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Even the most die hard Liverpool fan would be forgiven if the name ‘Astrit Ajdarevic’ means nothing to them. A former Reds starlet, the one-time Albania international joined the club in January 2007 after two successful trials. However, he never made a competitive appearance during his time at Anfield and was on the move again after just two years as he signed for Leicester City after his contract expired following a successful trial and loan. Only 17 years old when he joined Liverpool, the now 34-year-old looks back on his time with the Reds fondly, but admits he perhaps did…
Michael Edwards has never been afraid to go bold when it comes to signing players for Liverpool. FSG’s new CEO of football has become one of the most well-respected talent spotters in the game off the back of some unexpectedly successful deals with the Reds. Now back at Anfield and in a position of more power, Liverpool fans are expecting more of the same from Edwards this summer. So far, we’ve seen suggestions that the Reds will target two positions in particular. Fabrizio Romano claimed that central defence is Liverpool’s priority, while David Ornstein reported that a wide forward will…
Graeme Souness has launched an astonishing attack on Mohamed Salah, claiming the Liverpool star is the “most selfish player” he’s ever seen and “disappears” from tough games, allowing his side to get “bullied”. Salah has been in the spotlight since clashing with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on the sidelines during the 2-2 draw at West Ham. He was furious at having been benched for the second time in a week and had to be held back by Darwin Nunez as he prepared to come on as a second-half substitute. The Egyptian remains Liverpool’s top scorer this season, with 24 goals…
Jude Bellingham made headlines earlier this week after controversially ‘trash-talking’ England captain Harry Kane prior to his Three Lions team-mate taking a penalty in the Champions League semi-finals. Such antics failed to put off the striker as he fired Bayern Munich into a 2-1 lead from 12 yards just before the hour-mark. However, Bellingham’s Real Madrid would fight back to earn a 2-2 draw with Vinicius Junior converting a late spot-kick of his own. Speaking after the game, Kane would admit he hadn’t heard what Bellingham was saying at the time as he played down the incident. Liverpool legend Jamie…
Jürgen Klopp is leaving behind a talented Liverpool squad. But Arne Slot, should he be appointed as expected, will also be inheriting plenty of questions. Some of those have grown in volume over the last month or so, as Liverpool’s title challenge has disintegrated along with hopes of further silverware. It must be remembered that Klopp has still vastly improved the side that missed out on Champions League qualification last season, but there are problems that need to be solved. For instance, Slot will be taking over a team that is chronically incapable of keeping clean sheets. That’s come to…
Liverpool has done everything in its power to plan for a smooth transition. But there’s no escaping the fact that losing Jürgen Klopp will be a huge change. Very rarely does a manager last almost nine years at any level of the game. Klopp has overseen an entire football cycle at Liverpool, and started a new one too — he leaves behind a squad and a club that has been significantly molded in his image. It’s telling that when Arne Slot comes in (if that move is confirmed as expected), he will inherit a significant number of players who have…
After his confrontation with Jurgen Klopp at the weekend, Mohamed Salah returned to Liverpool training on Thursday. It wasn’t as much as the result against West Ham United, which left a sour taste in everyone’s mouths. It was more the confrontation between Mohamed Salah and Jurgen Klopp. This has already been a bitter end to Klopp’s reign at Liverpool. But to see one of the best players to have played under him, going into such a public dispute on the sidelines was sad to see. It was pretty much a marker of the frustrations we have all felt during the…
Both could be in contention to face Tottenham on Sunday, in what is a meeting of two teams that have seen the wheels come off their season in recent weeks. Team News: Tottenham Liverpool Starting XI Prediction: Tottenham Liverpool Google Result Probability: Tottenham 18% Draw `17% Liverpool 65% PL Position, Form Guide: Tottenham 5th, 60 pts LLWDW Liverpool 3rd, 75 pts DLWLD conor bradley Liverpool Team News “Both [Jota and Bradley] not ready,” Reds boss Jurgen Klopp said. “Progressing well, [but] not ready and nobody told me yet they will start training in the next few days. I think it…
It’s hardly been a surprise that the post-West Ham talk has been dominated by the touchline spat between Mo Salah and Jurgen Klopp. A Liverpool unstoppable force vs a Reds immovable object clashing sent shockwaves around the London Stadium and beyond. Even if Klopp claimed the matter was over, he was undermined by Salah’s claim that there ‘would be fire’ if he stopped to give an interview in the mixed zone. Klopp will undoubtedly be expecting more questions about the incident when he speaks to the media ahead of Liverpool’s clash against Tottenham on Friday. He’ll be quizzed on whether…
A former ticket tout was arrested entering Anfield Stadium for a Liverpool FC match and ended up facing nearly two decades behind bars. Robert Bennett enlisted the services of employee Peter McQuade in order to facilitate the smuggling of millions of pounds of the Class A drug through the Port of Liverpool. He also boasted contacts with close links to suppliers in Colombia, Ecuador and Costa Rica. Liverpool Crown Court heard the 50-year-old utilised the handle “Dior6” on EncroChat before the encrypted communications platform was infiltrated by French police in 2020. Messages obtained by law enforcement authorities detailed his involvement…