Liverpool have been linked with a whole host of players already this summer.

Arne Slot managed to lead the Anfield outfit to the Premier League title at the first time of asking last season, which far exceeded everyone’s expectations.

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In the 2025-26 season, however, Slot will not only want to retain the Premier League title but he’ll also want to get further into the Champions League than he did last time around.



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This means that new faces are going to have to be brought in, and after Liverpool were recently linked with a move for Rodrygo, fans have started to get excited about what their team could look like this term.

Xabi Alonso shares that there was a ‘technical’ reason Rodrygo didn’t start against Paris Saint-Germain

During the last five Club World Cup games Real Madrid have played, Rodrygo didn’t start a single one of them.

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“I didn’t play Rodrygo for a technical decision,” Alonso said.

“We thought we would be better off with other players.

Only time will tell what the future has in store, but of all the targets Liverpool have been linked with this summer, Rodrygo feels like the most exciting.