Former Liverpool star Danny Murphy believes Raheem Sterling will depart the Reds this summer – leaving the club having to gamble in the transfer market again.
The England flyer has been linked with a move away from Anfield at the end of the season, with Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester City all interested.
Brendan Rodgers was forced into a summer spending spree last year when Luis Suarez completed a £75million deal to La Liga giants Barcelona.
In came Lazar Markovic, Dejan Lovren, Mario Balotelli, Emre Can and Rickie Lambert, among others, but the majority have failed to shine for the Northern Irishman.
And Murphy believes, with Sterling set to leave the club for upwards of £50m, the recruitment must be better than last summer.
“I’m in the camp of thinking Raheem Sterling might be off,” he told the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast show. “That would be a huge negative. The club then has to use that money to bring in more players, but are the people in charge of recruitment doing the job well enough? I would question that.
“I know Brendan has said that he does have a say on the players and he is involved in the process. I hope he is because ultimately he’s the one being judged on them. The signings haven’t been brilliant.
“Brendan [Rodgers] is there for the long haul. He’s moved the club forward. Some of the problems this year were out of his hands.
“He couldn’t have predicted what Luis Suarez was going to do in the World Cup, meaning he had to revamp his squad.
“Daniel Sturridge has had some horrendous injuries this year. What you could question is some of the recruitment at Liverpool.
“Have the signings worked? £19m on Lazar Markovic, yes he’s talented but has he’s not produced yet. Rickie Lambert hasn’t played enough, Fabio Borini was £10m. Mario Balotelli was £16m, he’s not worked. Dejan Lovren, who cost £20m, has hardly played. Is £18m Mamadou Sakho the answer? That’s where I would put the question mark.”
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