Liverpool 'launch late move for Chelsea star' in final hours of transfer window

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Liverpool have attempted to raid Chelsea in the final hours of transfer deadline day. 16:39, Tue, Sep 1, 2026 Updated: 16:50, Tue, Sep 1, 2026 Malo Gusto emerged as a surprise Liverpool target on deadline day (Image: Getty)Liverpool made a deadline day move for Chelsea right-back Malo Gusto but have been rebuffed, according to reports.

And speaking last week, Gusto said he was relishing his new role in the team under Alonso: "It's a position that I used to play before at Lyon when I was young."So I know it and I do enjoy it. I couldn't wait to come back to Chelsea [after the summer] and just focus on our new objectives.

As a Chelsea player, of course we want to compete for the title and come back to the Champions League next season."We have a lot of objectives and to achieve them we need to create a good dynamic as a team and see how it goes."Liverpool's failed move for Gusto means they are set to end the window quietly despite failing to sign a direct replacement for the legendary Mohamed Salah, who cut short his contract to leave at the end of last season.But new left-sided winger Barcola is ecstatic to be at Anfield and said after joining from Paris Saint-Germain in a blockbuster transfer: "It's a great pride to be able to play for Liverpool. So yeah, it is to do that and to stay in this team in the long term – that's why I signed a long contract – and I hope I can do it."Follow the latest transfer updates, rumours and done deals today with our Deadline Day Live Blog