Juventus, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, and Bayern München were among several top European clubs interested in 18-year-old Belgian goalkeeper Lucca Brughmans. Liverpool has secured the player's transfer from KRC Genk for a fee of approximately €35 million. The widespread interest reportedly caused the English club to accelerate the deal. As part of the agreement, Brughmans will be loaned back to KRC Genk for a minimum of one season. The transfer also benefits PSV, which will receive a training compensation fee of several hundred thousand euros. Brughmans, who joined Genk in July 2024, has a contract with Liverpool until June 2030. He has two caps for the Belgium U19 national team and has a current market value of €4.00m, according to Transfermarkt.