€100m wonderkid on Liverpool's shortlist, he's already been scouted

Liverpool have a lot of problems to solve among their first-team squad.

At the moment, the Reds are just about getting by with the players that they have at their disposal.

However, with so many of Liverpool's contracts set to expire in June 2027, another rebuild feels like its on the cards.

Obviously, this is far from ideal as, over £600 million has been spent on new players by the Anfield outfit already.

But, in order to keep up with their rivals, huge amounts of money now need to be spent each term with the latest rumour to emerge from Anfield being no different.

Liverpool have added Luka Vuskovic back onto their transfer shortlist

The improvement of Liverpool's defence was one of their main focuses in the summer.

The Anfield outfit had a lot of work to do with players such as Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones being used as right-backs.

And, while they performed fairly well, it's been clear to see how much of a difference having someone such as Ronald Araujo who can actually play there naturally has helped the Reds out.

They're now much more defensively sound and, even though Araujo isn't the only reason for that, he's certainly a big part of it.

However, with the contracts of Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez set to expire in June 2027, more change could be afoot.

That is, especially if this latest update from Florian Plettenberg is to be believed.

"Liverpool have Luka Vuskovic on their shortlist for next summer. The 19 y/o top defender is being monitored regularly," he wrote.

"His contract at Brighton is valid until 2031. No release clause will be available next summer. Current price valuation: around €100m (+/-).

"Vuskovic is very happy under Fabian Hürzeler. However, his dream is to join Real Madrid one day."

Luka Vuskovic could have been signed by Liverpool last season

Last term, Vuskovic was on loan to Hamburger SV from Tottenham.

And, even though he was only 18 years old, he was one of their best players.

The performances he was putting in caused interest from across the globe to emerge with some talk of Spurs even keeping hold of him.

Liverpool were one of the teams linked with an interest in the Croatian but, in the end, he joined Brighton for around £46 million.

And, even though some people believed that the Seagull's overpaid, he's quickly proven the doubters wrong.

Now, the Premier League outfit are wanting around €100 million (£83.5 million) to allow him to leave.

Liverpool always seem to figure out that they want a player after they become expensive and, clearly, their desire for Vuskovic is no different.

Here's hoping that, if Liverpool do end up wanting to sign him, that they can knock a few million off the total.