Overview
- Florian Wirtz made his first unofficial Liverpool appearance in a closed-door friendly against Stoke City and Darwin Núñez scored a first-half hat-trick in the 5–0 win
- The Reds arrived in Asia with a 29-man squad that includes nearly every senior player, with only Federico Chiesa sidelined by a minor issue
- The 10-day tour, which began on July 20, features matches against AC Milan in Hong Kong on July 26 and Yokohama F Marinos in Japan on July 30 where Japanese captain Wataru Endo will receive a hero’s welcome
- Liverpool are working to finalise the signing of striker Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt after agreeing personal terms with the France international
- Darwin Núñez remains on the tour but is linked with a potential departure before its conclusion as clubs in England and the Saudi Pro League show interest