Liverpool are lining up a summer move for Pedro Porro as they look to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold, with a report saying Fenway Sports Group are ready to sign the 26-year-old as one of their options ahead of next season. Anfield Watch said Liverpool view Porro as a potential bargain if Tottenham go down.
The timing matters because Liverpool are about to lose Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid and may need more than one change in a defence that has already been tested this season. Porro, an attack-minded right-back, fits the profile of a player who can supply creativity from deep, something Arne Slot said Liverpool are lacking in the absence of a Jacob Murphy-esque player like the one Alexander Isak had at Newcastle.
That comparison is not accidental. Isak finished 2024/25 with 27 goals in all competitions and has 62 goals in 109 games since his club-record move to St James' Park, while Murphy and Isak combined for 13 goals during their time together. Liverpool were also dumped out of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain for a second successive year, a reminder that the gap between being dangerous and being decisive is still wide.
The case for Porro has been building for months. A report in February said he could leave for around €25m, about £21m, and that price now looks more eye-catching with the Premier League club expected to reshape the right side of the team for 2025/26. His current deal in north London runs to 2028, but Liverpool are still being linked with a move that would have seemed routine a few years ago and more opportunistic now.
That is where the friction lies. Liverpool want an attacking right-back, but the club is also expected to lose Mo Salah and Andy Robertson, and Tottenham's relegation battle could alter the market in ways no one at Anfield can control. Porro has been described as a possible bargain if Spurs are dragged into trouble, yet any deal would depend on a chain of events Liverpool cannot force and a player whose value would rise if other clubs start looking for the same answer.
The larger picture is simple. Liverpool are not just chasing a replacement for Alexander-Arnold; they are trying to protect the part of their attack that he often shaped from defence. If Porro is the player they settle on, he would arrive under pressure to provide pace, service and end product from a role that has become central to how Liverpool want to play.