Liverpool Revive Robinson Pursuit as Robertson Exit Looms at Spurs

Liverpool have dusted off their interest in Fulham's Antonee Robinson as they prepare for life without Andy Robertson, who looks destined for Tottenham in a deal worth approximately £5m.

Robertson's departure marks the end of an era at Anfield. The Scottish full-back, a cornerstone of Jurgen Klopp's tenure and a veteran of 363 appearances for the club, has found himself squeezed out under Arne Slot following the arrival of Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth last summer for £40m.

With Robertson's contract down to its final five months, the Reds are now circling Robinson as a potential solution to bolster their left-back options. The American has been earmarked to compete alongside Kerkez, with Liverpool's hierarchy apparently viewing the pair as a long-term defensive partnership on the left flank.

Robinson, 28, was a target for Liverpool during the summer window before the club opted for Kerkez instead. The Fulham man had caught the eye with ten Premier League assists from his left-wing raids for the Cottagers, but the Reds went in a different direction. Fulham slapped a £45m price tag on him at the time.

Since then, injury has disrupted Robinson's campaign. Knee issues have limited his availability to just seven Premier League starts this term, though TEAMtalk reports that discussions have been reignited and the player himself remains enthusiastic about a switch to Merseyside, much as he was six months earlier.

Robinson arrived at Fulham from Wigan in summer 2020 for a mere £2m and remains contracted until 2028. Should Liverpool proceed with a move, they would also have the option to reintegrate Kostas Tsimikas into their plans, the Greek left-back currently on loan at Roma.

Slot, meanwhile, has backed Kerkez to come good. Ahead of Saturday's trip to Bournemouth, the Liverpool manager insisted his summer signing is "getting stronger and stronger and stronger" and continues to improve as he adapts to English football.

"If you talk about Milos and a lot of the signings we've made, you can see the progression they are making in terms of adjustment to the team, but definitely also in power," Slot said. "And for Milos, it doesn't happen many times that he plays on the weekend and also during the week."

The manager highlighted Kerkez's recent midweek performance against Marseille as evidence of his upward trajectory, noting that young players naturally develop over time. "He plays better and better and better," Slot continued. "So it was a moment to give him that game during the week as well, and he did really well, in my opinion in Marseille, and he's improving, which is normal."

Slot stressed that Liverpool's recruitment strategy centres on signing young talent with room to flourish. "If you look at the age of our signing, they will not only be better the second half of the season, they will be better next season, and they will be better the season afterwards," he explained. "That is also the way this club is run; we sign young players where we think there is a lot of room for development, although they are already really good."