Liverpool weighing move for Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, Sunday's gossip
Liverpool are weighing up a move for Brighton and Netherlands goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, 24, the Daily Star reported on its Sunday back page on 7 November 2026 as part of the day's transfer gossip.
Football Insider is cited in the Daily Star piece linking Liverpool's interest to doubts over the future of Brazil international Alisson Becker, 34, whose contract with the Reds expires next summer. Verbruggen is identified as the Brighton and Netherlands goalkeeper who could be targeted. The report also notes Liverpool's wider search for long-term defensive options following concerns about succession at centre-back.
Bayern Munich remain in talks with the camp of Liverpool winger Rio Ngumoha after initial contact earlier this year, Christian Falk reports. The German outlet says Bayern hope Liverpool's 18-year-old England winger could be a transfer option in the summer window. Those discussions follow the initial contact mentioned by Falk earlier in the year.
Chelsea and Liverpool are both reported to have interest in Brentford left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf, 21, with 4-4-2.ch (in German) carrying the story. The report specifies Diouf as a Brentford and Senegal left-back. The German outlet provides the primary sourcing for those claims.
Crystal Palace, Everton and Leeds United are said to be monitoring Tottenham midfielder Conor Gallagher, with Football Insider reporting the interest. Football Insider adds that Spurs are unlikely to let the 26-year-old England international leave. That monitoring is presented as part of the wider roundup of Premier League transfer activity.
Caught Offside reports Chelsea may seek to open contract talks with England defender Levi Colwill, whose current deal runs until 2029. The same piece states Colwill is 23 and that Barcelona are considering putting in a transfer bid for him in January. Caught Offside frames the potential January approach as the next possible move.
Teamtalk says Manchester United have been impressed by Rennes and Cameroon left-back Mahamadou Nagida, 21, following a series of scouting reports. Winwin via Goal reports Liverpool's Jeremie Frimpong has been offered to Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal, coming 18 months after his £29.5m move to Anfield from Bayer Leverkusen. The gossip column also briefly noted Real Madrid and PSG being keen on Suzuki under Saturday's gossip.
Bayern's hope that Ngumoha could be a summer transfer option and Barcelona's reported consideration of a January bid for Levi Colwill are the immediate next steps flagged in the various reports.
