Aldridge urges Liverpool to sign £100m+ striker as Firmino is a 'concern'

John Aldridge wants Liverpool to splash out in excess of £100million on Erling Haaland as he feels Roberto Firmino’s form is a ‘concern’.

Brazil international Firmino has registered just five goals across all competitions this term and generally struggled to make a big impact on a number of occasions.

Liverpool are on a five-game winless run in the league and have scored just once over that period, with the likes of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane also misfiring.

Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund’s clinical striker Haaland can’t stop scoring for the German side and has attracted the attention of Europe’s elite clubs.

The 20-year-old has bagged 14 goals in 13 Bundesliga games this campaign, and ex-Reds striker Aldridge believes his former side should break the bank to recruit Haaland in the summer.

‘Roberto Firmino’s form has been a concern for some time, so I would encourage Liverpool to do all they can to sign Erling Haaland next summer,’ he told the Sunday World.

‘Liverpool don’t have a Plan B option in their forward line and as we have seen with their slump in form over the last few weeks, they don’t have a back-up plan when Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino are not firing.

‘A player like Haaland would give them that variation and while he would cost in excess of £100m to sign from Dortmund, he is the man I’d like to see Liverpool go for.

‘This lad looks to be the real deal and he has lived up to his hype time and again over the last year. He’s strong, direct, great in the air and a brilliant finisher.

‘On top of that, he is young and hungry, which is what Liverpool need in a team that has lost a little of its bite amid their current slump.

‘Haaland has everything you look to be a top centre-forward and having him alongside Mane, Salah and Diogo Jota next season would give Liverpool a real chance to spring back into contention for the top trophies.’

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