Liverpool could be plotting two January signings which would change their season

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What was Liverpool’s biggest mistake of the 2026 summer transfer window? Some exciting deals for the Reds, but there was SO much more they needed to do… Photo Credit: Getty Images/Liverpool FC Fabian Hurzeler drops Yankuba Minteh hintAlthough they ultimately ended the window with two new wingers, it was clear that Liverpool were trying to add a third one before the deadline passed.Both Yankuba Minteh and Ismaila Sarr were targeted, with bids being sent – and rejected – by Brighton and Crystal Palace.Given that he is out injured until October or November, spending £80m on Minteh always seemed slightly nonsensical from Liverpool, but after failing to sign anyone at all in the summer, the door is open for the Reds to return in January.Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler suggested that he even expects that to be the case on Friday, touching on Minteh’s failed move to Liverpool during his pre-Leeds United press conference, admitting that the 22-year-old could still get his ‘dream’ move in the next transfer window.READ MORE: Liverpool were interested in signing £85m player before he signed for Tottenham this summerPhoto by Glyn KIRK / AFP via Getty Images“He wears the Brighton colours, he wears the Brighton badge, he was part of the squad for two years now and achieved great things together with the boys, so it’s also about him now to commit,” the manager said.“In the end we always say we want to be successful as a club and then you can shine as an individual, this is what we proved in the past.

But with Liverpool still needing a right winger, Minteh hopefully back to fitness and firing, and Brighton seemingly open to a move at the right price, this could certainly be one to watch.Liverpool will surely sign Lamine CamaraIf the failure to sign an additional winger was frustrating for supporters, then Liverpool choosing to completely ignore their issues in midfield was downright maddening.Despite the early part of the season being a continuation of the Reds being overrun in the middle of the pitch, Liverpool were clearly happy to go again with what they had last season. The Frenchman has joined in a whopping £123m move from PSG Photo Credit: Getty Images/Liverpool FC Nevertheless, it has emerged in the days since the close of the window that Liverpool are thinking ahead about their midfield, and have identified Monaco’s Lamine Camara as a potential addition.Camara had been on the verge of joining Chelsea on transfer deadline day, but after Monaco pulled the plug right at the end, journalist Ben Jacobs suggested that Liverpool could be a big part of the reason why.“Liverpool Football Club made a call this evening, more than one I am told, to say to the camp of Camara, ‘wait.’ To say to Monaco ‘wait,” Jacobs told TalkSPORT just after Tuesday’s deadline.“Because Liverpool don’t want Lamine Camara now, Alexis Mac Allister is still at the club.

To be clear, we are not saying Liverpool interfered in the deal relating to Chelsea, we are saying that all day Liverpool said to Monaco and to Camara, if you do not get your move, and that was not looking likely in the middle of the day, we will be back for you potentially in 2027. That could be in the summer, with Mac Allister seemingly likely to go, but the Reds could also do something similar to their deal for Luis Diaz in 2022, when they pre-empted Sadio Mane’s exit and brought a move for Diaz forward from the summer.Doing similar with Camara and Mac Allister would make a great deal of sense, especially if Liverpool have suffered an injury to any of their current cohort of midfielders.Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty ImagesAfter what transpired between Monaco and Chelsea over Camara earlier this week, Fabrizio Romano has also claimed that that particular deal will be difficult to reignite, so sour have relations between the clubs become.“I think the consequence is going to be that it’s going to be very difficult to see more business between Chelsea and Monaco in the next years,” he told the Here We Go podcast.