Chelsea to hijack Liverpool's £55 million move and other EPL transfer rumours of the day - 8th August

Liverpool

Can they keep him?

As if that Chelsea-sized jolt to the Van Dijk pursuit was not enough, the Merseysiders now have to contend with a couple of Barcelona directors who have reportedly landed in Liverpool to try and convince them to part with the services of one Philippe Coutinho.

Yes, the deal's still "just a matter of hours" away.

Oh, and the Reds are reportedly interested in bringing Andre Gomes the other way as part of any Coutinho deal... so now not only will they lose the services of their best player, they are likely to get Andre Gomes. What a time to be a Liverpool fan.

Alberto Moreno may be on his way to Watford if reports are to be believed - along with Ashley Young from Manchester United.

Some happy news, though, my disheartened Reds - Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund are all set to battle it out for Athletic Bilbao's exciting forward Inaki Williams - the Basque would certainly lend a dash of speed to an attack that's bristling with pace in the shapes of Sadio Mane and Mohammed Salah.

Liverpool fans everywhere have been sent scrambling for footage from last year's Europa League and Eredivisie after reports emerged of the Reds serious interest in one of Ajax's most promising youngsters - Hakim Ziyech. The attacking midfielder could go a way to softening the impact of any potential sale of their best existing attacking midfielder.