The Liverpool fans in the Transfer Tavern are hoping their side can emerge from the hectic winter schedule with reason to believe that a title-challenge is possible.

Jurgen Klopp’s side have begun the season relatively well so far but they will be keen to improve their form during the crucial month of December. Indeed, The Reds in the Tavern are fully aware that their club are entering the most decisive period of the season when the games will arrive thick and fast prior to the re-opening of the January transfer window.

Almost everything positive about Liverpool’s attacking performance so far this season has been influenced by the club’s summer-signing Mo Salah, who has largely been deployed as a right-winger by Klopp so far.

This could be all set to change in the January window if rumours emerging from Portuguese media outlet A Bola linking Liverpool with a swoop for Sporting Lisbon’s Gelson Martins prove to be true.

The 22-year-old wing-wizard has already been capped 15 times by the Portuguese national team and he is one of Europe’s hottest young talents.

So far this season, Martins has already scored 6 goals and laid on 6 assists from 20 appearances in all competitions, including 3 assists in the Champions League.

Although Lisbon’s academy talent plays in the same position as Liverpool’s top-goalscorer Salah, he should have no problem breaking into the first-team at the club.

Klopp’s move for Martins suggests that he is ready to push Salah into a more central role to support Firmino up-front – a tactical move he has already made this season.

Liverpool have reaped the rewards from Salah’s performances as a centre-forward and the supporters should expect to see plenty more of Salah in a central role if they secure the services of Martins in January.

Thoughts?