In this feature, we've broken down all the centre-backs Liverpool have been linked with as they aim to bring in a long-term successor to Joel Matip in the summer transfer window

United are reportedly planning a £118.4m double raid on Sporting Lisbon - with Ratcliffe seeing value for money in a deal to sign an England destroyer and a top defender

Man Utd are plotting a €100m double deal for a striker and defender, a Liverpool star has 'everything in place' to join Barcelona, while Tottenham are looking at two strikers

Arne Slot has told Liverpool which position to strengthen and they have quickly firmed up their top target for the role

Man Utd are eyeing a double €75m raid with a bargain deal for a LaLiga striker first, Tottenham want a Japan defender, while Barcelona believe they can sign a top Liverpool star

Liverpool want a defender and a winger worth a combined €90m, Arsenal have opened talks over signing a Girona star, while Tottenham and Napoli are to discuss a €30m midfielder deal

The first Liverpool signing of the Arne Slot era is picking up pace as a top star is eager to try himself out in the Premier League, according to reports

Arne Slot could pile more misery on Ruben Amorim by raiding Sporting Lisbon for a brilliant Liverpool target, according to reports

Slot can beat Amorim again by stealing one of his biggest assets after taking a job he looked a shoo-in for

Arne Slot looks like he is the new frontrunner for the Liverpool job but don't rule out Thomas Frank as TT looks at how the Reds could line up under the Brentford boss next season

Edwards is ready to greenlight a triple summer splurge that will set the Reds back some £190m - with four players also expected to move on

The Reds have switched their attention away from the Sporting CP man, knowing the importance of the position they're looking to fill

Potential new Liverpool manager Ruben Amorim will be delighted, as a Sporting star can reportedly move to Anfield for a reduced fee this summer

Amorim is reportedly eyeing an enormous £120m triple transfer coup to kick-off his reign in style, with three of Klopp's biggest stars set to be replaced

Amorim has reportedly told Liverpool chiefs he would like to bring three Sporting CP stars with him to Anfield upon his appointment as manager

Sporting CP's Ruben Amorim has been tipped to replace Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool – and he may well look to the Primeira Liga when making new signings in the summer

Liverpool have been offered the chance to sign one of Ruben Amorim's most trusted lieutenants in a move that would push a Reds hero out and kickstart the new era in style

Liverpool are reportedly pushing to sign a top-class duo before Premier League rivals including Arsenal and Chelsea

Fernandes knows his former side Sporting CP are absolutely stacked with top talent having named a trio of stars he hugely admires in a transfer hint to Man Utd

The 22-year-old is considered to be one of the best young defenders in the world and several clubs from the Premier League are interested in him

Arsenal no longer appear to be in the race for a rising star, as Liverpool and Newcastle have instead been named as his main suitors by a report

Piero Hincapie, Levi Colwill and Goncalo Inacio are all reportedly targets for Liverpool, so we've looked into who might be most suitable

The Reds have drawn up a three-man shopping list to strengthen their defence - but a January approach for their No 1 target has already been rebuffed

Why a centre-back whose contract contains a €60m release clause rejected Newcastle and is unlikely to join Man Utd has been revealed, with a deal now there for the making for confirmed admirers Liverpool

A report has revealed six exciting targets Liverpool are considering for either transfer window in 2024 as Jurgen Klopp dreams big

The 22-year-old is a key reason why Sporting currently sit top of Liga Portugal and several top clubs are keen to secure his signature

It's said they are now the club 'most interested' in the defensive snare, but the first offer does not reflect that view

It was recently reported 'no amount of money' could make the Gunners part with the defender, but they seem to have backtracked on that as they look to replace him with someone better

The Blues are currently being stopped from completing the £69.2million snare due to Arsenal's January transfer dealings

It is Arsenal, not Liverpool, leading the race to sign the £52m-rated centre-back at this stage, reports closer to his current club have revealed

Liverpool are ramping up a £52m defender addition ahead of the winter window and a second source has confirmed a deal can be made without complication

Liverpool are 'set to alter their January plans' and accelerate a defender signing after Kostas Tsimikas broke his collarbone, and a report has named which target they're poised to go for

Despite enjoying a strong start to the 2023/24 season, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is still trying to bolster his squad and TEAMtalk has revealed his top transfer targets

Eddie Howe will be delighted, as Newcastle have reportedly moved past Liverpool and Real Madrid and are now in pole position to sign a Portugal ace

Jurgen Klopp could land Joel Matip's replacement in January after the player's price dropped significantly, while a Spurs midfielder is wanted by two SerIe A heavyweights

Claims that Arsenal have joined the race for the Portugal international have been confirmed - but they are playing a waiting game

The Reds are firmly focusing on the signing of a new defender in 2024 with Romano revealing all he knows about their chances of landing a €130m-rated duo

Klopp has reportedly decided AGAINST pursuing a January deal for one Premier League star amid claims the Reds boss has a new top target instead

A Liverpool representative has 'confirmed' that the club should sign an exciting star next year, though Man Utd are also back in the frame for him

The Gunners have reportedly made a firm approach to get their hands on a supremely-talented Sporting star, who has been the subject of a two-year transfer chase by Klopp and Co

With Matip's season over and Liverpool just one more injury away from a defensive crisis, Klopp is looking to the January window to provide a potential answer

The Reds are reportedly in the market for central defensive recruits ahead of the January window after losing Matip to a season-ending ACL injury

Ange Postecoglou has reportedly instructed Tottenham to join Liverpool and Man Utd in chasing a hugely desirable signing

The Reds are unofficially out of the race to sign a Brazilian midfielder - with Klopp instead putting his January energies into the signing of a Sporting Lisbon star instead

United will reportedly be active in their quest to fix a problem position in January - with transfer guru Romano delivering his verdict on Ten Hag's top two targets

Liverpool are keen to try and sign Sporting Lisbon star defender as new partner for Virgil van Dijk and could look for deal as early as the January window.

Liverpool are 'willing' to activate a centre-back's release clause and beat Real Madrid, Barcelona and Man Utd to his signature, though the move might not worry United who are homing in on a defender deal of their own