While the Premier League celebrations on Merseyside are still closed, the work behind the scenes is fetched to ensure that Liverpool remains before the chase.
It promises a busy summer broadcast window, as sports director Richard Hughes and head coach Arne Slot, try to stamp her stamp on the squad you have inherited from Jürgen Klopp.
“They plan to make it a big summer, so we all have to trust the board to do the right job,” captain Virgil van Dijk told reporters after having achieved a deceased winner against West Ham United last month.
Slot recently talked about the “new energy”, which should improve its injection of fresh talents and Liverpools status as a champions. Liverpool will adhere to it itself, which means that the money that is generated in the sale of players is strongly influenced by the transmission budget.
The association achieved a loss before taxes of 57 million GBP last season and has the second highest payroll in English football behind Manchester City. The financial landscape is after a lucrative return to the Champions League Heller, but two-year contract extensions for top goalkeeper Mohamed Salah and van Dijk represent great financial obligations.
How could the squad be shaped? We analyze every area.
goalkeeper
Giorgi Mamardashvili officially becomes a Liverpool player on July 1st.
Valencia had spent a large part of the campaign in a relegation battle, although the shape of her goalkeeper was not an essential factor for the problems of the team. On the contrary, he was recently in an upswing, in which Valencia became eight games unbeaten and in the last seven games there was only five.
After Alisson aroused the club's interest in the Saudi Pro league last summer, he made a big contribution to the title of Triumph's Liverpool and did not go anywhere. This was confirmed before Tottenham Hotspur's struggle last Sunday when goalkeeper coach Claudio Taffarel Espn Brazil said: “He would like to live on this story.
“I saw that this wave of Saudi Arabia had great opportunities, very high offers, but he always says:” I want to continue this story because I owe you a lot here and I want to continue this life here. “
Giorgi Mamardashvili arrives in Liverpool from Valencia this summer (Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)
Liverpool has a one-year option that is installed in his deal, so the 32-year-old Alisson is effectively under contract by the summer of 2027.
The expectation is that Backup Caoimhin Kelleher will leave Liverpool this summer, with Mamardashvili taking his place in the squad.
Kelleher, who only has one year in his contract, has made no secret of his wish to become a goalkeeper No. 1. Liverpool rejected an offer from Nottingham Forest in January and Bournemouth are among his applicants.
The national player of the Republic of Ireland has a value of around 30 million pounds. Kelleher is a popular figure at Kirkby and the perfect way, as he is considered crucial for the success of Liverpool for Alisson (who missed 10 league games this season due to injuries and brain conceals.
Liverpool has to decide whether a loan should be sanctioned for 23-year-old goalkeeper Vitezslav Jaros, who celebrated his debut by Premier League from Bank in Crystal Palace in October or kept him nearby as a cover for Alisson and Mamardashvili.
defense
Liverpool is on the market for a new left -back with whom you can compete and make it easier for Andy Robertson.
Bournemouth's Milos Kerkez is on the list of the club's goals. Hughes knows him well after completing the deal, who brought him from Dutch Club Az to the south coast from Dutch Club AZ in July 2023. The 21-year-old has impressively switched on since then.
Kerkez is closely friends with the midfielder of Liverpool and the colleague of Hungary International Dominik Szoboszlai, but he would not be cheap: Bournemouth would like about £ 45 million. Liverpool also admire Ajaxs Jorrel Hato.
Milos Kerkez is a goal for Liverpool (Alex Davidson/Getty Images)
A left -back this summer would probably lead to the sale of Kostas Tsimika, five years after he had arrived for 11.75 million GBP from Olympiacos. He still has two years in his contract.
There could be a double strike in Hughes' former club, with Liverpool also signed in the race for the central defender of Bournemouth Dean Huijsen, who has a publication clause of £ 50 million.
The 20-year-old international player has the skills that can thrive in the slot, but there is a serious competition for his signature from the rivals of the Premier League and on. Liverpool currently sees Chelsea as the leader.
The contractual situation of Ibrahima Konate makes the situation in Center-Back difficult. The discussions about an extension of his contract, which is approaching his last year, continue and an agreement remains far away.
“This is a conversation with the club and we will see,” said Konate reporters in the middle of the title party on Sunday.
If the dead end continues, Liverpool has a big decision to make. You won't want to lose it in 2026, but you will rather prioritize the best for the team in the field than just the end result. This was the case when they rejected a bid of £ 150 million for Salah from the Saudi Arabian Club Al Ittihad in 2023.
Despite the recent speculations about a possible change in the heart of Trent Alexander-Arnold, right-back England is still becoming a free transfer this summer.
