Liverpool are developing ambitious ideas to strengthen their squad in the upcoming transfer windows as sporting director Richard Hughes draws up plans to bring the best players to Anfield.
The Reds sit second in the Premier League table, just a point behind reigning champions Manchester City, and have emerged as real contenders for winning the Premier League this season.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot has defied expectations after taking charge of the team from Jurgen Klopp in the summer and have turned the Reds into a footballing machine this season.
The Merseyside giants have plans for the winter window when they want to sign a defensive midfielder but the club are also looking ahead to the next summer transfer window.
Liverpool want to make a big splash in the market next summer if players such as Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold leave and already have a big idea of how to grab the headlines with a star signing.
Liverpool looking at Barcelona star
The Reds are aware that they would need to add some stardust to their squad if Salah leaves and according to journalist Miguel Delaney, they are considering a move for Barcelona’s 17-year-old star Lamine Yamal.
The teenager earned massive praise in Spain’s European Championship winning campaign in the summer after breaking into the Barcelona team last season.
The 17-year-old grabbed more headlines this weekend when he scored in Barcelona’s 4-0 win over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu in the biggest domestic game in Spain.
Liverpool are keeping tabs on him and are prepared to make a move if he suddenly becomes available in the market under some special circumstances.
Is he a realistic target?
Yamal will have a year left on his contract at Barcelone next summer and the Catalan giants are keen to offer him a new deal to tie his future down at the Nou Camp.
However, Barcelona’s financial issues are well-documented and they would again have to raise funds next summer if they want to strengthen their squad
Yamal is a massive sellable asset but the club would be unwilling to cash in given his potential and how unpopular the decision would be for the club’s fans.
However, money talks and if Yamal is not tied down to a new contract before the end of the season, the rumours of his potential departure are likely to get louder.
