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Liverpool move quickly as their first summer transfer is negotiated by their new sporting director.

As Jurgen Klopp looks to strengthen his squad ahead of the start of the 2023–24 season, Liverpool is anticipated to be among the busiest Premier League clubs this summer.

This summer, Liverpool is considering a deal to acquire Khephren Thuram, a French midfielder.

James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and Naby Keita are all expected to leave the team at the end of June, therefore Jurgen Klopp plans to bolster his midfield when the transfer window reopens. After a terrible season-long loan, Arthur will also return to Juventus.

But Klopp and the newly appointed sporting director Jorg Schmadtke are making moves to try and land their main targets quickly. German Schmadtke was officially hired by Liverpool on Tuesday morning after Julian Ward left the club. His responsibility is to make sure the Reds make the best possible short-term signings.

Liverpool is reportedly working hard to hire Nice star Thuram, according to L’Equipe. The 22-year-old has made 48 appearances and scored twice for Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Nice this season while playing in the middle of the field. Thuram, the brother of fellow Liverpool target Marcus and the son of French soccer icon Lillian, is a potent midfielder who can play anywhere in the field.

The midfielder, who is of Italian descent, began his professional career with Monaco before transferring to Nice in 2019. Thuram has now emerged as a fan favorite at the team in southern France, appearing more than 100 times over the last four seasons. However, his most prosperous season to date was 2022–2023.

Thuram was selected to play with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year as a result of his performances. Thuram has been a bright spot in Nice’s second-best defensive unit in the division despite the team’s terrible overall season, but he is drawing interest from other teams.

Liverpool’s representatives and those of Thuram have already met. The player apparently wants to work and play for the Reds next season under Klopp. Given the situation at hand, he would provide Liverpool some much-needed presence and vigor in the middle of the field.

The current first-team midfielders for Liverpool are Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Harvey Elliott, and Curtis Jones, but Klopp needs to add more this summer. Manu Kone, Youri Tielemans, and Bruno Guimaraes are a few additional players who have been mentioned in connection with a move to Anfield.

Schmadtke acknowledges that, in terms of his mandate, it is very much a Klopp-down approach when he first lands on Merseyside on a temporary contract. Speaking about his new position, he said to Sport1: “The coach has more influence over transfers in England than it does in Germany, where the sports board or the sports director controls everything. Klopp decides on the priorities.

He will then select from a list of players that he’d like to work with after consulting with data analysts and scouts. I’ll then approach the clubs and targets after that. Finally, the owners must be content with their investments.

“On June 1st, I’ll begin. The partnership may continue after the transfer window closes if we get along. Look at it. Then we shall decide whether to continue or not.”

May 31, 2023
Thuram is scheduled to speak with Liverpool, but Newcastle and PSG are also interested in the Nice star.

Khrephen Thuram will hold initial talks with Liverpool this week, but Newcastle and Paris Saint-Germain are also keen on the midfielder, sources have told us.

FootballTransfers revealed on 6 January that Thuram was in talks with Liverpool. We understand Jurgen Klopp is an admirer of the Frenchman, who had a fantastic season in Ligue 1 at OGC Nice.

Newcastle had also spoken to players last summer; their interest has not diminished and preliminary negotiations are underway.

PSG like Thuram but the problem they face is that Thuram would be slightly more expensive than their offer for Manuel Ugarte.

The club prefers to pay Nice in installments, but the club is looking for the full contribution. Thuram is also not necessarily a priority for the French champions.

We’ve been told that Thuram will be leaving this summer and the asking price will depend on interest. The clubs have started a dialogue with Thuram’s camp, but then proposals will have to be made.

Exc: He said Atalanta will refuse to sell Liverpool goal Teun Koopmeiners this window. He is aiming for Europe and has already sold Ruslan Malinovskyi to Marseille. Hear conversations between the Reds and Nice’s Khephren Thuram and Borussia Mönchengladbach’s Kouadio Kone.

It was reported in French media that an asking price of €60 million is expected to be achieved. We understand that the price will vary based on a number of factors, but ultimately it will depend on which club can best sell their project.

Talks with Liverpool show the club likes the midfielder, but the club have a number of options in mind to fill that role. The Thuram brothers are associated with emigration

Thuram is the brother of striker Marcus – also linked with a move to the Premier League next summer – and the son of French side Lilian.

