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 The expected triumph would cap what has been a great month for the club, following the news that both Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk have extended their contracts and will be trying to orchestrate a title defence next season.

 

 One man who has been hotly tipped to be lining up alongside Salah and Van Dijk for the 25/26 campaign is Bournemouth centre-back Dean Huijsen.

With the summer transfer window opening early due to the FIFA Club World Cup, a host of clubs could be looking to seal his signature as early as June 1st.   

On the latest episode of our Journo Insight show, we asked leading LFC journalist David Lynch for his thoughts on the Huijsen links.  

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“There are doubts over Ibou Konaté’s future because he’s got one year left on his contract, and I would expect that Joe Gomez is going to leave this summer, so again, there’s a spot opening up there. 

“I think they can sell it to him as, ‘Come and be our third choice in the short term, a couple of years of that, and then you’re into the first team.’ They believe he’s good enough to reach that level. 

“I think when you look at the other clubs that are competing, Liverpool has a bit of an edge there, but as I say, it’s still an open race at the moment. 

“You can’t ever promise anything in the transfer market, and I would absolutely be wary of doing that, but it would not shock me at all if it was resolved in that first window.” 

How Much Could Liverpool Have To Spend This Summer?

For the optimists, Liverpool have historically been keen to exploit release clauses as they remove the need for lengthy negotiations with other clubs over transfer fees.

On the negative side, Liverpool under FSG and Michael Edwards have been reluctant to pay large transfer fees for players unless they are guaranteed first-team starters.