Liverpool could sign Youssouf Fofana and two Barcelona wonderkids as free agents next summer
The transfer window have just closed but Liverrpool will already have identified long-term targets.
Liverpool overhauled their midfield in the summer as Jurgen Klopp’s side were given a fresh look for the new season. Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szboszlai, Wataru Endo and Ryan Gravenberch were brought in as Reds boss Klopp revamped his options in the middle of the park.
Liverpool have often practised patience when it comes to the transfer market, having a firm idea of the ideal player to take the club to the next level.
And with that in mind, here’s a look at some top talents that have entered the final year of their contact at their respective clubs and could head to Anfield as a free agent in 2024.
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Alejandro Balde
The 19-year-old enjoyed a breakthrough season with Barcelona last term as he became the latest prospect off the conveyor belt at La Masia.
Balde made 30 starts in La Liga as Xavi’s side claimed the league title, with the 19-year-old forcing the veteran Marcos Alonso to occupy a more central role. His performances saw him called up to the Spain national term, with the teenager earning five caps so far.
From a Liverpool perspective, Andy Robertson is the undisputed first-choice at left-back but the talented Balde would offer tougher competition for his place than Kostas Tsimikas.
Ian Maatsen
Sticking with the same position, Maatsen would offer Liverpool the chance to sign a dynamic full-back - also capable of operating as a wing-back - while also exacting a degree of transfer revenge on Chelsea, who thwarted their attempts to sign both Moises
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