His deputy graduate of the academy, Conor Bradley, is supported to play a much larger role in the next season. Whether Liverpool is recruited another right-back is influenced by what happens to Center-Back. For example, if you sign Huijsen, Jarell Quansah and Joe Gomez would be less likely to be called in central duties and can therefore deliver the cover far.
Quansah, who previously sparked interest from Newcastle United, was associated with one step, but Liverpool does not want to sell it. It would take a very large offer to test this determination. Senior Club Sources, who speak anonymously to protect the relationship, released the speech of a possible price tag of 30 million GBP for the 22-year-old.
midfield
This is the most populated area of the squad.
Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones enjoyed excellent seasons. No other central midfielder in the squad started a Premier League game all season and everyone is young enough to be games in the coming years.
Harvey Elliott's future surrounds the biggest question mark. His affinity for the club is undeniable, but it was not a major role to play this season was a source of personal frustration for him. The 22 -year -old Elliott was limited to 189 minutes in the Premier League in 14 replacement appearances.
It is his preference as' no. 10 '(attacking midfielder) to play, but the slot chose the greater physicality and sportiness of Szoboszlai in this position. Elliott's attitude has remained flawless and he made decisive contributions from the bank to swing tight games.
Harvey Elliott can leave ANFIELD this summer (Carl Recine/Getty Images)
“I have to think about what is best for my future,” Elliott recently told the Liverpool Echo. “If I had it in my own way, it would be here, I would play every game and stay for the rest of my career, but everything depends on managers, people above.”
Liverpool wants Elliott to stay, but if he decides that he wants to continue this summer, they would relieve offers reluctantly. There would be no lack of interest.
Slot is also planning for the next season with Wataru Endo. The Japanese captain, whose contract runs until 2027, played football at the Premier League only 157 minutes in 2024-25, but is viewed as a valuable squad player who is sent to conclude games. Having enough playing time before the World Cup 2026 is a consideration for Endo, but he is happy and settled in Liverpool.
Gravenberch's effects on the lower No 6 role means that the signing of another midfielder is no longer a priority. When Liverpool missed Martin Zubimendi last summer, they considered Stuttgart Angelo Stiller as an alternative, but decided to urge themselves with what they had.
It is planned to evaluate the young Spanish midfielder Stefan Bajcetetic when he returns to Kirkby for the previous season. His assets have improved since he exchanged a loan train in Red Bull Salzburg for Las Palmas in La Liga in January. The 20-year-old took regular time after injuries had interrupted his development.
The graduate of the academy, Tyler Morton, who has recovered from the shoulder surgery, is expected to leave Liverpool this summer. The 22-year-old has a value of around 20 million pounds.
attack
Darwin Nunez 'third season in Liverpool will be his last. The club on the market for a new No. 9. The Uruguay international achieved only seven goals in 43 appearances in all competitions in 2024-25.
It is expected that fresh interest from Saudi Arabia is expected. Al Nassr was enthusiastic in January, and Liverpool indicated that they were willing to pay up to £ 70 million. However, Liverpool made it clear that he was not for sale because they had sworn to keep the squad together for the rest of the season.
Atletico Madrid and Milan are among the European clubs that monitor the Nunez situation. Liverpool is ready to sanction a sale.
Alexander Isak from Newcastle United is widely admired in Liverpool, but it is an assumption that a deal is very difficult in view of a possible GBP evaluation. The team-mate of Isak, Anthony Gordon, was a goal of 75 million GBP last summer, but Newcastle has withdrawn from the deal when she prompted other player sales to solve their profit and sustainability concerns (PSR). There was no suggestions that the deal would be revived and he signed a new contract in October.
Liverpool admire Alexander Isak, but he would be very expensive (Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Other options such as Hugo Ekitens (Eintracht Frankfurt) and Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) were also considered.
Salah and Cody Gakpo will remain, but it remains to be seen whether Federico Chiesa decides to fight against Anfield after his change from Juventus last summer after being able to make a name for himself.
Part of Chiesa's failure to follow his injury problems after his recovery can be explained by the lack of possibilities that is so consistent and almost widespread to him. There is an internal appetite to derive Chiesa, but offers to bring it back to Italy are expected.
The futures of Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota were the subject of speculation. Diaz is still associated with Barcelona, but he comes from his best season for Liverpool that does not want to lose him. The same applies to Jota. There are no signs that a movement is exhausted.
Liverpool is in a lot of interest in the 19-year-old wing player Ben Doak, whose successful loan magic in Middlesbrough was restricted by injuries. It would require an offer of more than 30 million GBP for the sanction of the sale of Scotland International.
Additional reporting: Oliver Kay
(Top photos: Dean Huijsen, left and Darwin Nunez; Getty Images)