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International football is over for the summer and Arne Slot can start planning ahead for the season to come.
That means you can expect Liverpool's transfer plan to burst into life sooner rather than later
The transfer "crescendo" Richard Hughes predicted won't come until August, if the Liverpool sporting director is proven correct
The new Liverpool boss admitted himself that he was impressed with the levels shown by the younger players at his disposal
But there are still a number of players whose future could be elsewhere and that will come into Hughes' thinking as he plots for incomings
Liverpool will be keen to seek clarity regarding the future of Caoimhin Kelleher, with the Irishman admitting publicly he'd like to be first choice in the coming season
It's not guaranteed Kelleher will depart the club as things stand but it also wouldn't be a surprise to see the Irishman move on
The Reds won't allow him to depart on the cheap and will be looking at a market that saw Arsenal pay £30m for David Raya and Robert Sanchez move to Chelsea for £25m
So a fee of around £25m is realistic for a player who was so influential last season.
Meanwhile, more likely to depart is Sepp van den Berg, with Liverpool putting a price-tag of around £20m on the Dutchman
It remains to be seen if Slot would prefer to give him a chance to feature in his centre-back plans but at 23, he's now in a position where first-team football is a necessity for his career.
Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams are both players who will be looking to depart the club this summer.
At 27 and 23 respectively, they won't be players Liverpool fetch huge fees for but have both proven they are able to compete at a good level. £7m combined seems fair.
it might be time for Kostas Tsimikas to seek pastures new. The Greek defender has now featured as back-up to Andy Robertson for four seasons
A fee of around £15m seems right for Kostas Tsimikas
Tyler Morton has attracted strong interest this summer after strong seasons out on loan at Blackburn and Hull respectively.
Liverpool might yet decide that they want the 21-year-old to stay and compete for a place in midfield but a fee of around £15-20m is fair
It'd make sense for Carvalho to be given an opportunity to shine in pre-season by Slot but with Liverpool having strong options at the top of the pitch, it wouldn't be a major surprise to see him depart
A heavily incentivised deal that brings Liverpool towards £20m could be suitable to all parties.
Depending on who, if any, club decides to firm up their interest in Diaz, Liverpool should seek no less than £60m
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