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·20 January 2026

Liverpool make transfer decision over Brazil midfielder

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Liverpool last had a major midfield refit back in 2023.

Jurgen Klopp and then-sporting director Jorg Schmadtke concluded deals for Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo and Ryan Gravenberch.


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Out went Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Naby Keita, James Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. It’s fair to say those transfers have paid off in a big way - but the time is approaching when Liverpool must restock their midfield all over again.

The load has been quite heavy on Liverpool’s rotating cast of midfielders this season - with all five options suffering varying degrees of injuries.

And with question marks against Mac Allister’s form - and the uncertain contract situations of Endo and Curtis Jones - it has been suggested that midfield is one area the Premier League champions will seek to improve next summer.

Liverpool linked again with Joao Gomes

A long-standing target has been Joao Gomes of Wolves. The 24-year-old moved to Molineux back in January 2023 from Flamengo - with whom he won the 2022 Copa Libertadores.

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The midfielder has become a solid campaigner for Wolves in the Premier League ever since - emerging on the radar of several top clubs.

According to a report in Caught Offside Napoli and Atletico Madrid have both got plans to sign the Brazil international next summer while Manchester United have also identified Gomes as a potential Casemiro replacement.

More fancifully the report names Crystal Palace as potential suitors for Joao Gomes - who is contracted to the Premier League side until 2030.

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