I'm glad we are on the same page with this.
Allan and lallana out. The big in
Lallana has been very good under Klopp. He masters the pressing and fast turnaround game. He also improved his goal scoring under Klopp, scoring all 5 of his goals last season in the later part of it. Ideal squad player at a minimum.
My view with building a squad for PL is you must build 2 strong 11's. To finish in the top 4 your strongest 11 must be capable of a title challenging, whilst your second 11 must be good enough for a strong EL finish minimum.
GK
Karius - Mignolet: As long as Karius works out this is ideal.
RB
Clyne - Flanagan: Ideal in my opinion
CB
Lovren - Matip - Sakho - Gomez: Due mainly to injury prone players and lack of experience, needs work. But no player is an obvious weak link.
LB
Moreno - Smith: Moreno is capable of being a decent enough squad player but must improve. Smith is the first big weak link in this method.
CM
Can - Henderson - Allen - Lucas - Stewart -Grugic: To unbalanced. Enough of some things but very little of us. Far from bad, reliable work horses which every team needs. But work horses alone is not enough. Little creativity, no general, little muscle. 2 in 2 out.
WM
Mane - Milner: Posible big talent and a super reliable work horse. Ideal in the short term.
AM
Coutinho - Lallana - Firmino : Simply needs another. This is a very appealing trio and if we get 2 injuries here at once we will cope by using guys like Milner and Grujic, but Coric will be ideal now if possible.
ST
Sturridge - Ings - Origi - Pace, movement, skill, energy, work rate, goals. Ideal for a season with out Europe. Let see how they do for injuries and reevaluate in a year.
I'd like 4 or 5 more players in total, but I'd accept 2 more if we can only get CB and 1 CM in. Those are priorities. The rest can wait if need be.
I left out very young squad members and players I 100% expect to leave.