Liverpool transfer news: 'Sensational' defender on Arne Slot's radar amid Conor Bradley, Jeremie Frimpong concerns

Liverpool are eying Benfica right-back Daniel Armando Fonseca da Silva Banjaqui for a summertime transfer, the latest study has claimed.

The Reds volition anticipation that they tin bounce backmost successful the Premier League this play against Everton aft suffering Champions League elimination connected Tuesday astatine the hands of Paris Saint-Germain.

Arne Slot is nether pressure, but fixed the nine reportedly program connected keeping him successful the Anfield dugout this summer, helium volition nary uncertainty beryllium looking up to the upcoming transportation window.

Defenders Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Andrew Robertson are each arguably past their best, portion right-backs Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley person struggled this term.

Anfield Watch assertion that right-back Daniel Banjaqui of Benfica is of involvement to Liverpool, with the 18-year-old seen arsenic a imaginable semipermanent starter.

Daniel Banjaqui assessed: Why bash Liverpool privation Benfica star?

Full-backs person go progressively important successful the modern game, with the likes of PSG and Manchester City utilizing their wide defenders arsenic cardinal attacking weapons successful the last third.

Daniel Banjaqui has been likened to the former's Nuno Mendes, who is capable to complaint up the transportation and supply enactment to the guardant enactment owed to his immense athleticism.

The right-back was besides portion of the Portugal squad that won the Under-17s World Cup successful Qatar successful 2025, with the defender winning 60% of his duels astatine the tournament.

It should beryllium noted that the 18-year-old has lone played 2 league games in Primeira Liga successful his full career, and asking him to instantly marque the measurement up to the Premier League would beryllium risky.

Why Arne Slot cannot trust connected Conor Bradley oregon Jeremie Frimpong

Conor Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong person been Slot's first-choice options connected the close broadside of defence, but it is damning that midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai has arguably been the champion right-back astatine the nine this season.

Both person suffered predominant wounded issues, with Bradley not expected to instrumentality until the aboriginal stages of 2026-27 due to the fact that of a superior genu issue, and it would not beryllium astonishing if helium needed much clip to rediscover his champion form.

Frimpong is arguably much suited to playing arsenic a close wing-back fixed helium has struggled defensively, and helium should possibly beryllium seen arsenic a inferior subordinate alternatively than a cardinal portion of the archetypal squad moving forward.