Liverpool make first contact to sign Chelsea star
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Liverpool have reportedly taken a step towards signing a Chelsea star. His future is a little up in the air.
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Liverpool know they need to find a defender from somewhere. They may even need to find four, as ridiculous as that is.
But three of their senior defensive options are out of contract in the summer. Kostas Tsimikas is one of those and a new left-back seems nigh-on certain at some stage in 2027.
Ronald Araujo's loan will expire, too, unless Liverpool trigger an option to keep him. Then there are the major duo of Joe Gomez and, of course, Virgil van Dijk.
That's a lot of ability spilling out of the squad all at once. It severely weakens the centre of defence, too, as well as right-back, where Araujo has been starting and Gomez deputises.
Thus Liverpool did have a look at another option in the summer. One from Chelsea, no less.
Liverpool's Josh Acheampong enquiry
Teamtalk reports that Liverpool did try to sign Josh Acheampong in the summer. The enquiry didn't go anywhere but it's possible that signing him last summer wasn't actually the intention.
Chelsea are eager to sign Acheampong to a new contract, preferably a very long-term one. Xabi Alonso is apparently a massive fan and views him as someone they club can count on for many years to come.
But that doesn't necessarily mean that Acheampong wants to commit his future to the club. Liverpool, with their enquiry, have made it clear to him that they'd also offer him a bright future.
And that's certainly true. The player can cover both right-back and centre-back, ticks the all-important homegrown box that Liverpool are short on, and he's young enough to hold down a role for the foreseeable future.
A move makes sense for Liverpool and they'll be hoping they've turned his head a bit. Reject that Chelsea contract and they'll have to sell - potentially at a cut-price fee.
One to watch.