Liverpool 'strike left-field £30m transfer agreement' which could push star out of Anfield
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Liverpool have reportedly struck a late agreement just hours before deadline day. 10:30, Mon, Aug 31, 2026 Updated: 10:53, Mon, Aug 31, 2026 Andoni Iraola wants to add to his Liverpool squad before Tuesday's deadline (Image: Getty)Liverpool have reportedly agreed a surprise move for Genk goalkeeper Lucca Brughmans ahead of Tuesday's transfer deadline.
Get Liverpool FC news, fixtures, results and transfer gossip plus selected offers and competitions Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. He was linked with Bayern Munich earlier in the window before Liverpool swooped in to agree a deal with Genk.The report adds that Brughmans won't officially join the Reds squad until next summer, but his immediate future could still depend on another deal being done.He is expected to stay at Genk on loan for the season unless Giorgi Mamardashvili leaves Anfield in the next 48 hours, according to Sacha Tavolieri.Mamardashvili, who has played a back-up role for Liverpool since moving to Merseyside in 2024, has reportedly emerged as a late target for Nottingham Forest.Lucca Brughmans is reportedly set for a medical with the Anfield giants (Image: Getty)It's claimed by This Is Anfield that the Reds would prefer to keep the Georgia international for the campaign ahead, but could be tempted to sell if they receive an attractive offer.It remains to be seen how the situation will play out as Liverpool look to navigate the final hours of the summer transfer window.Their move for Brughmans comes after Iraola suggested that he wasn't only looking to sign a winger, stating that other deals would be possible in the right circumstances.Speaking before Saturday's draw with Forest, he said: "In the end there are certain things that you can do, certain things that we don’t know if we can do."It’s true that the priority has been to strengthen in the wide areas.
Still we have four, five days, I’m sure if we can improve other areas, we will, but I don’t know how the market is going to finish."I cannot tell you. I have to be patient, the same as you.