Liverpool transfer news: Arne Slot 'demand' leads to 'offer made' for £24.2m defender

Arne Slot has reportedly told Liverpool officials that helium wants to motion Napoli defender Sam Beukema during the summertime transportation window.

Despite what has been perceived to beryllium a mediocre defence of their Premier League trophy, Liverpool are connected the brink of securing qualification for the Champions League.

That has partially travel done the longevity of Virgil van Dijk, who has not missed a crippled successful the Premier League oregon Champions League.

Although the anticipation is that Giovanni Leoni volition retrieve from a superior genu wounded to yet win the legendary centre-back, Liverpool are inactive successful request of reinforcements for that position.

According to AreaNapoli, Liverpool are already being proactive successful their efforts to execute that during the off-season.

Liverpool to propulsion for Beukema signing?

The study suggests that the Merseyside giants person already lodged an connection successful the portion of £24m for Beukema.

He has made a full of 22 starts and 7 substitute outings for Napoli successful Serie A and the Champions League during 2025-26.

Although not a definite starter, the 27-year-old has played his portion successful Napoli sitting successful 2nd spot successful the Italian top-flight table with conscionable 33 goals being conceded successful 35 matches.

Antonio Conte would allegedly springiness the greenish airy to a merchantability if it meant that Napoli would marque a nett connected the player.

Last summer, they paid successful the portion of £26m to motion Beukema from chap Serie A broadside Bologna.

Is Beukema the signing that Liverpool need?

Many Liverpool fans volition question whether Liverpool should beryllium aiming higher than moving for a subordinate who has spent clip connected Napoli's substitutes' bench.

However, it is indispensable that Liverpool fortify their squad-depth successful cardinal defence for adjacent season, and acquiring idiosyncratic of Beukema's illustration whitethorn beryllium viewed arsenic a necessity.

He has lone improved during his clip successful Italy, making 88 appearances successful Serie A, having antecedently impressed astatine AZ Alkmaar.

While Beukema was not astatine the Eredivisie nine astatine the aforesaid clip arsenic Slot managed them, the Liverpool brag is nary alien to the player's progression done his career.