Liverpool’s summer recruitment is beginning to take a clearer shape, and the picture emerging is one of a club simultaneously managing exits and identifying the replacements that will define Andoni Iraola’s first squad at Anfield.
The Curtis Jones situation remains unresolved but is moving in one direction.
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Inter Milan are pressing to sign the 25-year-old, who has made clear his desire to play in Italy and has shown no intention of renewing a contract that expires in June 2027.
A €10 million gap separates the clubs as Liverpool demanding between €30 and €35 million, Inter stuck at €20 million, but progress is expected.
When that deal eventually concludes, Liverpool will need a ready-made replacement: a ball-progressing, energetic central midfielder capable of operating in Iraola’s high-intensity, press-heavy system.
The leading candidate to fill that void, according to an exclusive report from TuttoJuve’s Mirko Di Natale, is a 25-year-old Juventus midfielder whose star has been rising steadily across Serie A, and who is now attracting the most serious attention of his career.
Khephren Thuram, son of World Cup winner Lilian Thuram and younger brother of Inter striker Marcus, has been identified as a genuine option for Liverpool this summer.
Liverpool and Manchester United have been tracking the Frenchman, with the Reds specifically viewing him as a direct Curtis Jones successor in profile and function.
His statistics from the 2025/26 campaign make the case compellingly.
Across 35 Serie A appearances, Thuram completed 1,308 passes at an 86.8% accuracy rate, registered 120 ball recoveries, won 132 total duels at a 53.9% success rate, and completed 23 dribbles at a 62.2% success rate, all while committing just 38 fouls and collecting only 2 yellow cards across the entire campaign.
He is a physically imposing presence at 1.91m who uses his frame not for aerial dominance alone but for shielding the ball and driving through midfield lines with deceptive elegance.
Juventus signed him for just €20.6 million in 2024 from Nice, where he spent five formative seasons developing from a raw defensive shield into one of the most complete box-to-box midfielders in European football.
His current valuation sits above €40 million, with Juve reportedly seeking between €45 and €50 million to sanction a sale, which is made more realistic by the club’s failure to qualify for the Champions League this season.
Manchester United are also monitoring Thuram alongside Elliot Anderson and Mateus Fernandes.
However, Di Natale’s assessment suggests that a move to Old Trafford makes limited tactical sense as Thuram’s best comes when carrying the ball forward, a profile closer to Liverpool’s needs than United’s.
Galatasaray have also made enquiries.
But England, according to those around the player’s camp, remains the most appealing destination.
Liverpool are watching.
The door at Juventus is open.