in mind no european competition for Liverpool next season.