Liverpool’s Adam Lallana is facing a defining few months in his career.

The attacking midfielder has never quite lived up to expectation since his move to Merseyside.

Injuries have plagued his time at Anfield and rendered him something of a nearly player who was cruelly deprived of the opportunity to blossom into a star player at both club and international level.

Jurgen Klopp is blessed with a multitude of high quality central midfield players but the club’s incredibly hectic December schedule has forced him to call upon some fringe players of late – including Lallana.

The 31-year-old was offered an opportunity from the outset against Wolves on Sunday and he took his opportunity, impressing with both his tenacity and intricate build up play.

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And for plenty of the Reds faithful on Twitter his performance was satisfactory enough to suggest he is worth of an extension on his current deal, which expires in June 2020.

One fan acknowledged that this is an opinion unlikely to be shared by the majority of supporters.

However, his sentiments were echoed by lots of supporters on Twitter as talk of a contract extension ran rife in the aftermath of his fine display.

Given Lallana’s age and his unfortunate injury record it would be easy to dismiss suggestions that he is worthy of a new deal.

However, the transfer market is changing and bargains are becoming increasingly rare to find, and that is something one supporter has alluded to in regard to the former Southampton star’ future.

Indeed, the Reds would almost certainly need to part with a hefty sum of money to secure the services of a player who can offer a similar set of attributes to Lallana, and that has been used as justification to advocate a new deal.

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