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Arsenal ROCKED by Liverpool transfer request
Cameron Smith
- 30 Dec 2025 09:18 GMT
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Liverpool have been told to pursue an ambitious deal for Arsenal superstar Jurrien Timber next year.
The Netherlands international has established himself as an integral member of Mikel Arteta’s first-team squad since returning from a serious ACL injury and the Gunners are desperate to tie him down to a new contract.
Current ETV
Jurriën Timber
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Arsenal
Jurriën Timber
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Arsenal
ETV Range
€61.7M - €75.4M
Timber’s current deal at the Emirates Stadium isn’t due to expire until 2028, but he is one of several players, alongside Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice, locked in extension talks with the club’s hierarchy.
An agreement is expected to be reached shortly, although reigning Premier League champions Liverpool have now been urged to attempt a shock swoop in 2026.
The Reds added Jeremie Frimpong to their ranks this summer, however he has suffered with injury problems since his arrival from Bayer Leverkusen and Arne Slot’s side are still searching for an adequate replacement for the departed Trent Alexander-Arnold.
According to former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock, Timber is the perfect candidate.
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Jurriën Timber
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Jurriën Timber
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Arsenal
Jurrien Timber to Liverpool?
“When I look at the defence and who Liverpool should sign, personally I think they need a centre-back and a right-back,” Warnock told Metro.
“In the right-back position they have Frimpong, [Joe] Gomez and [Conor] Bradley. All three are injury prone and they are not robust enough to play week in week out, and that is something they have to go away from.
“Liverpool has to look at how reliable their players are to play every single week, and at the moment those players aren’t fit enough for that. That is a major issue for Liverpool at the moment.
“Liverpool are a better team when they have a proper right-back in that position. It balances the team better and allows [Dominik] Szoboszlai to play in the midfield. So, I think signing a right back is equally as important as signing a centre back at the moment.”
Warnock added: “The issue I have with right backs at the moment is that it always seems to be midfield players playing there, the [Pep] Guardiola style. I think you need a specialist for that right-back, which can be difficult to find in January.
“In an ideal world I would bring in Jurrien Timber, but I don’t think Arsenal would allow that. I think he is the best right-back in the league.
“I think he is brilliant. Someone of that quality who is good in 1v1 situations. Since his ACL injury he has shown his robustness to come back.”
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