Both sons have been called up to France’s youngest squad for the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against the Netherlands and Ireland and Khephren in particular has been praised for his recent form.

“Khephren is fantastic,” said his head coach at Nice, former PSG and Middlesbrough midfielder Didier Digard. “He is very hardworking, very attentive. On rest days, he is at the training center. Recover quickly for back-to-back matches and complete intense workouts.

“Listen and adapt. It has room for improvement and is in high demand. It just eats video analytics and extra sessions. He also advises others, as he assumes a leadership role. It also reveals itself as a person.

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In respect to the transfer links to Liverpool, Bayern Munich Player wants summer departure.

Alexander-Arnold’s change of role was probably the biggest factor in Liverpool’s late-season run for the top four, and although it was a brilliant move by Klopp, there is now a clear need for a versatile defender who can help lateral coverage. England international if this system remains for the new campaign. Enter Pavard.

The defender is entering the prime of his career and with the 27-year-old keen to leave Bayern and Pavard likely open to a move to Anfield, Liverpool could have found his dream defense for the summer if they could. defeated, among others, FC Barcelona in the signing of the French.

💥 News #Pavard: He wants to leave FC Bayern in summer confirmed! And he doesn’t want to extend his contract beyond 2024. Pavard has already informed the club about his decision.

➡️ Barcelona and other top clubs are in! @altobelli13 reported first that he won’t extend.… pic.twitter.com/nsjCnZX3VP

— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) May 30, 2023

The center-back would be the ideal defensive addition for Jurgen Klopp this summer, especially because Trent Alexander-Arnold is anticipated to take on a more central role in the Reds’ system next season, according to a recent report from Kicker.

As a skilled right-back and center-back, Pavard may make Liverpool eager to recruit the French international this summer. The German team acquired the defender in 2019 for a reputed €35 million (£30 million), so Bayern’s demands may be acceptable.

Liverpool’s ideal defensive acquisition this summer might be Pavard.

The switch in Alexander-Arnold’s role was perhaps the most important factor in Liverpool’s late-season push for the top-four, and while Klopp was brilliant in making the change, there is now a clear need in the team to bring in a versatile defender who can cover the England international if this system is maintained for the upcoming season. Pavard comes on.

The defender is in the prime of his career, and with Pavard likely open to a move to Anfield and the 27-year-old now eager to leave Bayern, Liverpool may have found their ideal defensive signing for the summer if they can outbid clubs like FC Barcelona for the Frenchman’s services.

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After Liverpool’s final game of the season, Jurgen Klopp confesses, “I hated these moments.”

After a 4-4 draw away to Southampton, Jurgen Klopp comments on Liverpool’s season.

A “massive” blow will be dealt to Liverpool next season, according to Jurgen Klopp, who is targeting a significant improvement.

As their Premier League campaign came to a close with a tumultuous 4-4 draw at St Mary’s, the Reds’ destiny in the Europa League was formally decided on Thursday when Manchester United defeated Chelsea 4-1.

The Reds manager did little to hide how much of a blow that absence is after the game at Southampton, and given the finances that come with being engaged in Europe’s best league, a lack of Champions League play will unavoidably have an influence on the club’s budget.

However, the Liverpool manager was really pleased with how his team recovered from a challenging first two thirds of the season with an 11-game winning streak that began in early April.

There isn’t much to be learned from this season, but I believe what there is to be learned is that at a club like ours where expectations are so high – and rightfully so – that when things don’t go well, it pretty quickly starts with blaming each other and that didn’t happen yet, especially last week when you could see that our people are more than just with us, Klopp said.

They are still entirely to our rear. That is really cool. The better you act in a crisis, the better you come out of it, and I genuinely believed that was the case for us, so there’s really nothing [new to learn].

“Once more, we are quite unhappy about it. I must also stress that missing out on the Champions League is a huge disappointment for a club like ours. But throughout the course of the following few years, we’ll see how many teams are currently competing for that and putting up a fight to be included when they won’t be.

“That would be simpler, but we still need to complete this task, so we’ll do our best. We must revert to being the team that no one wants to play against us against if we are to develop.

“I believe that some teams were excited to play us in several games this season, and I believe that is the worst thing that can happen to you. I detested these times. However, that is now over, so let’s begin over.

At St. Mary’s, Liverpool took a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino before getting goals from James Ward-Prowse and Kamaldeen Sulemana just before halftime.

The Saints subsequently took the lead thanks to Sulemana, and after an hour, Adam Armstrong made it 4-2 for them. However, Cody Gakpo and Jota scored two goals in as many minutes to tie the score once more in a fun end-of-season match.

“It was a top start, an outstanding finish,” continued Klopp. in the middle? Pfft. Yeah. Let me begin by saying the most crucial thing: I truly believe Southampton is an exceptional club now.

“I have to admit that it is quite unique when you see the people, after relegation, which is obviously the worst thing that could happen, and the atmosphere is as it is. I really enjoyed that.

“However, once we were up 2-0, you knew that the Southampton players wanted to make amends, and we allowed them to do so. We’ve recently made room for a very skilled offensive unit.

“With the speed they possess and their ability to counterattack, I could name a number of things that we weren’t doing that resulted in their counterattacks and goals.

When the score reached 2-2 and 4-2, we suddenly began acting in the way we had intended to from the beginning. After that, it was more or less fantastic, and we were within striking distance of a fifth or sixth.

May 30, 2023
Jorg Schmadtke confirms surprising length of Liverpool sporting director’s contract

Liverpool sporting director Joerg Schmadtke has revealed he will initially only hold the position for the duration of the summer transfer window, but could stay longer.

The Reds confirmed on Wednesday morning that Schmadtke will replace Julian Ward as sporting director at Anfield from the start of June – Ward himself had only been in the job for a year following an internal promotion to replace Michael Edwards last summer.

Schmadtke, once a Bundesliga goalkeeper during his own playing career, has more than 20 years’ experience as a sporting director in Germany and most recently served in that role at Wolfsburg until January 2023.

Liverpool is the 59-year-old’s first overseas job and will initially be temporary.
“Our cooperation is initially planned for three months,” Schmadtke told Sport1 in Germany. “I will start on June 1st. After three months we will evaluate the collaboration. If we like each other, we can work together even after the transfer period. Let’s see. Then we continue or not”.

Liverpool withdrew from the race to sign Jude Bellingham in April due to the prohibitive cost and Schmadtke joked that he hasn’t been budgeted yet for the summer. However, he also stressed that the focus will be on the small details, which often determine the success of a transfer.

“I don’t have a budget yet [laughs…” he said. “Seriously, transfers are always complicated. When a player goes from A to B, it’s usually small things that are hard to influence and have nothing to do with making money. For example, how the player fits into his family in the city, what place he should take in the team, how to show his best performance. You have to take this into account. The fees associated with these transfers are almost negligible.

Schmadtke will also have to adapt quickly to a new way of working, admitting that German football managers tend to have less ‘influence’ over transfer decisions than they do in England. In that regard, Jurgen Klopp, whose agent was the one who recommended Schmadtke to Liverpool, will continue to play an important role in choosing the players the club wants to sign.
“Jurgen Klopp sets priorities,” explains Schmadtke.

“We’ve paired him with a team of data analysts, scouts and so on, so he can pick from a list of players he wants to work with. Then I organize the transfers with the responsible departments of the club. And in the end the owners have to be satisfied with the investments».

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How Jurgen Klopp’s players rated this season using the numbers we gave them for each of Liverpool’s 52 games

However you choose to dress them, the truth is inevitable: Liverpool have had a very, very disappointing season.
Of course, there is the small consolation of fifth place and Europa League qualification that appeared after the Reds earlier this year.

But the fact that Jurgen Klopp’s side failed to finish in the top four for the first time in seven years, meekly giving up the FA Cup and League before embarrassingly slipping out of the Champions League in the round of 16, underscores just how much they have been a disappointing campaign. was
The reasons are well documented.

And the history of the term can be seen in the performances of the players, with ECHO rating Liverpool in their 52 games played in all competitions this season, placing them at 10 for every appearance they have played at least 15 minutes.

Here we then rate the campaign of each player who has made 20 appearances, using their average ratings as a guideline. They are not a particularly good read.

There is one player who shone quite a distance for Liverpool amidst all the darkness. Alisson Becker (6.91) was a consistent star throughout the season, only registering below six times during his 47 scoring appearances.

Mohamed Salah (6.82) is the only other Reds man to reach the goalkeeper from close range, reflecting a season in which, while not his best, he still scored 30 goals and contributed 16 assists, setting a large number of records of the club.

The best of the rest

Ibrahima Konate (6.58) and Virgil van Dijk (6.54) are firmly ensconced as first-choice centre-backs, with the former quite solid and the latter finding rich form in recent weeks.

Diogo Jota’s high placing (6.52) underscores what Liverpool have lacked in attack as the Portuguese was out twice through injury, while Andy Robertson (6.48) remained stable on the left side of defence.

Harvey Elliott (6.45) deserves credit for his consistent performance during darker days, and Cody Gakpo (6.44) overcame a slow start to his Anfield career to finish the season as the most likely to lead striker in the new season.

James Milner (6.42) may have been limited to couch cameo appearances since the new year, but he’s largely got the job done.

Below their best

Darwin Nunez (6.38), another big stalwart, made a decent contribution before Christmas but then recorded just one more cap than 7, scoring twice in a 7-0 win over Manchester United. Trent Alexander-Arnold (6.37) has had periods of real trouble but the switch to the reverse right-back role in recent months has improved his average rating considerably.

Roberto Firmino (6.35) and Thiago Alcantara (6.33) were in good form at times but were hampered by minor injuries.

Meanwhile, Fabinho (6.13) was on course for a particularly dismal season – his substitutes doing little to help – until an in-form rebound saw Liverpool end on a streak of 11 matches unbeaten.
Gotta do better

Joe Gomez (6.08) signed a new contract last summer and established himself as a regular before a surprise Champions League appearance at Napoli tarnished confidence. There was something of a revival in the new year, until another poor result was Wolves’ grueling defeat. Joel Matip (6.05) was another central defender who struggled that afternoon, with his post-Christmas form deeply disappointing.

Jordan Henderson (6.00) has rarely been 100% this season and apart from some notable performances hasn’t been able to influence games as much as he has in recent years, being passed in midfield

At the edges

There were a number of players who didn’t have enough to be included in the overall standings. Luis Diaz (6.84) narrowly missed the cut with 19 appearances and, like Jota, showed what Liverpool had been without for so long.

Teenage midfielder Stefan Bajcetic (6.77) was the breakout star before injury ended his season, while Curtis Jones (6.33) has been impressive in recent weeks after a frustrating campaign on the sidelines.

Fabio Carvalho (6.15) has barely caught a glimpse after Christmas, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (6.00) has had a brief burst of activity into the new year. However, Naby Keita’s performance (5.45) perhaps illustrates why he left the team after not playing since February.

May 30, 2023
Bayern Munich want $118m Liverpool transfer ‘target’ as Chelsea warning ignored

Liverpool rivals roundup: Bayern Munich could be close to making a big offer for a Liverpool-linked player, while a Chelsea warning has emerged from a former manager.

With Liverpool’s season now over, all attention is focused on what is expected to be a very busy transfer window.
With new sporting director Jörg Schmadtke at the helm, the Reds will sign a string of signings this summer after a disappointing season on all fronts.

The midfielder will undoubtedly be Jurgen Klopp’s priority and transfer plans already seem to be taking shape. Alexis Mac Allister could be the first new face at Anfield (via 90 Minutes).

It won’t be the only position we aspire to, however, as defensive reinforcements are also needed, while other players could be eliminated following the departures of Roberto Firmino, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keïta.

But Liverpool won’t be the only club wanting to be busy during the transfer window. Many of the Reds’ rivals will be aiming to make an impression in the transfer market and could even challenge Klopp for some of his goals.

Here, Liverpool.com scans other top teams in the Premier League and across Europe to see news from other clubs.

Bayern Munich is preparing a 118 million dollar offer for Rice

Bayern Munich are set to make a huge offer for Declan Rice this summer, according to the Mirror. There is much speculation surrounding Rice’s future as the transfer window approaches and several reports have linked him with a move to Arsenal.

However, new Bundesliga champions Bayern could put a big wrench in the Gunners’ works. According to the report, Thomas Tuchel’s side are ready to make a $118m (£95m/€110m) bid to land the West Ham star and beat the England international’s rival from the start.

In April, Sky Sports reported that Rice was an option Liverpool were considering, but such a price was certainly out of reach.

