The Bundesliga could be the first major European league to get back under way, with May 9 mooted as a potential restart date amid Germany's relative success in dealing with Covid-19.
And with the Premier League suspension remaining indefinite, Liverpool fans will be watching events with added interest.
Marko Grujic, a player recruited by Jurgen Klopp just three months into his tenure, is currently plying his trade at Hertha Berlin, seeking to force his way into Anfield contention.
Meanwhile, RB Leipzig's devastating striker Timo Werner reportedly favours a summer move to the champions-elect.
There have also been tentative links with Borussia Dortmund sensation Jadon Sancho and Milot Rashica of Werder Bremen.
VAVEL UK delved into these topics with FIFA & UEFA-accredited journalist Chris Williams, a Bundesliga specialist.
Grujic still faces being 'sixth-choice' at Anfield
Marko Grujic has made 14 appearances for Liverpool, but the last of those came in December 2017. He has since been on loan to Cardiff in the Championship and twice to Hertha.
How, then, has his game evolved, and how does his style of play compare to Liverpool's current crop of midfielders?
"The Liverpool that Grujic joined is not the Liverpool we see now, it has moved on at a phenomenal rate," Williams says.
"He's versatile, so can play CM, DM and also AM if needed, and whilst he's competent, I certainly don't think he's on a level to any of the current players who start in those areas, and he currently doesn't really fit the style of those players already at the club.
"For example, going forward he's OK, he can link the play between the central area and attack, not overly creative but can score goals, defensively he's not that strong - a Klopp requirement, and something all his squad of midfielders have."
Grujic impressed in his first season in the German capital under the tutelage of Pal Dardai, but the Hungarian's four-year tenure came to end in June, and less than a year on, Hertha have remarkably cycled through four separate managers.
They currently sit 13th in the Bundesliga having won only 7 of their 28 matches.
Predictability, Grujic's involvement has fluctuated depending upon the tactical preferences of each of the coaches.
And whilst his performances have been generally good, Williams believes he has let himself down with a series of costly errors.
"His first season at Hertha sort of carried on from where he'd left off on other loans, goal-scoring excellent but tracking back still a problem, and German football is very demanding of both requirements.
"He definitely fell out of favor once Pál Dárdai left and became almost non-existent when Jürgen Klinsmann took over from Ante Čović. The arrival of Bruno Labbadia may help as the new head coach likes his MFs to play quite high.
"Although playing well, he's been a man of frequent mistakes, not many per game, but big mistakes every few games or so - see his crazy challenge on Robert Lewandowski that denied Hertha a memorable win in the Allianz. That was the start of this season and it's continued."
It would thus seem that Grujic has done enough to enter the immediate first-team picture on Merseyside.
Should he commit to staying at Liverpool, he may have to content himself with cup outings and occasional league cameos.
A permanent departure could prove to be in the best interests of both parties.
"Is he prepared to be sixth choice midfielder at Liverpool when he is easily good enough to play at a mid-table club and start?" Williams ponders.
"Probably not, as he is good enough to play regular football, just not at Liverpool, at the moment.
"Liverpool could easily get £12m-£15m for him from a Premier League side, but if he wanted to stay in Germany I can't see any offer above €11m (£10m)."
'Liverpool won't tempt Werner to Anfield as a central striker'
Since Klopp added Mohamed Salah to his ranks in 2017, he has pursued only auxiliary forwards on cut-price deals.
Liverpool's standard-setting front three, the argument ran, was simply too good, too embedded, to justify significant investment.
But a £51million move for 27-goal, 12-assist Timo Werner may be about to break the mold.
If Werner was to occupy the no.9 role, it could necessitate a potentially disruptive move into attacking midfield for conductor of the orchestra Roberto Firmino.
Williams, though, thinks it more likely that Werner would line-up on the flanks, perhaps rotating with, rather than starting alongside, the three members of the established frontline.
"Werner has said on many occasions (and he's a very vocal player to the press!), he's not keen on being a lone striker, he would do it for the German national side, but he feels it's not his best position.
"Should Liverpool tempt him to Anfield I can't see it being under the auspices of a central striker. He's far more effective starting wide and cutting in, as witnessed by Tottenham who he tore apart in the Champions League."
'Versatile Rashica is cheaper Werner alternative'
Another possible Reds target is Bremen's exciting attacker 23-year-old Milot Rashica.
"Very good player, Werder Bremen would look for around £30m I'd imagine," is Williams' initial assessment. "He's speedy, happy to drive at players and spear the attack, or he can quite easily be a part of the build up."
"He's not a ready made player for the Premier League yet and would take some adaptation from Klopp to bring up to Liverpool's requirement.
"That's not to say he is no good, just he'd need a little time to get up to speed."
Rashica could provide versatile attacking cover, and his purchase would be in keeping with the broader trend of nuanced moves.
It thus represents a different path to the blockbuster Werner swoop.
"A very good squad player, but I wouldn't envisage him being brought in to displace any of the current wide forwards Liverpool have.
"The one big thing Rashica has to his advantage is that he likes to play either out wide or as a central striker, so his versatility would suit Klopp.
"Likelihood, I think he'd be a good Werner alternative, I can't imagine both being bought."
Sancho could join rivals United in 2021
No present discussion of the transfer picture in the German top-flight can pass without at least some mention of Jadon Sancho.
Any suggestion that the dazzling 20-year-old could soon be donning Liverpool red appears purely speculative, an automatic binding of the world champions and one of the game's hottest prospects.
Manchester United's interest appears altogether more serious, though Dortmund are determined to fend off his many suitors having seen so many stars depart.
Williams suggests that a move to Old Trafford involving eye-watering sums could indeed be on the cards, but more likely in 2021.
"So I did an article on Sancho this afternoon, Dortmund want him to stay, they are pretty sure they can achieve that, but if they don't they will not budge on their asking price of €130m - at all (from what I'm told).
"I think for him to join Utd he'd have to be offered a massive package and be assured Utd could make the Champions League within one season, should they not make into the 20/21 campaign whenever that may be!
"Chelsea seem put off by the price and Liverpool also by all accounts. Dortmund don't need to sell this summer, and will make him a mega offer to stay one year then let him go the next. I could see a [Naby] Keita style deal being agreed, so Sancho announces he'll join Utd but at the end of the next season."
The 2020 summer transfer window was scheduled to open on June 10, but FIFA are working to change the dates to align with the delayed finish to the football season.