Liverpool transfer news: Bradley Barcola concern, Teun Koopmeiners update, Karim Adeyemi claims

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Should Bournemouth beat Manchester City at the Vitality Stadium on tonight (Tuesday, 7.30pm kick-off), that would not only hand Arsenal the title but move them within one point of the fifth-placed Reds, who are currently in possession of the final guaranteed Champions League qualifying spot.However, defeat for the Cherries to City, whose manager Pep Guardiola looks set to leave, would seal Liverpool a top-five finish and in turn allow them to focus on giving an emotional send-off to the departing Salah and Andy Robertson.But there have been questions whether the former of those Reds greats should start after his bombshell social media statement in the aftermath of Friday's 4-2 defeat at Aston Villa in which he appeared to aim a dig at head coach Arne Slot.You can read more HERE.Mohamed Salah launched a new thinly-veiled dig at Liverpool head coach Arne Slot over the weekend(Image: Gareth Copley/Getty Images)Today12:47 BSTBellingham transfer oddsLong-time Liverpool transfer target Jude Bellingham is now as short as 9/4 to leave Real Madrid this summer, according to Betfair, following Jose Mourinho's return to the Santiago Bernabeu.Bellingham was tipped to make the move to Anfield in 2023 before he chose to move to Real instead.Betfair spokesperson James Mackie said: "Jose Mourinho is 5/4 to win La Liga in the 2026/27 season having agreed to become Real Madrid's new boss. Los Blancos are 9/2 to complete the league double over arch rivals Barcelona, while Mourinho is 9/1 to reunite with Cristiano Ronaldo in the summer transfer window."Having returned to his former club after weeks of speculation, The Special One is as short as Evens to leave his position before the end of next season, while Betfair punters can also back one of Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr or Jude Bellingham to leave the club this summer at 9/4."(Image: AP)Today12:06 BSTLiverpool's Conceicao interestJournalist Gianluca Di Marzio has claimed that Juventus winger Francisco Conceicao is on Liverpool's list to replace Mohamed Salah this summer.Di Marzio said: "It's true that Conceicao is on the list of Liverpool because of Salah's departure, but they've not had any contacts at the moment with Juventus because they don't know if Juventus wants to sell the player or not."Cambiaso has other clubs really interested in him, like Como, but at the moment, Juventus will decide in the next few days, after the end of the season if one of these two players or if Bremer, who is another player that has had problems with his contract, will renew their contracts."They will decide which one of these top players they have or need to sell if they don't get into the Champions League."Liverpool have been linked with a transfer interest in Juventus' Francisco Conceicao.(Image: Timothy Rogers/Getty Images)Today11:16 BSTBarcola 'open' to Liverpool moveParis Saint-Germain forward Bradley Barcola is 'open' to a move to Liverpool in the summer transfer window, according to French journalist Alexis Bernard.Bernard reported on X: "In the Barcola file, everything was written by @le10sport on May 10th, confirmed today by @lequipe: Liverpool is red-hot, the player is strongly tempted."However, there is concern that, despite his recent performances, PSG want to keep him as they look to challenge for the Ligue 1 title and the Champions League again next season.Bradley Barcola during a Paris Saint-Germain game(Image: Antonio Borga/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)Today10:49 BSTKoopmeiners latestLiverpool remain interested in signing Netherlands midfielder Teun Koopmeiners this summer, and Juventus are prepared to sell him for around £26million, according to Calciomercato.The Reds wanted Koopmeiners before he made the move to Juventus two years ago, and are prepared to come back in for the 28-year-old, who is poised to leave the Italian club.Today09:16 BSTNew LFC kit released todayLiverpool FC and adidas have today unveiled the club’s new 2026-27 home kit.

The England international has three years left on his current deal at Stamford Bridge.Reports last week had suggested that Colwill is in talk with Chelsea over improved terms, but Sky believe that's not the case amid rumours linking him with a move to Liverpool this summer.Levi Colwill has been excellent for Chelsea since returning from injury(Image: Eddie Keogh - The FA)18th May21:04 BSTCamara price revealedAccording to Football Insider, Monaco will demand around £40million for Lamine Camara as Liverpool eye a potential move for the midfielder this summer.Arne Slot is set to focus on bolstering his midfield options in the transfer window, as several stars including Alexis Mac Allister are linked with moves away from Anfield.22-year-old Camara has impressed for Monaco this season, starring in the Champions League and making 31 appearances across all competitions.18th May20:25 BSTLiverpool stance on JonesAccording to The Times, Liverpool feel their £35million valuation of Curtis Jones is justified because it is a similar amount to the fee Tottenham paid Atletico Madrid for Conor Gallagher in January.Inter Milan are among those interested in signing Jones and have been informed of the price required for the midfielder to transfer to Serie A this summer.Curtis Jones of Liverpool(Image: Jacques Feeney/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)18th May19:50 BSTSalah defendedJermaine Pennant has defended Mohamed Salah after the Liverpool forward issued a bombshell social media statement on Saturday.Salah, 33, who confirmed in late-March that he will leave the Reds at the end of the season, launched a brutal attack on the club and appeared to take aim at Arne Slot following his side's 4-2 defeat at Aston Villa on Friday."What Mo Salah has said, every single fan feels the same way and would say the same thing," he said on talkSPORT."Mo Salah, there's no player bigger than the club, but there's a player bigger than the manager and, unfortunately, Mo Salah has been at Liverpool a lot longer than Arne Slot. So, he has every single right."He's a legend for Liverpool, he single-handedly almost won the league last season, so he has every right to come out and say this is not good enough, this is not what Liverpool's DNA is, he has every single right and that's not throwing Arne Slot under the bus, he's stating the obvious."Mohamed Salah has turned up the pressure on Arne Slot(Image: Getty Images)18th May18:59 BSTVarela interestAccording to German Garcia Grova on X - an Argentine journalist - Liverpool could come back in for old target and Porto midfielder Alan Varela.The Argentine has just clinched the Primeira Liga title with Porto and is expected to leave the club this summer.

Despite that, Dortmund are open to selling him, as per Teamtalk, if offers between €60-70million (£52.2-60.9m) are made.Their report states that Liverpool are 'closely observing' the situation while Chelsea and Manchester United have also been credited with a strong interest.Karim Adeyemi could be an option for Liverpool(Image: (Photo by Pau Barrena/Getty Images))18th May14:31 BSTVan Dijk pays tribute to Salah and RobertsonLiverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has issued glowing verdicts on Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson as the duo prepare to play their final games for the club.He told Liverpool's official channels: "I think it's pretty difficult to sum it up [what they have done for the club]. Then he's gone down holding his face like he took a punch from Floyd Mayweather."Alexis Mac Allister(Image: Sky Sports)18th May12:33 BSTDenzel Dumfries release clause to become activeAnother line from the earlier tale from The Times was that Liverpool have looked at Denzel Dumfries.The Inter defender is said to have a £22million release clause.The Dutchman won the Italian league this season and the 30-year-old has two years remaining on his contract.Denzel Dumfries and Virgil van Dijk are team-mates for the Dutch national team(Image: 2026 Getty Images)18th May12:01 BSTWhat Slot has said about Alisson futureArne Slot has been getting increasingly fed up by questions on Alisson's future at Liverpool.