Liverpool transfer round-up: Updates on Bradley Barcola, Mateus Fernandes and more

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All the latest Liverpool transfer news rumours over the past 24 hours.The Reds are set for an active summer transfer window despite all the money spent by FSG in 2025.A number of positions are being targeted, and Rousing The Kop have rounded up all the latest news for you from the last day or so. You can only pick ONE player for Liverpool to sign this summer, who is it?

Who should Richard Hughes be targeting above all… Photo Credit: Getty Images/Robin Jones Why Liverpool didn’t sign Bradley BarcolaWith the transfer window just over a month away, Bradley Barcola is wanted by Liverpool for a second season in a row.The Reds were interested in Barcola last year as well, but Lewis Steele has now shared the ‘official’ reason a move did not come to pass.He said: “We know that they liked Barcola last summer but decided either financially or I think the official word was they didn’t want to block Rio’s pathway. That’s what they decided then.“I think it became obvious quite early into the season that they did need a new winger.

So maybe they regretted that and maybe they retained, you know, open dialogue with Barcola’s camp. So that one could be a goer.”Mateus Fernandes and Jarrod Bowen future updatesWith Mohamed Salah on his way out, Liverpool’s forward line is set to be depleted ahead of 2026/27.One man who does not look set to come in and replace the 33-year-old, though, is Jarrod Bowen.West Ham will not sell Bowen or another of the Merseyside outfit’s summer targets, Mateus Fernandes, unless they are relegated from the Premier League.Darwin Nunez to the Premier LeagueStepping away from potential incomings at Anfield this summer, former forward Darwin Nunez could secure a transfer in the coming months.He left Liverpool in 2025 for the Middle East but has struggled for game time at Al-Hilal in recent months.It is now claimed the South American is open to a Premier League return, and Chelsea are one of the teams interested in his services.Two new midfielders on Liverpool’s transfer listIt was reported late in April that Liverpool were eyeing three central midfielders, with Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton viewed as the dream option.Whether Palace would actually sell their star man for the reported £80m price tag remains to be seen, but the Reds do have alternatives.AS Monaco’s Lamine Camara and Mamadou Sangare of Lens have both now emerged as options for Liverpool, as David Lynch explained: “Lamine Camara of Monaco and RC Lens’ Mamadou Sangare are also among the emerging talents to have been watched closely.“But any additions depend much on exactly who departs and so it is tricky to predict whether this summer’s midfield shake-up will go as far as it probably should.”Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox