Gossip: Reds interested in Camarapublished at 07:16 BST 3 September
07:16 BST 3 September
Chelsea will face competition from Liverpool for Monaco's Lamine Camara should they revive their interest in the 22-year-old Senegal midfielder after a deadline-day move to Stamford Bridge collapsed. (Talksport, external)
A record-breaking transfer windowpublished at 07:01 BST 3 September
07:01 BST 3 September
Steve Sutcliffe, Emlyn Begley and Gary Rose BBC Sport journalists
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Premier League clubs have broke their all-time summer transfer record with spending reaching £3.49bn.
A total of £506.5m was spent on deadline day itself, up from £391m last year.
The total amount spent during the window considerably dwarfs the £1.13bn spent by clubs just five years ago and underlines the power top English clubs have to attract talent, according to figures provided to BBC Sport by Paul Macdonald, founder of FootballTransfers.com.
Three of the 10 most expensive signings in the history of football have happened this summer – with all of them being Premier League signings. In fact, this summer window featured four of the top flight's five most expensive ever deals.
So maybe it is not surprising then that of the 20 most expensive transfers completed, only six were not to clubs in the English top flight.
Indeed, newly-promoted Ipswich have spent more on new signings than the likes of Barcelona, AC Milan, Juventus and reigning European champions PSG.
Premier League clubs as a whole were willing to dip deep into their pockets this summer, as 11 of the 20 clubs broke their transfer records, six of them on more than one occasion.
Coventry, promoted to the Premier League alongside Ipswich and Hull, have done so four times over.
'We are in for another disappointing season' - fans on squad statepublished at 18:33 BST 2 September
18:33 BST 2 September
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We asked for your views on Liverpool's transfer business.
Here are some of your comments:
Suf: Shocking. We haven't replaced Fabinho since he left. We let the greatest Premier League player of all time in Mo Salah leave and didn't think to replace him. Our full-backs are shocking. We are in for another disappointing season. Andoni Iraola has not been backed the way he should have been.
Mustufa: We needed to replace Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold. Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez aren't good enough. Also, get a top quality defensive midfielder. That's the area we'll have to buy in the winter transfer window, otherwise we'll end up in the bottom half.
Johnie: So what happens when Isak gets injured? Gakpo and Bradley Barcola can play there but they aren't number nines. We haven't replaced Mo Salah when we had five months to do so, while Wirtz is no number ten so the attack looks as unbalanced as it did last season. Like the manager, I'm glad this window is over and we can get back to the football.
Colin: Everyone from fans to pundits to ex-Liverpool players knows they need an out-and-out defensive midfielder but the manager doesn't. It seems unbelievable to me.
Have Arsenal's challengers done enough?published at 16:50 BST 2 September
16:50 BST 2 September
Arsenal have started the new Premier League season with two wins as the transfer window closes, looking in ominous shape to retain the crown they won for the first time in 22 years last season.
Have their main rivals done enough to prevent Mikel Arteta's side winning a second successive title?
And what are the other big issues as the Premier League's transfer business was concluded until January?
Liverpool's main task this summer after appointing Andoni Iraola to replace sacked Arne Slot, was to somehow compensate for what they would miss without Mohamed Salah after he left Anfield at the end of last season.
Bradley Barcola was the prime target and eventually signed from Paris Saint-Germain for £123m. He possesses lightning pace, creativity and goals, but he is not a like-for-like replacement for Salah, preferring to operate on the left.
Victor Munoz, a member of Spain's World Cup-winning squad, is another wide man who has already shown what he can deliver with a spectacular equaliser in the 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest.
Rather than simply replace Salah, Liverpool's strategy has been to find a way to get goals from the wide positions and elsewhere rather that focus on one single player to replace the Egyptian.
All very well – but Liverpool's opening draws against Newcastle United and Forest showed a fault which holed them below the waterline last season has not been addressed.
The lack of a natural number "6" has left a midfield imbalance that leaves them horribly vulnerable to counter-attacks. Teams can still run straight through Liverpool, but Iraola showed no inclination to make a signing in that position.
Can Liverpool cure that tendency to be exposed? This could be the flaw that stops them making amends for their dismal title defence last season.
Have Liverpool left themselves short in certain areas?published at 11:23 BST 2 September
11:23 BST 2 September
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.
How did you feel about Liverpool's summer transfer business as a whole? What areas of the pitch are you most concerned about?
Gossip: Reds unable to agree deal for Chelsea's Gustopublished at 07:00 BST 2 September
07:00 BST 2 September
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
Meanwhile, Reds forward Cody Gakpo held "clear the air" talks with the Anfield hierarchy after they refused to sanction a sale to Manchester City. (ED - in Dutch), external
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Chiesa set to stay at Anfieldpublished at 15:24 BST 1 September
15:24 BST 1 September
Aadam Patel Liverpool reporter
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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.
Nyoni going nowherepublished at 15:22 BST 1 September
15:22 BST 1 September
Aadam Patel Liverpool reporter
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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.
Two deals for 2027 expected at Liverpoolpublished at 12:41 BST 1 September
12:41 BST 1 September
Aadam Patel Liverpool reporter
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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.
Will Reds buy another winger?published at 10:29 BST 1 September
10:29 BST 1 September
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 transfer special - watch live at 22:00published at 10:28 BST 1 September
10:28 BST 1 September
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.
Follow all the twists and turns of deadline daypublished at 07:08 BST 1 September
07:08 BST 1 September
Tuesday is the final chance of the summer for your Premier League team to do transfer business.
The window closes at 23:00 BST, so teams - and fans - could be in for a late-night transfer scramble.
It has already been a busy window, but whether it turns out to be a day of transfer action or a pretty quiet one for your club, you will be able to keep across it all on BBC Sport.
Bajetic rejoins Celta Vigo on permanent dealpublished at 21:19 BST 31 August
21:19 BST 31 August
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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.