Frank Lampard is in the frame for an necessary international job and Liverpool have finally acted amidst Real Madrid’s activity in Trent Alexander-Arnold.
NEW REDS DEAL FOR TRENT
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s future at Liverpool has grow to be a large speakme factor over the final month or so. Real Madrid have been sniffing round with the right-back’s contract expiring subsequent year.
Liverpool have greater pressing priorities with Jurgen Klopp leaving and masses of changes going on at the back of the scenes, which includes the return of Michael Edwards and appointment of Richard Hughes.
It feels not likely that Alexander-Arnold would ever depart Liverpool, even for the shiny lights of Real Madrid and with reported activity coming from the Bernabeu, the Reds are keen to open contract discussions when they had been not anticipated to take act until the give up of the season.
Football Insider journalist Pete O’Rourke reckons talks over a “bumper new contract” are currently taking region and will ramp up in the summer.
“He’s a boyhood Liverpool fan, loves the club, so I suppose there will be talks ongoing right now and over the summer,” O’Rourke said.
“Once Liverpool get everything in order with the new manager now they’ve bought the structure off the pitch set in stone with Richard Hughes and Michael Edwards returned in there, I’m certain negotiations progress quite smoothly, and Alexander-Arnold will be offered a bumper new contract to prolong his continue to be at Anfield.
“I’m sure the player himself, as lengthy as those terms are right, will have no troubles committing his long-term future to his boyhood club.”
LAMPARD? CANADA? CANADA?
Switching from a participant hearsay to a supervisor one, we have a splendor from the Telegraph.
Our favorite out-of-work boss Frank Lampard is a ‘shock candidate’ to emerge as the new supervisor of the Canadian national team, a job which comes with large duties as he would manage the North American facet as a co-host of the 2026 World Cup, which is also to be played in Mexico and the United States.
A file from Matt Law says the former Chelsea player and supervisor is ‘on a shortlist of coaches to lead Canada into the 2026 World Cup’ and ‘wants to return to management’. Lampard attended an England coaching session in advance of last month’s friendlies in opposition to Brazil and Belgium.
It is unclear whether or no longer Lampard has any interest in taking on this job however he did play in MLS in the latter stages of his career, if that is some thing to go by.
FULHAM WANT OUT-OF-SORTS PHILLIPS
Kalvin Phillips would possibly be having a horrendous season and is currently taking part in himself out of rivalry for this summer’s European Championships, but there is still lots of activity in him.
The Manchester City midfielder’s form on mortgage at West Ham has been nothing short of abysmal and as an alternative of representing England in Germany, he is going to be on a beach taking into consideration his next career move. Unless he finishes the season very strongly.
There has been a lot of discuss about a return to Leeds United, which would probably be the ideal move for Phillips if they are promoted from the Championship. A record from Football Transfers claims Fulham are keen, though.
Marco Silva’s summer time plans are nicely underway with three new faces being lined up. The gamers in question? Phillips, Arsenal midfielder Charlie Patino and Coventry’s Callum O’Hare.
Phillips should be signed as a replacement for Joao Palhinha, whose gorgeous structure for the Cottagers has seen him linked with quite a few European giants.
No doable price is noted but the record does add that Leeds have interest in re-signing the midfielder.
