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The LFC Transfer Pulse Roundup: Inside a Buzzy Week of Liverpool Transfer Talk

 

By LFC Transfer Rumours

 

If you thought last week’s Liverpool transfer chatter was quiet, you clearly haven’t been on football Twitter — or should we say, “X”. The past seven days have served up everything: overlapping centre-back rumors, a possible Italian exit, Arne Slot’s next big academy bet, and one or two Bundesliga sagas that just won’t go away.

 

Here’s the roundup straight from the well-informed corners of the internet.

 

Marc Guehi – Liverpool’s Long Game

The Marc Guehi story refuses to die. This Is Anfield reported that the Crystal Palace captain “came within hours of joining Liverpool on deadline day” but a deal “fell through at the last hour.” Yet according to the same piece, Liverpool “are still in talks” about a possible free move next summer .​

 

Fabrizio Romano added more spice, telling listeners on his Here We Go podcast that “Liverpool are among the clubs currently making proposals… it’s a big race for Marc Guehi.” Romano claims Bayern Munich even held a “secret meeting” with Guehi’s camp .​

The 25‑year‑old is exactly the kind of composed, ball‑playing leader Slot craves — and could be groomed as Virgil van Dijk’s successor. At Palace, Guehi is the calm presence that allows others to press high, and that positional intelligence would fit like a glove in Liverpool’s evolving defensive setup.

 

Sources close to the player say he’s “listening to proposals,” but the Mirror rates Liverpool’s chances as “genuine, not guaranteed.” .

 

 

Federico Chiesa – The End of a Short Love Affair?

Anfield Watch made waves this week with the headline “Arne Slot has seen enough: he wants to SELL fans’ favourite forward” . Federico Chiesa’s Anfield story might be over before it ever truly began. Despite solid numbers — “two goals and three assists so far,” reports Anfield Watch — the Italian can’t break into Slot’s preferred front line of Isak, Ekitike, and Wirtz .​

 

Spanish outlet Fichajes echoed those claims, writing that “Chiesa appears destined to leave Anfield in the next window, either on loan or on a permanent transfer.” . Serie A sides are circling, and insiders describe the odds of a winter move as “better than 50 percent.”​

Chiesa joined from Juventus just last year for £12.5 million and was expected to bring creativity and grit to the right wing. But with the Premier League champs pivoting toward younger, homegrown talents, the 28‑year‑old’s graceful exits down the flank might soon be a fading memory.

 

Chiesa joined from Juventus just last year for £12.5 million and was expected to bring creativity and grit to the right wing. But with the Premier League champs pivoting toward younger, homegrown talents, the 28‑year‑old’s graceful exits down the flank might soon be a fading memory.

 

Dayot Upamecano – A Familiar Transfer Triangle

The Daily Mirror sparked talk mid‑week by claiming Liverpool and Chelsea “are in a race for Dayot Upamecano,” with the Bayern Munich defender “out of contract next summer” . Bayern reportedly see Guehi as his replacement — and, in the classic domino effect, Liverpool’s name is tied to both.​

 

Upamecano’s athleticism and pace would complement Ibrahima Konaté perfectly, but some insiders question whether Liverpool need another right‑sided centre‑back. Sky Germany’s segment on the matter noted Liverpool’s “interest is exploratory rather than advanced,” which sounds like transfer‑speak for wait and see.

 

Nico Schlotterbeck – The Dortmund Watch

If Guehi and Upamecano represent tomorrow, some Liverpool scouts are apparently looking at someone a step younger: Borussia Dortmund’s Nico Schlotterbeck. Empire of the Kop cites BILD in reporting that the 25‑year‑old “is holding off from signing a new contract,” and that “Liverpool are among the clubs keeping close checks” .​

 

Schlotterbeck is left‑footed, commanding, and aggressive — a modern-day hybrid of Van Dijk and Agger — and would provide natural depth on the left. Transfer insider Florian Plettenberg has called Liverpool’s monitoring “a genuine long‑term interest.” Expect this one to flare up again in January.

 

Final Whistle: Setting the Stage for 2026

So where does it all point? Guehi’s the likeliest defensive addition; Chiesa’s the most probable exit; Schlotterbeck remains one to track; and, amid it all, Slot continues quietly shaping what feels like Liverpool 2.0.

 

The whispers on X this week came with one shared tone: this is a club recalibrating, not rebuilding. As @JamesPearceLFC put it in one sly post: “Liverpool aren’t chasing names; they’re building roles.”

 

That checks out — and explains why every link, from Guehi to Kone‑Doherty, feels more evolution than revolution.