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Liverpool supporters had been hoping for much more from the 2026 summer transfer window, but look likely to see the deadline pass without any further activity.The signing of Bradley Barcola was confirmed on Monday, and its significance should not be underplayed, but it is hard to get too enthusiastic about the Reds’ summer business as a whole.But while disappointment will be felt amongst the fanbase about what Liverpool did not do, they can at least look forward to three exciting additions which are already all but tied up for the 2027 window. Which incomings and outgoings do you want to see at Liverpool by Tuesday’s deadline?
Time is quickly running out on another underwhelming summer at Anfield… Photo Credit: Getty Images/Sarah Stier/FIFA Liverpool have three young players coming next yearThere will be at least some level of activity at Liverpool on deadline day, with moves for 18-year-old duo Lucca Brughmans and Djylian N’Guessan set to be completed.The two deals came out of nowhere on Monday, and it is likely that both players will spend the year out on loan before arriving in 2027.There could yet be an exception with Brughmans, who will join immediately if Giorgi Mamardashvili departs, but for the time being it is expected that the Georgian will stay, meaning the youngster comes in next summer.He will do so alongside N’Guessan and Samuel Martinez, whose move from Atletico Nacional was sealed earlier in the summer.Photo by Marcio Machado/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Four Liverpool youngsters set to stay and join Andoni Iraola’s first-team plans rather than leave on deadline dayBrughmans is the headline capture, with Liverpool paying a reported £30m to sign him from Genk, while N’Guessan will reportedly cost nine figures as well. At £750k, Martinez is the cheapest move, but the Colombian looks like a top talent regardless.It remains to be seen exactly how Liverpool plan to use and develop the trio, but there should be excitement about them all regardless.Ifeanyi Ndukwe makes it four Along with Brughmans, N’Guessan and Martinez, Liverpool fans should also not forget about Ifeanyi Ndukwe.The 18-year-old was brilliant in pre-season, showing that he could even be ready for a spot in the Reds’ first-team already.
The Frenchman has joined in a whopping £123m move from PSG Photo Credit: Getty Images/Liverpool FC However, work permit rules have made that impossible, with Ndukwe having completed a loan move to Levante.Next year he will hopefully have earned enough points to be able to play for Liverpool, though, and he is likely to slot straight into the senior squad. Brughmans, N’Guessan and Martinez will all arrive as well, giving Liverpool an injection of youth and an early leg up on their planning for 2027.