Liverpool.com says: It would be a surprise if Rice moved to Munich. All the latest reports on his future seem to indicate that he is ready to join Arsenal.

Rice could have been a welcome addition to Liverpool this summer, although with offers in excess of $100m on the cards, he is unlikely to fit into the plans of several midfield signings. Potter warned Chelsea about star being ‘too expensive’.

Former Chelsea manager Graham Potter warned the club’s board they were “making too many signings” and insisted Enzo Fernández was “too expensive”, according to The Guardian.

Potter was sacked as Chelsea manager after just 31 games, despite the club spending more than $746m (£600m/€695m) on signings under owner Todd Boehly.

The Blues had a disastrous season, finishing 12th in the Premier League, and The Guardian suggests their former manager sought to raise concerns with the club’s board after being left with a bloated squad, including $133m (£107m / €124m) January signing of Fernandez.

Liverpool.com says: If Potter had indeed warned the Chelsea board about the signings they were making, perhaps they should have listened to him.

If Liverpool fans think their season was bad, it was nothing compared to the Blues’ season.

Mauricio Pochettino is now tasked with picking up the pieces of Chelsea’s disastrous season, and Boehly and company may have to listen to what the Argentinian has to say to them this summer.

May 30, 2023
Jorg Schmadtke on why he joined Liverpool, FSG’s new plan and transfer budget

Liverpool’s new sporting director Joerg Schmadtke has spoken about his role ahead of the busy transfer window

New sporting director Joerg Schmadtke says Jurgen Klopp will continue to decide the club’s priorities in the transfer market – and revealed the manager’s adviser recommended him for the job.

Schmadtke was confirmed as the successor to outgoing Julian Ward on Tuesday. The 59-year-old takes office on Thursday for an initially short-term spell which will oversee the upcoming summer transfer window.

His first tasks will be to build on the field work already done by the Reds, with two new midfielders who should be a priority. Brighton’s Alexis Mac Allister remains the main target.

And Schmadtke explained how he will work with Klopp and the recruitment team to identify which players can strengthen the squad in the coming months. “The influence of the coach on transfers is greater in England than in Germany, where a sporting director holds everything in one hand,” he told Sport1 in Germany.

“Jürgen Klopp sets the priorities. We set him up with a team of data analysts, scouts, etc., so that he can then choose from a list of players to work with. Then I deals with transfers.” The responsible services at the club.

And in the end, the owners must be satisfied with the investments. “If we like each other, we can work together even after the transfer market. Let’s see. Then we continue or not.”

Schmadtke built a reputation in Germany for extracting value from book signings within a limited budget. And while Fenway Sports Group will release significantly more transfer money than its previous clubs, the German believes there is more to the moves than just the fee.

“I don’t have a budget yet!” he laughed when told of the numbers he would expect if he worked in the Premier League. “Seriously, transfers are always complicated. When a player goes from A to B, it’s usually little things that are hard to influence and have nothing to do with making money.”

“For example, how the player integrates with his family in the city, what should be his place in the team, how can he show his maximum performance. You have to take this into account. The amounts involved in these transfers are almost non- relevant existent ”. “

Klopp had previously distanced himself from suggestions that Schmadtke would only be appointed because he knew him from working in Germany as a player and manager. However, Liverpool’s new sporting director has admitted Klopp’s agent Marc Kosicke suggested him as a candidate for the role.

“We’re not that close to each other,” Schmadtke said of Klopp. “We were in the Bundesliga at the same time. Him as a coach, me as a sports director, you know each other.

“I know his adviser Marc Kosicke better. He has good relations with the owners of Liverpool FC. When the current sporting director announced that he wanted to leave for personal reasons, Marc said: “If you are looking for an older, experienced manager for the transfer window, you might want to look at German Jörg Schmadtke. “

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Liverpool has already signed the ideal replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold, who can contribute next season.

Trent Alexander-Arnold’s new role should make it clearer who Liverpool’s ideal backup is. Liverpool acquired a player last year who will undoubtedly become a star shortly.

Liverpool’s comeback over the last several months of the season has primarily been attributed to Jürgen Klopp’s smart move to move Trent Alexander-Arnold into a more central midfield role in order to establish dominance in the middle.

With his keen sense of the game and inventive passing, Alexander-Arnold has excelled in that position, highlighting his strengths both on and off the ball and allowing him to cut through defenders like a hot knife through butter.

