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Liverpool Transfer News: Wolves Set £51m Joao Gomes Asking Price Amid Midfield Search Liverpool’s summer plans are gathering pace, with midfield recruitment again high on the agenda as the club assess options for Andoni Iraola’s first transfer window at Anfield. Among the names back under consideration is Joao Gomes, the Wolves midfielder who has been...

Harvey Elliott Gets His Chance as Andoni Iraola Resets Liverpool Plans Harvey Elliott has wasted enough time. Last season went nowhere, first at Liverpool, then on loan at Aston Villa, where the move solved nothing. He made nine appearances for Unai Emery’s side, did not establish himself, and Villa declined to make it permanent. For...

Andoni Iraola Faces Liverpool Fixture Challenge as Champions League Demands Loom Andoni Iraola has walked into a job where the margin for error is slim and the workload is relentless. At Bournemouth, he built a sharp, aggressive side and drove them to European qualification. At Liverpool, the scale changes immediately. More games, more pressure, more...

Andoni Iraola Sets Out Clear Liverpool Plan Ahead of USA Pre-Season Tour Liverpool have a new head coach, a short contract, and a very obvious brief. Andoni Iraola spoke publicly for the first time at the AXA Training Centre and the message was plain enough. He is here to earn the job every season, rebuild...

Luka Vuskovic to Brighton looks smart, Liverpool may regret standing aside Brighton are closing in on Luka Vuskovic, and the numbers matter here. A £46m deal for a 19-year-old centre-back sounds aggressive, until you look at the market and the profile of the player. Then it starts to look sharp. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2076559248855556106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2076559248855556106%7Ctwgr%5E6f77a8b177a38057c4074fc42cd37445c8093403%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.empireofthekop.com%2F2026%2F07%2F13%2Fmedical-booked-liverpool-target-set-to-become-official-this-week-after-46m-deal-agreed%2F The Croatian defender is due for...

Bradley Barcola Transfer Race Poses Big Summer Test for Liverpool Liverpool and Arsenal remain firmly in the mix for Bradley Barcola, with the Paris Saint-Germain winger continuing to attract serious admiration from two clubs trying to sharpen their attacking options before the new campaign. Credit to Fabrizio Romano on his YouTube channel, who reports that...

Mohamed Salah, MLS and Liverpool Legacy as Sporting Kansas City Make Their Move Mohamed Salah has a habit of dragging the spotlight with him. Even after leaving Liverpool as a free agent, the conversation still bends in his direction. Egypt’s World Cup exit has only sharpened that focus, because once the emotion of tournament football...

Andoni Iraola Backs Harvey Elliott to Revive Liverpool Career in Pre-Season Harvey Elliott is back at Liverpool and, frankly, he needs this summer. Last season drifted into a mess, his loan at Aston Villa became tangled in contract terms, and football took a back seat. That happens. What matters now is whether he can force...

Andoni Iraola Sets Out Liverpool Transfer Plan as Pre-Season Begins Liverpool are back on the grass, and so is the hard reality of a new cycle. Andoni Iraola faced the media for the first time at the AXA Training Centre and, for all the usual pre-season pleasantries, the key message was straightforward, the squad still...

Joao Gomes Transfer Race Gives Liverpool a Clear Opening Liverpool have a realistic shot at beating Manchester United to Joao Gomes this summer, and the reason is straightforward. The player has already made his position clear, and the club can offer what matters most. Back in 2022, Gomes said: “Liverpool are a team I’d play for....

Gilberto Mora to Liverpool, Alexis Mac Allister’s Words Add Weight to Transfer Race Julian Alvarez settled the headlines on the pitch with a ferocious extra-time strike as Argentina beat Switzerland 3-1 and moved into a World Cup semi-final against England. Off the pitch, the more interesting story was elsewhere. It centred on Gilberto Mora, the...

Andoni Iraola’s First Liverpool Press Conference Brings Transfer Window and Pre-Season Questions Into Focus Andoni Iraola has been in the job long enough for the novelty to wear off. Now comes the useful part. On Monday, Liverpool’s new head coach faces the press for the first time since settling into life at the AXA Training...

Liverpool Enter Haissem Hassan Race as Real Oviedo Stand Firm Liverpool have reportedly joined the developing chase for Haissem Hassan, with Real Oviedo’s valuation emerging as the central issue in any prospective deal. According to El Gol Digital, the Merseyside club have opened talks with the Spanish side over the 24-year-old winger, who has already...

Curtis Jones transfer latest as Inter Milan return and Liverpool stand firm Inter Milan are preparing a second attempt to sign Curtis Jones, with talkSPORT reporting that Liverpool have already turned down an opening offer worth £21.6 million. The Italian side remain interested, but any progress appears dependent on a significant increase on that first...

Liverpool transfer latest as Bradley Barcola tops shortlist and Yankuba Minteh stays in frame Liverpool’s summer planning on the wing appears to be narrowing around two names, Bradley Barcola and Yankuba Minteh, with the former understood to be the preferred option and the latter viewed as a credible alternative if circumstances become complicated. Credit to...

