If Liverpool’s 4-2 defeat to Milan on Saturday afternoon demonstrated anything, it was the recruitment team’s desperate need to sign a central defender.
The argument is more about Arne Slot’s men’s current condition than the scoreline.
Joe Gomez has flown home from Singapore with an injury, leaving Ibou Konate and Virgil Van Dijk as the only fit center defenders.
Ryan Gravenberch had to play center half on Tuesday.
Marc Guehi is the obvious incoming candidate. Liverpool has been heavily linked with Crystal Palace’s captain throughout the summer transfer window. A £45 million deal might be on the table if Richard Hughes and Steve Parish start talking.
However, that isn’t where the excitement is right now. The suspense revolves around Alexander Isak and Liverpool’s forward line.
What happens next for Liverpool in the transfer market?
The Reds may have welcomed Hugo Ekitike to Anfield last week, but it has not dampened their interest in Isak.
The Merseysiders are thought to be the frontrunners for the Swede’s signature, but they would have to make a proposal of around £150 million before Newcastle United consider selling their greatest asset.
That type of money might be raised by selling Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez, and if they both leave, another forward is likely to be required.
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Real Madrid winger Rodrygo has been linked, but ESPN reports that Hughes’ primary target is not him.
Indeed, Julien Laurens claims that the club’s sporting director is a major fan of PSG winger Bradley Barcola.
Liverpool doesn’t necessarily need this guy now that Ekitike has arrived, but getting someone this good can’t be passed up. Only Mo Salah scored more than Newcastle’s forward in the English Premier League last season.
So, it would take a special player to be as exciting as Isak, and Barcola falls into that category.
The Frenchman proved himself to be “one of the best left wingers in Europe” last season, according to pundit Ben Mattinson, and he’s only improved since leaving Lyon for Paris.
In 2024/25, the Frenchman scored 21 goals and provided 21 assists for Luis Enrique’s club.
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