Much focus is on Liverpool’s potential incoming signings on deadline day, but two players could also seal permanent moves away from Anfield.
Liverpool want Isak and Guehi on deadline day
It is threatening to be a memorable end to the summer transfer window for the Premier League champions, with Alexander Isak set to join in a British transfer record move from Newcastle United.
The Swede has been a key target for Liverpool all summer long, and it finally looks as though they will get their man, reportedly agreeing a £130m switch, beating the transfer record paid for Florian Wirtz earlier in the window.
Meanwhile, the Reds are also targeting a move for Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi, but the Eagles aren’t making it easy for them to sign their captain.
Palace manager Oliver Glasner has made it clear that they will only sell the England international if a replacement is brought in on time, but owner Steve Parish may not want to lose him for free next summer.
Away from Isak and Guehi, there is also outgoing business to ponder before the window slams shut, with a key update emerging in that respect.
Liverpool duo could depart before window closes
According to the reliable Paul Joyce of The Times on X, Joe Gomez and Harvey Elliott could leave Liverpool on deadline day, with the former potentially off to AC Milan and the latter being monitored by Aston Villa.
Gomez and Elliott are great squad options for the Reds, so them staying would be no bad thing, but there is also sense in allowing them to leave.
On £125,000-a-week-combined, the pair are far from regular starters for Liverpool, and if Guehi does arrive from Palace, Gomez’s minutes will likely become even more limited, despite an impressive late cameo in Sunday’s vital 1-0 win at home to Premier League title rivals Arsenal.
Should the duo depart, it would take Liverpool and FSG’s sales to over £200m this summer, with the likes of Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Jarell Quansah among the most expensive departures.
Luis Diaz
Bayern Munich
£60.6m
Darwin Nunez
Al-Hilal
£45.9m
Jarell Quansah
Bayer Leverkusen
£30.3m
Ben Doak
Bournemouth
£19.9m
Caoimnhin Kelleher
Brentford
£12.8m
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Real Madrid
£8.6m
Tyler Morton
Lyon
£8.6m
Nat Phillips
West Brom
£3m
Opinion on Elliott is likely to be more split than Gomez, given his age, but Wirtz’s signing has pushed him further down the pecking order, and he is at a point in his career where he needs to be a star player at a club.