{"id":382481,"date":"2026-01-21T16:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T16:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/382481\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T16:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T16:14:07","slug":"liverpool-identify-second-star-theyre-aiming-to-sign-in-the-summer-in-152m-double-swoop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/382481\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool identify second star they&#8217;re &#8216;aiming to sign&#8217; in the summer in \u00a3152m double swoop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool will look to sign Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton and RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande in the summer transfer window, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds spent over \u00a3400m on new signings in the last summer market as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/liverpool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool<\/a> owners looked to build on the success of Arne Slot\u2019s first season in charge.<\/p>\n<p>However, after winning the Premier League last term, Slot could not keep up the momentum as Liverpool find themselves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/premier-league\/table\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fourth in the table<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Premier League leaders Arsenal, who finished ten points behind the Reds last term, are currently 14 points ahead of Slot\u2019s defending champions.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear whether Slot will still be their manager next season <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/liverpool-slot-future-already-set-reliable-journalist-when-sacked\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">with some rumours that they are waiting until the end of this campaign before going in a new direction<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But their recruitment plans are likely to stay the same with rumours yesterday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-tottenham-crazy-battle-diomande-romano-liverpool-concrete-bid\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool are \u2018preparing\u00a0a concrete bid\u2019<\/a> of around \u20ac100m (\u00a386m) for RB Leipzig winger Diomande.<\/p>\n<p>READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/szoboszlai-liverpool-walk-football-matches\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Szoboszlai too smart casual as Liverpool sleepwalk into stodge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Man Utd and Tottenham are also understood to be fans of the 19-year-old but transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has made it clear that he won\u2019t be leaving in January.<\/p>\n<p>Romano said on his YouTube channel: \u201cThe name of Yan Diomande continues to return in the news and in questions because he is considered one of the best young wingers in the world. However, RB Leipzig insist that they want to keep the player in January.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite Manchester United sending scouts again and Tottenham being ready to do business immediately in January with an important financial proposal, Leipzig\u2019s intention is clear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRB Leipzig insist that Diomande will not leave in this January window. They are not looking for money after making major sales in the summer, including Benjamin Sesko, Lois Openda and Xavi Simons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe message from Leipzig is that the player will stay in January, but in the summer it will be a crazy battle. Man Utd are sending scouts, Tottenham are involved and PSG are also following the player closely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MORE LIVERPOOL COVERAGE ON F365\u2026<br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/feature-no-salah-konate-liverpool-xi-chosen-alonso-replaces-slot-before-next-season\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No Salah, Konate in Liverpool XI to be chosen by Alonso if he replaces Slot before next season\u2026<\/a><br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/liverpool-xabi-alonso-ready-take-job-claim-players-disposal-slot-sack\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xabi Alonso \u2018ready to take\u2019 Liverpool job and makes one claim about \u2018players at his disposal\u2019<\/a><br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/match-preview\/marseille-v-liverpool-predictions-yet-another-draw-on-the-cards-for-sloppy-reds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marseille v Liverpool predictions: Yet another draw on the cards for sloppy Reds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And now <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fichajes.net\/noticias\/liverpool-fichaje-adam-wharton-verano-20260121.html\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish website Fichajes insists that<\/a> Liverpool are \u2018aiming to sign\u2019 midfielder Adam Wharton from Premier League rivals Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that the Eagles have \u2018accepted the departure\u2019 ahead of the summer transfer window but they won\u2019t allow him to go for at least \u00a365m plus add-ons, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-ready-destroy-paul-pogba-transfer-record-anderson-wharton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">with a fee of as much as \u00a3100m mentioned elsewhere<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool see Wharton as an \u2018ideal partner to enhance the performance of players like Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch\u2019 as \u2018the roadmap at Anfield remains firm\u2019 despite Slot\u2019s potential exit.<\/p>\n<p>The report also hints that Liverpool will move for Wharton decisively this summer in order to avoid a mass battle for the Crystal Palace midfielder, which could increase his price.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool will look to sign Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton and RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":382482,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7056,1649,218,348,708,50,221,101,56,54,55,140439],"class_list":["post-382481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-adam-wharton","tag-crystal-palace","tag-football","tag-home-page","tag-liverpool","tag-news","tag-premier-league","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-yan-diomande"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/382482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}