Overview

• Liverpool have held initial, reportedly positive talks with Nico Schlotterbeck’s representatives about a possible transfer.
• The 25-year-old is viewed as a strong fit for Arne Slot’s system and a potential long-term successor to Virgil van Dijk.
• Dortmund are working to secure a renewal before his contract enters its final year next summer, per reports, and Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are also tracking him.
• The urgency follows Leoni’s season-ending ACL injury, leaving Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez as the only fully fit centre-backs while Ibrahima Konaté manages a quad issue.
• Liverpool continue to assess alternatives, keeping tabs on Marc Guehi after a failed deadline-day move and monitoring Dayot Upamecano’s unresolved Bayern contract with a possible free-agent route in 2026, according to multiple reports.