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As Liverpool head into the summer months as Premier League champions, attention will start to turn towards the transfer window.

The period of player trading begins earlier than normal this summer to accommodate clubs playing in the revamped and expanded Club World Cup in the United States, and that means June 1 will see teams able to add to their squads for a 10-day period.

The window then reopens for an extended stretch through to September 1 from June 16.



So, will we see Liverpool looking to make an early splash or two when it begins on Sunday?

The ECHO's Liverpool writers have taken a closer look as to what might happen up top for Arne Slot's champions.

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Paul Gorst - Wirtz pursuit exciting and should shape entire window

If there's one department that best encapsulates the uncertainty of an intriguing and exciting summer transfer window at Liverpool, then it is the forward line.

Mohamed Salah's two-year contract extension, which was rubberstamped in April, means there is no longer any speculation over the 29-goal leading scorer's next move but little else is concrete as things stand.

Speculation linking Cody Gakpo to Bayern Munich is interesting but having just come off his best season so far as a Reds player, there is unlikely to be much of an appetite to move on the Netherlands international, who registered 18 goals across all competitions for Arne Slot's team.

Luis Diaz, in what has become something of an annual tradition, is once more being named alongside Barcelona.

The Uruguayan striker started just one Premier League game in 2025, at home to Southampton, and found opportunities becoming more and more marginalised as the campaign went on.

The Reds rebuffed interest from Saudi Pro League clubs for Nunez in January in an effort to keep all hands on deck for the second-half push for the title and while that stance was ultimately vindicated, a return to the table might see some movement.

Does that then facilitate the move for a new No.9?

With the Magpies having qualified for the Champions League, the need to sell to meet Profit and Sustainability Regulations in the Premier League is not as great as it once was and the Carabao Cup holders are desperate to retain their crown jewel.

Couple that with the money that would need to be spent to land the Sweden international at a time when Wirtz is also being pursued and it would be a fair assumption that Isak is no longer on the wishlist.

In an ideal world, Diaz and Gakpo remain on the books and allowing them to compete on the left side provides a depth of quality that is the envy of most Premier League clubs.

The legendary Salah continues to operate off the right side and the creative Wirtz could be either a false 9 or a more traditional central attacking midfielder.

Diogo Jota remains the great mystery in all of this but even with Wirtz potentially arriving for a club-record deal, a new striker perhaps should still be on the agenda this summer.

Theo Squires - Wirtz or no Wirtz, Liverpool still need a new centre-forward

It's easy to forget Liverpool were comfortably the Premier League's leading goalscorers last season.

Liverpool will hope the Saudi Pro League renews January interest and comes knocking with a big-money offer.

The rest arguably comes down to sales.

But as was the case last summer, Liverpool have no need to push him out the exit door - especially after his most prolific campaign in a Reds shirt.

Were Liverpool's resolve to be tested, perhaps they might revisit their own previous interest in Anthony Gordon.

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A new centre-forward has to be a priority for Liverpool after landing Wirtz and offloading Nunez.