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El Hadji Malick Diouf to Liverpool

Brentford

Liverpool

Defender · 21y · Senegal · contract until 2031

Chance it happens in January

No trusted reporter yet. Stories like this complete 6 in 100 times.

Carried by Sport Witness (aggregator), @dsports via Transfer News Live (aggregator), CaughtOffside (aggregator) and 4-4-2 via Transfer News Live (aggregator).

This move cannot happen in this window: FIFA's rules let a player play for only two clubs in a season, and he has already played for two.

Reported fee: €50m–€60m
Value: €51m
Reporters: 6

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
ChelseaRumour page
Other clubNot yet named
Stays at BrentfordNo move

What the number is based on

ReportingNo trusted reporter4 outlets, all tabloids or aggregatorsAgainst the move
ContractRuns to June 20314 years 8 months leftAgainst the move
LiverpoolSpending close to its limitAgainst the move
FeeReported €50m–€60mValue €51m

The story so far

6 reports · newest first

Sunday
44-4-2Trust 46via Transfer News LiveFull post
“🚨 Liverpool and Chelsea are interested in signing Brentford left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf. Both clubs have contacted the Senegal international's representatives, with formal bids potentially following soon.”
Friday
CaughtOffsideTrust 50AggregatorAggregatorFull post
“Liverpool and Chelsea make contact over €60m-rated Premier League defender. Liverpool and Chelsea are reportedly monitoring Brentford defender El Hadji Malick Diouf ahead of a potential move, with both Premier League giants already contacting the player’s representatives.”
CaughtOffsideTrust 50AggregatorAggregatorFull post
“Rivals stand firm over £40m-rated defender’s future as Liverpool and Chelsea circle. Chelsea and Liverpool have been linked with a move for Brentford defender El Hadji Malick Diouf, but the Bees are reportedly unwilling to sanction his departure soon.”
Sport WitnessTrust 55AggregatorAggregatorFull post
“Liverpool or Chelsea transfer for Brentford defender being discussed at €50-60m. Liverpool and Chelsea are keeping tabs on Brentford full-back El Hadji Malick Diouf despite his slow start to life with the Bees.”
Wednesday
dsportsTrust 46via Transfer News LiveFull post
“🚨 Chelsea and Liverpool are interested in signing Brentford left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf next summer. Both clubs are closely monitoring the Senegal international and have already contacted his agent to express their interest.”
Tuesday
Sport WitnessTrust 55Earliest mentionEarliest mentionFull post
“Chelsea and Liverpool make approaches to sign Brentford player. Chelsea and Liverpool have set their sights on Brentford‘s El Hadji Malick Diouf and are likely to battle it out for his signature next year.”

Chance it happens in January

Long shot

Reported fee: €50m–€60m
Value: €51m

AuthorTransfer Tracker AnalystLast updated8 Nov 2026StatusUp to date

Liverpool and Chelsea linked with Diouf, but Brentford reluctant to sell

The situation

Liverpool and Chelsea are being linked with Brentford left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf, with reports claiming both clubs have contacted his representatives and that formal bids could follow. But one of those same reports says Brentford are unwilling to sanction a sale soon, and the player only joined the club two months ago, on 28 August 2026, for €40.8m from West Ham United. Some of the coverage frames this as a move for next summer rather than January, which fits with how far apart the numbers and the club's stance currently look.

The reporting

Every outlet carrying this is a tabloid or an aggregator, and no trusted reporter has backed it. Sport Witness was carrying it by 3 November, and Transfer News Live, CaughtOffside and Sport Witness have each repeated versions of the same underlying claim since, built around contact with Diouf's agent rather than any bid. That is one voice echoed several times, not separate confirmation.

The outlook

With Brentford reportedly reluctant to sell, the player committed on a long contract until 2031, and no fee agreed anywhere in the reporting, this looks a long way from happening. Chelsea's parallel interest, if real, only complicates it further. Call it unlikely before the January window shuts, more plausible as a next-summer story if Brentford's position softens.

What happens next

Asking prices quoted range from €50m up to €60m, against a player valued at €51m, but none of that is an offer Liverpool have made. What would move this on is a concrete bid, a change in Brentford's stance, or confirmation that any interest is being held over for next summer.

Sources the analyst weighed

Sport WitnessTrust 55