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Big changes are coming to Liverpool\u2019s midfield this off-season. <\/p>\n
Arne Slot has been relying on the same cast of midfield characters for a couple of campaigns now. And at least two of them appear a long way past their Premier League title-winning best.<\/p>\n
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Alexis Mac Allister – under contract until 2028 – has been out of form for around a year now. And Ryan Gravenberch\u2019s performances haven\u2019t picked up despite signing a bumper new \u00a3277k per week deal.<\/p>\n
Factor in a contract complication for Curtis Jones – as well as an uncertain future for Wataru Endu – and you can see why changes are planned.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Liverpool among teams chasing Hugo Larsson<\/p>\n
It now looks like Hugo Larsson, 21, is going to be a target for the midfield<\/a> rebuild come summer.<\/p>\n The Eintracht Frankfurt dynamo has grown in stature<\/a> since signing from Malmo back in 2023. The Sweden international is now a target for a raft of top clubs – Liverpool included<\/a> – with Frankfurt preparing to cash in this summer.<\/p>\n That\u2019s according to a new report <\/a>in Fussball Daten – which claims Manchester City and Tottenham are also among Larsson\u2019s Premier League suitors.<\/p>\n Hugo Larsson is Liverpool’s ideal midfield addition<\/p>\n \u201cFrankfurt is expected to open negotiations for Hugo Larsson with a bid in the range of \u20ac60 to \u20ac70 million,\u201d the report reads.<\/p>\n \u201cSome German sources report that, given the player’s enormous potential and the interest from Premier League clubs, the bidding war could reach as high as \u20ac80 million.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is said that Manchester City have made “first contact” with Larsson and see him as a player who could reduce Rodri’s workload and seamlessly integrate his playmaking qualities into their system.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile Liverpool view Larsson as an “ideal addition” to complete their midfield overhaul, leaked information suggests that Tottenham are prepared to break their club transfer record for the player.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Larsson wants up to \u00a3216k per week<\/p>\n The report also mentions interest from Atletico Madrid while also disclosing that Larsson has rejected a move to Al-Ittihad for career-oriented reasons.<\/p>\n He will be looking for a net salary of between \u20ac5m and \u20ac7m (around \u00a3154k to \u00a3216k per week) wherever he ends up next season and Man City as well as the Reds are expected to sit at the negotiation table in the near future.<\/p>\n \u201cLarsson, who emphasizes how happy he is in Frankfurt, would likely demand a net annual salary of \u20ac5 to \u20ac7 million should he move to a mega-club,\u201d the report reads.<\/p>\n \u201cIt remains a realistic possibility that Manchester City or Liverpool will approach the negotiating table with a package of \u20ac60 million plus bonuses.\u201d<\/p>\n Larsson is signed up until 2029 with Frankfurt – putting the Bundesliga side in total control of their star midfielder\u2019s next move.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not the first time Liverpool have been linked – but they will need to get a move on now that he is being targetted by several top outfits.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd34 Shop the LFC 2025\/26 adidas home range<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Michael Edwards is about to do it again, brilliant Liverpool transfer on the horizon<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb You can’t make it up, Liverpool about to agree outrageous deal<\/a><\/p>\n