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Former Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill has revealed he was left “irritated” by Liverpool’s botched attempt to sign Gareth Barry – with the manager claiming the Reds were unwilling to stump up the cash for the England midfielder. Barry joined Villa in 1997 after coming through the youth ranks at Brighton & Hove Albion and was a key player for the West Midlands club, helping them to a top six finish in the 2007/08 season. Under the stewardship of Rafa Benitez, the Reds were widely known to be interested in bringing the midfielder to Anfield, with Barry himself publicly criticising…
Curtis Jones means business at Liverpool this summer. Having talked the talk in a recent press conference, he’s shown he can walk the walk as well. It was a tub-thumping session in front of the media for Jones, who declared he has never been happier at Liverpool. He heaped praise onto new manager Arne Slot, warning opponents that there is a plan to “completely kill” them in games. So emphatic was the midfielder that he almost appeared to be casting aspersions on Jurgen Klopp’s time at the helm in places. But while that left him open to potential scrutiny, he…
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has appeared to fire a warning to the rest of the Premier League that he is raring to go for the 2024/25 season. The 32-year-old has been working hard over the off-season to ensure he is in tip-top condition for the new campaign, which gets underway on Saturday, August 17. The Reds travel to newly-promoted Ipswich Town in Arne Slot’s first competitive game in charge. This is followed by hosting Brentford at Anfield before travelling to Old Trafford to face Manchester United. It’s poised to be a season of change on Merseyside, with Slot taking over…
The immigration queue of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport was an unlikely place to provide a snapshot to Liverpool’s popularity on the other side of the Atlantic on Thursday afternoon. As the hundreds in the queue prepared to smile for the camera and offer their fingerprints to gain access into the state of Georgia, the conversation inevitably turned to the reason for the trip, which led to some wide-eyed astonishment from one particularly captivated officer of the United States government. “Liverpool FC! They’re good huh?” began the chat. “Are Liverpool better than that Spanish team they’re playing? They are playing Manchester United?…
After weeks of having only the bare bones of a squad to work with, the cavalry is finally starting to arrive for Arne Slot. While a number of players remain absent owing to their participation in international tournaments, the Liverpool head coach confirmed on Thursday that three first-team stars are set to link up with the Reds during their pre-season tour of the United States. Ibrahima Konate and Ryan Gravenberch, who didn’t play a minute at the European Championship for France and the Netherlands respectively, will report back for duty in Philadelphia next week. However, Liverpool’s attacking ranks have already…
Jesper Lindstrom has sealed a transfer to Everton – just months after snubbing a move to his boyhood club, Liverpool. Lindstrom, 24, emerged as a target for the Toffees this summer with Sean Dyche keen to bolster his attacking options ahead of the new Premier League campaign. And the Denmark international, an attacking midfielder who only joined Napoli in last year’s summer transfer window, will now turn out for the blue half of Merseyside. However, Lindstrom has made no secret of his affiliation with Liverpool in the past – even if he did turn down the chance to move to…
Liverpool players have been settling into a new way of working during pre-season so far. Right the way through the club, from established first-team stars to youngsters in the academy, everyone was used to the methods of Jurgen Klopp. Whatever Klopp and his coaching staff were doing was obviously working. Liverpool were mightily successful during the German’s time at the club. However, change can often be a good thing in football and it will perhaps be refreshing to have some new ideas at the AXA Training Centre. Slot has certainly brought those. Curtis Jones has been raving about the new…
Arne Slot has already started implementing his system – a big change to what Liverpool were used to – and it may provide the new head coach with a first issue in charge. There is always a constant clamour for transfers on social media from fans and so far Liverpool haven’t made any moves as Slot is determined to analyse every player at his disposal. He will have done plenty of that already in training but the real opinions start to take shape in games and Liverpool have three in the USA. Diogo Jota is on his way to meet…
Liverpool are leading the race to sign Galatasaray’s Baris Alper Yilmaz for a fee of £25.2 million. The Merseyside club is keen on securing the services of the 24-year-old winger, who has also attracted interest from Premier League rivals Arsenal. Liverpool have already submitted a bid matching Galatasaray’s valuation of the player. Despite interest from Bundesliga sides such as Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt, and RB Leipzig, the German clubs have not shown concrete interest, as confirmed by Christian Falk of BILD Group via Caught Offside. He confirms that the Reds have little to worry about the Bundesliga trio. Dortmund are…
Arne Slot has taken over from Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool; there are solid foundations for a title push but also areas to address, including finishing, defensive midfield, and head-to-head battles against their rivals The Arne Slot era is underway – but what does the Dutchman need to do at Liverpool this season to challenge for the Premier League crown in his debut campaign? Jurgen Klopp signed off his eight-year reign with a trophy and Champions League qualification. Liverpool took their title push well into April last season and while that ultimately tailed off, there is no doubt Klopp has left…