Neco Williams is a target for a number of clubs - but Liverpool could yet look to keep hold of the Wales international next season.
Williams has become a wanted man having impressed during the second half of the campaign on loan at Fulham, who he helped win the Championship and secure promotion back to the Premier League.
The 21-year-old has also seen his stock rise further by playing an integral part in Wales this month qualifying for the World Cup for the first time in 64 years.
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Fulham and fellow promoted side Nottingham Forest are among a host of potential suitors to have contacted Liverpool over the availability of the right-back, who is valued by the club at £15million.
Unlike their position on Nat Phillips, the Reds have little interest in allowing Williams to leave on another loan and would not be averse to keeping the player in their squad for the forthcoming campaign.
And that could be dependent on whether Liverpool are successful in their pursuit of Aberdeen right-back Calvin Ramsay. The Reds have expressed their interest in the 18-year-old and would look for a deal worth around £4m, although reports in Scotland indicating Aberdeen want an overall package double that amount.
Should an agreement not be reached, the Reds would then consider the long-term future of Williams, while also taking into account the preference of the player who prospered with regular first-team football since January and would be keen to safeguard his place at the World Cup, which begins in Qatar in November.
While opportunities at Liverpool have been restricted by the outstanding form of Trent Alexander-Arnold at right-back, Williams has been regularly lauded by Jurgen Klopp with assistant manager Pep Lijnders in particular an advocate of the Welshman. Liverpool have also noted how Williams has impressed when appearing at left wing-back for Wales in recent weeks.
Williams joined the Academy at the age of six and progressed through the youth ranks before being handed his senior Liverpool debut in October 2019. He has made 33 appearances for the Reds, with eight coming in the first half of this season before his loan move to Fulham.
