LIVERPOOL have sanctioned a British record £130million move for Alexander Isak next week – confident that Newcastle will finally let the wantaway striker leave. And they also still want to land

Virgil Van Dijk leaned on his experience to effectively defend open spaces with the absence of a true defensive midfielder ahead of the back four, but as the full-backs bombed on and the midfield was vacated, it was his Liverpool team-mate Ibrahima Konate who looked to struggle with the vast acres of Anfield grass he had to cover.

Eberechi Eze is in demand in north London, while Liverpool are back in for Marc Guehi and still chasing Alexander Isak.

However, Liverpool are not yet prepared to meet their £40m valuation for the 25-year-old, something that will concern Reds fans after David Ornstein’s latest update. The Reds usually aim for a defender who is in the age range of 18-22, just like they have done with Giovanni Leoni, although they see Guehi as an exception.

It has been revealed Crystal Palace hold a strong position when it comes to Marc Guehi and the future of the defender.

Inter enters the race for Marc GuéhiCrystal Palace captain Marc Guéhi is attracting interest from several top clubs. While Liverpool are pushing to sign the Ivorian-English defender, Inter Milan

Fabrizio Romano now reports on X (formerly Twitter) that Crystal Palace remain in negotiations over the futures of Eberechi Eze (Tottenham) and Marc Guehi (Liverpool). Liverpool’s interest in the England international has been long-standing, with the club now expected to accelerate talks ahead of the window deadline.

Despite this, a report from Football Insider claims Liverpool have a ‘new plan’ for Guehi as this transfer is ‘likely to be delayed by 12 months’. The report claims there are two factors to ensure that this is the likely outcome of this saga.