Liverpool is anticipated to bolster their midfield in the forthcoming transfer windows, even with Ryan Gravenberch’s rise this season.

The Reds were hoping to add a defensive midfielder to their roster for the summer, but their top target, Martin Zubimendi, chose to remain at Real Sociedad rather than come to Merseyside.

There doesn’t seem to be much that can be done to convince him to stay at Real Sociedad in the near future, and Liverpool is now considering a number of alternative midfield options.

Plans are in place for Liverpool to attempt to buy a top defensive midfield player in January as part of their commitment to support Arne Slot during the winter transfer window.

The Merseyside giants are now keeping a close eye on a number of other players and are also considering different midfield profiles.

Liverpool has been keeping an eye on Georgiy Sudakov, a Ukrainian midfielder, and they went on reconnaissance missions for him earlier in the season.

Despite conducting additional scouting on the player in recent weeks, the Reds will now likely face increased competition to sign him.

Arsenal and Liverpool are now vying for the Shakhtar Donetsk player.In addition, the Gunners are looking to bolster their midfield, and CaughtOffSide reports that Arsenal has been monitoring his progress.

While scouts from Newcastle United, Tottenham, and Aston Villa have already visited the player, Arsenal and Liverpool are prepared to move forward.

The two dominant teams in the Premier League have been so impressed that they may decide to increase their interest in Sudakov in the upcoming months.

In the upcoming weeks, they should get a better look at him and start preparing to move for him during the January transfer window.

He will probably cost a lot of money to sign, though, since Shakhtar was content to turn down a €40 million summer offer from Napoli.

Before they can agree to sell the player in the upcoming January transfer window, they will probably seek somewhere in the neighborhood of €65 million.