Liverpool sign Belgian goalkeeper Lucca Brughmans from Genk in deal worth up to £30m
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- Liverpool have completed the signing of 18-year-old Belgian goalkeeper Lucca Brughmans from Genk in a deal potentially worth up to £30m including add-ons.
- Brughmans will remain on loan at Genk for the current season before joining Liverpool ahead of the 2027-28 campaign, with the deal structured around an initial fee and follow-up payments.
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Why It Matters
Liverpool are planning for future goalkeeping options as Alisson's contract expires next summer and Mamardashvili's future remains uncertain. The club's global talent department, led by Matt Newberry, has been actively recruiting young talent from international youth tournaments.
Liverpool have completed the signing of 18-year-old goalkeeper Lucca Brughmans from Belgian side Genk in a deal that could be worth up to £30m including add-ons.
Brughmans has agreed a six-year contract with Liverpool and will remain at Genk on loan this season before moving to Anfield ahead of the 2027-28 campaign.
The Belgian keeper, who is 6ft 7in, has started all four of Genk's games this season and has represented his country at youth level.
BBC Sport understands that there is an initial fee alongside follow up payments and the figure of around £30m is at the top of what can be achieved.
Liverpool have Alisson, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Freddie Woodman and Vitezslav Jaros as their goalkeeping options, but with Alisson's contract expiring next summer and Mamardashvili's future looking uncertain, Brughmans will be an option from the summer of 2027 onwards.
The deal for Brughmans came about as a result of work from Liverpool's global talent department that is led by Matt Newberry.
Earlier this year, they signed Senegal's Mor Talla N'diaye and Austria's Ifeanyi Ndukwe after the teenage centre-backs both impressed at the U17 World Cup in Qatar, while goalkeeper Armin Pecsi and midfielder Samuel Martinez have both joined in the last 12 months from Hungary and Colombia, respectively. Pecsi is spending this season on loan at TSV Hartberg in Germany.
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Lucca Brughmans will join Liverpool's first-team squad ahead of the 2027-28 season
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Open Questions
- What is the exact initial fee and structure of the add-ons in the Brughmans deal?
- How will Brughmans' development be managed during his loan spell at Genk?
- What specific role is Brughmans expected to play at Liverpool from the 2027-28 season?
