Liverpool's pre-season preparations took another important step forward on Saturday as it played AC Milan in a summer friendly.

Despite a 4-2 loss to the Serie A side, there were plenty of positives - particularly the performances of Florian Wirtz and youngster Rio Ngumoha.

With the game concluded and the Reds set to travel to Japan for its next summer clash, focus returns to the transfer market for the next few days at least.

Alexander Isak's future is the biggest talking point, of course, after the Newcastle United forward remained at home rather than flying with the squad to Asia.

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But with Joe Gomez suffering a pre-season injury and heading back to the UK early, it's a reminder that center-back remains a priority position for the Reds.

As for outgoings, Luis Diaz continues to be linked with a move to Bayern Munich as Liverpool remains in contact with Bayern Munich regarding a possible move.

Harvey Elliott is expected to depart as well, while speculation continues to surround the futures of Darwin Nunez, Tyler Morton, Ben Doak and James McConnell.

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