Amid the fallout from Alexander Isak's attempts to engineer a transfer to Liverpool, there appears to be a consensus over the Newcastle star's conduct this summer

Despite snatching Hugo Ekitike for a huge transfer fee in the 2025 summer transfer window, Liverpool have not stopped searching for attacking talent as their frontline overhaul continues.The Reds sold Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich,

Hugo Ekitike, Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong were named in the starting XI for the clash at Wembley against Crystal Palace, with the former and the latter getting on the scoresheet. They will hope to have a similar influence in Friday night's Premier League curtain raiser.

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has said the club could be forced to consider selling captain Marc Guéhi this summer.

Complicating matters further, Konate’s contract situation remains unresolved – while talks over new terms are ongoing, no agreement has yet been reached, casting a degree of uncertainty over his long-term future at Anfield.