In addition, he has consistently recorded the most passes completed per game for Liverpool, forcing the opposition to chase after red shirts and their shadows.

But Liverpool has other candidates that are equally qualified for this position as Alexander-Arnold. Should Alexander-Arnold require a break or sustain an injury, Klopp already has the perfect backup ready to go in Calvin Ramsay.

The Scotsman’s debut season with the Reds hasn’t quite allowed him to show off his skills. Even before there were speculations tying him to a move to Anfield, Liverpool.com noted his suitability for the club due to his uncanny resemblance to Alexander-Arnold’s playing style when at Aberdeen.

Ramsay has displayed glimmers of his ability while wearing a red shirt for Liverpool. In his first game for the club’s U21 team, he scored, and on his third start, he added another. At the academy level, he scored two goals overall in just five games.

However, his lone League Cup debut for Liverpool’s first team against Derby County may have been the best example of his skill.

Ramsay played the full-back position that evening with a level of excellence that would have made Alexander-Arnold proud. Additionally, he did so in a more prominent way and in the same manner as Alexander-Arnold at the moment.

In that game against Derby, Ramsay completed two of his three dribbles, won two of his three defensive duels, and completed 107 passes out of 114 attempts, including 19 passes towards the final third and six into the penalty area.

Only once this season, when he was playing in a more central midfield position against Leeds United, has Alexander-Arnold been able to complete more passes than Ramsay. The Reds’ 6-1 victory also applies to passes into the final third, as Alexander-Arnold completed 20 of them.

Alexander-Arnold has averaged between 10 and 20 passes into the final third of the field per game since assuming his new position. Ramsay’s ability to put up these figures while playing a more ‘traditional’ full-back is impressive.

Despite the fact that it is only a tiny sample against Championship-caliber competition, Ramsay’s future at Liverpool appears bright if Klopp decides to keep Alexander-Arnold in his new position.

If Ramsay can avoid his injury issues, there is no reason why he wouldn’t be able to pick up the Alexander-Arnold role and make it his own. Ramsay hasn’t had a great season with injuries, which has made him nearly forgotten around Anfield circles.

He is equipped to play there with equal effectiveness, and over time, he will integrate in well with Klopp’s team.

May 30, 2023
Liverpool are looking for a Barcelona man to take care of Xavi

However you look at it, the 2022-23 season has been poor by Liverpool’s current standards and something should always change after it’s over.

Were it not for the manager, and let’s face it, neither he nor the club itself ever even suggested that his time at Anfield was over, it would have been the players who carried the ball.

Some have left because their contracts have expired and are looking for more experience in their playing career, others have simply not been good enough.
It’s perfectly fine to get rid of the ones that have become obsolete, but need to be replaced.

Improving departing players will likely require some serious spending money, but as the Liverpool board has shown with the Jude Bellingham situation, they won’t be held hostage to any player.

Although Barcelona’s Jules Kounde recently tweeted that he hasn’t asked to leave the club, it’s understood he would rather play in central defense than at right-back, where Xavi posted him during the major part of the 2022/23 campaign.

According to Mirror Sport, Liverpool are looking to take advantage of the situation if the player remains unstable despite his own protests.

Depending on how Barcelona’s Financial Fair Play issues develop over the next few weeks, this deal may still need to be done to keep La Liga happy.

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Three additional signings should be made to join Alexis MacAllister for the ideal Liverpool transfer window.

Prior to the season-ending Premier League match at Southampton, Liverpool supporter Nick Sapia of LFC Boston offers his opinion on all the most recent Reds talking points.

Liverpool, which is aware that it cannot finish higher than fifth this year, can nevertheless cap off a challenging season by defeating a Southampton team that has already been relegated.

Before the game, we spoke with Liverpool supporter Nick Sapia from LFC Boston about the Reds, including the next season and what the summer transfer market would bring.

No matter what happens in the games over the weekend, Liverpool will finish fifth. How do we evaluate the entire season?

There is no avoiding it; it has been disappointing. The club was highly erratic generally, although it occasionally displayed flashes of its potential. The season was summed up in the first leg against Real Madrid: they were capable of defeating anyone, but they simply had too many mistakes, mental lapses, and defensive problems to be able to finish off games and produce results.

