{"id":17578,"date":"2025-07-17T23:53:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T23:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/17578\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T23:53:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T23:53:11","slug":"liverpool-transfer-round-up-as-hugo-ekitike-timeline-revealed-and-reds-learn-rodrygo-chances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/17578\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool transfer round-up as Hugo Ekitike timeline revealed and Reds learn Rodrygo chances"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s been a whirlwind 24 hours for Liverpool and their fans, with plenty of transfer business getting underway. <\/p>\n

Over the last couple of days, a fair few players have been linked with an Anfield switch, with Arne Slot<\/a> looking to improve his first-team squad<\/a> in any way possible. <\/p>\n

The Reds were already one of the most dominant teams in the Premier League<\/a> last season, and with a couple of extra players added to their ranks, there\u2019s no reason why they won\u2019t be the team to beat in the 2025-26 season. <\/p>\n

Here, Rousing the Kop have collected three of the biggest transfer stories to have emerged from Anfield<\/a> on Thursday, 17 July. <\/p>\n

Aston Villa are in touch with Liverpool over a potential transfer for Harvey Elliott\"HarveyPhoto by Tullio Puglia \u2013 UEFA\/UEFA via Getty Images<\/p>\n

One of the main players to have been linked with a Liverpool exit this summer is Harvey Elliott. <\/p>\n

The young Englishman was the best player at the Under-21 Euros<\/a> by a country mile this summer, with several Premier League teams showing an interest in him. <\/p>\n

Indeed, he\u2019s arguably got one of the biggest ceilings of any Liverpool player at the moment but with the recent addition of Florian Wirtz, there\u2019s not much room left for him in Arne Slot\u2019s first-team squad. <\/p>\n

So, it doesn\u2019t come as much of a surprise to see that Aston Villa now want to sign Elliott<\/a> after losing Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford at the end of the 2024-25 campaign. <\/p>\n

Rodrygo is \u2018happy\u2019 with the interest shown in him by Liverpool\"RealPhoto by Robbie Jay Barratt \u2013 AMA\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Rodrygo<\/a> is another player who has been the talk of the town this summer. <\/p>\n

At the start of June, there were no rumours surrounding the future of the Brazilian at Real Madrid but since Xabi Alonso didn\u2019t start him for five consecutive games in the Club World Cup, it seems like his hand has been forced. <\/p>\n

Liverpool and Arsenal are among the teams who have been linked with an interest in the attacker this summer. <\/p>\n

And now, thanks to a report from ESPN Brazil, it has been revealed that Rodrygo is \u2018happy\u2019 with the interest shown in him by Liverpool<\/a>, with the Reds\u2019 interest in the attacker now \u2018genuine.\u2019 <\/p>\n

Hugo Ekitike could become a Liverpool player this weekend\"HugoPhoto by Rene Nijhuis\/MB Media\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

One of the main stories to have followed Liverpool around this summer has been their quest for a new number nine. <\/p>\n

Darwin Nunez\u2019s form last season was spotty to say the least, and while Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo did a good job of filling in, both are better off in their natural positions. <\/p>\n

Liverpool\u2019s dream target since the window opened was Newcastle\u2019s Alexander Isak<\/a>, but since Eddie Howe and co have stuck firm with their \u2018not for sale\u2019 stance, it seems like Hugo Ekitike is the man Slot has chosen. <\/p>\n

And, with the Reds now in pole position, a new report from BBC Sport journalist Sami Mokbel has shared that Liverpool would like to get the deal over the line<\/a> by the weekend at the latest. <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s been a whirlwind 24 hours for Liverpool and their fans, with plenty of transfer business getting underway.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17579,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[16415,16416,403,99],"class_list":["post-17578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-hugo-ekitike","tag-rodrygo-goes","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}