Liverpool transfer news as Reds 'open' to shock Florian Wirtz move amid loan offers
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Liverpool transfer news as the Reds are linked with making a sensational call on Florian Wirtz's future, while another player is said to have been offered up for a loan moveGiorgi Mamardashvili and Florian Wirtz have both been linked with surprise moves away from Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)The hard work may only just be beginning for Liverpool, despite the 2025/26 season being over for the Reds now.After such a poor campaign, Arne Slot and sporting director Richard Hughes will have plenty to do this summer. That will mean keeping the faith with some underperforming players, despite some ludicrous rumors doing the rounds.Here is the Liverpool.com verdict on the transfer gossip to emerge around the Reds today.Florian Wirtz (Liverpool)Xabi Alonso is eyeing up a move for Florian Wirtz at Chelsea this summer, Football Insider has sensationally claimed.The Blues are said to hold a "strong interest" in the 23-year-old after just one year of his time at Liverpool, with Alonso a "huge fan" of his from their time together at Bayer Leverkusen.Furthermore, its claimed that Liverpool would be open to letting Wirtz go if the right deal came about, having signed him for a record $156 million (£116M) last summer.Xabi Alonso and Florian Wirtz worked together at Bayer Leverkusen(Image: Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Liverpool.com says: There is surely no way Liverpool would let Wirtz go after just one year, especially to a Premier League rival.
He needs to improve on his performances this season, but this is a rumor we can safely dismiss straight away.Hopefully there is much more to come from Wirtz, but it is far too early to be giving up on any of the new recruits from last summer, especially after spending so much money to sign them in the first place.Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool)Giorgi Mamardashvili has been offered out on loan to Juventus and Inter Milan, according to reports in Italy.Alisson Becker has been heavily linked with a move to the former, although recent reports have indicated that he will be staying put at Liverpool next season. As such, it's now being claimed that his deputy could head out on a temporary move.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.
Learn moreLiverpool FC have launched their new home kit for the 2026/27, inspired by iconic adidas strip worn during the club's 1989/90 title-winning campaign.Sportitalia says that Mamardashvili has been proposed to Juve as an alternative to Alisson, while FCInterNews claims that Inter has also been contacted over taking the Georgia international next season.Liverpool.com says: Letting Mamardashvili go out on loan feels like a big risk for one major reason - Alisson's injury record.The ideal situation for Liverpool is to have both of them again next season, but you could understand it from Mamardashvili's point of view if he starts getting a bit restless at being the No.2 again. It's nearly two years since Liverpool agreed the deal with Valencia to sign him, and he probably would've expected to be the main man fairly soon.