Thiago Alcantara will be missing the last remaining games of the season.
The Spaniard underwent hip surgery for an issue that kept him out for most of the campaign.
The 32-year-old is the most established player in Liverpool’s midfielder which needs a major overhaul in the summer.
James Milner Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita will most likely depart at the end of the campaign.
Liverpool have been linked with Brighton’s Alexis Mac Allister and West Ham’s Declan Rice.
But Frank McAvennie thinks Liverpool should make Thiago the focal point if they are looking a new-look midfield.
“I tell you what, he is going to be the talisman,” he told Football Insider.
“They have got to build their team around him next year because they have not got [Jude] Bellingham.
“Jordan Henderson is going to be like Milner now I would think. They need to get young players in that midfield.
“Thiago is that guy but they have got to get players around about him,” he added.
“Get him fit to start pre-season and get him on the park because he is the guy that can control games. He is the one guy I would build my team around, as a centre-forward I would love to have him in the midfield.”
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