Liverpool have been linked with replacing defender Micky van de Ven.

Liverpool may have received a boost this summer in their search for a defensive signing.

Jurgen Klopp has previously admitted the Reds may want to strengthen their rearguard in the transfer window, even if midfield is the priority. Alexis Mac Allister has joined from Brighton so far for £35m.

It has been suggested that Liverpool would prefer a young left-footed centre-back – something they don’t currently possess – to provide competition and cover for Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip.

One player who was linked is Micky van de Ven. The 22-year-old made 36 appearances for Wolfsburg last season – the club that Reds sporting director Jörg Schmadtke left earlier this year before taking over at Anfield.

Van de Ven recently admitted that a transfer from the Bundesliga this summer “would be nice” – and potentially to the Premier League too.

He told ESPN Netherlands: “I’m very good at Wolfsburg so I don’t mind staying another year,” he said. “But if I get the chance to go, I would love to. Of course, I’ve read everything and I’m in good contact with my agent, so I know what’s going on.

“I’ll see where he takes. Hopefully (a transfer) would be nice. To the Premier League? Maybe, yes, who knows.

And the hope of Van de Ven’s departure could have been a step forward. That’s because Die Wolfe completed the signing for Moritz Jenz. The former Celtic defender joins Wolfsburg from French Lorient for a reported fee of up to £10m.

Therefore, Jenz’s arrival at Wolfsburg could open the door to Van de Ven’s departure

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Khephren Thuram to Liverpool: “Deal agreed,” agent’s hint, Konate demand; Reds reply as such

Express Sport informs you of Liverpool’s interest in Khephren Thuram and a potential summer transfer.

Khephren Thuram, a midfielder for Nice, is still being linked to a move to Liverpool. The most recent tidbits of information about the Frenchman’s alleged summer transfer to Anfield are available from Express Sport.

Liverpool has focused this summer’s acquisitions on the midfield.

There is now room in the squad thanks to the departures of James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and Naby Keita.

While Fabinho will turn 40 later this year, Jordan Henderson and Thiago Alcantara are both approaching their 30th birthdays. Alexis Mac Allister was already acquired by Liverpool from Brighton for a starting sum of £35 million.

They continue to pursue a deal for Thuram, who is valued at £50 million, though. A collection of the most recent transfer rumors is provided to you by Express Sport.

Reds answer, “Deal agreed.”.

According to reports, Thuram and the club have reached a personal agreement. Senior Reds sources are quoted by The Athletic as saying that the rumors have no merit.

The player’s representatives and Nice have spoken with Liverpool. On a potential contract for the 24-year-old, though, no agreement has yet been reached.

A hint from the agent.
A potential move for Thuram has been alluded to by super-agent Rafaela Pimenta. This week on social media, she excited supporters as the face of Thuram.

On her personal Instagram page, Pimenta wrote in a story that she had spent Wednesday at the Nice headquarters. The Ligue 1 team was hoping to facilitate Thuram’s transfer to England, and Liverpool supporters hoped she was in talks with them.

Demand from Konate.

Liverpool has been urged by Ibrahima Konate to complete a Thuram acquisition. The defender, who is currently on French international duty, acknowledged that it would be fantastic to see his countryman appear on Merseyside ahead of the upcoming season.

“I would be very happy for [Thuram] to come to Liverpool,” Konate said to RMC Sport. “I would take him under my wing and I would do everything for him to progress and become the player he wants to become.”.

“Khephren is like my little brother; I grew up around him.”. In the training facility, I was with his older brother, but I watched him develop.

“I observed him perform and advance to a level. It was amazing. even when he made his debut for the France squad. At the training, I first encountered him, and I was astonished by both his size and technical ease. “.

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According to the released fixtures, Mohamed Salah will miss Liverpool’s matches against Chelsea and Arsenal.

Following Egypt’s qualification this week, Mohamed Salah will miss four Premier League games for Liverpool during the upcoming season due to his participation in the African Cup of Nations.

After the fixtures for the 2023–24 Premier League season were made public, Liverpool learned of their schedule for the year.

The Reds’ 2018-19 campaign begins with a challenging trip to Mauricio Pochettino’s revamped Chelsea, followed by a Saturday, August 19 home match against Bournemouth. The final August game is a challenging away contest against Newcastle.

However, Jurgen Klopp’s team’s toughest stretch of the season seems to start around the Christmas season, starting in mid-December with games against top-four rivals Manchester United, Arsenal, and Newcastle in a busy schedule. Their series of games will probably come to define their campaign.

The Reds will hope to have nearly their full roster for that stretch of games, but they are also prepared to lose star forward Mohamed Salah the month after that. At the African Cup of Nations, the Egypt will be represented by the Egyptian.

The competition will take place in Ivory Coast from January 13 through February 11, and, barring Egypt’s early elimination, Salah is likely to be unavailable for club selection for up to a month, which will be a blow to Klopp’s team.

Salah played a part in his country’s 2-1 victory over Guinea on Wednesday, ensuring Egypt’s qualification for the competition. With Malawi and Ethiopia failing to advance from the four-team group, it guarantees Egypt will finish first in their group.

Accordingly, Salah will be unavailable for Liverpool’s upcoming four Premier League games, both halves of the EFL Cup semifinal, if the Reds advance that far, and the FA Cup’s first round matches, all of which fall during this time.

Prior to missing two of the Reds’ most important games of the season, at home against Chelsea and away against Arsenal, the 31-year-old will miss the Reds’ away match against Bournemouth, the first Premier League game of the 2024 calendar year, where they lost 1-0 and Salah missed his penalty.

The three-game stretch produced just one point for Klopp’s team during the previous campaign, and Salah is also scheduled to miss the match against Burnley at Anfield in early February should Egypt advance to the next round of the African Cup of Nations.

Despite the team’s unsuccessful season, Salah is still Liverpool’s star player and scored 30 goals last year. The Egyptian scored 19 goals in the Premier League and started all but one of Klopp’s team’s league games.