Liverpool didn’t just end the season with a trophy—they ended it with a statement.
After clinching the Premier League title on the final day with a 1-1 draw at Anfield, the club now turns its eyes to something just as decisive: the future.
Arne Slot, who oversaw a campaign that defied expectations, has been given the keys to reshape Liverpool’s next era. And it starts with names. Jeremie Frimpong is close. Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez are on the radar. But the most intriguing link? Joao Pedro.
The 23-year-old Brighton forward recorded 10 goals and seven assists across all competitions. He’s young, Brazilian, and comfortable in England. Ben Jacobs has reported that Liverpool are circling—and Chelsea are too.
But is he what Liverpool truly need?
There’s doubt. Pedro thrives off a second striker role—floating, probing, combining. Not the bruising, lone number nine that Slot’s system might demand. Not the chaos-bringer in the box to replace a possibly outbound Darwin Nunez.
Still, Liverpool know how to bend systems to players. Slot might see Pedro not as a fit, but as a piece to be reimagined—like Firmino once was.
The market moves fast. Identities are rewritten. And Joao Pedro—on the edge of greatness or of being misplaced—waits for a club to make him more than potential.
Liverpool must now decide if they’re building for style, or for necessity.