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Liverpool Transfer Exits Mount Ahead Of Iraola’s Anfield Revolution
As reported by the Liverpool Echo, Liverpool face a summer of substantial departures, with seven first-team players potentially heading for the exit door ahead of Andoni Iraola’s appointment as manager. After Arne Slot’s sacking in May, the club finished fifth and face another massive squad overhaul, with several high-profile departures already confirmed. Salah, Robertson, and Konate have all left or confirmed exits, and now Alisson Becker, Curtis Jones, Federico Chiesa and Joe Gomez are each named as candidates for further departures.
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TEAMtalk understand that an exit for Alisson has now been blocked, though exits for Jones, Chiesa, Gomez and others remain genuine possibilities. Meanwhile, Curtis Jones is entering the final year of his deal, and Fabrizio Romano confirmed that a suggested €20m fee from Inter Milan is not enough, meaning Liverpool are seeking considerably more for the midfielder. Jones himself has had enough of limited opportunities, with his priority this summer being an exit to join Inter, according to Romano via Anfield Index.
Harvey Elliott returned from a difficult season-long loan at Aston Villa, where the Europa League winners deliberately limited his appearances to avoid triggering a £35 million purchase obligation. With Jones, Gomez and Elliott all linked with exits, Liverpool face a real homegrown player shortage heading into 2026/27. Joe Gomez, the club’s longest-serving player, holds added significance given that two of the other senior centre-backs in Jeremy Jacquet and Giovanni Leoni have never played Premier League football.
Alexis Mac Allister will enter the final two years of his contract this summer, with growing speculation over his future and Real Madrid among those credited with interest, though no formal bid has yet emerged. Wataru Endo and Federico Chiesa, both given little playing time under Slot, are also expected to depart.
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Opinion: Are These Liverpool Transfer Exits The Right Calls?
Some of these decisions are straightforward. Selling Jones now, before he walks away for nothing, is basic common sense. Liverpool blocked Inter’s loan approach in January out of short-term necessity, and that stubbornness came at a cost, as his market value has quietly eroded. Getting anything above £25 million for a player in the final year of his contract should be considered a win.
The Elliott situation is harder to resolve neatly. He is 23, technically gifted, and England-eligible at a World Cup year, yet Liverpool have consistently failed to give him a platform. Letting him leave for the right fee protects both the player and the club’s commercial sense.
The prospect of selling Mac Allister is far more divisive, with Liverpool reportedly thinking seriously about sanctioning a sale despite him still holding two years on his contract. That feels premature. He endured a flat season, but a change in manager and system could revive him significantly. Iraola’s high-intensity approach suits a midfielder of his profile far better than Slot’s cautious possession game ever did.
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Keeping Gomez is non-negotiable given the inexperience around him. Liverpool transfer exits this summer must be managed carefully, because selling the wrong player at the wrong time could leave Iraola with a half-built squad before he has even taken a single training session at Melwood.
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