{"id":42707,"date":"2025-08-04T07:19:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T07:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/42707\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T07:19:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T07:19:21","slug":"lewis-koumas-attracts-spanish-club-as-7-others-register-interest-liverpool-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/42707\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Koumas attracts Spanish club as 7 others register interest &#8211; Liverpool FC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool forward <a data-ail=\"324921\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/lewis-koumas\/\" title=\"Lewis Koumas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lewis Koumas<\/a> could leave the club permanently this summer, with as many as eight clubs interested in signing him.<\/p>\n<p>The Welshman spent the 2024\/25 season on loan at Championship side Stoke, making a positive impression there.<\/p>\n<p>Koumas ended the campaign with 43 appearances out of a possible 46 in the league, playing 2,861 minutes and scoring six goals in total, prior to returning to Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/liverpool-consider-three-more-transfers-32187639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Liverpool Echo<\/a>\u2018s Ian Doyle, the 19-year-old is a target for Sevilla, having been the \u201csubject of an inquiry\u201d from La Liga side.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/P2024-09-05-Wales_Turkey_MD-1-65.jpg\" alt=\"CARDIFF, WALES - Thursday, September 5, 2024: Wales' Lewis Koumas during a training session at the Cardiff City Stadium ahead of the UEFA Nations League Group B4 game between Wlaes and Turkey. (Photo by David Rawcliffe\/Propaganda)\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden alignnone size-full wp-image-308554\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Championship quintet <a data-ail=\"324921\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/norwich\/\" title=\"Norwich\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Norwich<\/a>, <a data-ail=\"324921\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/sheffield-united\/\" title=\"Sheffield United\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sheffield United<\/a>, <a data-ail=\"324921\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/hull-city\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hull City<\/a>, Preston and Oxford are all mentioned as suitors for Koumas.<\/p>\n<p>The same applies to wealthy newly-promoted pair Birmingham City and Wrexham, with a loan or permanent exit from Liverpool possible this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Time for Koumas to leave Liverpool permanently?<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2Y59FYF-copy-2.jpg\" alt=\"Stoke City's Lewis Koumas (Alamy Photo)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden alignnone size-full wp-image-309631\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>This arguably feels like the right time for Koumas to depart Anfield for good, in order to kick on in his career.<\/p>\n<p>The six-cap Wales international could admittedly go out on loan again, given his age, but settling at a new club wouldn\u2019t be a bad thing.<\/p>\n<p>While Koumas\u2019 versatility allows him to shine on either flank, Liverpool\u2019s options there are so strong already, and it is hard to see him being an option under <a data-ail=\"324921\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/arne-slot\/\" title=\"Arne Slot\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Arne Slot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Even 16-year-old <a data-ail=\"324921\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/rio-ngumoha\/\" title=\"Rio Ngumoha\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rio Ngumoha<\/a> feels higher up the pecking order than him now, following a vibrant performance against Yokohama FC on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>A move to Sevilla would be an interesting choice for Koumas\u2019 development, going down the <a data-ail=\"324921\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/tyler-morton\/\" title=\"Tyler Morton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tyler Morton<\/a> route of testing himself abroad, with the midfielder <a data-mil=\"324921\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/2025\/08\/tyler-morton-travelling-for-medical-with-15m-transfer-agreed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">set to join Lyon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It would be a big surprise if Koumas didn\u2019t leave at all, with his progress almost certain to be stunted if he stays put.<\/p>\n<p>He only signed a new long-term deal with Liverpool last summer, so the Reds aren\u2019t at risk of losing him on the cheap in the near future, so there is no rush to sell him.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Koumas has to decide what is best for him moving forward, as he looks to enjoy the best career possible. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool forward Lewis Koumas could leave the club permanently this summer, with as many as eight clubs interested&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42708,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,134,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-42707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-liverpool-fc","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42707","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=42707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}