Richard Hughes can save Liverpool millions with the decision to transfer two players

Richard Hughes faces a busy few months in his first summer transfer as Liverpool’s sporting director.

The Reds have had a quiet window so far with no new signings in the first few weeks. However, six players left the club, Thiago Alcantara, Joel Matip, Adrian, Melkamu Frauendorf, Mateusz Musialowski and Anderson Arroyo all leaving Anfield for good, with Thiago announcing his retirement from professional football.

Rumors have continued to swirl around the potential new signings Liverpool could make this summer. New head coach Arne Slot is currently evaluating his squad in pre-season at the AXA Training Center ahead of his first season in charge.

Decisions will be made in the coming weeks regarding the future of some players and whether or not new signings will be needed to strengthen certain positions. New roles in the squad that have been subject to speculation are centre-back and goalkeeper, and two players already at Liverpool could have a role to play.

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Sepp van den Berg and Viteszlav Jaros are taking part in pre-season training in Kirkby with the Reds and will be keen to stake their claim to be part of Slot’s first team next season. A report from The Athletic stated that the duo are already showing signs of being involved in next season’s matchday squad.

Following Adrian’s departure as a free agent, the report states that Jaros has been promoted to third choice goalkeeper behind Alisson Becker and Caoimhin Kelleher. The Reds have been linked with signing a new stopper in recent weeks, but those rumors are likely to die down following Jaros’ promotion.

Van den Berg has previously been linked with a move away from Liverpool. The report claims, however, that the defender has impressed Slot in the early days of pre-season and could have a future at Liverpool.

Center back is an area of ​​the team that has seen a lot of transfer speculation this summer. The article claims that bids from Mainz and Wolfsburg have already been rejected for Van den Berg, with the player valued at £20m.

If Van den Berg and Jaros become first-team players next season, it could save Liverpool millions of pounds in the transfer market. In Van den Berg’s case, he would join Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Joe Gomez and Jarell Quansah as centre-back options at the club.

It remains to be seen whether Liverpool believe a new signing is still needed in that department. However, the inclusion of Van den Berg and Jaros in the squad next season will give the Reds more financial space to work with when it comes to strengthening the squad this summer.