Barcelona will enter the market for a new centre-back in the summer of 2026, having felt the after-effects of Inigo Martinez’s departure earlier this year.The veteran Spaniard’s exit, coupled

Barcelona have included Liverpool target Marc Guehi in their five-man shortlist of centre-backs to reinforce the position this summer.

Crystal Palace star Daniel Munoz has been encouraged to reject interest from Barcelona and instead pursue a move to Liverpool, with Colombian icon Camilo Zuniga insisting the Premier League is the ideal environment for the wing-back’s high-energy style.

The report underscores Madrid’s interest in Guéhi, who is described as a potentially “stabilising presence” in a backline which could be subjected to plenty of upheaval this summer. The increasingly injury-prone duo of Antonio Rüdiger and David Alaba are both out of contract in June and may very well be quietly ushered out of the back door.

Is this it, then? Is this how Mohamed Salah's Liverpool love story ends? No fond farewell at an adoring Anfield? Just an embarrassing, back-door exit for the fallen Kop idol? This weekend's Premier League clash with Brighton was only meant to be Salah's final game for Liverpool before heading off to Morocco to represent Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations - but there's now every chance that he'll never play for the club again.

The race for Semenyo is heating up as Liverpool, City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are all watching him with keen interest. Bournemouth are at growing risk of losing their talisman as his £65million (€74m / $86m) release clause could be triggered in January.

Have Liverpool found a blueprint for life without Mo Salah? How long will Xabi Alonso be given at Madrid? ESPN's experts answer all the burning questions from UCL Matchday 6.