Author: Soccerhuz
We can finally put a line through Mohamed Salah talk, for this transfer window at least, and it is positive news on the Anfield expansion front as we round up Thursday’s Liverpool news. The club’s famed former sporting director, Michael Edwards, has seen plenty of speculation over his next move since he left Liverpool in 2022. And his next step has now been revealed by The Athletic‘s David Ornstein, with Edwards joining the club’s ex-director of research, Ian Graham in his new venture, Ludonautics. Edwards’ role will be as a non-executive director for the firm, which offers their skills and experience to…
Former Liverpool sporting director Michael Edwards is to make his much-anticipated comeback to sport by launching an advisory service alongside the club’s ex-director of research, Ian Graham. Since leaving Anfield last summer there has been regular speculation about where Edwards (pictured left, alongside Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Fenway Sports Group president Mike Gordon) would appear next, with Chelsea among many sides in Britain and abroad to approach the Englishman. But following a year-long break from the game, he is now preparing to return as a non-executive director of Graham’s new company, Ludonautics. The firm will offer its skills and experience to ownership groups and teams…
Liverpool were braced for a world-record bid for Mohamed Salah on Thursday but the club and their supporters could breathe a sigh of relief when an improved offer from Al Ittihad failed to materialise before the Saudi Pro League transfer window closed. The Reds had turned down a £150m offer on Deadline Day but with the Saudi window open for another six days there was an expectation Al Ittihad would try again to land the Egypt forward. Liverpool have always maintained Salah is not for sale but, as Sky Sports News’ Vinny O’Connor reports, their resolve is likely to be…
Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric talked to Sportske Novosti and discussed his new role in the Spanish capital. “Nobody is happy without playing and after my whole career it definitely feels strange. Anyway, the coach made that decision and I won’t quit because of that. Quite the opposite, actually,” said Modric. The Croatian midfielder expanded his thoughts on the matter when asked about why he made the decision to sign a contract extension. “They wanted me to stay and my wish was the same. My only requirement was to be treated as a competitive player so that I didn’t stay…
Luka Modric has downplayed rumours that he would leave Real Madrid and transfer to the Saudi Pro League this week, with Al-Hilal keen to sign the veteran Croatian midfielder. The 37-year-old had rejected an initial approach from the Saudi Pro League giants but he could be subject to another bid, with the transfer window still open in the Middle East. According to Sportskeeda, Modric has now spoken about the offer and explained he is content with his situation at Real Madrid, committing himself to the Spanish giants. “I’m so happy and fulfilled at Real Madrid, not thinking about other options. I…
Chelsea continued their big spending ways this summer as the club looked to rebuild under new manager Mauricio Pochettino. The Blues have now spent more than £1billion since a consortium led by Todd Boehly bought the club from Roman Abramovich last year. They have broken the British transfer record twice in just over six months, first spending around £105m to sign Enzo Fernandez in February and then forking out £115m for Moises Caicedo in August. Unsurprisingly, Chelsea were also rather active on deadline day, spending £42.5m on Cole Palmer as well as selling Callum Hudson-Odoi to Nottingham Forest and shipping young prospects Mason Burstow, Diego Moreira…
The Reds have been forced to find a new contractor to finish the stand off following Buckingham Group’s shock collapse into administration. All work had been paused as a result of that development, but Liverpool have moved quickly to ensure that it can resume in a bid to get Anfield up to full capacity as soon as possible. And with Rayner Rowen Construction revealed by This Is Anfield on Tuesday as one of the parties under consideration, the club have now confirmed their appointment. As was the case for games against Bournemouth and Aston Villa, the top tier of the new stand…
Following Buckingham Group confirming that it has appointed administrators, we have now taken control of the Anfield Road Stand construction site and have appointed Rayner Rowen Construction, along with a number of other contractors, to resume the final works on the project. Work will begin now to fully assess the construction programme and Rayner Rowen will work swiftly with our internal team to produce a revised project completion programme, which will give us certainty on capacity and phasing. We will update on this revised completion programme as quickly as possible. In the meantime, some workers have returned to the site…
Completing a trio of Liverpool August nominees, Alisson is up for the Premier League’s Save of the Month award. Any guesses which one? If you said his diving stop to tip Miguel Almiron’s thunderous volley onto the crossbar during Liverpool’s unlikely 2-1 triumph over Newcastle, then you’d be correct. The No.1 had a number of saves that could have seen him nominated, though this is the only one. He is one of six chosen this month, including Everton’s Jordan Pickford and Tottenham’s Guglielmo Vicario.
“I had five great years with Liverpool, followed by six bad months.” For five seasons, Stephane Henchoz was a mainstay in Liverpool’s backline. Signed from Blackburn Rovers in a £3.5m deal in the summer of 1999, he quickly became a key player for the Reds, forging a famous centre-back partnership with Sami Hyypia as they won the treble and qualified for the Champions League under Gerard Houllier Having helped Liverpool forge one of the meanest defences in England, it was no coincidence that the Reds’ form under the Frenchman faltered when the Switzerland international started to endure prolonged periods on…