According to reports, Liverpool have decided to \u2018activate a huge deal\u2019 after head coach Arne Slot was dealt a \u2018crushing\u2019 blow.<\/p>\n
Liverpool<\/strong><\/a> made a statement in this summer\u2019s transfer window as this window\u2019s biggest spenders in Europe, investing around \u00a3414.5m on a major squad overhaul.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The Reds landed most of their transfer targets, landing Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez and Giovanni Leoni.<\/p>\n Slot\u2019s stacked squad have made a brilliant start to this season, winning their first five Premier League games to sit clear at the top of the table.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Liverpool have won all of their games despite being far from their peak, so they could run away with the league once their performances improve.<\/p>\n The Reds have few weaknesses, but they are short of options at centre-back following the revelation that Leoni has suffered an ACL injury.<\/p>\n READ:\u00a0Marc Guehi \u2018privately blames\u2019 Liverpool for \u2018collapse\u2019 as he decides U-turn on priority next move<\/a> Leoni\u2019s injury puts extra pressure on Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate, with Joe Gomez their only other natural and fit centre-back.<\/p>\n Now, a report from journalist James Marshment from our pals at TEAMtalk claims<\/a> Liverpool chief Richard Hughes will \u2018activate a huge January deal\u2019 for a new centre-back in an \u2018urgent plan\u2019 following the \u2018crushing\u2019 blow regarding Leoni\u2019s injury.<\/p>\n This means they are\u00a0\u2018now more likely than ever to bring forward their plan to sign Guehi in the January transfer window\u2019 after their move for the centre-back fell through on deadline day amid Crystal Palace\u2019s failure to land a suitable replacement.<\/p>\n It has been suggested that following this blow, Liverpool would wait until next summer to sign Guehi on a free transfer, though they could turn to an alternative.<\/p>\n MORE LIVERPOOL COVERAGE ON F365\u2026 Italian outlet Calciomercato claims Liverpool are \u2018firmly focused\u2019 on Juventus star Gleison Bremer, with the Serie A giants at \u2018risk of being robbed\u2019.<\/p>\n Juventus are said to value Bremer at 70-80 million euros, though\u00a0\u2018he has a 55 million euro release clause that\u2019ll be valid between next June and July\u2019 next year.<\/p>\n Still, the opportunity to sign Guehi on a free transfer\/cut-price fee could be too good to refuse if they can fend off competition from European giants, with TEAMtalk reporter Fraser Fletcher explaining that a game of \u2018transfer chess\u2019 could \u2018already be in motion\u2019.<\/p>\n \u2018Sources have told TEAMtalk that suggestions that Liverpool will wait until Guehi\u2019s contract expires in the summer of 2026, making him a free agent, may be misguided, as transfer chess pieces are already in motion,\u2019 Fletcher explained.<\/p>\n \u2018La Liga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona are said to be eyeing Guehi for a January move, adding urgency to Liverpool\u2019s quest to secure the services of the former Chelsea centre-back. However, these reports are to be read with caution.<\/p>\n \u2018Palace, aware of the risk of losing their captain for nothing next summer, face mounting pressure to cash in during the January transfer window.<\/p>\n \u2018Clubs often leverage media narratives to spark bidding wars or inflate fees, and Palace\u2019s posturing could be a tactic to extract maximum value.<\/p>\n \u2018However, Liverpool, known for their shrewd transfer dealings, hold a trump card: Guehi\u2019s desire to join them.<\/p>\n \u2018Liverpool\u2019s strategy could hinge on a calculated lowball offer in January. By presenting a modest bid, they might tempt Palace to accept less than their desired valuation rather than lose Guehi for free months later.<\/p>\n \u2018Additionally, Liverpool could reach an agreement in principle with Guehi in January for a summer move, thereby securing his services without a transfer fee.<\/p>\n \u2018This dual approach \u2013 a low offer or an agreement in principle for the summer \u2013 puts the Reds in a commanding position.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to reports, Liverpool have decided to \u2018activate a huge deal\u2019 after head coach Arne Slot was dealt…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84884,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[9,10,18,13,14,56208,6,794,19,17,11,12,1009,15,16,6013,5,795,7,8,5279],"class_list":{"0":"post-84883","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-breaking-news","9":"tag-breakingnews","10":"tag-eire","11":"tag-featured-news","12":"tag-featurednews","13":"tag-gleison-bremer","14":"tag-headlines","15":"tag-home-page","16":"tag-ie","17":"tag-ireland","18":"tag-latest-news","19":"tag-latestnews","20":"tag-liverpool","21":"tag-main-news","22":"tag-mainnews","23":"tag-marc-guehi","24":"tag-news","25":"tag-premier-league","26":"tag-top-stories","27":"tag-topstories","28":"tag-uncategorized"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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