Author: Soccerhuz
Rafa Benítez has praised Jürgen Klopp following his announcement that he will Liverpool at the end of the season. The former Reds boss also hinted he may have an inside track on the club’s search for a new manager. Klopp confirmed on Friday that he plans to step down from his role at the end of the current campaign. He will bring an end to almost nine years at Anfield, which has seen Liverpool’s fortunes revived. The Reds remain in the hunt for four trophies this season, including the Premier League title as Klopp’s side leads the way, having gone…
José Mourinho’s prediction about Xabi Alonso becoming a top manager is coming true. Five years ago, Mourinho saw potential in the former Liverpool midfielder. Alonso started his coaching journey with Real Madrid’s under-14s team in 2018 while earning his UEFA badges. He then moved to manage Real Sociedad’s B team and led them to promotion from the third tier. In October 2022, he took over Bayer Leverkusen when they were in the relegation zone and guided them to a sixth-place finish. Now, they’re competing for the Bundesliga title without losing a single league match this season. Back in 2019, Mourinho…
Whatever the emotions were, it mostly bubbled under the surface rather than boiling over, both for those of us in the stands and the self-declared ‘old man’ himself on the touchline. There was no weeping and wailing from the supporters, and there was no overtly emotional displays from the soon to be ex-Liverpool manager, although he would later confess to having to work diligently at keeping a lid on his feelings. Forever the consummate socialist and team man, we know he disapproves of renditions of ‘I’m so glad that Jurgen is a Red’ when a game is in process, but…
Former Liverpool midfielder Naby Keïta has revealed he had tears in his eyes when he found out about Jürgen Klopp’s imminent exit. Keita was signed by Klopp from RB Leipzig for around $65m (€60m/£51m) back in 2018. Across his five years at the club, The 28-year-old Guinea international made 129 appearances for the club, scoring 11 goals and adding a further six assists. His time at Anfield was plagued by injuries and although he didn’t make the desired impact for the Reds, it didn’t stop him forming a strong bond with Klopp during their time working together. “When I heard…
Liverpool legend Graeme Souness reckons there are only four jobs that could tempt Jürgen Klopp back into management after he leaves Anfield. Klopp has announced he’ll be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season, saying he’s “running out of energy” and plans to take a year off from football. Klopp told club media: “What I know definitely I will never, ever manage a different club in England than Liverpool, 100 per cent,” and “That’s not possible. My love for this club, my respect for the people is too big.” He added: “I couldn’t. I couldn’t for a second think about it. There’s…
It’s looking like it might be the ultimate managerial merry-go-round in the summer. Jürgen Klopp moved first by announcing he will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season. There is an understandable nervousness around Anfield about how he will be replaced. But the bottom line is that FSG will more or less have their pick of candidates, with Klopp’s endeavors helping to ensure that the Liverpool vacancy is now one of the biggest in the world — even bigger than it was when he joined, with a sleeping giant now very much awake again. Barcelona is having a little snooze of its…
Mykhailo Mudryk has certainly improved compared to last season, scoring four goals in 23 appearances for Chelsea. Last term, he failed to net at all following his move to Stamford Bridge. However, looking at some of his other numbers, there is still clearly a long way to go. As per The Athletic, the 23-year-old loses possession 5.5 times per 90 minutes, which is a higher rate than any other winger in the Premier League. He has also lost possession 39 times per 100 touches in the current campaign, which is also the worst rate of any attacking midfielder or winger who has played…
All the latest Chelsea news and transfer gossip from Stamford Bridge including updates on Michael Olise, Karim Benzema and Victor Osimhen Good evening! The January transfer window will slam shut in a couple of days, so if there’s any business that Chelsea wish to conduct before the deadline then they better shift into gear. The Blues aren’t expected at this stage to do any serious work but will remain alert to opportunities. Armando Broja is currently the most likely first-team player to move on while centre forwards are on the menu if one can be found. Karim Benzema will dominate this…
It sounds like Chelsea are coming to America for the third successive summer, and are currently “in discussions” with Manchester City for a high profile preseason friendly in the USA. Unlike last summer, this will not be under the guise of any sort of “Premier League” event, like the “Summer Series” — which, I might add, was a bit of a clown-show organizationally behind the scenes. But that decision of course comes down to money: according to The Athletic, the biggest Premier League clubs are not interested (not now, not before, not ever) in sharing (or limiting) profits with the league through this Summer…
In his latest column, Paul Merson gives his views on Jurgen Klopp’s surprise announcement to leave Liverpool at the end of the season; the Sky Sports pundit also looks ahead of the midweek Premier League games, including season-defining clashes for the Reds and Arsenal, according to Merse In his latest Sky Sports column, Paul Merson reacts to Jurgen Klopp’s shock decision to leave Liverpool this summer, before turning his attention to what he sees as a pivotal midweek round of Premier League fixtures that could go a long way to deciding the destiny of this season’s title race.. I was…