Overview

• Both clubs are prepared to offer permanent terms, with talks progressing and no agreement announced yet.
• Koumas was left out of Liverpool’s U21s this week, a sign he is expected to depart before the window closes.
• The winger impressed on loan at Stoke last season, featuring in 43 Championship games with three goals and two assists.
• Pre-season minutes were scarce after 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha’s emergence, reducing Koumas’ pathway under Arne Slot.
• Sheffield United, Norwich, Preston and Hull are monitoring the situation, and the player signed a long-term Liverpool deal in August 2024.