Liverpool Targets Fikayo Tomori to Strengthen Defence

Liverpool’s first pre-season under Andoni Iraola was never likely to be quiet. It hasn’t disappointed.

Curtis Jones’ public clash with Dominik Szoboszlai has stirred the dressing room and sharpened talk that the academy graduate could yet be sacrificed. Joe Gomez’s injury has done something more tangible: it has exposed a glaring hole at the heart of Liverpool’s defence.

With Gomez, 29, expected to miss the start of the season, Iraola is staring at a depth chart that looks alarmingly thin. Just three senior centre-backs remain, and two of them – Jeremy Jacquet and Giovanni Leoni – have never started a Premier League game. Potential, yes. Proven, no.

That is why Liverpool have moved. And why Fikayo Tomori is suddenly back on the Premier League radar.

Anfield turns to Tomori

Liverpool have made contact with AC Milan over a deal for Tomori, according to TuttoJuve, via Sport Witness. The approach comes at a delicate moment in the defender’s career.

Tomori has only a year left on his Milan contract and has slipped down the pecking order under Ruben Amorim. That combination usually leads to one outcome: a cut-price exit. For a club urgently hunting for an experienced, athletic centre-back, the opportunity is obvious.

Liverpool are already thought to be weighing up a formal bid. The need is immediate. With Gomez sidelined and the new campaign just weeks away, Iraola cannot afford to gamble solely on untested options and tactical tweaks. Tomori, with his Premier League background and Champions League experience, offers something closer to certainty.

The pressure at the back has been building. This is Liverpool’s first real defensive decision of the Iraola era.

A return in style?

Tomori has already turned down Coventry City this summer, holding out for something bigger. If Liverpool firm up their interest, that patience may yet be rewarded.

A move to Anfield would drop him straight into a squad chasing trophies and juggling high expectations with a tactical reset. For Liverpool, it would plug a dangerous gap before the season even starts.

For Tomori, it could be the route back to the Premier League he has been waiting for – not through the side door, but straight into the spotlight.