Two Liverpool defenders, Calvin Ramsay and Luke Chambers, are reportedly attracting serious interest from clubs across the UK, even as they join the Reds’ pre-season tour to the United States. With senior defenders like Virgil van Dijk still on holiday after the World Cup, and Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni focused on rehab from long-term injuries, this tour was supposed to be a chance for these youngsters. Instead, it looks like a shop window for a potential exit.
Calvin Ramsay, the Scottish right-back who turns 23 this month, has multiple clubs in his homeland eyeing him. It’s wild because last season, former head coach Arne Slot *strangely overlooked* him, even with injury woes hitting Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong. Slot even took to *undermining the Scot in public*, which just stinks, right? Now, new boss Andoni Iraola is in charge, and with Bradley still not fit, Ramsay might feel a new surge of confidence to actually play in these pre-season fixtures. If he can dazzle Iraola, and if the two guys ahead of him keep battling injuries, maybe, just maybe, he stays at Anfield. But right now, the loan interest is loud.
Then there’s Luke Chambers, the 22-year-old left-back. QPR is reportedly keen on him, and it makes sense. Chambers hasn’t had much senior game time, with his last of only four appearances for the Reds way back in December 2023. His chances on this US tour are already looking tough, especially with Milos Kerkez and Kostas Tsimikas also in the squad. He had a loan spell at Charlton last season, so another move to London, perhaps with QPR, feels like it could happen. The Athletic’s Transfer DealSheet, via Gregg Evans, says Liverpool could “listen to loan offers” for both these guys.
Look, you never want to close the door on any player, especially in defense where Liverpool has faced so many injury problems lately. But let’s be real, it’s starting to look more likely than unlikely that Ramsay and Chambers will be playing their football elsewhere in 2026/27. Unless, of course, they absolutely explode in these pre-season games and force Iraola to keep them. It’s a huge couple of weeks for these guys, and they have everything to prove if they want to stay with the Reds.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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