Liverpool intend to sign a new left-back with an assist king already catching their eye, and Andy Robertson isn\u2019t the only left-back who should leave Anfield this summer.<\/p>\n
Liverpool<\/a> announced last week that Robertson, 32, will leave the club when his contract expires on June 30. If Tottenham avoid relegation, the Scot will move to north London, with a verbal agreement between the two parties already in place<\/a>.<\/p>\n Many of the transfer headlines around Anfield right now centre on new wingers. RB Leipzig\u2019s Yan Diomande is a wanted man on Merseyside<\/a>, and on Saturday, Liverpool scouts watched the 19-year-old score the winning goal as Leipzig beat Borussia Monchengladbach 1-0.<\/p>\n But according to our colleagues over on TEAMtalk, Diomande wasn\u2019t the only Leipzig ace Liverpool\u2019s scouts were observing.<\/p>\n Transfer insider, Graeme Bailey, revealed 36-cap Germany international, David Raum, was part of the reason Liverpool\u2019s scouts attended the game<\/a>. Raum, who is Leipzig\u2019s captain, would go on to be named player of the match.<\/p>\n According to the reporter, Liverpool now fully intend to sign a new left-back who\u2019ll at the very least compete with Milos Kerkez for the starting spot next season.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also conceivable that the new man supersedes Kerkez in the pecking order, meaning Liverpool won\u2019t be modest and simply buy a cheap back-up.<\/p>\n Raum \u2013 who\u2019s just turned 27 \u2013 is in Liverpool\u2019s crosshairs and the fact he\u2019s out of contract in the summer of 2027 plays perfectly into Liverpool\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n Firstly, Leipzig will be more open to cashing in while they still can. Secondly, the cost of signing Raum won\u2019t be as high as it ordinarily would be if he had more years left on his deal.<\/p>\n Over the past three seasons, Raum has provided 27 assists from left-back at an average of one assist every 3.7 games.<\/p>\n READ NEXT: 16 Conclusions from Chelsea 0-3 Man City: Guehi, Cherki, and the looming banterpocalypse<\/a><\/p>\n There is an obvious question to ask at this point in the story \u2013 what about Kostas Tsimikas?<\/p>\n The Greek is currently on loan at Roma, though in truth, it\u2019s not a deal that has benefitted either party.<\/p>\n Reporting on X earlier on Monday, an Italian transfer reporter declared:\u00a0\u201cAS Roma are not satisfied with Kostas Tsimikas\u2019 performances.<\/p>\n \u201cSo the left back will leave Roma at the end of the season to return to Liverpool, which have to decide to keep or to sell him again.\u201d<\/p>\n Liverpool attempted to bring Tsimikas back to Anfield early in January, but the Greek\u2019s deal with Roma does not contain a recall clause.<\/p>\n Tsimikas\u2019 return would have paved the way for Robertson to join Tottenham mid-season. Failure to agree Tsimikas\u2019 early return with Roma ensured Robertson stayed put.<\/p>\n