Liverpool may miss out on £51m ace this summer as new development throws spanner in the works - opinion

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Arne Slot is still exploring the transfer market for ways to improve his Liverpool squad for the 2025-26 campaign.

Indeed, Liverpool have already welcomed Florian Wirtz to Anfield for a club-record fee, with Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez also being added to Slot’s first-team squad.

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Several top-quality players have been rumoured to be on Liverpool’s radar this summer, but nothing has yet come to fruition.

One of the many attackers that Liverpool have been linked with this summer is Lyon’s Malick Fofana.

And, when Lyon’s relegation to Ligue 2 was announced due to financial issues, some Liverpool fans thought the Reds may try to capitalise on their situation and try to sign him for a cut-rate fee.

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However, since Lyon’s relegation has now been rescinded [Le Monde], it feels likely that the French club will stick to Fofana’s initial price tag of £51million.

However, if Liverpool want to become dominant in the Premier League and perhaps make a better name for themselves in the Champions League than they did last time around, new faces need to be added to their ranks as soon as possible.