Liverpool have perfect excuse to sign 'relentless' star as £21m release clause emerges | OneFootball

Liverpool still have just under half of the 2025-26 season to make things right.

It's clear that they won't win the Premier League title this time around with 15 points separating them from first-placed Arsenal.

Indeed, a lot of this is due to the amount of time that it has taken some of the Reds' players to get used to working with one another but another area of concern has been their defence.

No new defensive additions were made in the January transfer window which has meant that the Anfield outfit are down to their bare bones.

This is why it's hardly surprising to see several new defenders linked with a Liverpool switch each day.

And, ahead of the transfer window, it seems like a deal for one of Arne Slot's targets could be back on in the summer.

Denzel Dumfries has a £21 million release clause in his Inter Milan contract

Since Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley both got themselves injured towards the end of January, Slot has been left with a fair few tough decisions to make.

Although players such as Dominik Szoboszlai can be used as a right-back if needed, the Reds would be far better off with a natural right-back in their starting XI.

These were also the thoughts of Slot with the Dutchman attempting to make moves for both Denzel Dumfries and Lutsharel Geertruida towards the end of the window.

Neither of these ever came to fruition but, as per an update from Italian website FC Inter 1908, a move for Dumfries could be perfect for Liverpool.

The report starts things off by saying that the right-back has a 'release clause' which is active from next summer.

Liverpool were the team who were 'primarily' looking at signing him with his current injury status the only thing putting them off.

However, now that he's getting back to full fitness, a deal could be on again with the Dutchman's release clause being worth €25 million (£21.7 million) which, for a player of his calibre, is a steal.

The Italian outlet round-up the report by stating that his 'intention' is to exit Inter.

Denzel Dumfries could solve most of Liverpool's right-back problems

With Slot at the helm and others such as Cody Gakpo and Jeremie Frimpong seen as regular starter for Liverpool, it feels like the club are only wanting to sign Dutch players.

This sort of transfer regime worked out quite well for Wolves in the past and even though Dumfries may be a tad older than the Reds' other targets at 29years old, his experience is second to none.

The right-back has interchanged with Frimpong ever since he was introduced to the international squad.

Each of them offer different things on the right-wing and with Bradley likely to be the Reds' first-choice right-back upon his return from injury, having another experienced player who is as "relentless" as Dumfries is could be key to Liverpool's future successes.

In this day and age £21 million is a small fee for a Premier League club and, even if he's just a stop-gap solution to fill in the gap at right-back until a proper target is identified, it's surely going to be better than just shoe-horning midfielders into right-back.

There's no knowing what the future has in store for Liverpool but with the turmoil their defence has faced this season, it would be a shock not to see them sign a new defender or two in the summer.