Author: Soccerhuz
A promising end to last season in terms of form and results, an initially upbeat start to our summer transfer activities, then some disruptive Arabian nights, followed by unrequited attempts to tempt Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia to Anfield. Throw in an uncompleted Anfield Road stand and it’s all been a bit tumultuous. Good job that everything on the pitch is running smoothly as the new campaign has begun… An overgenerous and slapdash opening, gifts galore offered as focus in our own half seemed elusive. The first time the ball ended up in the Liverpool net on Saturday, the incident…
It could end up being a similar story for both Jurgen Klopp and Erik ten Hag to end the summer transfer window with neither Liverpool or Manchester United looking likely to snap up a holding midfielder. Every year there seems to be a position all clubs are looking to fill. The last few summers were dominated by teams looking for new central strikers with Manchester City signing Erling Haaland, Liverpool snapping up Darwin Nunez and Arsenal bringing in Gabriel Jesus. This year though has all been about a lack of midfielders on the market for teams up and down the…
The Reds had focused on young, promising midfielders who had already played in the Premier League. Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia were the top targets but they remarkably both chose to sign Chelsea. Liverpool pivoted to a completely different profile by snapping up Endo in a deal worth around £16.2million. Endo is already 30 and wasn’t exactly a superstar in the Bundesliga, rather a dependable workhorse in the Stuttgart midfield. Liverpool have seen enough to believe that he can make an impact in the Premier League, finally giving Jurgen Klopp another anchor man option. Wataru Endo spoke to Takehiro Tomiyasu…
Liverpool has its first win of the season after beating Bournemouth on Saturday — but it’s still clear Jürgen Klopp has work to do in the transfer market. Newest signing Wataru Endo was handed his debut at Anfield as he came off the bench following the sending-off of Alexis Mac Allister, but Liverpool fans will be hoping the Japan international isn’t the last addition to be made this summer. A younger option to battle with Endo for the number six role is ideally needed, while a new defender is also required to add back-up to Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima…
The World Cup winner arrived late into a studs-up challenge on Ryan Christie just outside the Bournemouth penalty box, leading to the referee to show him a straight red card. He caught the opponent’s boot, but the decision was seen as an extremely harsh one by fans and pundits alike with claims that it was not malicious from the Argentinian. Despite a VAR review, the red card stood, and Mac Allister had to walk off the field on his Anfield debut. It has now been reported by The Mirror that that Liverpool are ready to appeal the sending off decision to the…
Liverpool only made one signing in the summer of 2021, activating the $46m (£36m/€42m) release clause in Ibrahima Konaté’s RB Leipzig contract. But after filling the glaring defensive hole that had been brutally exposed the previous year, the Reds opted to keep their powder dry. Potential targets were identified, but it was decided that they would wait until the following year while continuing to monitor potential options. One of those players was Yves Bissouma, with the ECHO reporting at the time that Liverpool was ‘keeping tabs’ on the then-Brighton midfielder. In the end, it was Spurs who won the race…
In January, Liverpool paid $54m (£44m/€50m) to sign Cody Gakpo from Dutch outfit PSV Eindhoven. Gakpo had made a sensational start to the season with PSV, scoring 13 goals and setting up 17 more in 24 appearances, and so his exit seemingly left the club with an almighty hole to fill. To make matters worse, another of their wingers was lured by a big Premier League side as Chelsea captured Noni Madueke in a $37m (£29m/€34m) deal. Madueke was sidelined for much of the pre-World Cup action through injury, but lit up the 2021/22 campaign with nine goals and six assists, so…
Bruno Fernandes has called on the officials to issue an apology to Manchester United after they were denied a penalty in their 2-0 defeat against Tottenham. A second-half opener from Pape Sarr followed by an own goal by Lisandro Martinez condemned United to a sobering but deserved loss on Saturday night. United were denied a first-half penalty when Alejandro Garnacho sent a shot towards goal that struck the outstretched arm of defender Cristian Romero. The incident was reviewed on VAR but no action was taken as referee Michael Oliver waved play to continue. Fernandes, who missed a glorious chance from…
Last night Chelsea took the step to confirm details of a player departure to clear up some confusion around it. Winger Hakim Ziyech has left the club but only on loan, and many fans were left wondering whether the outcast would be returning to the club at the end of his loan deal. But fear not, Ziyech has left the club on loan but with an obligation for the loaning club to buy him at the end of the season, which is basically a permanent transfer. Chelsea put out an article on their website last night confirming Ziyech has completed…
AC Milan are in talks with Romelu Lukaku and Chelsea over a possible shock move late in the window, it is claimed, but there are several obstacles to overcome. Carlo Pellegatti was the first to report that the ‘crazy idea’ of Lukaku turning his back on the Nerazzurri and Bianconeri to move to Milan is something that could be achievable given the relations between Gerry Cardinale and Todd Boehly. During his comments in today’s pre-Bologna press conference, Stefano Pioli made it clear that another centre-forward could arrive, and the name of Lukaku is once again doing the rounds. According to Florian Holsbeek, negotiations…