Transfer market: Liverpool and Chelsea move for Senegal regular

Liverpool and Chelsea have reportedly contacted the representatives of Brentford left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf about a potential move in 2027. Signed from West Ham for €48 million this summer, the 21-year-old has started only one Premier League match and made four substitute appearances, while Keane Lewis-Potter has established himself in his position. Diouf is contracted until at least 2031, and Brentford are expected to resist approaches, especially if they qualify for European competition. He is also in Patrick Vieira’s Senegal squad for the Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifying double-header against Sudan and could take on a bigger role following Ismail Jakobs’s international retirement.