The first major move of the upcoming transfer window is on the verge of becoming a formality, and it is one that looks likely to set the tone for the rest of the market. Timo Werner, having been strongly linked with Liverpool, now seems all but certain to join Chelsea from RB Leipzig after the Blues reportedly agreed to meet his buyout clause of roughly $62 million.
In terms of personnel, Liverpool is in a fortunate position. It has a powerful squad that is still relatively young (of the field players in the squad, only James Milner, Adam Lallana and Dejan Lovren are 30 or older) and, while it never serves to let a squad settle into stagnancy, Liverpool is in a position where it doesn’t have to go along with any deal with which it is uncomfortable.