Liverpool Monitor Givairo Read Amid Premier League Interest

Liverpool are keeping a close watch on Dutch right-back Givairo Read after his electric start to the season – but they are far from alone in the chase.

TEAMtalk understands Arsenal and Manchester City are also tracking the Feyenoord defender, whose form in the Eredivisie has turned quiet interest into something far more serious.

Feyenoord’s flying full-back

At 20, Read has forced his way into the spotlight with a run of performances that have helped keep Feyenoord unbeaten in the league. Operating from right-back, he has already racked up five assists in just seven Eredivisie appearances, numbers that jump off the page for a defender and underline how quickly his influence is growing.

Clubs in England had already tried to move early.

Nottingham Forest tabled a bid in the summer, while Everton pushed hard as they looked to steal a march on the competition. Roma also tracked him, with both the Italian club and Everton linked through the Friedkin Group ownership. Despite that combined pressure, Feyenoord held firm and Read stayed in the Netherlands.

Liverpool, Arsenal and City were watching then. They have not stopped.

Liverpool’s right-back puzzle

Liverpool’s interest comes with context. The right side of their defence is a live question.

Jeremie Frimpong has struggled to find consistent form this season, and that has forced Andoni Iraola into a reshuffle. The Liverpool boss has turned to Barcelona loanee Ronald Araujo at right-back in the last three league games, a move that has brought stability but also a dilemma.

Araujo has impressed and nailed down the role in recent weeks, yet his natural game screams centre-back. If he continues on this trajectory, he looks a genuine candidate to succeed Virgil van Dijk at the heart of Liverpool’s defence in the long term, rather than being locked into full-back duties.

That is where Read comes into the picture. Liverpool see the Feyenoord youngster as a potential specialist solution on the flank, someone whose attacking output from deep fits the modern profile they want on that side.

Premier League move on the horizon?

For now, the Premier League’s big three are still in the watching brief. All three clubs have scouts following Read’s progress closely and all have been encouraged by how he has opened the new campaign.

Sources believe a January move is on the table as a realistic option, but only if one of the suitors is prepared to convert admiration into a formal bid. The timing will be crucial. At 20, Read is entering a defining stretch of his development, and any switch to England would mark a major leap in his career.

Until then, his job is simple: keep delivering in the Eredivisie.

Those five assists have already kept him firmly on the radar of England’s elite, and his schedule is about to get even more intense. Read has been named in the Netherlands under-21 squad for their upcoming European Championship qualifiers against Norway, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, another stage on which the spotlight will only grow brighter.

Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City will all be watching. The question now is who blinks first.