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title: "Paul Robinson believes Liverpool will enter January transfer market"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
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published: "2021-11-23T17:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-11-23T17:00:00Z"
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# Paul Robinson believes Liverpool will enter January transfer market

Former Premier League goalkeeper Paul Robinson believes [Liverpool](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/11/23/virals-liverpool-target-renato-sanches-ready-to-make-transfer-move/) will look to sign reinforcements during the January transfer window.

This comes after Portuguese forward [Diogo Jota](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/11/04/virals-liverpool-target-pedro-goncalves-praises-diogo-jota-on-social-media/) was pictured limping off against Arsenal following a collision with stopper Aaron Ramsdale.

Despite playing on for 15 minutes, the 24-year-old was [subsequently replaced](https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2021/nov/20/liverpool-v-arsenal-premier-league-live) and Jurgen Klopp described the blow as a ‘proper knock’ during post-match duties.

Speaking to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/liverpool-could-enter-january-transfer-market-after-big-jota-update-pundit/), Robinson suggested that the Reds must enter the market in order to bolster the ranks.

> It will be a big worry. Liverpool can cope with missing Jota between now and when the AFCON starts but they cannot afford to lose him when \[Sadio\] Mane and \[Mohamed\] Salah go. There’s about 40-odd days before the tournament though. You would like to think Jota will be fine before then. But this will be a warning. If they lost Jota over the AFCON period it would be absolutely disastrous. When Liverpool are on song they can destroy any team. They are a really well-oiled machine but the squad depth isn’t there. If Jota is out for a length of time, Klopp will have to enter the market in January.

Last season Jota [missed 19 games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/diogo-jota/verletzungen/spieler/340950) through an injury suffered in a dead-rubber against FC Midtjylland.

So far this term the [£40.5million valued](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/diogo-jota/marktwertverlauf/spieler/340950) ace has [scored six times and provided two assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/diogo-jota/leistungsdaten/spieler/340950) in 13 appearances.

### READ LIVERPOOL VERDICT

Long term absentee or otherwise, this should act as a warning sign to the club ahead of [losing Salah and Mane](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-salah-mane-afcon-chelsea-21924653) in January.

Simply put, alongside Roberto Firmino’s [current hamstring inflicted](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/liverpool-engliverpool/story/4513890/liverpools-roberto-firmino-ruled-out-with-serious-hamstring-injury-jurgen-klopp) absence, Klopp could be facing the prospect of fielding a front three containing Divock Origi, Takumi Minamino and Kaide Gordon in the Premier League.

Whilst the club have refrained from panic buying previously – never more so than [amidst the defensive crisis](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/liverpool/transfer-news-centre-back-van-dijk-b1784374.html) last winter – Liverpool simply must at least assess the avenue of signing an attacker when the window opens.