Latest from the Liverpool rivals: Kylian Mbappé’s future is the subject of new rumors, and West Ham reportedly received a summer offer for a Liverpool failure.

Despite the fact that Liverpool and other clubs have resumed training, this summer still has a lot of transfer activity to be completed.

The Reds have begun their preseason training. The first group of players returned to the AXA Training Center on Saturday, and the rest of the group will join them starting on Tuesday.

New signings Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai are among those expected to return to training this week, and Jürgen Klopp will undoubtedly hope that at least one more newcomer will be joining them soon.

The manager of Liverpool still has some work to do this summer, but he will need to navigate a market that is heating up across Europe.

Given that Kylian Mbappé’s time at Paris Saint-Germain appears to be winding down, his future will undoubtedly dominate news stories this summer. Naturally, Liverpool comes up frequently whenever Mbappé is discussed.

Following Liverpool’s “bid,” Kylian Mbappé made a guarantee.

Fabrizio Romano reports that PSG believes Kylian Mbappé has an agreement in place to join Real Madrid in 2024 and is certain he won’t join Liverpool.

A sensational claim that Liverpool had made a $217 million (£171 million/€200 million) offer for Mbappé was made this week by journalist Edu Aguirre on El Chiringuito TV. This has now been rejected by Romano, who insists PSG can ‘guarantee’ it hasn’t received any bids from English clubs.

Nobody really thought Liverpool had made such a bid, according to Liverpool . com. It always seemed too good to be true, and it was inevitable that someone would eventually deny the claim. Real Madrid is most likely Mbappé’s destination if he moves at all, though it would be extremely upsetting for PSG to lose him for nothing the following season.

This summer, West Ham has reportedly received an offer to acquire Juventus’ Arthur Melo.

According to the Italian publication, Juve is trying to get the midfielder out of the team because of his unsuccessful loan stint at Liverpool the previous year. During discussions about Denis Zakaria, a fellow Juventus midfielder, Hammers manager David Moyes reportedly received an offer for the 26-year-old.

After his time at Liverpool, it’s difficult to imagine any Premier League club wanting to sign Arthur. It’s fair to say that his loan at Anfield was a complete failure given that he only saw 13 minutes of action for the Reds’ first team. West Ham would be taking a significant risk by signing the Brazilian this summer.

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reporter claims Liverpool will not sign a third midfielder unless one leaves first

Following Dominik Szoboszlai’s arrival at the weekend, latest reports suggest the Hungarian could be Liverpool’s last midfield signing of the summer, barring that from Anfield.

The Reds moved quickly to secure Szoboszlai’s services by including a £60million release clause in his contract well before the June 30 deadline.

Fans’ attention quickly focused on a potential new addition to the third midfielder, with Romeo Lavia heavily linked with the appointment of the next member of Jurgen Klopp’s summer rebuild.

The Southampton teenager appears to have become the Reds’ next priority with talks between the player and the club ‘making good progress’.

However, more recent suggestions suggest Liverpool will have to sell one of their current midfield options to make way for a third signing like Lavia.

James Pearce and Raphael Honigstein reported for The Athletic on Wednesday morning that one of the “current players” had to leave to make way for another midfield takeover.

The report read: “Liverpool could still sign a young centre-back if the right option presents itself, but they will not sign a third midfielder unless one of the current players leaves the club.”

While that may be the club’s public opinion, as we saw with Szoboszlai last week, things can change very quickly if the right deal becomes available.

Last Wednesday, Liverpool described the deal to sign the Hungarian as “complicated”, but he was pictured wearing the red shirt at the AXA academy on Sunday.

It comes after recent reports tentatively linked both Jordan Henderson and Thiago with a move from Anfield this summer, with the pair allegedly being targeted by parties in Saudi Arabia.

Henderson has reportedly attracted interest from new Al-Ettifaq boss Steven Gerrard, while Thiago has just one year left on his contract and there will be no renewal, while the Reds will listen to “appropriate” offers.

It remains to be seen whether the departures will really have an impact on the pursuit of Lavia or players with a similar profile. So far, Liverpool have made good progress in their summer activities, but there is still work to be done to get back to the heights we have seen them capable of.