Liverpool-supporting dad 'could not be more proud' as Reds chase teenage talent

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Liverpool FC NewsTransfer NewsTransfersYoung Irish talent Joshua Holme is said to be being monitored by a host of Premier League clubs, including Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal and Aston VillaA young Irish player is being linked with a move to Liverpool(Image: 2026 WSL Football)The father of a young soccer prospect that Liverpool is working on a deal to sign has said he "could not be more proud" of his son.Joshua Holme is expected to join a Premier League club after leaving Irish club Shamrock Rovers to move to England to advance his soccer career.Responding to a post about Liverpool 's apparent interest in Holme, his father, Jamie, wrote on X: "Couldn't be more proud."Joshua is said to be being monitored by a host of Premier League clubs, including Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal and Aston Villa.Meanwhile, at first-team level, Liverpool is not planning for Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez to be at the club next season, despite ongoing speculation over the pair’s futures.Salah confirmed his exit from Anfield earlier this year before playing his final game for the club last month, having reached an agreement for the final year of his contract to be waived.Nunez, meanwhile, left Liverpool last summer after three years, making the move to Saudi Arabia.Recent rumors though have suggested both could yet be Liverpool players again next season, with both men on the lookout for new clubs this summer.Salah’s Egypt teammate Ahmed El-Shenawy recently suggested that the winger could yet make a U-turn on his Anfield exit following Arne Slot's exit, having told ON Time Sports that Salah "could still stay with the team" after discussing his future ahead of the World Cup.Content cannot be displayed without consentSpeculation has been growing over Nunez’s future, meanwhile, with the striker looking likely to be on the move after being dropped by Al-Hilal for the second half of the 2025/26 season.Reports have indicated that the 26-year-old’s contract could be terminated, which would see him become available for a free transfer.That has led to supporters calling for him to make the move back to Liverpool, with claims coming from Uruguayan reporters on Monday that Nunez will be returning to Anfield this summer.Those claims were quickly downplayed, and according to The Athletic, neither Nunez nor Salah are being eyed up for Liverpool next season.Senior sources at the club are said to have insisted that a return for the former is not on the cards, while there is "no chance" of a U-turn being made on Salah’s exit.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.TransfersLiverpool FC