Six transfers Liverpool can complete before Premier League opener vs Bournemouth

Six transfers Liverpool can complete before Premier League opener vs Bournemouth

Latest Liverpool transfer news ahead of Arne Slot's side beginning their Premier League title defence

Marc Guehi could join Liverpool after helping to defeat them in the Community Shield (Image: Michael Regan - The FA/The FA via Getty Images))

Liverpool kickstart their new Premier League campaign on Friday evening when they host Bournemouth at Anfield. The coming days could prove to be extremely busy preparing for that big fixture but also pressing ahead with any outstanding transfer business as the summer window reaches crunch time.

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Arne Slot and Co. have the additional task of defending their English crown in the 2025/26 campaign. For that, the head coach has been able to welcome seven new players into his squad - Giorgi Mamardashvili, Jeremie Frimpong, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez, Florian Wirtz, Armin Pecsi and Freddie Woodman.

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The business may have cost Liverpool almost £300m but there is still potential for more arrivals, potentially even this week.

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Top of the Liverpool transfer agenda in recent weeks has been Alexander Isak of Newcastle United. The striker has expressed desire to leave Tyneside and is current banished from first-team training.

Anfield chiefs acted on their interest with a £110m offer but it was rejected. Whilst strong admiration remains, no second attempt is lined up as things stand currently - exactly three weeks out from the end of the transfer window.

The situation would, therefore, need an almighty push to be wrapped up this week but the potential is very much there.

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Another potential target for the Reds this summer is Marc Guehi. The ECHO understands Liverpool are prepared to play a waiting game to land his signature, although Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has now admitted it would be a 'problem' if his club lost the central defender to a free transfer next summer.

"Yes, of course, for players of that calibre to leave on a free, it is a problem for a football club," he said. "There is no doubt about it, unfortunately.

"Joachim (Anderson) went (last summer to Fulham) and we couldn’t afford to lose both of them.

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"We then had another bid in January but that was a difficult situation as well. We will just have to see what happens. It needs a new contract or a conclusion of some kind."

Liverpool have been prepared to wait to make the free signing next year but Palace willingness could bring a conclusion forwards by almost 12 months.

Aside from those two arrivals, the Reds could sanction up to four exits in the build-up to Friday's Premier League opener.

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A notable absentee from the Community Shield squad was Kostas Tsimikas. Liverpool will not stand in the way of their Greek full-back leaving this summer as it was revealed Nottingham Forest expressed an interest.

Harvey Elliott was one of three Reds to miss their penalty kicks in the shootout defeat against Palace at Wembley Stadium. The Englishman has been honest about his situation all summer long, acknowledging that he may need to leave for more playing time.

Most recently he has been linked with a switch to RB Leipzig with it claimed Jurgen Klopp is driving talks for the Red Bull club.

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Attackers Federico Chiesa and Ben Doak did not feature at Wembley and there is potential for one or both to leave before the transfer window closes.

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