The wait goes on for the first Liverpool signing of the summer with just over a week until the transfer window closes.

Arne Slot inherited a strong squad after replacing Jurgen Klopp, but there is still a feeling that one or two additions might be necessary to make his team real contenders.

And it seems a new goalkeeper could be the most significant move of the summer. While a deal to sign Valencia’s Giorgi Mamardashvili is believed to be close, the Reds have also been linked with Espanyol No.1 Joan Garcia.

Mundo Deportivo report that Liverpool are keeping tabs on the 23-year-old Spaniard, although Arsenal are said to have agreed personal terms with Garcia. He has a €30m (£25.5m) release clause at Espanyol but no bids have been made as yet, according to the newspaper.