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Liverpool Keep Lines Open With Tchouaméni While Weighing Defensive Options

The club is monitoring the France midfielder’s long Real Madrid deal and will move only if his role at the Bernabéu diminishes.

Overview

  • Liverpool have maintained contact with Aurelien Tchouaméni’s representatives but are not pressing for an immediate transfer while he remains under a long‑term Real Madrid contract.
  • Reports say Real Madrid regard Tchouaméni as part of José Mourinho’s plans and that the player would consider leaving only if reduced to a squad role.
  • Julian Ward’s return as Liverpool sporting director has accelerated scouting and contact with targets, including younger midfield options such as Tyler Morton and defensive prospects like Finn Jeltsch.
  • The club pursued Real Madrid defender Raúl Asencio in the summer but he declined offers to stay in Spain, and Liverpool are weighing making Ronald Araujo’s loan permanent with a reported €55m buy option that is complicated by his high wages.
  • Liverpool entered the season needing a stronger holding midfielder after departures and mixed form, so the recruitment strategy balances a high‑end target like Tchouaméni with more affordable or younger alternatives and contingency plans for January or next summer.