Liverpool make £40m bid for Ferran Torres
Your club have tabled a £40m offer for Barcelona forward Ferran Torres after Andoni Iraola made an express request for the Spaniard (6). Torres is a World Cup winner with Spain and would bring pace to a right wing that badly needs reinforcement.
Iraola: winger and defender are non-negotiable
Iraola did not dance around it. "We definitely need to sign a winger," he said, adding that the defence is also "very thin" (5). The Torres bid is the obvious answer on the wing. The defensive gap remains open. With Conor Bradley still months away from a return after a complex patella injury (4), the need at the back is urgent.
Mac Allister and Alisson are staying
Iraola moved to kill any uncertainty. Alexis Mac Allister, under contract until 2028, is "part of next season's plans" and Alisson is going nowhere (2). Two pillars locked in.
Gakpo and Van Dijk out of US tour, Gravenberch in
Your team will fly to the US without Cody Gakpo and Virgil van Dijk for pre-season. Both are being held back, with Iraola confirming when they will report later (7) (8). Ryan Gravenberch will join the squad for the tour (7).
Colombian teenager Samuel Martinez joins in 2027
Liverpool have agreed a deal for Atletico Nacional midfielder Samuel Martinez. The 17-year-old will arrive in summer 2027 for €875,000 (3). One for the future.
Fan reactions
The mood is split between excitement over the Torres bid and unease about Bradley's injury. One medical update circulating on the subreddit claims the manhandling of Bradley caused his patella to fragment, requiring complex reconstruction. Meanwhile, reports that a consortium is courting Jeff Bezos to buy a stake in the club have fans talking about what an Amazon-backed Liverpool would even look like. The Iraola fitness update confirming Bajcetic and Endo are nearing a return to training has landed well. Read more on r/LiverpoolFC
