Liverpool’s recruitment work rarely slows down, even with the January window still some months away, and reports suggest the club’s scouting network has already identified another young talent it hopes to bring to Anfield.
According to Argentine outlet El Intransigente, Liverpool are preparing to submit a formal offer for Boca Juniors attacking midfielder Tomas Aranda as part of their early planning for the winter market.
Aranda, who turned nineteen in May, has already made one senior appearance for Argentina and is considered among the more exciting young players to emerge from Boca’s academy in recent years.
Reports on his profile suggest a player capable of operating across the attacking line rather than as a fixed number ten, with a physical style that allows him to drop deeper, carry the ball forward and pick out quick counter attacking passes.
Journalist accounts covering the Boca first team note his strength and directness, qualities that have already earned comparisons to other South American attacking talents.
The fee being discussed sits in the region of nine million euros, a modest outlay by modern standards, with suggestions Liverpool want to get a deal agreed early in January to avoid competition from other clubs monitoring the same market.
According to the report, the move is planned for early 2027, though it comes with a significant complication.
Aranda is currently sidelined after undergoing surgery on a severe fracture to his right fibula and is not expected to return to action until sometime next year, meaning any deal completed in January would likely involve a player still working his way back to full fitness.
The interest fits a broader pattern in Liverpool’s recruitment approach over the past couple of seasons, with the club showing a clear willingness to invest in promising young talent across multiple positions rather than relying on a single standout prospect.
Recent additions such as Ifeanyi Ndukwe, Djylian N’Guessan, Dara Jikiemi and the Farkas brothers reflect a strategy built around doubling up on key positions, with defenders like Ndukwe, Jikiemi, Giovanni Leoni and Mor Talla Ndiaye all competing for a long term future at centre back.
Aranda would represent a similar approach in attacking midfield, joining Colombian teenager Samuel Martinez as another young option being developed behind the first team picture.
Whether the move for Aranda materialises as planned will likely depend on his recovery progressing smoothly, along with Liverpool’s ability to agree terms with Boca Juniors before other suitors take note of a player who has already broken into his national team setup at such a young age.
For now, the report remains one of several transfer stories circulating during a quiet period on the pitch, but it points to Liverpool continuing to prioritise long term squad building alongside their first team business, even while an injury keeps the player himself out of action for the immediate future.
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