This summer, Liverpool might try to sign Chelsea center-back Levi Colwill.

Colwill has been associated with the Reds since the middle of the previous campaign. The 20-year-old will not, however, be sold, according to Chelsea. And the Evening Standard has reiterated that position once again today.

Colwill’s most likely final destination, should he decide to leave Stamford Bridge, is currently thought to be Brighton. The Standard asserts that any attempt to include Colwill in that deal will be rejected because the two clubs are scheduled to meet in the coming days to discuss Moises Caicedo.

Contrary bidders may not yet be deterred despite this steadfast and transparent stance. Two candidates who could still make an offer for the England U-21 international are Liverpool and Manchester City.

The events of the upcoming days may determine whether they do or not. Colwill is reportedly waiting to speak with new manager Mauricio Pochettino before accepting a contract offer from Chelsea, despite having one on the table.

The young defender reportedly wants assurance regarding playing time as Pochettino is scheduled to begin his job on Monday.
If everything goes as planned, he appears to agree.
If not, perhaps Liverpool will notice a chance.

Colwill is waiting for crucial discussions.

There seems to be quite the rush to secure Colwill if he does become actively available during this window.

His two seasons playing on loan have been excellent. Lewis O’Brien praised him as “fantastic” during his time at Huddersfield in 2021/22 after he displayed his talent with Brighton in the Premier League the previous season [Yorkshire Live].

Another admirer of Colwill is Jordan Henderson, who spoke highly of him while Colwill was in a recent England training camp.

However, if the youngster is looking for playing time, Liverpool is not the place for him right now. The Reds are undoubtedly looking for a left-footed center back in Colwill’s mold, but that would be a more long-term solution.

Ibrahima Konate is currently his obvious partner because Virgil van Dijk isn’t leaving just yet.

They will have to accept that if any left-sided defender does move to Anfield this summer.

We don’t see how Colwill’s concerns about joining the Reds would be allayed after hearing the specifics of his Chelsea situation. We wouldn’t mind seeing it happen, but let’s wait to get excited until after the outcome of his discussions with Poch.

More news……….

Declan Rice has just proved another Liverpool transfer point, and the Arsenal bid supports the FSG plan.

Arsenal have made their latest offer for Declan Rice. With another milestone achieved, Liverpool and FSG will feel their transfer strategy is justified.

While Liverpool fans are getting nervous that they’ve only completed one transfer so far, the rest of the big six are all but at a standstill.

Manchester City have announced Mateo Kovačić, while Chelsea had signed a deal for Christopher Nkunku well in advance, but there’s little else to write home about as several sagas unfold.

Chief among these is the situation of Declan Rice, with West Ham doing their best to push the price of their valuable asset as high as possible.

Arsenal appear to have managed to outlast Manchester City, with their latest offer prompting Pep Guardiola’s side to withdraw from the fray (The Athletic), but there is now a huge amount of money on the table.

Not yet technically accepted by West Ham, Arsenal’s latest formal offer guarantees a whopping $126m (£100m/€116m), with a small number of add-ons bringing the total value of the offer up to $133m (£105m). /121 million euros). This will particularly strike Liverpool as a very significant figure.

To begin with, it’s well above Liverpool’s transfer record, with the FSG never having approved anything even close to this area.

No doubt the owners will be surprised to see Arsenal spending so generously after being out of the Champions League for so long. But the ultimate value of Arsenal’s offer is particularly surprising as it is exactly three times what Liverpool have already paid to bring Alexis Mac Allister to the club. This difference speaks volumes.

Let me be clear: the FSG model is far from perfect. Claiming that a club is completely self-sustainable places a limit on ambition, a limit that is harder to challenge with each new state-backed acquisition.

Given the more than tenfold increase in value the owners have seen at Liverpool, it’s not unreasonable to suggest that he should be willing to put some money into it, with any huge profit still very certain. But there’s a good middle ground between that and penalizing exorbitant fees for ill-conceived transfer moves.

That’s not to say Arsenal are necessarily wrong in going after Rice, but question marks must be raised as to whether this is really the wisest use of such huge funds.

After all, Liverpool faced a very similar arithmetic when deciding whether or not to pursue Jude Bellingham in hot pursuit. He came to the decision to move forward and basically came to the conclusion that he could get three very good midfielders for the same price.

In Rice’s case, given the value of Arsenal’s latest offer, that appears to be literally true. Even the most ardent Gooner (or West Ham supporter) wouldn’t say Rice is three times stronger than Mac Allister. He has more of a top sample and is a homegrown player – Arsenal will pay for that luxury.

But even then, he’s still a player with just a year on his contract and able to negotiate a free transfer in around six months. In this context, the advertised fees are truly mind-blowing.

The question that needs to be asked is whether Rice is a truly transformative acquisition. If so, the concept of “value” sort of almost goes out the window.

Realistically, no one in this region will ever sign a contract anywhere in this region for the club to end up making a profit – the large bounty is accepted because of what it will mean on the pitch. It is clear that Arsenal think they have found that player.

If the move continues, time will tell how correct that judgment is. But for Liverpool, the numbers now fed into Rice’s saga only confirm Mac Allister’s masterstroke. However, FSG will be satisfied with their plan, confident they can strengthen at least as much as Arsenal this transfer window without overpaying.