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Arne Slot will have already created a grandiose plan to start his Liverpool tenure without a hitch, taking the high-class squad that Jurgen Klopp created and cemented and placing his stamp on it. Liverpool, there is no doubt, is entering the unknown, preparing to charge toward the goals of a campaign with a first-team squad led by a new figure. Frissons of excitement are flying but so too is there a measure of trepidation that Klopp’s Herculean efforts will fade into the poignant memory of better times. But FSG have installed a new structure, enticed Michael Edwards back to the…
SEEING Andy Robertson drop to the turf at the Stadion am Groben in Garmisch-Partenkirchen shortly after Scotland had got their first training session in Germany underway yesterday morning was no laughing matter for John Carver. With the Euro 2024 curtain raiser against the tournament hosts looming at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Friday evening, the last thing the national team needed was for their talismanic captain to suffer a serious knock. Steve Clarke has, after all, already lost Ben Doak, Lyndon Dykes, Lewis Ferguson, Aaron Hickey and Nathan Patterson to injury ahead of these finals. “I just thought, ‘Not…
Trent Alexander-Arnold remains a conundrum for both club and country. The 25-year-old Liverpool academy graduate looks set to play a key part for England this summer at the European Championship having been given the No.8 jersey. The right-back impressed in midfield for the Three Lions in the win over Bosnia and Herzegovina and he was easily the best player on the pitch after coming off the bench in the shock defeat to Iceland on Friday night. Alexander-Arnold created three chances, the most of anyone, during his 25-minute cameo at Wembley having replaced Kyle Walker at full-back. Against Bosnia, however, he…
Liverpool could sign midfielder being touted as the ‘next Mascherano’ Former Liverpool defender, Javier Mascherano was a special player. The Spanish defender is better remembered for his time with FC Barcelona. During his time in Spain, Mascherano won 2x UCL, 5x Spanish Championships, 5x Spanish Cups, 2x UEFA Supercups, and 3x Spanish Super Cups. It is safe to say that Mascherano is remembered as a legend of the Catalan side but not many know that it was Liverpool that sent him out into the world of football. Now, Football Insider reports that the Reds are planning on signing the ‘next…
Rio Ferdinand has delivered his verdict on whether Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold should start for England in their opening game of Euro 2024. The Englishman is naturally a right-back, but it looks like a spot in central midfield is where he will get the most opportunities at the Euros this summer. Gareth Southgate has a decision to make on that topic, and Ferdinand has now shared what he thinks the England boss should do in his side’s opener against Serbia. England are one of the favourites to win the Euros this summer. The Three Lions have a squad filled with…
Calvin Ramsay has left Liverpool this summer with a point to prove after enduring two injury-hit seasons since signing from Aberdeen. Ramsay, 20, made just two appearances for Liverpool during his first year at Anfield before knee surgery curtailed that debut season in February. He spent last term away from the club on loan, initially at Preston North End. But the defender did not play for the Championship club until November after suffering an injury setback and only got on the pitch twice before being recalled during the January transfer window. Days ahead of deadline day, Ramsay went back out…
The Jurgen Klopp era is over and Liverpool supporters are cautiously optimistic Arne Slot can build on the foundations left behind by their now-former manager. Although the Dutchman will look to put his own stamp on the highly-talented squad left behind by his predecessor, there is no doubt Klopp will have departed Anfield safe in the knowledge the man that has stepped into his role will find himself in a far more advantageous position to the one he found when he took charge at Liverpool almost nine years ago. That is not to suggest Slot has an easy job and…
Bukayo Saka has made a habit of destroying defences in recent years. But the Arsenal winger may have inadvertently sent one Liverpool career tumbling towards a disappointing conclusion. During the clash between the Reds and the Gunners shortly before Christmas, in tussling for possession Saka accidentally sent Kostas Tsimikas tumbling and crashing into Jurgen Klopp. The result saw Tsimikas whisked off to hospital where it was confirmed he had suffered a broken collarbone. And the Greece international was subsequently barely seen in the Premier League. ‘Liverpool is a chaos town’: Busted’s Matt Willis shares life changing moment in city that…
Liverpool transfer news isn’t expected to flood in on a daily basis over the summer, with Arne Slot already equipped with a fundamentally competitive squad. However, there are tweaks to be made, both in terms of incoming and outgoing business. The new Liverpool boss inherits questions over the long-term futures of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold, all of whom are into the final year of their deals. But it’s Caoimhin Kelleher who looks a little more likely to depart, having spoken openly about wanting to cement a place as the number one goalkeeper somewhere. However, Liverpool isn’t…
Liverpool intend to DELAY contract talks with Virgil van Dijk until the end of 2024, according to a shock new report. The Liverpool captain is one of three high-profile stars out of contract at the end of the 2024-25 season alongside Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold. There has been no breakthrough in talks for any of the trio at this stage with new transfer supremos Richard Hughes and Michael Edwards having only officially taken up their roles at the start of the month. Van Dijk is a reported transfer target for Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga as…