Liverpool will still have one of their key players at the club at the start of the 2025/26 season, despite some interest from Real Madrid.
While the future Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk AND Trent Alexander-Arnold are still relatively unclear, with the trio expiring on their contract Liverpool At the end of the season, another player appears in Arne Slot’s team and attracts attention from outside.
Real Madrid they still seem interested in luring Alexander-Arnold away from Anfield, but they may have to cool down their pursuit of one of Liverpool’s midfielders.
Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch wants to stay
Although there were reports earlier this month that Real Madrid wanted to sign Ryan Gravenberch, Sky Sports Germany’s newest signing Florian Plettenberg is that the Dutchman is not even considering leaving Liverpool next year.
Gravenberch, who has become a key player in the Slot squad, is performing exceptionally well and wants to continue on this trajectory for both club and country. A proposed swap deal for Aurelien Tchouameni was also rejected in the report, with Plettenberg stressing that Liverpool had no intention of pursuing the deal.
Signed with Bayern Munich in the summer of 2023 for £34.2 million, Gravenberch had to wait for his final season at Liverpool. Although he impressed at times and made 38 appearances in all competitions, he failed to establish himself as a regular starter in Jurgen Klopp’s side.
Slot’s arrival at Anfield changed his fortunes, however, and the manager used him as a deep midfielder to great effect. Indeed, the 22-year-old has been one of Liverpool’s standout players this season and his form limits any talk of Liverpool’s failed summer pursuit of Martin Zubimendi.
Valued at £45 million by Transfer marketLiverpool would likely have to pay almost double that amount to even consider letting Gravenberch go. He still has over three years left on his contract and his age suggests he has the potential to continue to improve.
IN FourFourTwoAccording to Gravenberch, it would be wise not to move to Real Madrid – the team already has Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga competing for a place at the core of their midfield, and both players are exceptional in their own way.
Staying at Liverpool, where he has become an extremely influential player with a chance to win trophies, is the right decision.
