Liverpool are actively tracking 21-year-old Palmeiras youngster Allan, who looks to be a very natural, albeit underdeveloped, successor to Liverpool and Premier League icon Mohamed Salah.
Allan is beginning to attract attention from across Europe and with good reason. He has come through the same academy that has consistently developed top wingers in the past five years, such as Endrick and Estevao.
He has established himself as the starting choice right winger at Palmeiras and loves to cut inside and cause damage with his left foot, very much in the same style as Liverpool’s current talisman.
Under Abel Ferreira’s management, Allan earned his breakout moment during the 2025 season, playing 28 league games and contributing directly to five goals. He has so far scored once in three games this season.
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Under Arne Slot’s current system, the youngster fits naturally and with Salah potentially past his peak and constant talk of an exit coming soon, Slot may look to slowly phase in the next generation at Anfield.
Liverpool have endured a transitional season, suffering injuries to almost all new signings and a drop in consistency in almost every position bar Dominik Szoboszlai, which lowers the pressure on any additional arrival as heavy scrutiny will fall on Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez.
That environment will certainly help Allan while he is establishing himself in a new country.
With Frimpong and Conor Bradley both unable to nail down a spot in the starting 11, both due to injury issues this season, next season would also provide an opportunity for a new partnership to develop on the right side.
Salah has not managed to click with either of the two right-backs as he did with Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Allan offers an alternative.
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If Liverpool, or any other club for that matter, want to get Allan to sign with them, then there is the big issue of the transfer fee.
Allan is currently valued at around £10m. However, his contract includes a reported £87m release clause, so any interested club would need to negotiate heavily to facilitate a move.
Liverpool have already laid out £60m on Jeremy Jacquet, who looks to be coming in to replace Ibrahima Konate. The Frenchman is yet to sign a new deal with the Reds, which may impact negotiations should Liverpool fully commit to securing Allan’s signature.
Palmeiras have recently signed Jhon Arias from Wolves and may be looking to recoup the transfer fee spent on the Colombian when Allan is eventually moved on.
They have already reportedly rejected interest from Napoli and Aston Villa and look to be waiting for a larger offer from one of Europe’s heavy hitters.
Abel Ferreira has stated that the club are now in a position where they can choose who and when to sell and has made it clear that he does not want to lose Allan, at least in the immediate future.
It also makes sense for Palmeiras to give the winger a further opportunity to impress in Serie A over the next four to five months and potentially raise his stock further, which would lead him to challenge for an illustrious spot in the Selecao for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
