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Liverpool is certainly not averse to signing Brighton midfielders — after securing Alexis Mac Allister for a snip, it also attempted to break its transfer record for Moises Caicedo, only to lose out to Chelsea.

Carlos Baleba, the Ecuadorian's replacement at the Amex, is now the one on the radar, and Roy Keane has named him as one to watch ahead of the summer.

Interestingly enough, that eye-watering $141m (£111m) Caicedo bid was never really redirected elsewhere, with Liverpool more or less choosing to work with what it had after the move failed.



This pattern of market activity would appear to hint at a big midfield arrival finally going through this summer, with Baleba undoubtedly fitting that bill.

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Ryan Gravenberch has been a revelation in the role that had been earmarked for Zubimendi (and Caicedo before him), leaving Slot with a first-choice midfield trio all aged 26 or younger.

And below Gravenberch, Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai, hugely talented players like Harvey Elliott can hardly get a kick.

And while Baleba would not arrive at a price appropriate to a "depth signing", he would certainly give Liverpool the luxury of two elite options in that holding role.

There have been transfer links between Liverpool and Baleba.

As well as Baleba, Mac Allister, and Caicedo, the Reds could also have been first to the likes of Ben White, Yves Bissouma and Marc Cucurella.

Of course, things don't really work that way, with the Seagulls at a level where young players can be consistently handed the opportunities they need to thrive
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