Liverpool transfer news: Rayan move, Bradley Barcola latest, deal agreed for Bayern target

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20th Jul17:54 BSTSvensson eyed upAccording to CaughtOffside, Liverpool are stepping up their interest in Daniel Svensson.The Borussia Dortmund left-back is expected to fetch north of £30m and has been linked since the spring.Sweden international Svensson was part of his country's World Cup squad, featuring in three of their four matches.20th Jul17:28 BSTReds won't be signing GomesJoao Gomes was linked with Liverpool earlier in the transfer window but interest cooled and now the Brazilian has joined Aston Villa.Villa will pay up to £38m for the former Wolves star, with £4m of that in add-ons.Liverpool have a number of other midfield targets on their radar, with Adam Wharton among those to be linked.20th Jul16:58 BSTLiverpool women announce new arrivalMao Itamura has completed a move from Feyenoord to Liverpool as Gareth Taylor continues to prepare the women's team for the new WSL season.Itamura, 19, is a Japan Under-20 international and was named player of the year in the Women's Eredivisie last season.“It’s a league and club that was one of my goals. He also lit up the World Cup for France as Les Bleus reached the semi-finals.Michael Olise enjoyed a standout campaign for Bayern Munich last season(Image: Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images)20th Jul13:47 BSTLiverpool confirm new arrivalAlejandro Rosalen has been confirmed as the club's new first-team goalkeeping coach, after the departure of Xavi Valero.The Spaniard joined Andoni Iraola’s staff and has moved to the Reds after five years with Napoli, in which he was part of two Serie A title successes, in 2022-23 and 2024-25.His career began at Valencia and was followed by one season in Hungary with Videoton.

He missed out at the World Cup but his time will come."Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton.(Image: Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images)20th Jul12:20 BSTNewcastle make move for former Liverpool starAccording to Football Insider, Newcastle are trying to sign former Liverpool full-back Neco Williams from Nottingham Forest this summer.The Welsh international has also been linked with Manchester United. The youngster was one of the breakout stars at this summer's World Cup and has been linked with a move to Liverpool and Manchester City, with the Blues believed to have made significant strides to capture his signature."Everything remains possible, but in my opinion, he should stay with us for one more season," Lille president Olivier Letang told L'Equipe."I am convinced that there is a very good chance that he will stay with us.

So, I think this season (the aim) is just keep progressing and just keep pushing, but obviously it all starts now with pre-season.“That's the most important thing at the minute and then the season will follow.”Nyoni has featured prominently in the last two pre-seasons and is expected to be given regular minutes during the United States tour, with Liverpool jetting out on Monday to prepare for games against Sunderland, Leeds United and Wrexham.READ THE FULL STORY HERE.Trey Nyoni during a Liverpool training session.(Image: Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)20th Jul08:28 BSTAre the Reds being left behind?Liverpool have not been as active in the transfer market, so far, as many fans would've liked - that's safe to say.To compound matters, Chelsea made headlines over the weekend after agreeing a deal to sign Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa for £117million.Elliot Anderson has also joined Manchester City from Nottingham Forest for £116m, while Tottenham Hotspur splashed out £100m to sign Sandro Tonali from Newcastle earlier in the summer.While Liverpool were a major force in the window last summer, could the Reds be left behind this year by their Premier League rivals? Because then you become the very senior player in a changing room.“But with regards to Dom, one of my favourite players, of course, many Liverpool fans will have him as their favourite player.“Iraola has only signed for a couple of years, and I know Pep (Guardiola) only used to sign a two-year deal and he ended up staying at (Manchester) City for 10 years, didn't he?“So, there's a part of it where you think, if things go well with Liverpool over these next two years, Iraola might stay there longer and therefore someone like Dominik would be that mainstay throughout his tenure at Liverpool.“We saw some amazing things from Dom last season, and we also saw him playing in a position which wasn't suited to getting the best out of what he was capable of."Dominik Szoboszlai has signed a new contract at Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)20th Jul08:21 BSTKlopp closes in on next jobFormer Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has revealed that he will soon take over from Julian Nagelsmann as Germany manage."Nothing has been finalised yet," Klopp said on Magenta TV during their coverage of the World Cup final.