Author: Soccerhuz
SAUDI GIANTS TARGET SECOND LIVERPOOL STAR Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad have reportedly ‘sounded out’ a move for another Liverpool player as they also prepare to launch a £118m bid to sign Mo Salah. The Reds have so far resisted all interest in their attacking talisman, with Jurgen Klopp adamant that the Egypt international is going nowhere this summer. However, it’s reported that the Saudi side are set to test the Reds’ resolve with a £118m bid for the star winger. And, what is more, they are also weighing up a move for Liverpool centre-back Ibrahima Konate as well. Konate moved to…
After allowing Fabinho and Jordan Henderson to complete their Saudi Pro League moves without having replacements in place, Liverpool spent the past month scrambling to get deals done for their top targets at prices that match their valuation. Bayern Munich, faced with a want-away player in Ryan Gravenberch who wants to sign for Liverpool and whom Liverpool see as an ideal target to belatedly take Henderson’s place in the squad, may not be willing to make a similar gamble as the Reds did. Though it appears the framework for a €30M transfer of Gravenberch is in place, the most recent…
The Saudi Pro League remain intent on signing Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah for Al Ittihad. The Liverpool forward is still on a list of players the country wants to sign and he has been on that list all summer. While the Premier League’s transfer window closes at 11pm on Friday, Saudi Pro League clubs can make signings for almost another week with their transfer window closing on September 7. They are willing to pay Salah £1.5m per week and Liverpool a transfer fee of more than £100m. Liverpool are still adamant the Egyptian is not for sale, have no intention of…
Liverpool have been heavily linked with a move to sign Crystal Palace midfielder Cheick Doucoure this summer, but there is some bad news. The Reds are desperately looking for a new man in the middle of their park. They want a new addition before the window shuts tomorrow night, but if journalist Lewis Steele’s words on The Daily Mail are to be believed, it will not be Doucoure. Liverpool went into this summer’s transfer window with one aim – to strengthen their midfield. The Reds got off to a great start, signing Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton and Hove Albion and…
First off, it is important to say that abuse is not condoned in any way and it ought to have no place in the game. Van Dijk was visibly shocked and disgruntled at the decision made by referee John Brooks to show him a red card for his challenge on Newcastle‘s Alexander Isak. The captain could be seen telling Brooks his decision was a “f**king joke” before later telling fourth official Craig Pawson “don’t touch me,” as attempts were made to move him toward the tunnel. The tackle itself triggered a one-match ban for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity, but the…
According to a report by Spanish outlet SPORT, Ez Abde is the subject of interest from Liverpool over a possible move in the ongoing transfer window. The Merseyside club might pursue the 21-year-old Barcelona forward to replace Mohamed Salah if the 31-year-old leaves. The Reds were also interested in Ansu Fati. But the 20-year-old is on the verge of joining Brighton & Hove Albion. Ez Abde has had to bide his time since joining Barcelona from Hercules CF in August 2021. The Moroccan international enjoyed some game time in his debut season with the Blaugrana. But he spent the 2022/23 campaign…
Liverpool is now looking ahead to its upcoming clash with Aston Villa, as Jürgen Klopp aims to secure a third Premier League win of the 2023/24 season. Wins against Bournemouth and Newcastle United, as well as a solid draw away at Stamford Bridge, have propelled the Reds into fourth place. A coveted spot which Klopp and his men will be eager to maintain throughout the campaign, after slipping out of the Champions League places last season. As a result, Liverpool will be participating in the Europa League this season, potentially meaning an increased amount of games for an already small…
The sighs of relief from the AXA Training Centre shortly after 11pm on Friday night will be audible. Another day closer to the September 1 transfer deadline and Liverpool are still having to navigate their way through the deluge of ‘updates’ surrounding the future of Mohamed Salah. For his part, Jurgen Klopp considers the matter closed, revealing as much in the aftermath of Sunday’s pulsating and last-gasp turnaround against Newcastle; a game which saw Salah claim the match-winning assist to two-goal hero Darwin Nunez. “The story hasn’t ended? For me, it has,” Klopp told Sky Sports on Sunday. It’s been…
The European teams have now entered this year’s Carabao Cup as the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal have discovered their opponents following the third-round draw. There are just 32 teams remaining but plenty of the Premier League giants have been handed difficult ties as they look to usurp Erik ten Hag’s side, who won the cup last year at Wembley against Newcastle. United will begin their defence at home to Crystal Palace, having been drawn against Premier League opposition – as were Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Newcastle and Brighton – with some of those teams set to face each other. Mikel Arteta’s side will face…
Paul Gorst: It felt as though the initial tactical tweak from Jurgen Klopp back in the spring was done with a short-term view of getting his side playing once more after a chastening few weeks that saw them beaten at Bournemouth, knocked out of the Champions League and then humbled at Manchester City. The adjustment worked a charm for several players, including Curtis Jones and Trent Alexander-Arnold, but with that right side of the pitch now becoming something of a bullseye for the opposition, do the negatives of overworking the defence now outweigh the positives of getting Alexander-Arnold into more…