Andoni Iraola's next Liverpool transfer is obvious, they need this

Andoni Iraola's squad is still nowhere near as good as it needs to be.

The Anfield outfit have struggled massively over the last few months to find a decent run of form.

And, while they may have remained unbeaten for most of the start of the season, as soon as they faced another team who were definitely better than them, they lost.

To make matters worse, they were even beaten 3-2 by Fenerbahce in the Champions League.

That last result is what made it clear to fans that plenty of change is still needed until Liverpool are back challenging for titles.

And now that the January transfer window is edging closer, their links with players are going to become more concrete and will need to be taken seriously.

This is why it's good that the Reds' first deal of the winter window now looks obvious.

Liverpool's first signing of the January transfer window will be a left-back

Kostas Tsimikas and Milos Kerkez have massively underperformed this season.

Fans, pundits and journalists have all noticed their decline in form with the duo probably being the worst part of the Reds' defence.

This has led to the rumour mill going into overdrive with many different left-backs being brought forward as options for Liverpool to explore.

And, even though some names are exciting, others aren't so much.

No concrete links have emerged yet but, thanks to this latest update from Football Insider, it's now clear that a new left-back is on the top of Liverpool's priority list.

"Football Insider revealed last week that Liverpool are planning to add a new left-back to their squad in the coming months, in preparation for Kostas Tsimikas leaving the club," they wrote.

"The Greek star is out of contract at Anfield at the end of the season and is increasingly likely to depart, with no talks over a new deal taking place just yet.

"The full-back areas have been problem positions for the Merseysiders over the last 12 months, and they are now working hard to rectify that.

"With concerns surrounding Milos Kerkez's consistency as well, Liverpool's recruitment team are now working to try and bring in a new face at left-back."

Liverpool signing a new left-back would help them out massively

Obviously, signing a left-back won't solve all of Liverpool's issues.

But, bringing an experienced head in would help massively.

Defensively, the Reds are fairly solid but, with a left-back who can keep up to the same levels that Jeremy Jacquet and Virgil van Dijk have shown, they could end up becoming one of the Premier League's strongest back lines.

A more defensively sound left-back would also mean that Iraola isn't as reliant on his double pivot dropping back all the time.

Which, with the midfielders that Liverpool have as their double pivots at the moment, would be massively beneficial.

Of course, these are still just rumours but, with the January transfer window now getting closer, it genuinely feels like more change could be afoot.