Author: Soccerhuz
The Europa League tends to put greater travel demands on its participants than the Champions League, as Liverpool knows only too well. This season will be just the fourth in which the Reds have participated in the Group Stage of Europe’s second-tier competition, yet the club already holds memories of trips to face the likes of Steaua Bucharest, Anzhi Makhachkala and Rubin Kazan from campaigns past. Had the draw for this season’s Europa League panned out differently, Liverpool might have been handed games in Azerbaijan, Israel and Cyprus, playing Qarabag, Maccabi Haifa and Limassol respectively. While the draw was…
Prior to Friday’s 11pm deadline, deals were struck to bring Gravenberch to Anfield while Tyler Morton, James Norris and Luca Stephenson departed on loan. It made it four players in and 27 out over the course of the transfer window, with 16 of those to leave doing so on a temporary basis. While it was a busy day for the club’s recruitment staff, there were a number of proposed deals that never came to fruition. Luke Chambers, the 19-year-old defender, attracted loan interest from both Bayer Leverkusen and Swansea, only to remain on Merseyside beyond the deadline. This was likely…
According to Rudy Galetti, a Saudi Arabian club is now exploring the opportunity to sign the 23-year-old winger and they have submitted an official offer to the player. They are yet to submit an offer to Manchester United and it will be interesting to see how the situation develops. Sancho has fallen down the pecking order at Manchester United and it seems that he has fallen out with the manager Erik ten Hag as well. The 23-year-old was recently dropped for the game against Arsenal and Ten Hag revealed that the player has not lived up to the expectations in…
Former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has hinted that he might have tried to influence the club into signing Jude Bellingham when the England international was at Borussia Dortmund. Bellingham has since joined Real Madrid and he has been outstanding for the Spanish club so far. The talented young midfielder was linked with Liverpool during the summer transfer window but the Reds decided not to pursue him eventually, and they ended up signing Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister instead. Henderson suggested that Bellingham is currently on fire at his new club and the Reds should have just spent the money…
Henderson surprisingly departed Anfield after 12 years of stellar service in July. Having captained the side to glory over eight of those years, it was a move few saw coming. But according to the player himself, Klopp was fine with him leaving for Al Ettifaq. Speaking to The Athletic, Henderson said that the Liverpool manager was pleased with the summer’s transfer business, whilst also praising Reds owners FSG. “I saw Jurgen said a few days ago that he’s really happy with the transfer window and he loves his team,” says the 33-year-old. “Which tells you the players that left, he…
Liverpool have begun the Premier League season well and head into the international break on the back of three consecutive victories. Jurgen Klopp’s Reds currently sit third in the Premier League table on 10 points, the same amount as three other teams. Liverpool drew 1-1 with Chelsea in their league opener before beating Bournemouth, Newcastle and Aston Villa. The Reds had an ultimately successful transfer window, even though there were some nervy moments during the summer. For instance, Liverpool lost two midfielders to the Saudi Pro League, so they had to delve into the market once again. The Reds made…
Steven Gerrard left big shoes to fill after his departure, but Dominik Szoboszlai, a successor to the iconic number eight, hasn’t done it a disservice so far. The 22-year-old leaves for the international break as one of the winners from Liverpool’s first four Premier League games. Over the next two weeks, he will continue as captain of Hungary for their upcoming European Championship qualifiers against Serbia and the Czech Republic. But on Merseyside, he leaves a lasting impression despite being only four games, 360 minutes, into his Liverpool career after making the £60m switch from RB Leipzig. In the Hungarian,…
Of all the problems that circled Liverpool last season, the absence of Luis Diaz was one of the most prominent. The Colombia international was one of few in the Reds’ squad whose level didn’t dip during the early weeks of the 2022/23 campaign as the team struggled to shake off the cobwebs of the 63-game season previous. Diaz was one of the rare bright spots for Jurgen Klopp 12 months ago as his side lurched their way through the early going. That was until a knee injury suffered in a challenge with Arsenal’s Thomas Partey wrecked his campaign. Initially pulling…
Mohamed Salah has already suggested that he could stay at Liverpool for the rest of his career despite Al-Ittihad’s interest in pursuing a world-record move for his signature. A bid in the region of £150million was rejected last week but Al-Ittihad have reportedly upped their offer to around £215m, with the Saudi transfer window still open until Thursday. Salah has also been offered a weekly wage of around £2.45m, according to The Sun, which would make him the world’s highest-paid footballer by some distance. It is also said that he would be in line to receive a large percentage of shirt…
Real Madrid legend Sergio Ramos reportedly left Manchester United annoyed by swiftly snubbing their offer of a one-year contract. WHAT HAPPENED? The World Cup-winning defender became a free agent at the start of the summer after severing ties with Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain. He spent a long time without a club, with the 37-year-old Spaniard left to mull over his options. THE BIGGER PICTURE A lucrative approach from Saudi Arabia was knocked back, while The Sun claims that Ramos also turned down the chance to pen a £73,000-a-week deal at Old Trafford. United made their play for the veteran…