Liverpool's academy players are too slow to grow Klopp has taken a fancy to Chelsea and Manchester City

News from Liverpool on 11 July, Klopp realised the mistakes he had made over the past few years and this summer window was desperately trying to make amends.

Liverpool won the Champions League trophy in 2018-19 and returned to the top of the Premier League after 30 years in 19-20. The rebuilding of Liverpool's squad, or optimisation, should actually begin at those two peak moments.

The personnel mix of a big team must be forward-looking, even 4 years in advance. In the summer of 2019, Klopp and the Liverpool hierarchy should see the scene in 4 years, a large number of 30+ veterans should start playing substitutes, you can't wait until 2023 to start the replacement, but from 2019 to gradually implement.

Last season, when Van Dijk, Matip, Henderson, Thiago, Salah and Roberto Firmino started together, Liverpool were the oldest team in the Premier League since 1994.

In fact, the Liverpool hierarchy and Klumpp have not done nothing, just not thoroughly. Or rather, some details are too optimistic, and the introduction of some positions really does not come out.

For example, new signings for the 20-21 season. Jota provides vitality to the attacking line, Thiago is injured from time to time, Zimikas is Robertson's qualified substitute and Jones, who came up in the youth team, has played up and down.

Diaz, which was introduced in the 21-22 season, was impressive, but the same major injury left the Colombian out for a long time. French centre-back Konate, who has always kept fans hopeful, is considered the next generation of Liverpool's backline leader after Van Dijk, but Konate has not grown significantly.

The most disappointing was last season's signings. Klopp and his coaching staff ignored potential crises in midfield, while Núñez and Hakepo, who were added up in the striker, could barely pass.

Although Liverpool's loss of Champions League qualification next season will have a huge impact on the club's revenue, it can be seen that Liverpool are still willing to invest in transfer signings this summer.

With Argentine midfielder McAllister for £35 million and Hungary international Sobosloy for £60m, Liverpool's midfield problems seem to have been resolved.

Liverpool signings in the Klopp era have a common characteristic, Liverpool will choose young but experienced players, and must play more than 100 professional games, from Jota to Sobo.

But now Liverpool may break the mold and target youngsters who have potential but don't play professionally enough.

One of the current targets is Chelsea's academy produced centre-back Colville, who is a mainstay of the backline as the 20-year-old wins the Under-21 European Championship in England.

The other is Manchester City's Academy midfielder Lavia, who excelled at Southampton last season.

Colville can be seen as the next generation of Van Dijk, and Lavia will definitely replace Fabinho in the future.

Regrettably, the two future stars Klopp fancy are both other people's children, neither of them from Liverpool's youth academy.

Liverpool, on the other hand, have always given young people chances, with a number of academy players entering the first team every season, but since Alexander-Arnold, no one has really played.

Jones barely established himself in the first team, Bajsetić was still immature at the back, and Gomes entered the first team in 2015 at the age of 18 and is still a marginal substitute.

At the same time, Liverpool's Academy players have to be sold at low prices or loaned, and their transfer fees do lag behind Manchester City's peers. The youngsters who have come out of Liverpool in recent years are also playing well with Nottingham Forest's Neket Williams.

The level of their own youth players was not enough, and Liverpool began to buy people from outside. Elliott is the most prominent example of a fracture he would have had better if it weren't for his fracture two seasons ago.

In the new season, if Liverpool's powerful attacking group can play at the level it deserves, scoring goals will be worrying. The only thing that worries a bit is Salah's form on the right and there is no strong substitute on the right wing, although Elliott and even Sobo can play.

McAllister and Sobosloy's midfield creativity and impact are also fully guaranteed. But Fabinho is aging in the back, which is a potential danger.

The biggest concern is the back line, especially Van Dijk. The Dutchman may be reluctant to admit that he is past his prime, but the scenes and scores of last season's games speak for themselves. Now is the time for Cornat to carry the banner of the backline, but the Frenchman's character is not enough to make him a leader.

Liverpool's rivals are also improving themselves, with Manchester City and Arsenal looking more well-organized in their squads for the new season. Manchester United remains to be seen, Newcastle have patched up well, and it may take a long time for Chelsea to change a team entirely.

With so much competition, Liverpool's renewal also requires the patience and tolerance of fans.