Ithad Sadrata Overview

Virgil van Dijk is into the final year of his contract at Liverpool, meaning that free agency will be hit in the summer of 2027. Do the Reds have a succession plan in place for their defensive king? Stephen Warnock has admitted to GOAL that they might, with talented youngsters Jeremy Jacquet and Giovanni Leoni ready to fill roles of crown princes at Anfield.

Federico Chiesa and Wataru Endo have been left out of Liverpool's Champions League squad for the league phase. The Italian winger faces another European snub under Andoni Iraola after experiencing a similar exclusion last season.

The absence of any local lads in Andoni Iraola's squad should be a cause for concern in and around Anfield

Jamie Carragher has warned that Liverpool duo Federico Chiesa and Wataru Endo face bleak futures at Anfield after being excluded from Andoni Iraola’s Champions League squad. The former Reds defender claimed the pair are effectively frozen out of the new manager's plans and suggested they should have been sold.