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With this in mind, we have taken a look at what Arne Slot's dream squad could look like by the end of the summer transfer window.

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The defender’s Liverpool contract expires at the end of the season, and it has been widely reported that Carlo Ancelotti's side are working on finalising a deal for the England international.



Van Dijk has Ibrahima Konate as his trusted partner, and behind them is Jarell Quansah.

However, with Joel Matip having not been replaced, and Joe Gomez has only seen four months of action without injury this season; it is understandable why supporters are keen to see a centre-back signed this summer.

If - but only if - Liverpool are able to keep Van Dijk and tie Konate to a new deal beyond 2026, their dream scenario would be to recruit another young back-up to one day take their mantle.

The midfielder has made five appearances for Liverpool this season, including in last week's 3-2 Champions League defeat at PSV.

Morton was linked with a move away from Anfield earlier this month as Championship promotion hopefuls Middlesbrough held talks with the player about a return to the Championship.

Boro had an initial approach rebuffed from Liverpool, who valued the 22-year-old at in excess of £10m.

Then, in a social media post last month, he revealed that he has had a successful operation on a shoulder issue that is expected to keep him sidelined for several weeks.

Attackers

Like Alexander-Arnold and Van Dijk, Mohamed Salah is out of contract in the summer, as things currently stand.

The forward has scored 24 goals in all competitions for Newcastle this season, including two against Liverpool - one of those proved to be the winner in the Carabao Cup Final last month.

It's that rich vein of form which has led to the striker being linked with a big-money move when the summer transfer window opens, with Newcastle setting a reported asking price in the region of £150million.

Final dream 2025/26 squad

In summary, Liverpool can sell Kelleher, Gomez, Tsimikas, Morton and Nunez while adding Mamardashvili, Huijsen, Kerkez, Bajcetic and Isak to create their dream squad to attack next season and a campaign in which the Reds are set to start it as the reigning champions.

Here is how that final squad would look:

Alisson, Mamardashvili, Jaros; Alexander-Arnold, Bradley, Van Dijk, Konate, Quansah, Huijsen, Kerkez, Robertson, Gravenberch, Endo, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Jones, Elliott, Bajcetic, Salah, Chiesa, Isak, Jota, Gakpo, Diaz.


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