Denzel Dumfries to Liverpool gathers pace after fresh double update

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Denzel Dumfries was on Liverpool’s radar during the January window, and the club could yet make a return for the 30-year-old this summer. Image Credits: Imago ImagesLiverpool’s interest in Denzel Dumfries is not a brand-new development, with reports indicating the Reds had already explored a move for the Inter Milan right-back during the closing stages of the January window.That earlier enquiry now gives fresh context to the latest claims from the Times’ Paul Joyce and reliable Italian journalist Matteo Moretto, as Liverpool continue to assess solutions in a position that has become increasingly difficult to manage.Liverpool first registered their interest in Dumfries towards the end of the winter market, at a time when they were weighing up short-term cover on the right side of defence.Reports at the time suggested the club made contact with Inter to clarify the Dutch international’s fitness and whether a deal could be possible, with Dumfries having emerged as a serious option after concerns over depth in that area.That background matters now because the conversation around Dumfries has quickly returned ahead of the summer window.Paul Joyce has reported that Liverpool is monitoring the 30-year-old, with the right-back role becoming a live issue again, particularly after Conor Bradley’s season-ending injury and the uncertainty that has surrounded cover in that position.Joyce also noted that Dumfries has a release clause worth around €25 million which becomes active this summer.That report has now been given extra weight by Matteo Moretto, who has claimed that a Premier League club is showing very strong interest in Dumfries and is leaning towards triggering the clause.

While Moretto did not name Liverpool directly, he said on Fabrizio Romano’s Italian YouTube channel (as translated by Anfield Sector):“There is a Premier League club very interested in Denzel Dumfries and is leaning towards paying his release clause (£22m). So keep an eye on it, because Dumfries is definitely one of the players who could be on the way out.

We’ll reveal more details about this situation later.”From Liverpool’s perspective, Dumfries looks like a market opportunity worth tracking closely. He brings experience, physicality and attacking output from wing-back, and with a relatively modest clause attached to a player of his pedigree, this is the kind of developing story that feels unlikely to disappear anytime soon Denzel Dumfries Inter Milan