Liverpool transfer news amid $47M Man Utd battle as Cody Gakpo replacement linked
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Liverpool FC NewsTransfer NewsLiverpool FCLiverpool transfer news as Arne Slot could battle Manchester United for a $47M midfielder and the Reds are supposedly eyeing multiple additions in wide forward areasWolves midfielder Joao Gomes.(Image: David Horton - CameraSport via Getty Images)Liverpool will qualify for the Champions League this season but next year, the task for Arne Slot will be to challenge for the Premier League title again.In order for that to be possible, Liverpool will need to spend more money in the transfer market and work hard on the training field too. A big summer awaits on both fronts.Here is the Liverpool.com verdict on the transfer gossip to emerge around the Reds today.
We start with a midfielder who has played in the Premier League this season, but who will be looking for a move when the season comes to a close.READ MORE: Trent Alexander-Arnold faces fresh Real Madrid chaos and Jose Mourinho stormREAD MORE: Jamie Carragher makes Xabi Alonso to Liverpool prediction amid Chelsea talks - 'I'm sure he would'Joao Gomes (Wolves)Liverpool and Manchester United are both strong contenders to sign the Wolves and Brazil midfielder Joao Gomes this summer, according to Caught Offside.The player has also been linked with a transfer move to Atletico Madrid and Crystal Palace. Learn moreFrom $100LFC.comSee the dealLiverpool's home and away strips for the 2025/26 season are the first in their new partnership with adidas.Fans can order jerseys in the US at Fanatics.com or via the LFC Online Store in both the US and across the world.Gomes is Premier League proven and set to enter his prime years, with plenty calling for a more defensively-minded midfielder to come in at Liverpool to help out Ryan Gravenberch.Liverpool.com says: Signing a midfielder may require someone to leave.
There could be a few relegated players to look at, with West Ham's Mateus Fernandes another one who won't be heading to the Championship.Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco)Liverpool could allow Cody Gakpo to leave this summer, a report from TeamTalk has claimed, with AS Monaco forward Maghnes Akliouche put forward by L'Equipe as someone that the Reds are eyeing ahead of the summer.Without Luis Diaz for competition down the left flank, Gakpo has struggled for consistency this term for Liverpool. The 24-year-old has made seven appearances for France to date.Mainly playing off the right and drifting inside onto his stronger left foot, Akliouche could, on paper, come into the Liverpool team in place of Mohamed Salah, who will be departing.Liverpool.com says: Adding more pace and goal threat from out wide will be crucial this summer, as will making sure that Alexander Isak gets the right service.