Liverpool are understood to have identified Alvaro Carreras as a potential long-term Andy Robertson successor.
The Merseysiders were thought to be keen on bolstering their defensive line in the summer window, with particular emphasis placed on a left-sided centre-back.
Richard Hughes and his recruitment team instead settled on the additions of Federico Chiesa and Giorgi Mamardashvili (arriving from Valencia in 2025).
Sporting Lisbon’s Goncalo Inacio and Sevilla’s Loic Bade have...