Liverpool haven't ruled out letting £11.7m player leave the club after pre-season assessment - journalist

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Liverpool’s left-back department is expected to be shaken up following Andy Robertson’s exit.Robertson is being linked to Tottenham Hotspur on the back of announcing he will leave Anfield once his contract expires at the end of 2025/26.Milos Kerkez is now Liverpool’s first-choice left-back anyway, but who will provide cover for the Hungarian is yet to be decided.Kostas Tsimikas could be an option, but the Merseyside outfit still need to assess the AS Roma loanee before deciding if he’ll leave in the summer or not. Is a fifth-place finish enough to warrant Arne Slot remaining Liverpool manager?

Credit: Shaun Brooks/CameraSport/Getty Images Liverpool to assess Kostas Tsimikas in pre-seasonDavid Lynch spoke about the Greek defender with The Anfield Index this week and said Liverpool will look at Tsimikas in pre-season before making a call on his future.He said: “I think the Kostas situation, as I understand it, is kind of the idea is, and this is why you’re hearing links to left backs, because I don’t think this is settled. “It’s kind of the idea to get him back, have a look where he’s up to and make a call in pre-season.

And also his wishes will be important as well.”Tsimikas joined Liverpool from Olympiakos for £11.7m in the summer of 2020 but has never really been able to cement himself as a regular starter.He was always used as a backup to Robertson and only really got a proper run in the side if the Scotsman had an issue.In a bid to secure more playing time, the 29-year-old was allowed to join Roma on loan at the beginning of the 2025/26 season.But Tsimikas’ displays have been questioned at times this term, and he has been in and out of the Serie A outfit’s XI.He has made 17 appearances in the Italian top flight, but has only notched 638 minutes of action in the division across those games.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox