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West Ham Legend Paolo Di Canio Warns New Liverpool Signing May Not Fix Reds' Problems

Paolo Di Canio has warned Liverpool to not expect Alisson to solve all their defensive frailties next season, following the goalkeeper's world record transfer to Anfield.

Alisson became the most expensive goalkeeper in the world football, costing £67m, after leaving Roma to join the Reds as manager Jurgen Klopp looks to plug the gaps ahead of the new 2018/19 campaign.

Di Canio praised the Brazilian's qualities but is not convinced Liverpool's defensive concerns will necessarily be solved simply by smashing the transfer record for a keeper.

Di Canio was asked by reporters about Alisson's prospects at Liverpool for the upcoming season, to which the former West Ham striker responded as quoted by Yahoo: "He can reach great results in Liverpool but he needs to be careful because Liverpool used to concede a lot to their opponents.