Diogo Jota in, Rhian Brewster out, says John Aldridge

The former Liverpool legend John Aldridge trusted Jurgen Klopp’s decision to buy Diogo Jota. Rhian Brewster though required to leave.

Liverpool signed Diogo Jota from Wolves for £41 million ($53 million). In fact, according to the Merseyside legend John Aldridge, the team needs an additional force in the strike.

The former Liverpool star believes that Jurgen Klopp’s decision to sign Jota can be trusted. He has complete faith in the methodology of the German manager per Goal.

Klopp finally managed to sign the Portuguese national after several discussions with the management.

Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, and Roberto Firmino have managed to score 217 goals since they became teammates. Although, the famous Liverpool trio needs strong support from their team.

Jota will join Divock Origi on the bench, and would be an addition to the support needed.

Aldridge suggests that the transfer will prove to be another historic story for the Reds. Liverpool invested a lot of money to acquire the Portuguese from Wolves.

The former Reds striker told the Liverpool Echo: “He’s quick, his delivery is very good. He can play in a number of forward positions and he knows where the back of the net is.

“Don’t forget a lot of his appearances for Wolves have come as a substitute. So that paints a bit of a false picture when it comes to his creative ability.

“It might seem a lot of money to some people but Liverpool fans should trust the manager implicitly because look how many decisions he’s got right.

“If he believes Jota is worth that, with Ki-Jana Hoever going the other way. It could turn out to be a really good deal for Liverpool.

“Our striking options are looking really good now. Mo Salah showed on the opening weekend he’s as hungry as ever. Sadio Mane displayed what he’s all about again at Chelsea.”

Consequently, the arrival of Jota hints the departure of Rhian Brewster. The 20-year-old linked to many clubs, one of which is Sheffield United. Aldridge agrees to the fact that Brewster might leave and come back to potentially make history at the Anfield.

He added: “Quality back-up for the strike-force is something we’ve talked about Liverpool needing for some time. It’s great to see it in place now.

“It will be interesting to see what it means for the other strikers on the fringe of the first team. In particular Rhian Brewster, who is now being linked with a permanent move away from Anfield.

“Many of these reports suggest that if such a deal happens Liverpool will have a buy-back clause in the deal. And that’s something I would certainly like to see as there’s no doubt the lad is a goalscorer.

“If he’s not going to get games at Liverpool in the foreseeable future having seemingly now moved further down the pecking order. You can’t blame him for wanting to move on.

“It would be shrewd to have a buy-back option though because Liverpool are then covering themselves with a kind of insurance policy, having put years’ worth of training and development into the boy.

“I do think as a goalscorer the lad has every chance of being a success. And who knows if he does end up moving on, we could yet see him back in a red shirt again one day.”