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With Christmas just around the corner, Liverpool are still embroiled in arduous contract negotiations with three of their star players. The Reds need to get a move on with things, as all three will be able to openly speak to European clubs about joining in just over two weeks’ time. In the meantime, sporadic updates have been surfacing about the situations of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold. For Salah, there have been recent reports that Liverpool have now offered the Egyptian an initial contract. There has been no word on how Mo has responded to the offer…
In a shocking revelation, Liverpool fans have been left stunned after discovering that club legend, Steve McManaman, is now working behind-the-scenes at arch-rivals Manchester United. McManaman, who played for Liverpool from 1990 to 1999 and won several honors including the FA Cup and the League Cup, has reportedly taken up a role as a scout for Manchester United. The news has sent shockwaves through the Liverpool fanbase, with many supporters taking to social media to express their outrage and disappointment. “How could he do this to us?” wrote one fan on Twitter. “He’s a legend, but this is a betrayal…
Then in his fourth season with FC Augsburg, he started for the Bundesliga side as they lost 1-0 to Liverpool in the Europa League courtesy of an early James Milner penalty in February 2016. Little did he know that five months later he would be a Reds player himself. The Estonian would make 53 appearances during two seasons at Anfield, scoring two goals, before departing for Serie A side Cagliari. His final senior involvement with the club would be the Champions League final loss to Real Madrid in Kiev. The centre-back returned to Liverpool for the first time since his…
Liverpool are flying this season. Arne Slot’s side have been the best side in the Premier League, sitting top of the table 15 games into his first campaign in charge at Anfield. It is fair to say that the transition from legendary manager Jurgen Klopp to new boss Slot has been seamless. Statistically, they have been fantastic. As per Understat, Liverpool have the second-highest number of expected goals, with 33.91, slightly more than they have scored. They also have an excellent expected goals against record, with 14.63; incredibly, they are outperforming that stat, having conceded just 11 Premier League goals,…
Liverpool are set to be active in the transfer market in 2025 after Arne Slot oversaw a quiet summer window immediately after joining the club. After Martin Zubimendi rejected a move to Anfield, Federico Chiesa was the only player who walked through the club in the summer, although a deal was agreed to sign Giorgi Mamardashvili from Valencia in 2025. The upcoming windows, however, could be important for Liverpool as the Dutchman looks to fine-tune his squad. And one of the Reds’ transfer targets has just received a ringing endorsement from Jose Mourinho. Jose Mourinho says Liverpool-linked Nico Williams is…
Liverpool continue to challenge strongly on several fronts after a 1-0 Champions League triumph over Girona secured another victory under head coach Arne Slot. Mohamed Salah scored the winner from the penalty spot shortly after the hour as the Reds maintained the 100% start to their European campaign to remain top of the table. Liverpool will now turn their attention to the Premier League with a visit from Fulham at Anfield on Saturday afternoon. And here we look ahead to the changes Slot could make when his team are next in action. Slot will hope to have some players back…
Former Liverpool youngster scored for the first time in over two years on Wednesday as he netted a crucial winning goal for Sheffield United against Millwall in the Championship. Brewster joined the Blades from Liverpool for a big-money fee in 2020 – believed to be £23.5 million ($30 million) but has been hampered by hamstring problems over the last four years that have restricted him to 93 appearances for the club, in which he has scored just six goals. The fifth and sixth goals were separated by 26 months as Brewster drew 32 blanks in succession between a goal against…
Ex-Manchester United player Phil Jones has hailed Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk as “incredible”, stating that he is a better defender than Rio Ferdinand. Jones played alongside Ferdinand for three years before the latter left Old Trafford in 2014 but, when asked to pick his favourite between his former teammate and van Dijk, Jones replied: “I think he [Van Dijk] still would’ve been top [back in Ferdinand’s playing days]. I gotta go with Van Dijk just because what he has given Liverpool for these five to six years has been incredible.” “He might have had a dip in form over…
In a stunning revelation, Tottenham Hotspur striker, Harry Kane, has revealed that he was snubbed by Liverpool for a transfer deal in 2013. However, Kane went on to achieve incredible success with Tottenham, winning the Premier League Golden Boot award twice. Kane, who has become one of the most prolific goal-scorers in the Premier League, said that he was disappointed but not deterred when Liverpool rejected him. “I was only 19 at the time, and I was desperate to make a name for myself in the Premier League,” Kane said. “I had heard that Liverpool were interested in signing me,…
In a shocking revelation, Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, Dele Alli, has revealed that he was rejected by Liverpool as a trialist when he was just a teenager. Alli, who has become a key player for Tottenham and the English national team, said that he was invited to train with Liverpool’s youth team, but was ultimately rejected by the club’s coaches. “I was only about 15 or 16 at the time, and I was desperate to make it as a professional footballer,” Alli said. “I was thrilled to be invited to train with Liverpool, but unfortunately, it didn’t work out. They told…