The Reds are yet to spring into action in the summer transfer window, but, as Richard Hughes said earlier this summer, August will be busier.

Liverpool still have a month to get some new signings over the line, and there are plenty of rumours regarding who could come in at Anfield.

The £25m man is said to be someone the Reds are keen on, and according to Dean Jones, speaking on the Ranks FC Ultras Podcast, this is a deal that he could realistically see happening.

Matt O’Riley to Liverpool could happen

Jones shared his verdict on O’Riley and his recent links to Liverpool.

“Matt O’Riley is a real character. I knew him a bit when he was at Fulham, and he’s very much his own lad, he’s very single-minded,” Jones said.

“He wants to take another step up and it has to be right for him. I think there will be a part of him that is tempted to stay because he has such a good platform and he’s so loved.”

“Liverpool were linked to him at the weekand and I thought that was a bit different. If Liverpool are in for O’Riley he’ll have a chat with the old Fulham lads, Harvey Elliott and Fabio Carvalho and before you know it they’re sat in the canteen together, I can see that one happening.”

Virgil van Dijk could sway O’Riley

Jones says that Carvalho and Elliott could sway O’Riley into joining Liverpool, but perhaps Virgil van Dijk could have some say too.

Indeed, any player leaving Celtic is taking a risk, a switch from the SPFL to the Premier League is a big jump.

However, making that step up successfully is possible, and Virgil van Dijk knows that better than most.

Van Dijk is perhaps the most successful Celtic export of the past 15 years, and if O’Riley were to come to Anfield, perhaps the Dutchman could take the midfielder under his wing and help him adjust.