Liverpool sense market opportunity to snatch £112k/week star from Premier League rivals

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Liverpool and Barcelona are looking to take advantage of Spurs and Micky van de Ven’s contract impasse as the Reds scour the transfer market for an Ibrahima Konate replacement. (@realmadrid) June 18, 2026 Liverpool could capitalise on Tottenham’s stalling contract talks with Micky van de Ven to replace Konate According to highly trusted Dutch football journalist Mike Verweij, who is widely considered the leading voice for football in the Netherlands, Liverpool and Barcelona are both keeping an eye on van de Ven’s situation in London.

Van de Ven is at the 2026 World Cup alongside Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo and Ryan Gravenberch, but his agents (Team Raiola) are at work negotiating with Spurs over a new deal. Yet, with Spurs and van de Ven reaching an “impasse” in renewal talks, it could open the door for Liverpool and Barcelona to capitalise as both clubs search for their next top centre-back.

The main issue with signing van de Ven is that he is best in a left centre-back role, which is obviously van Dijk’s position. At the 2026 World Cup, van de Ven has so far been used at left-back, which is a reflection of his pace and versatility.