Liverpool transfer recap: Bradley Barcola doubt, Ferran Torres update, two players leave club

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Last season I came in and did the role I was doing and then when I got the opportunity to play, especially the Palace game, it just felt like a real connection to the fans and just a massive understanding of them.“Now I get the chance to stay here for longer and to be a part of it again is unbelievable, and me and my family are delighted.”Liverpool has confirmed Freddie Woodman has signed a new contract at the club(Image: Getty Images)23rd Jul16:02 BST'Reds need to make statement signing'Former Aston Villa star Gabriel Agbonlahor believes Liverpool need to pull off a major signing this summer, claiming the club cannot rely on just Rio Ngumoha.Agbonlahor said on talkSPORT: "If Diomande goes to PSG, Liverpool has every chance of getting Barcola. If he comes in, then he’ll play ahead of Rio Ngumoha and set him back, so looking at the balance of the team, then I don’t think it’s a signing we necessarily need.“Our problems have been conceding goals so yes, he’d be a great addition but we should be looking elsewhere as well.”France forward Bradley Barcola during the World Cup.(Image: Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)23rd Jul13:07 BSTAndoni Iraola lets fans know what they can expect from his Liverpool teamAndoni Iraola sat down with Paul Gorst at Liverpool's pre-season training camp in Chicago ahead of this weekend's clash with Sunderland.In eight years, the Basque coach has gone from overseeing games in the Cypriot league with AEK Larnaca to one of the biggest football institutions on earth at Anfield.He has now opened up on his influences and what fans can expect from his style of play.

However, we revealed that Liverpool’s contact actually came earlier in the window, and nothing has moved on the deal since.According to RMC Sport, a five-year contract between Akliouche and PSG was agreed just over a couple of weeks ago, although the European champions have yet to have a bid accepted.Liverpool made an approach for Maghnes Akliouche earlier in the summer(Image: Getty Images)23rd Jul10:33 BSTAmara Nallo on the moveLiverpool teenager Amara Nallo has agreed to spend the rest of the year on loan at HJK Helsinki - and could make an immediate debut for the Finnish side.With the Finland domestic league running from April until late October, the 19-year-old defender Nallo will be available for the last six rounds of the regular season and then the final stages when the 12-team league splits into two divisions.Nallo is also clear to feature in European competition, and has been named in the HJK squad for their Conference League second qualifying first leg clash against Northern Ireland side Coleraine on Thursday evening.The centre-back was signed by Liverpool from West Ham United in 2023 and spent the first 18 months featuring predominantly with the under-21 side.However, his senior debut in the Champions League dead rubber at PSV Eindhoven in January 2025 saw him become the youngest player sent off in Liverpool history when he was dismissed just four minutes after coming on from the bench towards the end.Nallo's second first-team appearance lasted only 12 minutes when, again having been brought on as substitute, he was red-carded in the League Cup defeat to Crystal Palace at Anfield last October.The defender, though, was able to safely negotiate the final 16 minutes at home to Qarabag in the Champions League in January when introduced for his third Liverpool outing.Nallo has also made the matchday squad on nine other occasions, most recently the Champions League loss at home to Paris Saint-Germain in April.Amara Nallo of Liverpool(Image: Burak Basturk / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)23rd Jul10:16 BSTRio Ngumoha gives Reds new optionReds winger Rio Ngumoha has suggested he could play on the right wing for Liverpool next season. I’m very happy even now I came back, I just feel like I never left."Tsimikas made 18 league appearances on loan at Roma last term, the same number he did for Liverpool in the 2024/25 season.Might he have something to offer this term?Kostas Tsimikas is back in training(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)23rd Jul09:16 BSTNew club in for KoneA Liverpool approach for Manu Kone already looked unlikely but now it's been pushed even further back.Al-Ahli are now also in the mix, according to reports in Italy.The Saudi Pro League club finished third in their domestic league last term but could make room for Roma star Kone if they can get his fellow Frenchman Enzo Millot off the books.23rd Jul08:44 BSTNallo set for loan exitYoung defender Amara Nallo is due to join HJK Helsiniki on loan, according to The Athletic.The 19-year-old, who joined the Reds' academy from West Ham in 2023, has played three senior Liverpol games and was sent off on his debut against PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League in January 2025.HJK begin their qualifying campaign for the Conference League tonight against Coleraine and currently sit fifth in Finland's top flight.23rd Jul08:14 BSTBarcola among World Cup aces who could joinFrench winger Bradley Barcola has been linked with Liverpool - among other clubs - throughout the window.However, he isn't the only World Cup standout who might end up at Anfield this summer.We've taken a look at a few of the options.Bradley Barcola shone for France in North America(Image: FIFA via Getty Images)23rd Jul07:44 BSTTorres chances dismissedGianluca Di Marzio has told Wettfreunde he doesn't expect Liverpool to complete a move for Ferran Torres."I don't think Liverpool can make an offer for Ferran Torres," Di Marzio said."I think only Paris Saint-Germain is a possibility, because if he decides not to extend his contract with Barcelona, it's because Luis Enrique wants him at Paris Saint-Germain, and the club is seen by both him and his advisors as the perfect career move.

I knew that there was no pressure from my side so I could just go out there and express myself and enjoy the occasion."Rio Ngumoha playing for England(Image: The FA via Getty Images)23rd Jul07:24 BSTDefensive options assessedAndoni Iraola has already appreciated Liverpool's defensive options are looking rather thin.Ibrahima Konate has left, while Giovanni Leoni, Jeremy Jacquet and Conor Bradley also suffered injury blows last season.Our writers have run the rule over what might be needed by the Reds at the back this summer.23rd Jul07:19 BSTExtra friendly with Como plannedLiverpool were already due to play Como in a friendly on August 16 but now there will be two!The Reds are due to take on the Italian side in a behind-closed-doors game earlier the same day.It's unclear at this stage what kind of XI will be selected for the match without fans present.23rd Jul07:13 BSTOvernight recap: Martinez signs, Akliouche updateGood morning and welcome back to our Liverpool blog.If you've been out and about this week, here are a few of the things you may have missed.Promising youngster Samuel Martinez has completed an Anfield move but - while reports point to contact with Maghnes Akliouche, the ECHO understands nothing new has happened since enquiries earlier in the window.We'll have all the latest throughout the day so stay with us.22nd Jul17:58 BSTICYMI: Iraola clear on need for more signingsAs another day of the transfer window begins to wind down, Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola has been honest about his desire to strengthen his new squad. "Winger for example, we definitely need to sign a winger, but there are other situations where we will have to analyse what the market gives you, what is the cost, how we also see the players we have."We have some tricky positions where we have injured players that we trust, but it is still not the ideal situation, so it will depend on a lot of things."Read more from the manager hereVictor Munoz is currently Liverpool's only signing under Andoni Iraola(Image: Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)22nd Jul17:30 BSTLiverpool US tour diaryLiverpool's interest in Monaco starlet Maghnes Akliouche should come as little surprise for a club continuing to assess the market for wingers this summer.Andoni Iraola reiterated his and the club's more general stance on Tuesday: wide players are the priority right now as the Reds continue to build a squad that will be capable of competing this coming campaign under their new head coach.Asked by the ECHO in his press conference how many players he thought he might need during this critically important period of player trading at Liverpool, Iraola refused to place a figure on it, insisting the fluidity of the market made that a tough assignment.