The talk around Liverpool’s 2024-25 campaign has been dominated by two things: the team’s hunt for the Premier League title, and the contract situations of Trent Alexander Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, and Mohamed Salah.
Finally, for the first time this season, it seems as though we know how they are going to end up: the league crown is heading to Anfield, Van Dijk and Salah are staying, and Alexander-Arnold is bidding farewell.
The apparent impending end to the contract saga is a welcome one, and means that there is more time to discuss other matters, such as potential summer transfer targets for the Reds. Speculation has surrounded the left-back position in the Liverpool team throughout the campaign, with the club searching for a long-term successor for club legend Andy Robertson.
Robertson is now in his 30s and has not been at his brilliant best this term, while his back-up, Kostas Tsimikas, has failed to show in his five years at the club that he has what it takes to usurp Robertson as the team’s first-choice left-back.
Milos Kerkez has probably been the player most heavily linked with replacing Robertson, but another name that has cropped up is Antonee Robinson of Fulham. Here’s what Liverpool.com makes of the links with Robinson…
How long has he got left on his contract?
Robinson signed his most recent contract with Fulham in 2023, and it runs until the summer of 2028, so there is no chance that he will be available for a cut-price fee this summer.
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How much will he cost?
It was reported earlier this year that Fulham will only entertain offers over £40 million ($52 million), which is unlikely to be too big of an obstacle for Liverpool, should the Reds decide to move for him.
Do Liverpool actually need an new left back?
There’s no doubt that Robertson is experiencing a difficult season, and his latest setback came during the loss to Fulham, when he committed a series of errors to allow the Cottagers to take the lead.
Robertson responded to his critics last month, telling Walk On magazine: “A lot has probably been spoken about me this season, which is maybe something haven’t quite experienced in my time here. In one way, it is pleasing because I’ve had seven years of kind of going under the radar.
“Probably this season there is a bit more spotlight on me and things like that. It’s part and parcel of football. The fact is that I’ve been the starting left-back for Liverpool for eight years. I’m very proud of that. It’s not easy to do that at a club of this size when they can go out and sign anyone in the world. I want to still be the starting left-back, but you’ve got to take it on the chin. If people want to criticize you then so be it.”
Robertson is about to enter the final year of his Liverpool contract, and considering he will be joined in his 30s by Tsimikas next season, it would be wise for Liverpool to put a plan in place and sign a player for the future.
Is he a realistic target?
To be honest, Robinson probably isn’t a realistic target for Liverpool. He is an excellent player but, at 27 years old, Robinson is only three years and five months younger than Robertson, and Liverpool tends to look to sign players who are a little bit younger than he is.
That is one of the reasons why Bournemouth’s Kerkez, at 21 years old, feels like a more likely target for the Reds to pursue.
