Jurgen Klopp suggested Premier League leaders Liverpool could look to sign a striker in January if Rhian Brewster leaves on loan.
Brewster, 19, has been linked with a short-term stint away from Anfield – Crystal Palace, Leeds United and Swansea City reportedly interested.
The highly rated England Under-21 international impressed in pre-season but has managed only a pair of EFL Cup appearances this term.
Allowing him to gain experience elsewhere would leave Champions League holders Liverpool without a recognised centre-forward beyond Roberto Firmino and Divock Origi.
Yes, we have to see, Klopp told UK media when asked whether Brewster s departure could lead to a new arrival.
We can t just give the boys on loan because we have built this squad.
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We have three long-term injuries and four with Paul Glatzel. Two of them were pre-season, two came later with Joel [Matip] and Fabinho.
That gives us a 16-player squad and I count the kids, but we cannot only give players on loan and think it is good for him, we always have to consider both situations, the boy s and ours.
In the end we try to make the perfect solution. Sometimes it works out, others it does not.
Klopp said of Brewster: Maybe Rhian is the one, age-wise, experience-wise, [to go out on loan].
If he had not been injured he would already have been on a different level, but that is the situation and we constantly think of the situation for the boys.
He is very young, but still a bit advanced. But I don t know, we don t make decisions right now. If we do it then it 100 per cent needs to be the right club.
