Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is set to ignore Steven Gerrard's transfer advice and opt against bringing in a new midfielder this summer.

Reds legend Steven Gerrard had warned that a goal-scoring midfielder is needed this summer to ease the burden on the club's attacking contingent. Klopp had targeted a new midfielder as he made a big push to bring in Aurelien Tchouameni from AS Monaco, although the French midfielder ultimately chose to move to Real Madrid instead.

But it appears the Reds are happy to wait until next summer to move for their back-up target as they aim to complete their summer transfer business in the coming days.

Reds icon Steven Gerrard warned last month that the Reds are too heavily reliant on their attacking options and that they needed a goal-scoring midfielder capable of easing the burden on their coveted attacking contingent.

And with Liverpool set to undergo their biggest changes in years in the attack, Gerrard's transfer warning carries extra weight. But the Reds have still decided to put their search for an elite midfielder on the back-burner for 12 months. That'ss a bold strategy - and one that has the scope come back to haunt the Reds and Klopp net season.

Speaking after last month's Champions League final defeat, Gerrard said: "Jordan Henderson and James Milner are not getting any younger. They’re still top players at this level, of course, and they’ll want to go on and do more. But for Liverpool, if you think about the next five, six, seven years, they’re going to need a midfielder, an eight, who can get goals, who can get double figures.

"They are heavily reliant on the front three — or the front five if you include Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino. You always need one of those midfielders that’s going to get in the box and get you goals."