Liverpool have learned the secret of champions—strike before the gates even open.
The summer window hasn’t yet breathed its first, yet the Reds, fresh from lifting the Premier League trophy, are already reshaping their empire.
Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen is close, a replacement-in-waiting for Trent Alexander-Arnold, whose free transfer to Real Madrid has the Anfield faithful bracing for a bittersweet farewell.
Florian Wirtz is next on the wish list, with personal terms already settled and an official proposal sent. From Bournemouth, Milos Kerkez is in the frame, the long-term heir to Andy Robertson’s fading pace.
Now, the hunt takes them to Leipzig. Castello Lukeba—quick, unyielding, composed under pressure. Liverpool’s eyes have been on him before.
The plan was succession, a post–Van Dijk era. But with the Dutch captain’s renewal signed and sealed, the mission has shifted—depth, security, the future.
At 21, Lukeba offers Liverpool not just insurance, but inevitability. Konaté’s contract runs down next summer, and the corridors of Anfield whisper about change.
This is a club determined to have its pieces in place before the first whistle of August. Deals done early mean a full pre-season under Slot’s watch, a unity forged before battle.
For Lukeba, the choice could be purpose over promise.
At Liverpool, he wouldn’t just be another signing. He’d be the next stone in a fortress that refuses to fall.