Alexis Mac Allister may already be next to a $47 million “hidden” piece of Jürgen Klopp’s reconstruction at Liverpool.

Liverpool is in the process of reshaping its midfield at the moment but one player that Jürgen Klopp has sometimes used there should not be overlooked this summer.

The average positions don’t lie. On a number of occasions during the Liverpool run-in, Cody Gakpo was playing in midfield, with the Dutchman playing a completely different type of role to the one that Reds fans thought would be the case when he arrived.

Brought in as a winger who most often had played on the left wing previously, Gakpo has essentially become the replacement for Roberto Firmino. Of course, anyone tasked with succeeding Firmino is likely to pop up in some withdrawn positions. But Gakpo looked to be legitimately playing as a number eight at certain times, even if it mostly went under the radar.

Liverpool.com’s David Comerford explained it in this piece last month, detailing how Gakpo dropped back against Aston Villa when Jürgen Klopp introduced Diogo Jota into the liverpool set for transfer boost thanks to Michael.

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What looked like a front four on paper was really just a midfield switch, albeit with the Dutchman clearly inclined to interpret his central berth in an attacking fashion

For a team often accused of being short on goals from midfield, this is a pretty useful option to have. Gakpo does not lack offensive instincts, having plundered nine goals and 12 assists in 14 Eredivisie games before making the switch to Liverpool. Across his two clubs and in all competitions last season, he hit 20 goals and 20 assists