Transfer window preview: What do Europe's big clubs need?

The transportation window, which is a spot antithetic this year acknowledgment to the Club World Cup, opens successful the Premier League, German Bundesliga, French Ligue 1, Spanish LaLiga and Italian Serie A connected June 1 for 10 days earlier closing and opening again June 16.

But clubs person already been engaged readying their concern aft a agelong season. There were plentifulness of large moves past summer, truthful tin we expect a repeat?

ESPN reporters person everything you request to cognize astir the apical teams' hopes arsenic they delve into deals that mightiness beryllium successful the cards. Who volition travel in? Who volition depart?

PREMIER LEAGUE

LIVERPOOL

Budget: Having conducted precise small concern during the past fewer transportation windows, Liverpool are successful a beardown fiscal presumption heading into this summer. However, the club's argumentation is to walk lone if the close players are available.

What does the squad need? Considering Liverpool won the league astatine a canter this season, it seems unusual to accidental they request a large shakeup, but Arne Slot's broadside could payment from immoderate additions. With Trent Alexander-Arnold departing connected a escaped transfer, there's a vacancy astatine close back, and reinforcements astatine near backmost and halfway backmost are besides needed. Uncertainty implicit the aboriginal of Darwin Núñez means Liverpool are apt to beryllium successful the marketplace for a No. 9 and mightiness besides look to regenerate Alexander-Arnold's creativity by adding different midfielder.

Who are the large targets? Liverpool already look to beryllium making moves successful the transportation market, and sources told ESPN that Bayer Leverkusen helping backmost Jeremie Frimpong has already completed his Anfield medical. The Netherlands planetary is acceptable to supply contention for close backmost Conor Bradley pursuing Alexander-Arnold's exit, with Liverpool triggering his £30 cardinal merchandise clause. Sources besides told ESPN that Slot is starring the contention to motion Frimpong's Leverkusen teammate and Germany playmaker Florian Wirtz, who is keen connected a determination to the Premier League and would apt bid a club-record fee. At near back, Bournemouth's Milos Kerkez is admired, and Eintracht Frankfurt guardant Hugo Ekitike and Newcastle United's Alexander Isak are among the strikers linked to the team.

Who could beryllium leaving? Alexander-Arnold has already announced his departure, and sources said helium is expected to articulation Real Madrid. Elsewhere, striker Núñez has attracted involvement from clubs successful Saudi Arabia, portion Barcelona are funny successful winger Luis Díaz. Midfielder Harvey Elliott and goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher could besides permission successful hunt of much crippled time.

Any caller contracts? Liverpool person already completed important concern by getting Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk to motion caller deals. The nine is besides keen to widen the contracts of defender Read Entire Article