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Liverpool ready with aggressive offer to keep Brazil star away from Real Madrid Liverpool are heading for a centre-back shakeup at the end of the season. The process arguably began last summer when Richard Hughes sold Jarell Quansah and brought in Giovanni Leoni from Parma. The £26m acquisition was followed by the capture of Jeremy Jacquet - who arrives in July on a £62m deal from Rennes.

Liverpool are clearly taking steps to safeguard their defence long into the future - given Leoni and Jacquet’s respective ages. But there may well be an experience gap in the team at the end of the season - and again in 12 months. Ibrahima Konate looks set to leave the club on a free transfer in summer 2026 with Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez out of contract in 2027.

Therefore the need for a proven centre-back could see the Premier League champions move for an experienced option. Liverpool in race for Forest's Murillo Murillo of Nottingham Forest is emerging as a target - with the Brazil international named as a Liverpool target in a report from Fichajes. Real Madrid are at the front of the queue for the left-sided defender - but Premier League clubs including the Reds are prepared to blow the Spaniards out of the water with a mammoth salary offer.

“The race to sign the 23-year-old defender won't be easy, given the interest from giants like Liverpool, Chelsea, and Manchester United,” the report reads. “The financial offer from England will be very aggressive in order to keep the talent in the UK. ” It’s not the first time the 23-year-old has been linked with a move to Liverpool either.