Author: Soccerhuz
The defender was a surprising exclusion from the Reds squad to face Arsenal, with Ibrahima Konate and 20-year-old Jarell Quansah playing at the heart of the defence instead. Speaking to BBC Sport about Van Dijk’s absence, Klopp revealed that the Dutch defender was unavailable due to a virus: “Virg [van Dijk] is ill. We were actually kind of lucky in the last two, three weeks because a lot of staff had it but not the players. “And now Virg got the virus and we have to see how he feels tomorrow and if he is available for the next one. But for today…
Kylian Mbappe will be a free agent in the summer transfer window, and clubs like Real Madrid and Liverpool are keen on signing him. A report from Fichajes has claimed that Liverpool are now best-placed in the Premier League to secure his signature. Mbappe to Liverpool: Will it Happen? Mbappe is a world-class player who would improve Liverpool tremendously, and it remains to be seen whether they can secure his services. The French international has scored 25 goals across all competitions this season, and he could transform Liverpool going forward. However, the Reds already have players like Darwin Nunez and Luis…
The Reds booked their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 2-0 victory over Arsenal on Sunday evening, avoiding a dreaded replay. For Arsenal, that means a gap of almost two weeks between games, with their next outing being the visit of Crystal Palace in the Premier League on January 20. That was as intended for the English top flight, with a winter break brought back in this season following a necessary rejig for the mid-season World Cup last term. But while it had been hoped that the majority of sides would benefit from an extended rest in January, FA Cup replays and involvement in…
It strikes at the heart of the Nunez conundrum. Conversations about the Uruguayan forward’s finishing are unlikely to go away – because Nunez himself is not going away. He has become a hugely important figure for Jurgen Klopp in this new Liverpool side. Arsenal could not cope with him once he drifted to the left. Newcastle had been overwhelmed by his rampaging runs through the middle. The only person capable of stopping Nunez doing what he wants on the football field remains Nunez himself. This human blunderbuss, memorably described as an agent of chaos in his first season following his…
The uber-reliable David Ornstein reports for The Athletic on X (formerly Twitter) that the Portuguese footballer is ‘expected’ to link up with fellow Reds loanee Tyler Morton at Hull on loan. The former Fulham Academy project spent half a campaign in Germany, earning only a meagre 360 minutes across all competitions. Let’s not waste Carvalho’s bright future The jury’s still firmly out on Carvalho and what his future holds in the famous red shirt. Though, how on earth can he be expected to stake a claim in our first-team squad if he isn’t getting any opportunities to develop on the…
Liverpool is in a great position this season and is perhaps ahead of even where the Reds would have anticipated being. Top of the Premier League, the favorite for the Carabao Cup and the Europa League, and in the draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup having knocked out Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal this weekend, things are going well. But Liverpool 2.0 is not the finished product yet. That is perhaps the most exciting thing of all, with Jürgen Klopp still having more work to do before the full version is unlocked. It is promising that Luis Díaz has stepped up…
Liverpool could be tantalizingly close to no longer having to endure speculation about the future of Kylian Mbappé. It seems he may have agreed a transfer that would finally see him leave PSG. It’s a rumor Jürgen Klopp once admitted he and the Liverpool staff ‘laugh’ about (Sky Germany). But as Mbappé’s deal in the French capital has ticked into its final six months, the mostly dormant story has surged back to prominence. A more realistic question is whether Liverpool will conduct January business of any kind. Klopp’s side is now into the fourth round of the FA Cup, having…
The French superstar’s future has been the topic of great debate for some time, with the 25-year-old now into the final six months of his contract at Paris Saint-Germain and able to discuss terms freely with foreign suitors. The battle to win over Mbappe had appeared to be a shootout between long-term admirers Real Madrid and his current club PSG, who have been keen to agree a renewal, despite a very public falling out over the summer which resulted in the forward being sent to train with a group of players termed the ‘undesirables’. Liverpool, however, are the third club…
Gary Lineker was left amused by Darwin Nunez and Ibrahima Konate’s unique way of celebrating Liverpool’s first goal in their FA Cup third round victory over Arsenal. The Reds left it late to pull off a smash-and-grab at the Emirates Stadium, with an own goal from Jakub Kiwior and a second courtesy of Luis Diaz seeing the visitors claim the spoils. Arsenal dominated proceedings in the first half but missed a number of golden chances and were punished by Liverpool after the break. Jurgen Klopp’s side grew into the game as it went on and got their reward with 10 minutes…
Liverpool might well have been handed an unexpected transfer boost by Kylian Mbappé, with reports suggesting he is considering a free transfer to the Premier League in the summer. All options currently remain on the table at this point for the striker. But according to The Times, the Paris Saint-Germain superstar has been left ‘unimpressed’ by Real Madrid’s attempts to push him into signing a pre-contract and he has therefore decided to explore a switch to England. The Spanish side is claimed to have given Mbappé a deadline of January 15 to agree terms ahead of a move in the summer, but…