WHO SHOULD LFC BUY/SELL? | DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL LIVE. It’s Ste Hoare v Chris Pajak and YOU get to decide who gets to be Liverpool’s Director of Football this summer. Who comes in? Who gets sold? Can the lads get Liverpool back to the top once again?
PLAY ALONG AT HOME! You must pitch your summer transfer business to the “Liverpool board” (Paul and the viewers), factoring in incomings, outgoings, and several key contract renewals. You will be provided with a list of Liverpool player values, contract info, etc. Where unstated, player values may be taken from www.transfermarkt.co.uk. You will begin with a £40m transfer budget and £150k per week in the wage budget, additional funds may be raised by selling players. Get your answers and working out in the comments below!| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | CONTRACT EXPIRY | WAGE | VALUE | |
| Alisson Becker | GK | 28 | 30.6.2024 | £150k | £60m | |
| Adrian | GK | 34 | 30.6.2021 | £50k | £0m | |
| Caoimhim Kelleher | GK | 22 | 30.6.2022 | £6k | £2m | |
| Kamil Grabara | GK | 22 | 30.6.2021 | £5k | £2m | |
| Karius | GK | 27 | 30.6.2021 | £25k | £2m | |
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | RB | 22 | 30.6.2024 | £75k | £90m | |
| Neco Williams | RB | 20 | 30.6.2025 | £25k | £10m | |
| Virgil van Dijk | CB | 29 | 30.6.2023 | £180k | £60m | |
| Joe Gomez | CB | 23 | 30.6.2024 | £75k | £30m | |
| Nat Phillips | CB | 24 | 30.6.2023 | £6k | £5m | |
| Rhys Williams | CB | 20 | N/A | £1.5k | £4m | |
| Ozan Kabak | CB | 21 | 30.6.2021 (LOAN) | £65k | £18m | |
| Ben Davies | CB | 25 | 30.6.2025 | £60k | £2m | |
| Sepp van den Berg | CB | 19 | 30.6.2024 | £1.5k | £2m | |
| Joel Matip | CB | 29 | 30.6.2024 | £100k | £20m | |
| Andrew Robertson | LB | 27 | 30.6.2024 | £50k | £60m | |
| Kostas Tsimikas | LB | 24 | 30.6.2025 | £60k | £7m | |
| Fabinho | CB/DM | 27 | 30.6.2023 | £100k | £50m | |
| Gini Wijnaldum | CM | 30 | 30.6.2021 | £90k | £0m | |
| Thiago Alcantara | CM | 30 | 30.6.2024 | £200k | £30m | |
| Naby Keita | CM | 26 | 30.6.2023 | £120k | £30m | |
| Jordan Henderson | CM | 30 | 30.6.2023 | £140k | £19m | |
| James Milner | CM/LB/RB | 35 | 30.6.2022 | £140k | £2m | |
| Curtis Jones | CM | 20 | 30.6.2025 | £7,500 | £25m | |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | CM/AM | 27 | 30.6.2023 | £120k | £20m | |
| Xherdan Shaqiri | CM/RW/LW | 29 | 30.6.2023 | £80k | £10m | |
| Marko Grujic | CM | 25 | 30.6.2021 | £25k | £10m | |
| Harry Wilson | AM/LW/RW | 24 | 30.6.2023 | £60k | £10m | |
| Taki Minamino | AM/LW/RW | 26 | 30.6.2024 | £75k | £10m | |
| Shey Ojo | RW/LW | 23 | 30.6.2023 | £10k | £2m | |
| Ben Woodburn | AM/LW/RW | 21 | 30.6.2022 | £9k | £2m | |
| Roberto Firmino | CF/AM | 29 | 30.6.2023 | £180k | £50m | |
| Mo Salah | RW/CF/LW | 28 | 30.6.2023 | £200k | £100m | |
| Sadio Mane | RW/CF/LW | 29 | 30.6.2023 | £100k | £85m | |
| Harvey Elliott | RW | 18 | 30.6.2023 | £20k | £15m | |
| Diogo Jota | RW/CF/LW | 24 | 30.6.2025 | £90k | £35m | |
| Divock Origi | CF/LW | 26 | 30.6.2024 | £60k | £15m | |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | CF | 23 | 30.6.2023 | £8k | £3m | |
| POTENTIAL SIGNINGS | POSITION | AGE | CURRENT CLUB | NATIONALITY | VALUE | WAGE |
| Ibrahima Konate | CB | 21 | RB Leipzig | France | £31.50m | £36k |
| Conor Coady | CB/DM | 28 | Wolves | England | £19.80m | £62k |
| Duje Caleta-Car | CB | 24 | Marseille | Croatia | £22.50m | £44k |
| Sven Botman | CB | 21 | Lille | Holland | £25.20m | £19k |
| Ben White | CB | 23 | Brighton | England | £22.50m | £33k |
| Perr Schuurs | CB | 21 | Ajax | Holland | £8.10m | £7,800 |
| Ozan Kabak | CB | 21 | Schalke | Turkey | £18m | £34k |
| Yves Bissouma | CM | 24 | Brighton | Ivory Coast | £15.30m | £23k |
| Houssem Aouar | CM | 22 | Lyon | France | £45m | £64k |
| Teun Koopmeiners | DM | 23 | AZ Alkmaar | Holland | £15.75 | £4,600 |
| Jadon Sancho | RW | 21 | Dortmund | England | £90m | £160k |
| Patson Daka | CF | 22 | RB Salzburg | Zambia | £18m | £6,800 |
| Erling Haaland | CF | 20 | Dortmund | Norway | £99m | £141k |
| Kylian Mbappe | CF | 22 | PSG | France | £144m | £403k |
| Ismaila Sarr | RW | 23 | Watford | Senegal | £18m | £71k |
| CONTRACT RENEWALS | Contract Ends | FREE TRANSFERS | POSITION | FREE | WAGE | |
| Henderson | 2023 | Gini Wijnaldum | CM | – | £86k | |
| Salah | 2023 | Sergio Aguero | CF | – | £230k | |
| Firmino | 2023 | Ryan Bertrand | LB | – | £63k | |
| Gini | 2021 | Oliver Giroud | CF | – | £110k | |
| Keita | 2023 | Nathaniel Clyne | RB | – | £19k | |
| Ox | 2023 | Roman Saiss | CB | – | £23k | |
| Shaqiri | 2023 | Josh King | CF | – | £45k | |
| Fabinho | 2023 | Christian Benteke | CF | – | £120k | |
| van Dijk | 2023 |
