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Liverpool: What Christian Benteke sale finally means

By Thomas Atzenhoffer

Liverpool's Christian Benteke celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on May 11, 2016. / AFP / PAUL ELLIS / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
Liverpool's Christian Benteke celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on May 11, 2016. / AFP / PAUL ELLIS / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images) /
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Christian Benteke failed to ever make an impression to keep his place at Liverpool and his sale is likely to help the Reds fix a glaring problem.

Now that the big Belgian is headed to Crystal Palace the Reds recoup of an initial £27 million out of the £32 million he cost the club last summer means big things for Jurgen Klopp.

Christian Benteke may have produced 10 goals for the club last season, but that production has more than been replaced with the signatures of Saido Mane and Georginio Wijnaldum.

The real issue is what cost the Reds 10 goals last season at the opposite end of the pitch.

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Alberto Moreno is the obvious scapegoat for the defensive frailty of the club, but in general it was the left back position all together.

Moreno has his good moments but as was seen against Arsenal on Sunday afternoon, he continues to show little improvement when it comes to his faults.

With Brad Smith having been sold to Bournemouth and Jon Flanagan sent on-loan to Burnley for the season, the Benteke sale has to be set aside for a left back.

ANDERLECHT – SEPTEMBER 17: Fabio Coentrao of Monaco looks on during the UEFA Europa League match between RSC Anderlecht and AS Monaco FC at Stade Constant Vanden Stock on September 17, 2015 in Anderlecht, Belgium. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
ANDERLECHT – SEPTEMBER 17: Fabio Coentrao of Monaco looks on during the UEFA Europa League match between RSC Anderlecht and AS Monaco FC at Stade Constant Vanden Stock on September 17, 2015 in Anderlecht, Belgium. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images) /

Rumors have abounded the last week that Real Madrid’s Fabio Coentrao is on his way to Anfield, but injury problems have plagued his past few seasons.

With the necessity so high for the Reds to get a true first team left back in during the next two weeks, an injury prone star from Spain isn’t likely to have the resilience left for a league as physically demanding at the Premier League.

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There is no nailed on choice that Klopp is believed to be targeting as he also is in the market for potentially another defensive midfielder for specialist purposes so the cash will have to be well spent.

If there is anything we know so far from Klopp it is that he is rather decisive with transfers and wants to get them done as soon as possible once he knows his target and it is not likely that we will see grass grow under his feet know that he can chase his true targets.

I think the next two weeks of the transfer market could be very interesting for the Reds.

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