Juventus Eyes Alisson with Player-Swap Proposal to Liverpool
Juventus are weighing up a move for Alisson Becker that would see a player head the other way to Liverpool in an attempt to drive down the fee for the Brazilian goalkeeper.
Anfield is already preparing for a summer that will tear at the fabric of Jürgen Klopp’s great side. Mohamed Salah and Andrew Robertson are confirmed to leave as free agents in May, stripping Liverpool of two pillars of their recent era. Now the prospect of Alisson following them out of the door is no longer a distant worry. It is on the table.
Arne Slot’s squad remains locked on the race for a top-five finish, but behind the scenes the conversation is different. Liverpool’s recruitment team are sketching out life after their long-serving No.1, a player who once felt untouchable.
Juventus ready to use Di Gregorio as a bargaining chip
In Italy, the Alisson story is gathering momentum. According to Romeo Agresti, via juvefcdotcom on X, Juventus’ interest in the Brazilian would almost certainly spell the end of Michele Di Gregorio’s short spell as the club’s first-choice goalkeeper.
Di Gregorio only made his move from Monza permanent last year and has had moments that hinted at a long-term future in Turin. Yet those flashes have not fully convinced Luciano Spalletti that he is the man to anchor the position for years to come.
That doubt has opened the door. Juventus are exploring a deal that would send Di Gregorio to Liverpool as part of a package for Alisson, trimming the transfer fee demanded by the Premier League leaders and giving the Italian club a more manageable route to a marquee signing.
From Liverpool’s perspective, the idea is not without appeal. Di Gregorio, 28, offers top-flight experience and could arrive as either a seasoned understudy or a genuine challenger to Giorgi Mamardashvili, who has been given a year to adjust to English football and the demands of the club.
The plan, though, hinges on one key factor: Alisson himself. Any agreement would require the 33-year-old to accept a slight reduction in his annual salary to make the move back to Serie A viable. Without that concession, Juventus’ carefully constructed proposal stalls.
Time to move on from a modern great?
This is the dilemma Liverpool now face. Alisson has been one of the defining figures of the club’s modern success, a cornerstone of two Premier League titles and the 2019 Champions League triumph. At his peak, he brought calm, authority and the kind of big-moment saves that change seasons.
But the relentless injuries have started to chip away at that aura.
His early years at Anfield were marked by heavy workloads: 51 appearances in his debut campaign, 42 in 2020-21, then 54 and 47 in the two seasons that followed. The last three years tell a different story. Alisson has been restricted to 32, 35 and 35 games in 2023-24, 2024-25 and the current season, a pattern that points to a clear decline in availability.
For a club that builds its structure on intensity and reliability, that matters. Sentiment has to wrestle with pragmatism.
Liverpool may decide this is the moment to rip the bandage off. Mamardashvili has had his bedding-in period. Di Gregorio could arrive as part of a deal that softens the financial blow. Juventus are circling, sensing opportunity.
If Alisson chooses Turin and Liverpool choose to cash in, one of the defining partnerships of the Premier League era will end with a calculated, clinical decision rather than a slow fade. And then the question becomes simple: who guards Anfield’s goal in the next great rebuild?
