Liverpool’s Summer Rebuild: More Signings Expected
Liverpool’s summer is not done yet. Not even close.
That is the view of former Manchester City financial adviser Stefan Borson, who believes Andoni Iraola will push through several more deals before the window shuts, as Liverpool scramble to reshape a squad that has lost some of its biggest names.
A squad in transition
Jeremy Jacquet’s pre-contract arrival, agreed back in February, has already been followed by Victor Munoz and Ronald Araujo touching down on Merseyside. Three fresh faces, three different profiles, all part of Iraola’s attempt to bend this Liverpool side into his image.
But the departures bite harder than the arrivals soothe.
Ibrahima Konate, Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah have all walked away as free agents. Between them: leadership, experience, and a mountain of minutes at the sharp end of Liverpool’s recent history. No fee, no farewell pay-off to reinvest. Just gaps.
Supporters can see those holes as clearly as Iraola can. Pre-season has underlined them. Defeats to Leeds United and Monaco have stripped away any illusions that this group is ready-made for a title push under a new manager.
The pressure to act is obvious.
Barcola, Mbaye and the attacking puzzle
A lot of the noise has centred on Bradley Barcola. The PSG winger is admired, fits the age profile, and would inject the kind of direct threat Liverpool are losing with Salah’s exit. But admiration is one thing; paying the Champions League winners’ asking price is another.
Right now, that fee is the stumbling block.
So eyes turn to alternatives. Ibrahim Mbaye has emerged as a name on Liverpool’s radar, viewed as a potential cheaper route into the same area of the pitch. If Barcola proves too expensive, Mbaye could become the pragmatic play – less glamour, perhaps, but more room in the budget for other positions.
“Liverpool are going to start being active”
Borson expects the real movement to come late, as the market thins out and clubs finally blink.
“There's then the clearing. I think you have a sort of clearing situation where the clubs are trying to get rid of their fringe players,” he told Football Insider, outlining the stage of the window he believes Liverpool are about to exploit.
“Liverpool, presumably, are going to start being active in the market. You've got to think they're going to buy two or three players in the last couple of weeks.
“I still think there's a lot of business that's going to get done, but probably on the lower end, the sort of sub-£50million level.”
So this is unlikely to be a galáctico summer. More a series of targeted strikes under £50m, filling out a squad that suddenly looks thinner in key areas than Liverpool fans are used to.
Ins, outs and uneasy glances
The story at Anfield is not just about who comes through the door. It is about who might yet leave.
Cody Gakpo has admirers in north London, with Tottenham Hotspur monitoring the Dutch forward. Whether Spurs turn that interest into a concrete bid remains to be seen, but the link alone is enough to stir concern among supporters already braced for change.
Alexis Mac Allister’s situation has also been a talking point. A key figure in midfield, a player around whom Iraola could build his central structure, yet still the subject of speculation as the window ticks down.
Then there is Alisson.
Earlier in the summer, the Brazil goalkeeper was widely expected to join Juventus. On paper, the timing made sense: a major asset, a big fee, a reset under a new coach. But the weeks have passed, the new season is now just days away, and Liverpool have not moved to cash in.
At this stage, letting him go would be a huge gamble. Borson’s logic, and the club’s recent behaviour, suggest the door is effectively closed. You do not rip out your goalkeeper on the eve of a campaign you are trying to stabilise.
Two weeks to define a season
So Liverpool stand here: three signings in, three major free departures, questions everywhere else. Pre-season has exposed the flaws, the market still holds solutions, and Iraola knows he cannot start this new era undercooked.
Borson expects two or three more arrivals. The club are weighing big-money temptation against the risk of losing key pillars. The clock is ticking.
Liverpool’s summer rebuild has started. The real judgment will come in these final days, when hesitation and conviction are separated, and when the shape of Iraola’s first season at Anfield is finally laid bare.
