Author: Soccerhuz
There have been understandable calls from supporters for further reinforcement in the middle of the park before the end of the window. There have also been calls for a defensive signing, with the injury to Ibrahima Konate only adding to concerns about deficiencies in that area of the pitch. Speaking ahead of his side’s trip to Newcastle, Klopp conceded that the club are unable to compete with the financial firepower of some rivals and that there is “not a lot of space for failure” in the market. “We have our situation. There was one year when money was less of an issue because Phil [Coutinho]…
After comments that appeared to suggest Fabio Carvalho had little communication with Jurgen Klopp prior to his summer loan move, the youngster has since clarified it was a “misunderstanding.” The 20-year-old has been starved of opportunities at Anfield since he arrived last summer, with eight starts from his 21 appearances. It quickly became obvious that he was not a natural fit for either of Klopp’s systems, and it led to a temporary switch to RB Leipzig – which has yet to return the desired game time. And in an interview last month, Carvalho was asked if Klopp gave him any advice before…
Liverpool faces a big test of exactly where it is at this weekend with a trip to Newcastle United, one of the teams that climbed ahead of the Reds and into the Champions League spots last season. So far, Jürgen Klopp’s side has four points from matches against Chelsea (away) and Bournemouth (home) but this could be the most difficult game yet, not least because Ibrahima Konaté is set to miss out through injury. It will be down to either Joël Matip or Joe Gomez to fill in if, as expected, the Frenchman is absent. Throughout the rest of the team, there is a case to…
Although the arrival of Wataru Endō came as something of a surprise, Liverpool was not really left with much choice. Jürgen Klopp needed a number six as a matter of immediacy — in the end, the Stuttgart veteran offered a good blend of availability and sufficient quality. Klopp’s need on the pitch was certainly pressing, but the market pressures were just as real. After two high-profile rejections, Liverpool could hardly go into the final week of the transfer window with the whole world knowing that it did not have a single senior defensive midfielder on the books. Without meaning to…
Thanks to Saudi Arabia, discussion around Mohamed Salah at present is pretty much limited to transfer talk. The newly ambitious Pro League got off to a rocky start this summer, snubbed by Lionel Messi in favor of MLS, but former Liverpool star Sadio Mané and a host of others have since been attracted to the Gulf state in a major show of ambition. But Messi and Mané could be relevant to Liverpool and Salah for a totally different reason. While it’s safe to assume the Egyptian will have a choice to make at some point soon, with a Saudi offer…
Manchester City are preparing to table an improved offer for Wolverhampton Wanderers ace Matheus Nunes, and a fresh report has revealed the club’s chances of bringing him to the Etihad Stadium. How much did Wolves pay for Matheus Nunes? Last summer, Wolves paid a total package of £42.4m to sign Nunes from Sporting CP, and he firmly established himself as a regular feature of the first team during his debut season having started 31 out of 38 games in the Premier League. The Old Gold’s central midfielder still has another four years to run on his contract in the Midlands, but his impressive performances in the top flight have…
Taiwo Awoniyi made history as the first-ever Nottingham Forest player to score in seven consecutive Premier League games after netting against Manchester United on Saturday afternoon. Awoniyi opened the scoring for Forest in the second minute at Old Trafford. The Nigeria international collected the ball inside his own half and ran through on goal before slotting the ball past Andre Onana. The 26-year-old also joined Emmanuel Adebayor and Mohamed Salah as the only Africans to have scored in seven consecutive Premier League games. Willy Bolly scored the second goal for Nottingham Forest. Manchester United recovered to win the game 3-2.…
Manchester City’s Jeremy Doku has explained he’s a huge fan of Chelsea attacker Raheem Sterling after watching him for many years. Jeremy Doku, who’s just 21, became Man City’s latest star this week by joining from Rennes in a £55million (Daily Mail) transfer. The Belgian winger will now look to follow in the footsteps of some fantastic wide players that have succeeded at the Etihad Stadium in recent years. Raheem Sterling, 28, was a key figure in Man City colours before moving to Chelsea a year ago. Doku has delivered a glowing verdict on Chelsea’s Sterling when looking back at…
According to journalist Ben Jacobs (via Give Me Sport), former Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips is determined to stay put at the Etihad and fight for his place under Pep Guardiola despite links to Liverpool. The Reds have already snapped up three midfielders this summer after bringing in Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, and Wataru Endo, but they are still in the market to bolster their engine room further, having lost Fabinho and Jordan Henderson to Saudi Pro League extravaganza and missing out on top targets Romeo Lavia and Moises Caicedo to Chelsea. To that end, the focus has come…