Liverpool’s transfer plans have been on the agenda to start the week, including reports of a bid for a teenager in Brazil and accelerating key deals in January.
Liverpool ‘expected’ to bid for 17-year-old Brazilian
Liverpool are reportedly looking at the South American market, with 17-year-old Gabriel Mec expected to be the subject of an offer from the club.
Brazilian journalist Fabio Vargas has reported on X that Gremio are expecting an offer around €15 million (£13m) for the young attacking midfielder.
The official proposal “is expected to arrive early this week,” with the Brazilian club not expected to reject the offer but rather negotiate a higher fee, as is customary!
The Reds have previously been linked with the 17-year-old, with scouts keeping a watchful eye.
Any agreed transfer, however, would not see him immediately arrive at the club as he cannot move to Europe until he is 18 under FIFA regulations; his birthday is in April.
Liverpool have steered clear of the South American market, unlike other Premier League clubs, but it would be timely to make a move for an impressive youngster. FSG would wish they had a second club to facilitate such transfers, though.
Liverpool ‘could accelerate’ transfer plans
• Liverpool could look to “accelerate” their transfer plans for a centre-back, winger and central midfielder in January, clubs will be waiting to take advantage of their desperation
• Liverpool fans are furious Micky van de Ven went unpunished for breaking Alexander Isak‘s leg, but wait until you hear ex-ref Dermot Gallagher say he’d be “astonished” if it was a red anywhere on the pitch – this is what we’re up against
• Steven Gerrard has offered himself to Liverpool “in any department at any minute of every day,” but he threw his backing behind Arne Slot amid his personal desire to be at the club
• Arne Slot has given his squad Christmas Day off for the first time in a long time as there is no Boxing Day game, Virgil van Dijk spoke about making the most of it
• Jayden Danns is making positive progress on a return from a lengthy injury layoff, he is due to make a full comeback within the next two weeks – he’d be an ideal option vs. Barnsley
• Italian outlet Calciomercato are reporting AC Milan will make fresh attempts to sign Joe Gomez in January. All we can say is good luck to them, they must think we’ve got a surplus of defenders!
Watch Salah on Boxing Day!
Liverpool may not be in action on Boxing Day but supporters can watch Mohamed Salah play on UK TV for free as Egypt face South Africa at the Africa Cup of Nations:
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will air exclusively on Channel 4 and their streaming services in the UK, including all three of Egypt’s games in Group B.
Egypt’s AFCON fixtures on Channel 4:
Egypt vs. Zimbabwe – 8pm, Dec 22 – 4Seven / Streaming
Egypt vs. South Africa – 3pm, Dec 26 – Channel 4
Angola vs. Egypt – 4pm, Dec 29 – 4Seven / Streaming
MORE INFO: Watch Mo Salah at AFCON – starting tonight
Elsewhere in the football world today
• Pep Guardiola has laid down the law over Christmas for his players, who will be weighed when they return to training and will be ruled out if they’ve put on some extra pounds – all for it if it means they catch Arsenal
• Ex-Red Takumi Minamino has been confirmed as having torn his ACL over the weekend, it’s a crushing blow with the World Cup ahead in the summer – all the best, Taki (ASM)
• Another former Liverpool player, Harry Wilson, has discussed what he learned from Salah, which includes an obsession to get on the scoresheet and help his team. Something we recently saw boil over (Sky Sports)
Liverpool FC: On this day
It has already been a year since the 6-3 win at Tottenham, which saw Mohamed Salah become the club’s fourth top scorer of all time after he scored a brace.
In a show of his remarkable feats at the club, he is now third on the list!
Luis Diaz and Alexis Mac Allister were both on the scoresheet as was Dominik Szoboszlai in the first half, with Salah’s goals and a second for Diaz to follow after the break in north London.
Tottenham attempted to make it interesting by making it 5-3 late on, but the damage had been done and Liverpool moved four points clear at the top of the table.
A nice early Christmas present against Tottenham two years in a row.