{"id":656327,"date":"2025-12-26T18:06:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T18:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/656327\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T18:06:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T18:06:16","slug":"three-players-liverpool-could-sign-for-free-in-2026-include-champions-league-winning-midfielder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/656327\/","title":{"rendered":"Three players Liverpool could sign for free in 2026 include Champions League-winning midfielder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Liverpool could take advantage of the free agent market to strengthen their squad in 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds are well aware there are players who could end up leaving clubs for nothing at the end of 2025\/26, as they themselves could lose Ibrahima Konate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/2025\/11\/08\/bayern-munich-make-contact-for-ibrahima-konate-after-liverpools-plan-for-defender-detailed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Konate has been in contract talks with Liverpool<\/a>, but at present, there has been no confirmation of fresh terms being agreed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mail.png\" alt=\"mail icon\"\/>Join our newsletter for news &amp; smart analysis.          <\/p>\n<p> Who has been Liverpool\u2019s best player in 2025? <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2216996509-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Virgil van Dijk lifts the Premier League trophy surrounded by Liverpool players on the final day of the 2024\/25 season at Anfield.\" class=\"wp-image-246726\" \/>Photo by Carl Recine\/Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>As a result, foreign clubs could sign the Frenchman to a pre-contract agreement as early as January.<\/p>\n<p>Now, we have taken a look at some players who are due to be out of contract at the end of June next year, whom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> could sign.<\/p>\n<p>Marc Guehi<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/2025\/08\/30\/marc-guehi-makes-his-feelings-known-to-crystal-palace-as-liverpool-make-35m-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool tried to sign Marc Guehi<\/a> in the summer transfer window, seeing their reported \u00a335m offer knocked back.<\/p>\n<p>It has since emerged at the back end of 2025 that the Premier League champions could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/2025\/11\/21\/liverpool-could-now-be-set-to-make-a-u-turn-involving-marc-guehi-in-the-january-transfer-window\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">move for Guehi again<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Carragher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/2025\/12\/17\/jamie-carragher-says-he-has-a-theory-around-why-liverpool-might-not-sign-marc-guehi-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doesn\u2019t think Liverpool will sign the centre-back<\/a>, but if he is still available in the summer, it would be hard to turn down signing such a player for free.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the Englishman may not be available later next year as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/2025\/12\/12\/personal-phone-call-with-marc-guehi-planned-by-rival-club-amid-liverpool-transfer-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bayern Munich have spoken to Guehi<\/a>, and they can sign him to a pre-contract next month.<\/p>\n<p>Dayot Upamecano<\/p>\n<p>However, if that does happen, it could open the door for Liverpool to sign another reported target.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/2025\/11\/26\/director-now-says-he-really-doesnt-want-his-vital-defender-to-sign-for-liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dayot Upamecano has been linked to Anfield<\/a> this season amid his contract expiring next summer.<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman is an experienced centre-half, an area in which the Reds are light right now.<\/p>\n<p>Should Konate leave, Slot would have just two fit senior central defenders available, as well as Joe Gomez covering two positions, so a move for Upamecano does make some sense.<\/p>\n<p>Leon Goretzka<\/p>\n<p>Sticking with Bayern Munich, experienced central midfielder Leon Goretzka is due to become a free agent next year.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old has dominated in Germany for many years, winning six league titles and helping Bayern clinch the Champions League in 2019\/20.<\/p>\n<p>He is an excellent box-to-box option and could provide good competition for the likes of Curtis Jones and Ryan Gravenberch.<\/p>\n<p>And with Slot seemingly not keen to hand any sort of regular playing time to Wataru Endo, a new midfielder signing would be a wise decision in the long term.<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool could take advantage of the free agent market to strengthen their squad in 2026. 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