Liverpool's record signing Florian Wirtz makes his first start for his new club in a 4-2 pre-season defeat against AC Milan in Hong Kong.

CLUBS are splashing the cash this summer as they look to bolster their squads in the transfer window ahead of the new season! Alexander Isak has dropped a bombshell by telling Newcastle he wants

Liverpool are in advanced talks for a mega deal that could transform the club. This is a very exciting moment in the transfer window for the Reds. The club's sporting director, Richard Hughes, has

Reds boss Arne Slot has named a 22-man squad for the game against the Serie A giants and Diaz and Nunez are two who have been omitted as Florian Wirtz starts and Hugo Ekitike, who joined up with his new team-mates on Thursday, also misses out.

Elsewhere, Arsenal have finally made a breakthrough in negotiations for Sporting’s Viktor Gyokeres, closing out a deal worth £63m for the forward, who is expected in London on Friday to finalise the move before linking up with the sqaud in Singapore. The Gunners have also confirmed the signing of Cristhian Mosquera in defence.

Eddie Howe has spoken out on the future of Alexander Isak at Newcastle and admits that the hierarchy will ultimately make a decision on whether or not to sell the Swede

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has said Marc Guehi missed the pre-season friendly against Crawley Town through injury. Liverpool are interested in the England international, 25, with less than 12 months remaining on his current contract.

Hugo Ekitike is now widely expected to join Liverpool from Eintracht Frankfurt in a move worth around £79m. Slot will hope that the centre-forward can share the goal-scoring burden with Mohamed Salah, who exclusively shouldered most of that responsibility last term.

Liverpool and Chelsea are carrying the brunt of the load, with the Blues the league’s highest spenders before an agreement is struck for Ekitiké. The world champions, according to Transfermarkt, have splashed out £211 million ($283 million) and have been heavily reimbursed via their work in the United States this summer.

Ekitike becomes the second major addition to Arne Slot’s Liverpool side this summer, following the arrival of Florian Wirtz. The Dutch manager, who led the Reds to the Premier League title in his debut season, is looking to refresh the squad without losing the human touch that has long been part of the club’s identity.