Incredible midfielder is ready to return to Liverpool, he is the next Steven Gerrard

There's an incredible midfielder who is ready to return to Liverpool.

Adoni Iraola needs midfielders. Well, he has midfielders. But he needs more competent ones. Midfielders who are going to be able to play in the system that he wants Liverpool to play.

These midfielders need to be able to release the ball quickly, to cover a lot of ground and make the Reds more compact.

Right now Iraola probably only truly trusts Trey Nyoni and Alexis Mac Allister among his current options.

Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch have been brilliant players over the years for the club but they now have to prove they can also be relied upon in this new system.

Otherwise, Liverpool are going to have to recruit more midfielders. The reality is that the plan is probably that anyway.

Who could Liverpool sign in January?

The Reds have tended to be quiet during winter windows. Liverpool don't like to do business in January. However, there is a caveat. They do like to do business under Julian Ward.

While he was the club's sporting director he worked on securing a deal for both Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo in the January window.

Both were opportunistic deals with Liverpool moving to beat their competitors for their signatures.

Expect something similar to happen in January.

Liverpool's main target is Lamine Camara. He was available in the summer window, and a move fell through to Chelsea. Liverpool did make it clear they would be interested in him in 2027 so his situation is one to watch.

Vimal Yoganathan is ready to return to Liverpool

The Reds' academy has produced a lot of exciting midfielders over the years. Steven Gerrard is obviously the top of the pile. However, players like Tyler Morton, now excelling at Lyon and Nyoni also deserve a special mention.

There's excitement over Luca Eden in the academy set-up as well.

But there's another former Liverpool academy player who is arguably one of the most in-form players in English football right now.

Vimal Yoganathan has scored five goals in his last four games for Barnsley as a midfielder. He has eight goal contributions in 10 matches in total, averaging a goal or assist every 83 minutes on the pitch.

A tall and exceptionally technically gifted midfielder who covers a lot of ground, Yoganathan's form is proof he's ready to return to Liverpool.

Only 20-years-old, he has a really exciting future and he's undoubtedly one of the most exciting U21 midfielders in the English football pyramid right now.

The Welsh U21 international simply has to be brought back to the Reds. With his goal-scoring prowess he could be the next Stevie G.