Jurgen Klopp reveals he wants to keep one midfielder out of four on expiring contracts

Liverpool are facing a significant midfield rebuild in the summer, as Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and James Milner might all see their contracts expire.

Keita is arguably a player with the biggest upside of the trio, but his disastrous injury record means Liverpool can't rely on him.

Instead, Jurgen Klopp spoke about Milner as a player he'd like to keep beyond this season.

"We have different plans for Milly but Milly wants to keep playing," the boss told a press conference, as quoted by the Daily Mail.

"When you see him play the other night I think everyone understands that. You can't judge him normal for his age. He is 37, doesn't look a day like this when he is in training.

"He is an incredibly important player and in this game (Wolves) you saw on the pitch as well. It is not that Milly expects to play 64 games a season but in 64 games a season, Milly could be extremely important. That is how it is. Milly has reached 600 games and most of them for Liverpool.

"Even a player who had a few clubs can end up at his club and I would consider Liverpool as his club and I am pretty sure the club should use his character and his mindset because it is really special. 

"There might be more fancy players out there but no one with a similar mind-set and that makes him incredibly valuable for us. And it is not because I am too loyal. It is just a fact."

Milner turned 37 years old earlier this month but has remained a reliable squad player. It's feasible that he continues playing this role for the next couple of years - but Liverpool still need to sign new players who would be ready to start regularly.

Source: Daily Mail