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Aadam Patel
Liverpool reporter

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All summer Andoni Iraola has said he will be "comfortable" come the start of September, when the transfer window is over and he has certainty over his squad.

That moment has now arrived.

Senior figures said from the outset this was never going to be a transfer window like last summer, when the club spent a then record £415m under Arne Slot and broke the British transfer record twice by signing Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak.

Last summer, Liverpool also made £188m from selling players such as Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Jarell Quansah - and they ended the window with a net spend of £227m.

If you include Jeremy Jacquet - a deal confirmed in January - then Liverpool's net spend is not hugely dissimilar this summer at just under £200m, having signed Victor Munoz, Ronald Araujo on loan and Bradley Barcola for a combined total of £217.5m.

But they have lost senior figures in Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson, Ibrahima Konate and Curtis Jones.

Liverpool did reject a bid worth £80m from Manchester City for Cody Gakpo as they were unable to get a replacement.

On the basis of their first two Premier League games, there is certainly a feeling that Liverpool have left themselves short after their struggles last season.

Where concern lies is the lack of quality squad depth at the back and the absence of an out-and-out defensive midfielder, but Liverpool will end the window having made the second most expensive signing of the summer in France forward Barcola, who chose the Reds despite interest from other clubs including Arsenal.

Liverpool fans could see their first glimpse of the 24-year-old on Friday when Iraola's side travel to Ipswich.

There is a belief inside the club that the combined £364m trio of Wirtz, Isak and Barcola could become one of the most feared attacks in Europe - and Anfield needs some excitement after a below-par campaign last season.

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Liverpool tried to sign France right-back Malo Gusto, 23, on deadline day but the loan move did not materialise as Chelsea wanted a permanent transfer. (Fabrice Hawkins), external

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Liverpool have done the following business on transfer deadline day:

• Midfielder Harvey Elliott has joined La Liga side Valencia on a season-long loan.

• Academy forward Keyrol Figueroa has joined League Two Port Vale on a season-long loan.

• Liverpool have completed the signing of goalkeeper Lucca Brughmans from KRC Genk. The 18-year-old will remain on loan at the Belgian top-flight side for the remainder of the season.

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Aadam Patel
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Federico Chiesa has been linked with a move away from Liverpool this summer but it now looks like the forward is set to stay at Anfield under Andoni Iraola.

Chiesa is contracted until 2028 and made just one Premier League start last season but unless a late offer comes in, he will provide another attacking option for the Reds this season.

In July, Chiesa said he was only "thinking about Liverpool" and that it was a "new chapter".

Chiesa has been unavailable for the first two Premier League games because of a muscle injury.

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Sources at Liverpool have said midfielder Trey Nyoni was the subject of a rejected bid from Nottingham Forest. But Forest say that this was not the case.

Either way, Nyoni will not be leaving Anfield this summer.

After an impressive pre-season, Andoni Iraola views the 19-year-old as an important member of his squad and with Curtis Jones leaving, Nyoni is set to get more minutes this season.

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Though any late additions for Liverpool look unlikely right now, they are expecting to complete two deals for next summer.

Genk goalkeeper Lucca Brughmans, 18, is set to sign a deal for a move to Anfield in 2027. According to Belgian sources, the proposed deal is in the region of £30m and Liverpool will loan Brughmans back to the Belgian side for the rest of the season.

As it stands, Liverpool have Alisson, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Freddie Woodman and Viteszlav Jaros as their goalkeeping options, but with Alisson's contract set to expire next summer and Mamardashvili's future now looking uncertain, Brughmans could be an option from the summer of 2027 onwards.

Similarly, the Reds are also closing in on a deal worth £4.3m for St-Etienne's Djylian N'Guessan. The France Under-20 international is a versatile forward and turned 18 at the weekend. N'Guessan will join Brest on loan and then link up with Liverpool in January or next summer.

Both deals have come about as a result of work from Liverpool's global talent department that is led by Matt Newberry. Earlier this year, they signed Mor Talla N'diaye and Ifeanyi Ndukwe after the teenage centre-backs both impressed at the U17 World Cup in Qatar last November.

Liverpool confirmed the signing of Bradley Barcola from PSG on Monday and, with Cody Gakpo set to stay put, the Reds are not expected to have any further incomings on deadline day.

That could all change if there is an outgoing so it remains one to keep an eye on given Liverpool's interest in Brighton's Yankuba Minteh and Crystal Palace's Ismaila Sarr.

Meanwhile, Harvey Elliott's season-long loan move to Valencia is expected to be confirmed later, with the midfielder having travelled to Spain on Monday.

BBC Radio Merseyside will be bringing you a special show on later on Tuesday examining the transfer business done by Everton and Liverpool.

Liverpool Echo journalist Tony Scott and Ste Plunkett of Redmen TV will be the guests in the studio for the programme, which will run from 22:00 to 00:00 BST, taking in the 23:00 transfer deadline.

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Liverpool midfielder Stefan Bajcetic has returned to Celta Vigo on a permanent deal, five-and-a-half years after leaving the La Liga side to join the Reds' academy

Bajcetic made his senior Liverpool debut under Jurgen Klopp as a 17-year-old in August 2022 and made 19 appearances across the 2022-23 season.

He scored his only goal in a 3-1 win at Aston Villa on Boxing Day 2022.

However, injuries limited the now 21-year-old's opportunities and he only made three more appearances for the club - spending time on loan at Red Bull Salzburg and Las Palmas during the 2024-25 campaign.

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Bradley Barcola is a left winger by trade, having played almost all of his Champions League minutes for PSG on that flank, but his game is shaped by a centre-forward's instincts. He played as a striker until the age of 17, something reflected in his movement and shot selection.

Last season, he averaged 3.5 shots per 90 minutes in Ligue 1, placing him among the division's most active shooters despite operating from wide areas.

His 9.83 expected goals (xG) ranked in the 95th percentile among wingers across Europe's top five leagues, meaning only around 5% of wide players consistently found themselves in better goalscoring positions.

Barcola converted those chances into 11 league goals, outperforming his xG, while no PSG player or Ligue 1 winger recorded a higher xG total during the 2025-26 campaign.

Those instincts are reflected in how he attacks defenders. Barcola was the only player across Europe's top five leagues to average more than two shot-ending carries per 90 minutes (2.06), illustrating his ability to drive at opponents before creating shooting opportunities for himself.

He also averaged 8.69 touches in the opposition penalty area per 90 minutes - the seventh-highest figure among more than 1,500 eligible players - reinforcing the profile of a winger who consistently occupies goalscoring positions.

His shot map highlights a player who attacks dangerous central areas rather than settling for speculative efforts from distance. Only Ousmane Dembele had a better combined shot volume with chance creation in Ligue 1, underlining Barcola's rare ability to both finish attacks and create opportunities for team-mates.

His work without the ball is another reason Liverpool's recruitment team admired him. Barcola ranked ninth across Europe's top five leagues for possessions won in the final third last season, a metric that reflects the aggressive pressing and intensity demanded under Andoni Iraola.

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