Denzel Dumfries to Liverpool just got a whole lot more likely after intriguing transfer development
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It has become clear that Liverpool will need to add another right-back to their ranks this summer.Jeremie Frimpong struggles in a back-four, and injury issues elsewhere mean the Reds are still really yet to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold.But Denzel Dumfries is a long-time target and now Inter Milan are closing in on Curtis Jones following Richard Hughes’ recent transfer meeting, the door should be firmly open for Liverpool to land the Dutchman. You can only pick ONE player for Liverpool to sign this summer, who is it?
Who should Richard Hughes be targeting above all… Photo Credit: Getty Images/Robin Jones Liverpool could be asking about Denzel Dumfries in Curtis Jones negotiationsHughes and Inter met in Monte Carlo recently to discuss the prospect of a Jones deal. The overall transfer market was also discussed, and it seems obvious that the Merseyside outfit should have asked about Inter’s right-back.Fabrizio Romano claimed earlier this month that a Premier League club want Dumfries, saying: “We have to be very careful about Dumfries’ future, because I’m told that there is a Premier League club that is very interested.
So, watch out.“Dumfries is definitely one of the players potentially on the way out and the Premier League is very, very interested in him. We will reveal further details about this situation.”More recently, it has been reported that Liverpool want to sign a right-back in the summer transfer window amid Joe Gomez potentially leaving for Aston Villa, AC Milan or Besiktas.So, given that Dumfries has been eyed by the Reds for a while, a new full-back is being looked at, and transfer negotiations are underway for Jones, it would make a lot of sense for Hughes to now be asking the Serie A club to do a deal for Virgil van Dijk’s international teammate.How Denzel Dumfries compares to Jeremie FrimpongAt international level, Dumfries is already ahead of Frimpong, with the latter now left out of the Netherlands’ 2026 World Cup squad.Meanwhile, despite the Liverpool talent playing quite a few games as a right-winger this season, he is being outperformed by the Inter Milan star on the goal contribution front as well.In 2025/26, the 30-year-old scored five and assisted two in 28 matches across all competitions.Frimpong, on the other hand, assisted two and netted twice in 35 appearances for Liverpool.Crucially, Dumfries has some experience playing as a centre-back as well, so he should be much more defensively sound than the former Bayer Leverkusen man was in 2025/26.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox