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Florian Wirtz became their latest signing on Friday as he joined the club from Bayer Leverkusen in a record deal worth up to £116m.

Milos Kerkez is set to be the next arrival through the door at Anfield, with the Hungary international undergoing a medical ahead of finalising a £40m switch from AFC Bournemouth.

Meanwhile, Liverpool have already signed Jeremie Frimpong and Armin Pecsi in £29.5m and £1.5m deals respectively, while Giorgi Mamardashvili is also moving to Anfield this summer after a £29m deal was agreed with Valencia last year.



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The Reds are not expected to be done there, with a new forward and a new centre-back also possible before the transfer window closes on September 1.

But Liverpool look set to be just as busy when it comes to outgoings too, with a number of senior players having already left the club and more set to follow.

Having decided against signing a new contract at Anfield, Trent Alexander-Arnold joined Real Madrid in a deal worth £10m to Liverpool in order to be released from his contract a month early to represent the La Liga giants in this summer’s FIFA Club World Cup.

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Caoimhin Kelleher has also moved on, signing for Brentford in a deal worth up to £18m after being granted his long-desired wish to pursue opportunities as a first-choice goalkeeper elsewhere.

Elsewhere, Vitezslav Jaros has joined Ajax on a season-long loan deal, after signing a new contract with the Reds.

Meanwhile, Liverpool have agreed a deal worth up to £35m to sell Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen, Nat Phillips has joined West Bromwich Albion on a permanent basis for a £3m fee, and goalkeeper Harvey Davies is set to join League Two Crawley Town on loan.

Those with an eagle eye might notice the departing hexet all have very one specific trait in common - they all counted as homegrown players for Liverpool.

Alexander-Arnold, Kelleher and Jaros were all registered as such last season, contributing to the Reds’ quota in both the Premier League and Champions League.

But now they have left the club, Liverpool are in need of a homegrown reshuffle.

The Reds have actually seen a number of Under-21s players who qualify as homegrown become of age heading into the new season.

Harvey Elliott, Conor Bradley, Luca Stephenson, Fabian Mrozek and James Balagizi now all need to be registered in Liverpool’s 25-man squad if Slot is to select them in the Premier League or Champions League.

The same is true of the departing Quansah and Davies, along with James Norris who remains on loan at Irish side Shelbourne until November 2025.

Meanwhile, the Reds already possess Joe Gomez, Curtis Jones, Tyler Morton, Owen Beck and Rhys Williams who qualify as homegrown - along with the now out on loan Jaros - while summer signing Frimpong also boasts such a status courtesy of his time in the Man City academy.

So as things stand, discounting players on the verge of exits, Liverpool have 11 senior players who count as homegrown in the Premier League, while all but one of them are classified as ‘club-trained’ in the Champions League.

Sides are not allowed to register more than 17 overseas players over the age of 21 in their squads, meaning clubs are required to name at least eight homegrown players if they wish to register a full 25-man squad in the Premier League.

Meanwhile, clubs are required to select at least eight ‘locally-trained players’ if they wish to name a full 25-man squad in the Champions League, with no club permitted more than four 'association-trained players' listed among those eight places.

With Phillips leaving, Frimpong is currently Liverpool’s only ‘association-trained player’.

However, the likes of academy player Rio Ngumoha can also take up a berth, if selected, given that he does not yet qualify for a place on ‘List B’, which is reserved for Under-21s players.

So, on the face of it, the Reds are currently fine when it comes to filling their homegrown quotas with 11 current players qualifying for such status.

But a deeper look at the 11 players in question and it soon becomes clear that it would be no surprise if the majority also left the club this summer.

Elliott has admitted he is considering his options, having been limited to a fringe role last season, and might have to move on while Gomez is also attracting interest after nearly leaving in a £45m move to Newcastle United last summer.

Morton is expected to move on, having been limited to a bit-part role after being denied a loan move last summer, while Williams is surplus to requirements.

Beck has been linked with an exit too, though could be assessed in pre-season, while Dundee United have already admitted they would like to sign Stephenson permanently after a successful season on loan north of the border.

Meanwhile, Mrozek’s future is unclear after spending the second half of last season with Nation League side Forest Green Rovers, while Balagizi is on trial at Swedish outfit Osters IF.

Should all eight depart, it would leave Liverpool with only Jones, Frimpong and Bradley qualifying as homegrown players and limit them to a maximum 20-man senior squad as a result.

That dwindling pool of senior homegrown stars will have been one contributing factor behind the Reds’ move for Frimpong as a replacement for Alexander-Arnold.

Likewise, it will also be one reason why Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi is a player of interest at Anfield as he enters the final year of his contract and why Liverpool were interested in signing Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United last summer and Levi Colwill of Chelsea the year before.

The Reds have also been linked with the likes of Eberechi Ezi, Morgan Rogers, Jarrad Branthwaite, Morgan Gibbs-White, Jamie Bynoe- Gittins and Adam Wharton in recent months too.

But while they would benefit from bolstering their homegrown ranks, they are limited to signing three more 'association-trained players' after Frimpong as part of their eight ‘locally-trained players’ in order to comply with UEFA squad registration rules.

While Liverpool could register more than four, they would then have to take up some of their 17 places reserved for overseas players.

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Admittedly, the Reds would not be stung too badly, even if they see the majority of their current homegrown quota depart.

They have rarely named a 25-man squad in recent years, with a number of their Under-21s players providing the additional depth to ensure they are not left short.

But it is still something that the Reds recruitment team are having to consider this summer, as demonstrated by signing Frimpong and weighing up a move for Guehi.
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