Author: Soccerhuz
Liverpool take on Bournemouth in their second game of the Premier League season, and Jurgen Klopp has decisions to make. So, who is available for the Reds? It has been an eventful week since Liverpool drew with Chelsea on Sunday. Plenty has happened off the pitch and the Reds finally have that elusive holding midfielder in the squad, albeit not their first choice. In playing terms, though, little has changed and Klopp is likely to pick the same starting XI that played at Stamford Bridge. Here is who will and could miss out for Liverpool vs. Bournemouth: Curtis Jones (ankle) – doubt Thiago (hip) – unavailable – back…
Jurgen Klopp has been speaking to the media after Liverpool confirmed the signing of Wataru Endo this transfer window. It has been a crazy week for Liverpool as they lost out on top targets Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia to their Premier League rivals. Liverpool lost out on both players to Chelsea. With a glaring defensive hole in midfield missing, they had to turn to signing Endo from Stuttgart. It wasn’t their top target, but Klopp has now spoken out on the signing and he is clearly happy about Endo coming to Anfield. Klopp compares Caicedo and Lavia to Endo…
Liverpool have not lost in 12 Premier League games (seven wins, five draws) – the longest unbeaten run of any team in the division. Their last loss came on April 1, at Man City. At Anfield, the Reds and Bournemouth have met on nine occasions in all games, with the hosts winning eight and drawing the other. Mo Salah is the only player to score a league hat-trick against Bournemouth, doing so in 4-0 victory on the south coast in December 2018. The No. 11 has scored in eight of Liverpool’s last nine league games at Anfield. However, he did not score…
Wataru Endo is officially a Liverpool player after the club announced his arrival from Stuttgart. The 30-year-old joins on a long-term deal from the Bundesliga club and is expected to slot into Jurgen Klopp’s squad ahead of next weekend’s trip to face Newcastle United at St. James’ Park. It remains to be seen if clearance will come in time for Bournemouth today. Liverpool’s manager was full of praise for his new recruit, highlighting his experience with four years in the Bundesliga plus Endo’s role as captain of his former club and also captain of the Japan National Team as significant factors…
Liverpool returns to action in the Premier League on Saturday with a home game against Bournemouth at Anfield. The Reds kicked off their season with a creditable 1-1 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and, with competition as fierce as ever for a top finish, boss Jürgen Klopp will want all three points. Liverpool generally has had a good record against The Cherries over the past several years, winning seven out of the last eight meetings in the Premier League. Klopp started both of his new signings this summer — Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai — in midfield for…
A former financial advisor to Manchester City has questioned Chelsea’s approach to the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules after they completed a £173m swoop for Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia. Chelsea landed Caicedo, 21, on Monday for a British transfer record £115m just eight months on from breaking it to sign Enzo Fernandez, and followed it up on Friday by confirming a £58m deal to sign highly-rated Southampton midfielder Lavia, 19, to take their spending since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital took over the club last year to more than £900m. The London side had beaten Liverpool to the punch…
Romeo Lavia has revealed the ‘three factors’ that were behind his decision to snub a move to Liverpool and join Chelsea instead. The West London club confirmed the signing of Lavia on Friday morning, bringing an end to one of the longest-running transfer sagas of the summer. The 19-year-old has signed a seven-year contract at Stamford Bridge. However, for most of the summer, it looked as though Lavia, who made 34 appearances in all competitions last season but could not help prevent the Saints’ relegation from the Premier League, would be on his way to Liverpool. Southampton director of football…
Romeo Lavia was officially confirmed as a Chelsea player on Friday morning, bringing the curtain down on a summer-long saga that witnessed the Reds have three offers turned down. The 19-year-old swayed towards Stamford Bridge when the two clubs became tangled in a battle involving Moises Caicedo, eventually signing a seven-year deal in the capital. The move came even in spite of an eventual accepted offer from Liverpool and Anfield interest being most prominent in the last few weeks. In the end, after completing the switch Lavia was able to list three reasons why he chose Chelsea ahead of Liverpool. Chelsea…
Pep Guardiola has claimed Manchester City would be “killed” if they spent as much money on new signings as Chelsea have over the last 12 months. City’s spending since Sheikh Mansour’s takeover in 2008 has repeatedly come under scrutiny, with the club facing 115 Premier League charges for alleged breaches of financial regulations But Guardiola is adamant their approach had always been prudent, in contrast to the wild spending by Todd Boehly’s ownership group at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have splashed out nearly £1 billion ($1.2 million) since the start of last summer. City have signed Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic…
Lucas Paqueta has been strongly linked with an expensive transfer to Pep Guardiola’s treble-winning Manchester City in recent weeks, but the move has fallen apart — and now the Brazil international could be facing a suspension from the governing body of English soccer. The FA is reportedly investigating Paqueta over a number of alleged betting violations over the course of 2023, and the probe might have a significant impact on the attacking midfielder’s playing future — wherever it lies. Accusations against Paqueta Paqueta, who was left out of Brazil’s squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers, has become the subject of…