Liverpool has a month-long wait before it can officially dip into the transfer market for fresh talent, although there is no shortage of names being linked with a move to Anfield this summer.
Having already secured the Premier League title, it’s likely that the Reds are already casting their gaze towards next season and the necessary preparations. This includes the summer transfer window and identifying potential targets to bolster the squad.
Arne Slot is set to welcome Giorgi Mamardashvili to the Liverpool ranks this summer after his stint at Valencia. Meanwhile, rumors are already circulating about potential targets for the Reds.
Here is some of the latest Liverpool transfer news and gossip that has been making waves in the last 24 hours.
Hugo Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Liverpool has received a boost amid ongoing rumors linking it with Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike.
Fabrizio Romano has reported on X, formerly known as Twitter, that Ekitike plans to depart Frankfurt at the end of the season, with reports suggesting Liverpool is among several clubs interested in the forward.
The report indicates that numerous unnamed Premier League clubs have already shown interest in signing Ekitike when the summer transfer window opens, although it remains unclear if Liverpool is among them.
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It’s also been suggested that Ekitike will make a decision about his future once the current season concludes.
Liverpool.com says: Ekitike looks to be an interesting case. Clearly, the likes of Alexander Isak and Julian Alvarez are going to be incredibly difficult to sign this summer, if indeed Newcastle and Atletico Madrid are even willing to entertain transfers.
Someone like Ekitike would perhaps be a more realistic option then. The only question is whether Liverpool feels he would bring what the Reds have been lacking from Darwin Nunez over the past few years.
Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth)
Liverpool has received fresh news on the potential transfer of Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez.
According to Football Insider, the Reds are feeling “confident” about securing Kerkez’s signature once the summer transfer window swings open.
Speculation has been rife for some time now, with Liverpool reportedly keen on bringing Kerkez into the fold.
The Liverpool Echo also reports that while Kerkez is among the players Liverpool are eyeing this summer, he isn’t the sole focus of their recruitment drive.
Liverpool.com says: Hopefully a deal can be done for Kerkez pretty quickly in order to get the summer off to a good start. We don’t want to be waiting like we were last year.
