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Bart Verbruggen to Liverpool

Brighton

Liverpool

Goalkeeper · 24y · Netherlands · contract until 2028

Chance it happens in January

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Carried by Football Insider (tabloid), @footballinsider via Transfer News Live (aggregator), Fichajes.net (aggregator) and TEAMtalk (tabloid).

Fee: Not reported
Value: €48m
Reporters: 2

Where he ends up in the January windowEvery outcome by the January deadline, adding up to 100%. A move in a later window is not counted. Open a club for its rumour.

LiverpoolThis rumour
Real MadridRumour page
Other clubNot yet named
Stays at BrightonNo move

What the number is based on

ReportingNo trusted reporter4 outlets, all tabloids or aggregatorsAgainst the move
ContractRuns to June 20281 year 8 months left
LiverpoolSpending close to its limitAgainst the move
FeeNot reportedValue €48m

The story so far

8 reports · newest first

Tuesday
TEAMtalkTrust 50via CaughtOffsideFull post
“Liverpool eye 24-year-old Chelsea and Man United target to replace key star. Liverpool are reportedly considering a move for Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen as they prepare for a possible loss of Alisson Becker next summer.”
Monday
TEAMtalkTrust 55TabloidTabloidFull post
“Liverpool plotting spectacular move for leading Brighton star as long-term heir to Anfield staple. The Reds are preparing for life without a leading and long-established figure as part of their side, and we understand that the Brighton star has plenty of admirers at Anfield…”
In the article“Bart Verbruggen is becoming as one of the most wanted goalkeepers in Europe, with Liverpool and Real Madrid on a growing list of clubs monitoring the Brighton & Hove Albion shot-stopper, TEAMtalk understands.”
Sunday
Football InsiderTrust 50via Transfer News CentralReport
“Liverpool are weighing up a move for Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, as the future of current number 1 Alisson is in doubt.”
Fichajes.netTrust 45AggregatorAggregatorReport
“El Real Madrid encuentra rival por el sustituto de Courtois. El club merengue prepara el relevo del belga, pero su primera opción suma importantes pretendientes que complican y encarecen su fichaje…”
footballinsiderTrust 46via Transfer News LiveFull post
“🚨 Liverpool are considering a move for Brighton & Hove Albion goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen next summer. The 24-year-old Dutch international has kept 11 clean sheets in 14 appearances across all competitions this season.”
Saturday
Football InsiderTrust 55Earliest mentionEarliest mentionReport
“Sources: Liverpool turn attention to signing Bart Verbruggen…”

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Chance it happens in January

Long shot

Value: €48m

AuthorTransfer Tracker AnalystStatusEarlier read

Verbruggen to Liverpool: recycled talk of a 2027 move, nothing concrete yet

Written on 9 Nov 2026, before the latest reports. The ring above is live.

The situation

Liverpool are being linked with Bart Verbruggen as a long-term successor to Alisson, with every report pointing to a move next summer rather than anything in January. The story has not moved beyond speculative interest: no bid, no contact with Brighton, no terms discussed. Real Madrid are also mentioned as admirers, tied to their own search for a long-term goalkeeper, though nothing suggests either club is ahead of the other.

The reporting

The chain starts with Football Insider, which was carrying it by 7 November, and has since been repeated by Transfer News Live, CaughtOffside, Transfer News Central and Fichajes.net, all pointing back to the same original claim. TEAMtalk added its own version on 9 November, naming Alisson specifically as the player Verbruggen would eventually replace. No trusted reporter has backed any of this, and nobody has added a fresh detail beyond what Football Insider first put out.

The outlook

Given that, this looks like a longshot for the January window, and the reports themselves say as much by placing it next summer. For it to happen even then, Liverpool would need to decide Alisson's time is up, agree a fee with Brighton, who have no reason to sell a goalkeeper with 18 months left on his contract, and see off Real Madrid's interest. None of those pieces exist yet, just shared speculation.

The context

Verbruggen joined Brighton from Anderlecht for €20m in July 2023, three years and four months ago, and is valued at €47m today, more than double that fee. Liverpool have paid similar money for other positions before, including €47m for Milos Kerkez in 2025, so the number itself would not be unusual if talks ever reached that stage.

What happens next

The real trigger is Alisson's situation. Only when Liverpool's plans for their current number one become clearer, and if a concrete approach for Verbruggen follows, does this move from recycled chatter into something worth taking seriously.

Sources the analyst weighed

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