It was a position Klopp prioritised heading into this window. The departures of James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita on free transfers saw the German short of options in the middle of the park.
Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai arrived for an initial combined fee of £95m to bolster the resources. But Klopp has since lost two more high-profile members of his midfield.
Jordan Henderson and Fabinho have both made money-spinning moves to the Saudi Pro League. That has again left Liverpool short of options in the middle of the park.
Lavia would not be able to replace the experience of the likes of Henderson or Fabinho. However, he would add more youthful legs to a Liverpool side that perhaps looked its age at times last season.