Liverpool assessed Burnley’s 24-year-old French defender Maxime Esteve during the past season in their search for a new central defender following the departure of Ibrahima Konate. The club is considering Premier League experience as a valuable quality, which has also led them to evaluate Brighton’s Jan Paul van Hecke and Brentford’s Nathan Collins as part of an ongoing defensive review. Esteve, who joined Burnley in July 2024, has a contract until 2030 and has been capped by France at U23 level. His current Transfermarkt market value is €25.00m, and he has also been linked with FC Bayern München and Bayer 04 Leverkusen.