Author: Soccerhuz
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has insisted he never asked the club to bring back Karim Benzema. Benzema left the LaLiga giants after 14 years last summer as a free agent and joined Saudi Pro League champions Al Ittihad. However, the 36-year-old striker is unsettled in the Middle East and wants to return to Europe. When asked about reports claiming he asked Madrid president Florentino Perez to re-sign Benzema, only for the club supremo to turn it down, Ancelotti said in his Friday news conference: “It’s a lie. We have not spoken about this with the club.” Benzema is also…
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti feels Jurgen Klopp has lost motivation at Liverpool. Klopp has announced he is leaving Liverpool at the end of the season. Ancelotti reacted, saying: “It’s quite surprising but I understand it because sometimes it can happen because after a long time working with the same team and the same players, your motivation drops a little bit. “I think that’s what has happened to Klopp at Liverpool, where he’s done a fantastic job. He deserves a lot of credit for being objective in this sense, self-critical, and leaving the club in other hands. “Full respect to him because he’s a great manager and he’s going…
Osimhen has given the strongest hint yet he is quitting Napoli when he said at the AFCON n Cote d’Ivoire he has already taken a decision on taking his career to “next level”. “We knew about Osimhen (leaving) since this summer,” de Laurentiis told reporters at the end of the Serie A club assembly in Milan. “We knew perfectly well that he would go to Real Madrid, Paris St.Germain or an English team.” The Napoli boss said the main indicator Osimhen was set on leaving the club was the long time it took the club to agree a contract extension…
The end-of-season departure of Jurgen Klopp could have far-reaching consequences for all associated with Liverpool after a damaging report speculated that Mo Salah could be the first of five big-name departures from Anfield in the wake of the news. The German coach dropped the bombshell announcement on Friday that this would be his final season at Anfield and he would be walking away from the Liverpool hotseat once the current campaign came to an end, bringing the curtain down on a hugely-successful nine years in charge. Citing a lack of energy behind his reasoning, Klopp will forever be considered…
Virgil van Dijk believes news of Jürgen Klopp’s departure from Liverpool at the end of the season will only increase the squad’s already sky-high determination to deliver silverware. It was announced on Friday that Klopp has decided to leave his post as manager of the Reds upon the completion of the current campaign. Offering his reaction to Liverpoolfc.com, Van Dijk described his emotions when he and the team were informed at the AXA Training Centre. And the No.4 went on to reiterate the boss’ insistence that all focus should remain on the pursuit for honours in 2023-24, continuing with Sunday’s…
There is now less than a week to go until the January transfer window slams shut, with clubs scouring the market to see if there are any last-minute deals to be done. A number of teams have been cautious this month in order to stay on the right side of Financial Fair Play, but there have still been some intriguing transfers in recent days. Kalvin Phillips completed his loan move to West Ham on Friday after a difficult last 18 months at Manchester City that has seen him start just two league games under Pep Guardiola. Meanwhile, there is still…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he is “convinced” leaving the club is “right” and has “no regrets” about the decision. The German announced on Friday he would leave Anfield at the end of the season. Klopp, 56, said he realised his “resources are not endless” as his side continue to compete for four trophies this campaign. “With all the responsibility you have in this job, you have to be top of your game,” Klopp said. I’ve been doing this 24 years now. When you have the career I had it’s almost impossible to start where I did and arrive at…
Jurgen Klopp has announced he is leaving Liverpool at the end of the season; the 56-year-old informed the club’s ownership of his decision to stand down, having taken charge at Liverpool in 2015; Klopp has won six trophies with the Reds, including the Premier League and Champions League Jurgen Klopp says he is leaving Liverpool at the end of the season because he is “running out of energy”. Klopp, who has won the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup since arriving at Anfield in 2015, made the stunning announcement on Friday morning in an emotional video released…
Hours after the shock news of Jurgen Klopp‘s resignation at Liverpool, the favourite to succeed him, Xabi Alonso, has commented on speculation. With Klopp informing Liverpool of his intention to depart the club at the end of the season, a major upheaval is coming at Anfield. Owners Fenway Sports Group are already searching for his successor, but are also tasked with replacing sporting director Jorg Schmadtke, assistants Pepijn Lijnders and Peter Krawietz and elite development coach Vitor Matos. The role of manager is understandably the focus, and both fans and bookies alike have placed Alonso as the favourite to replace Klopp. Alonso, 42, is currently…
Liverpool have confirmed Jorg Schmadtke will leave his post as sporting director next month. Schmadtke took up the role in the summer after the shock exit of Julian Ward, who spent only a year as the much-vaunted Michael Edwards’ successor. Schmadtke helped the Reds negotiate a busy transfer window, with Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo and Ryan Gravenberch arriving while Jordan Henderson and Fabinho were both sold to the Saudi Pro League. The German signed a short-term deal with Liverpool. But with Jurgen Klopp announcing the bombshell news that he will depart from the Anfield hot seat at…