Overview

• Liverpool remains active in the market for a young, ball-playing centre-back who can learn from Virgil van Dijk and evolve into his long-term successor.
• Marc Guehi of Crystal Palace has emerged as the leading candidate, but Liverpool is cautious given Palace’s high valuation and the absence of advanced talks.
• The club is monitoring Charlie Cresswell and Giovanni Leoni after earlier interest in Levi Colwill and Leny Yoro to avoid a protracted transfer negotiation.
• The imminent sale of Luis Díaz is expected to help fund Liverpool’s planned £65 million approach for Newcastle striker Alexander Isak.
• Departures of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jarell Quansah, along with Ibrahima Konaté’s contract running down, have made central defence Liverpool’s final recruitment focus.