Alisson Becker Breaks Silence After Brazil World Cup Exit For Brazil, the World Cup ended with a thud. For Alisson Becker, it ended with that familiar hollow feeling that follows football when dreams die early and the noise fades. Norway sent Brazil packing in the last 16, Erling Haaland doing the damage with two goals,...

Liverpool Pre-Season Begins Under Andoni Iraola as New Faces Report to AXA Liverpool get back to work on Tuesday at the AXA Training Centre. This is the first proper step into the Andoni Iraola era, and there is no time to waste. The squad head to the United States in just a week, which means...

Liverpool Hold Edge Over Arsenal in Lutsharel Geertruida Transfer Battle Liverpool’s summer planning still appears active, with right-back depth and defensive versatility among the areas under consideration as Andoni Iraola shapes his first squad at Anfield. According to Caught Offside, Lutsharel Geertruida is again emerging as a serious market opportunity, with Arsenal also in the...

Anan Khalaili and Liverpool’s Search for a Right-Back Solution Liverpool’s right side has become a live issue again, and there is no point dressing it up. Replacing Trent Alexander-Arnold was always going to be difficult, but the club have not solved it yet. Conor Bradley has had spells of promise, but availability and consistency matter....

Liverpool Transfer News: Manu Kone Interest Makes Sense as Midfield Plans Take Shape Liverpool’s interest in Manu Kone has resurfaced and, on the face of it, this feels logical rather than dramatic. According to The Kopite View, the club are back looking closely at the Roma midfielder as Andoni Iraola continues reshaping a squad that...

Cody Gakpo Transfer Latest as Liverpool Hold Firm Amid Tottenham Interest Liverpool’s stance on Cody Gakpo appears clear for now, with the club showing no desire to encourage an exit despite interest from Tottenham. The latest update, credited to Fabrizio Romano on his YouTube channel, points towards a firm position at Anfield as the market...

Liverpool Eye Joao Gomes to Strengthen Midfield Options Under Andoni Iraola Liverpool’s summer rebuild looks set to include a serious look at Joao Gomes, with the Wolves midfielder emerging as a strong option for a side that needs greater protection and intensity in the centre of the pitch. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2075722561594253483?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2075722561594253483%7Ctwgr%5Ef298af7ba88a792296bf7ba55b5ea302142b6a3f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.empireofthekop.com%2F2026%2F07%2F11%2Fliverpool-could-complete-38m-imminently-as-fabrizio-romano-drops-afternoon-alert%2F The 25-year-old Brazilian has attracted attention after fresh...

Curtis Jones Transfer Rumours Take a Hit After Liverpool Midfielder’s Social Media Reply Liverpool transfer rumours tend to snowball quickly, and Curtis Jones is the latest name dragged into the churn. The latest claim suggested the 24-year-old had already agreed a move to Nottingham Forest. That is a big statement. Right now, it looks premature...

Liverpool Face Fresh Upheaval as Richard Hughes Exit Report Raises New Questions at Anfield Liverpool have spent years trying to present themselves as a club built on order, planning and calm heads. That is why this latest report lands with such force. According to the Daily Mail, Richard Hughes is now expected to follow Michael...

Hugo Ekitike injury update shows why Liverpool can trust his mindset There is no good timing for an Achilles rupture, but this was especially brutal. Hugo Ekitike had finished his first Liverpool season with 17 goals in 44 appearances, he had settled quickly, and he looked on course to push himself into France’s World Cup...

Dominik Szoboszlai Sets Out Liverpool Role, Contract Aim and Iraola Ambition Dominik Szoboszlai has made his position clear. He sees himself as a midfielder first, he will play wherever Liverpool need him, and he has no shortage of edge when it comes to proving people wrong. That matters because Liverpool are entering another reset. Arne Slot...

Curtis Jones to Inter Milan latest as Liverpool set replacement stance amid £25m transfer push Inter Milan are preparing to test Liverpool again for Curtis Jones, with TEAMtalk reporting that the Serie A champions are readying a third approach after two rejected offers. The developing Curtis Jones transfer story now leaves Liverpool weighing a familiar...

Cody Gakpo Transfer Latest: Why Liverpool Hold the Key as Tottenham Wait Transfer stories often reveal as much about a club’s internal logic as they do about the player at their centre. In the case of Fabrizio Romano’s latest update on Cody Gakpo, the clearest message is not that Tottenham admire him, it is that...

Curtis Jones transfer latest as Nottingham Forest emerge in Liverpool talks Reports from Italy have added fresh intrigue to the Curtis Jones situation, with Corriere dello Sport via Sport Witness claiming Liverpool have reached an “agreement” with Nottingham Forest over the midfielder. It is the sort of update that immediately raises eyebrows, not least because...

Liverpool Pre-Season Tour Begins at GEODIS Park as Andoni Iraola Era Starts in Nashville Liverpool have confirmed the venue details for the first game of Andoni Iraola’s reign, and the setting is suitably modern, loud and built for spectacle. On Saturday July 25, Liverpool open their summer schedule against Sunderland at GEODIS Park in Nashville,...