Fabrizio Romano confirmed on May 26 that Liverpool have told Alisson Becker they want him to remain at Anfield for the 2026-27 season, directly pushing back against weeks of speculation pointing toward a move to Juventus.
Romano said: “Liverpool told Alisson ‘we want you to stay, we want you to be our goalkeeper, we believe in you.'”
He added: “Now, probably the only way for him to go to Juventus is if he goes to Liverpool and says ‘let me go, I want to go’. In that case, we will see, but Liverpool’s position is they want him to stay and continue.”
Tuttosport reported that Juventus director Damien Comolli submitted an opening offer of just €5 million on Monday, a figure that reflects Alisson’s contract status rather than his actual market value.
Alisson, 33, had a clause automatically activated that extended his deal at Anfield to 2027, meaning Liverpool hold firm contractual ground despite his reported willingness to return to Italy.
The goalkeeper had agreed personal terms with Juventus, reportedly signing on for a three-year deal worth €4.5 million per season at the Allianz Stadium, according to Corriere dello Sport.
The context matters. Liverpool are already losing Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson this summer, two of the defining figures of Jurgen Klopp and early Arne Slot era, and the club has decided Alisson will not join that list.
Slot is personally invested in keeping him. Romano made clear the manager views Alisson as essential to next season, and the club’s position reflects that sporting conviction rather than a purely commercial calculation.
Juventus, for their part, are not giving up. Goal Italia insists the Turin club have made a “decisive move” and are “working to finalise the deal they’ve been finalising for weeks with the Anfield club,” suggesting they believe there is still daylight in the negotiation.
A €5 million opening bid for a goalkeeper of Alisson’s calibre is less an offer than an opening gambit, designed to establish a baseline and gauge whether Liverpool’s public stance has any flexibility behind it.
Sky Sports Merseyside reporter Vinny O’Connor also confirmed Alisson is “expected to remain a Liverpool player next season,” adding credibility to Romano’s position and suggesting multiple reliable sources are pointing in the same direction.
If Alisson himself decides to force the issue, the dynamic changes entirely. His entourage has previously “confirmed” his desire to complete the Juventus move, and a player of his stature pushing publicly would put Liverpool in an uncomfortable position regardless of the contractual security they currently hold.