Author: Soccerhuz
Liverpool are looking to carry on their good form following the international break when they take on Wolves this weekend. The Reds will hope to build on their 3-0 win against Aston Villa, which followed a fine 2-1 away win at Newcastle the week before. Of course, key in those games has been Darwin Nunez and former Red Peter Crouch feels the Uruguayan now looks like a player who’s had time to bed in at the club. Speaking on the latest episode of his own Podcast, Crouch was trying to predict the outcome of the game between Liverpool and Wolves…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will be speaking to the media for the first time this afternoon as he builds up to their Premier League encounter with Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Reds trip to Molineux marks the restart of the English top-flight schedule after being on hold for the international break. Liverpool players have amassed many air-miles in the last two weeks but they have regrouped and honed in to face Gary O’Neil’s side. While the football returns, the topic of transfers continue to dominate. Reports in Italy suggest that Liverpool are still eyeing a move for Inter Milan midfielder Nicolo Barella.…
Liverpool largely improved things in the center of the park and adequately replaced the likes of Milner, Ox, Keita and Henderson. However, the Reds were unable to properly replace Fabinho to reinforce the No.6 position in the summer transfer window. Japanese international, Wataru Endo, was lured to strengthen the DM position but the veteran Asian is mainly a short-term fix, who is not even as versatile as Fabinho. Therefore, the Merseysiders should look to sign a top play breaker cum deep lying playmaker in the winter transfer window and once again, the name of Manu Kone is in the focus.…
Liverpool may have successfully evaded Al-Ittihad’s efforts to lure Mohamed Salah away from Anfield this summer, but it seems inevitable that Saudi Arabia will come calling again. The 31-year-old is under contract at Anfield until 2025, having signed an extension that made him the best-paid player in the Reds’ history last summer. And while club bosses were adamant he would not be leaving before the latest transfer window closed, it will certainly be interesting to see if their resolve is as strong in 12 months’ time as the Egyptian heads into the final year of his deal. Salah’s future might…
The Merseysiders spent the summer focusing on the rebuilding their midfield, with four new players arriving on Merseyside to the combined total of £145.2m. However, it seems their plans to bring in more reinforcements into their engine room is not yet complete, with six players having left Anfield in that department since last season. And while the departures to James Milner, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and loan flop Arthur Melo were long in the planning, the sudden exits of both Jordan Henderson and Fabinho both came out of the blue. Indeed, Jurgen Klopp and Co will not have gone into…
Liverpool and Manchester United both used the international window to watch defensive starlets Antonio Silva and Giorgio Scalvini. 19-year-old Silva has established himself as one of the world’s leading young central defenders over the past 18 months and is already on the radar of most of the continent’s top clubs. Silva has come through the youth ranks at Benfica and is already regarded as a cornerstone of his side despite his tender years. He is also becoming an increasingly important player for the Portugal national team, with four senior international caps to his name following a single appearance for the…
Brazil interim coach Fernando Diniz has rated Alisson Becker among the World’s top three goalkeepers but admitted there is a dilemma regarding Ederson. The Manchester City keeper is also in the highly-talented Brazil national squad, with both keepers among the leading names in the Premier League. Alisson started all but one of their World Cup games in Qatar, with Ederson filling in during the 1-0 loss to Cameroon in the final game of the group stages. It’s a difficult situation for the interim coach and he hasn’t shied away from the issue as he has left Alisson out of both games…
According to Football Insider, Premier League giants Liverpool are interested in West Ham United centre-back Nayef Aguerd. But he will not come cheap, with the Hammers demanding a premium to part ways with him. The 27-year-old moved to the East London last summer in a deal worth £30 million and endured early injury concerns before becoming a regular fixture in David Moyes’s matchday squads. A left-footed centre-back, he is a rare breed in the modern game and could hand Jurgen Klopp a new weapon as he rebuilds his Reds’ roster. The player was also attracting attention from Al-Ittihad. But the Hammers are…
While Mohamed Salah didn’t leave the club on a permanent basis following concrete interest from the Saudi Pro League this summer, Jürgen Klopp will be without his star man for a prolonged amount of time in 2024. Qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations is now complete, with Cameroon and Namibia being the final teams to book their tickets to the Ivory Coast, joining the 22 other teams that have already qualified. While Salah lost his last outing against Tunisia, that was a friendly. Egypt’s place at the competition was secured prior to the latest international break. The tournament…
Liverpool have submitted their squad list for the first half of the 2023-24 Premier League season. Each squad must contain no more than 17 players who do not fulfil the league’s ‘homegrown’ criteria. A homegrown player is defined as ‘a player who, irrespective of nationality or age, has been registered with any club affiliated to The Football Association or the Football Association of Wales for a period, continuous or not, of three entire seasons, or 36 months, before his 21st birthday (or the end of the season during which he turns 21)’. Meanwhile, U21 players – those born on or…