Bart Verbruggen responds to Liverpool transfer rumours amid Alisson uncertainty - 'A real shame'

Verbruggen dismissed Liverpool transfer speculation, saying Brighton's strong form makes a move unthinkable right now.

Bart Verbruggen has shut down transfer rumours linking him with Liverpool, insisting he is focused on Brighton's impressive season. The 24-year-old Netherlands international has kept seven clean sheets in 10 Premier League matches, helping Brighton sit second in the table heading into the November international break.

Verbruggen acknowledged the speculation but said he is concentrating on the present rather than future possibilities. "Right now we're doing really well at Brighton," he told NOS. "So it would be a real shame to ruin that by living in the future. I really try to stay in the moment, to focus on what is currently going on."

The goalkeeper has previously been linked with Liverpool, who may need a new number one if Alisson Becker leaves when his contract expires. Alisson has indicated he wants to stay at Anfield, with his agent in talks with the club, but Liverpool have already begun contingency planning by signing Giorgi Mamardashvili and Armin Pecsi, and agreeing a £30m deal for Lucca Brughmans to arrive next summer.