They undoubtedly found something in the final stretch, which is encouraging for the following season, but coming in fifth and missing out on the Champions League is a tremendous setback.

James Milner and Roberto Firmino’s final game will be this one. Added day of feeling!

Undoubtedly the end of an era. Although last week’s goal was emotional, it was a fitting way for Roberto Firmino to complete his Anfield career. In these recent years, he has been at the epicenter of everything positive that has occurred, smiling the entire while. We will sadly miss the delight with which he plays. Hopefully today’s away end will witness one final “Si Seor” serenade.

Likewise James Milner. He simply performed the team’s needs as they arose. He is simply a true professional who was quite beneficial to have. The thought of playing against him in the upcoming season makes me dreadful!

The Liverpool team will undergo a great deal of upheaval this summer. What do you want the summer to bring?

I’m most eager to put a stop to all the transfer rumors and determine who will be on the team for the upcoming season. First and foremost, I hope they move fast to complete the acquisition of Alexis MacAllister, who will be the pivotal player in the midfield for the upcoming campaign. We’re learning additional details about two other suspected prospects who are probably moving on to other opportunities: Mason Mount and Manuel Ugarte. Whether it’s Ryan Gravenberch or someone else, I believe Liverpool can still entice other desirable targets. Khéphren Thuram is still someone I really want to see in Liverpool.

As they need to ensure they sign midfielders who can play in each of the roles — the attacking midfielder (replacing Henderson), the left-sided midfielder (to rotate with Curtis Jones and Thiago Alcântara), and the defensive midfielder (Fabinho will need rest, and there are questions surrounding Stefan Bajeti given his age), three midfield players in that mold give Liverpool options and flexibility.

The next major need is at center defense, and I’m not sure if they should give the left or right side more priority given how well Andy Robertson has done in the new tactical system. Nevertheless, a left-sided center back would be a welcome addition. Ibou Konaté is essential to the system that enables Trent to go into midfield, but he can’t play in every game, therefore Liverpool needs to have depth there.

What do you envision for the upcoming season? Do you think Liverpool has the best chance of reclaiming the league’s top spot from Manchester City?

Liverpool and Manchester City should resume their regular title-duel rivalry, in my opinion. Liverpool is the only team capable of outlasting City in the limited capacity that it is viable to oppose them. Arsenal had a fantastic season, but it ran out of gas; they won’t reach 90 points. So long as no other side can score 90 points, City and Liverpool are my picks.

Being eliminated from the Champions League is devastating because they always have a chance to win it. However, the Europa League will be competitive and, at the very least, important in providing extra playing time to help a team with several new players gel. Finally, I believe they’ll challenge for the league championship, and I am eager for the new season to begin.

May 30, 2023
In respect to the transfer links to Liverpool, Bayern Munich Player wants summer departure.

Alexander-Arnold’s change of role was probably the biggest factor in Liverpool’s late-season run for the top four, and although it was a brilliant move by Klopp, there is now a clear need for a versatile defender who can help lateral coverage. England international if this system remains for the new campaign. Enter Pavard.

The defender is entering the prime of his career and with the 27-year-old keen to leave Bayern and Pavard likely open to a move to Anfield, Liverpool could have found his dream defense for the summer if they could. defeated, among others, FC Barcelona in the signing of the French.

💥 News #Pavard: He wants to leave FC Bayern in summer confirmed! And he doesn’t want to extend his contract beyond 2024. Pavard has already informed the club about his decision.

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The center-back would be the ideal defensive addition for Jurgen Klopp this summer, especially because Trent Alexander-Arnold is anticipated to take on a more central role in the Reds’ system next season, according to a recent report from Kicker.

As a skilled right-back and center-back, Pavard may make Liverpool eager to recruit the French international this summer. The German team acquired the defender in 2019 for a reputed €35 million (£30 million), so Bayern’s demands may be acceptable.

Liverpool’s ideal defensive acquisition this summer might be Pavard.

The switch in Alexander-Arnold’s role was perhaps the most important factor in Liverpool’s late-season push for the top-four, and while Klopp was brilliant in making the change, there is now a clear need in the team to bring in a versatile defender who can cover the England international if this system is maintained for the upcoming season. Pavard comes on.

The defender is in the prime of his career, and with Pavard likely open to a move to Anfield and the 27-year-old now eager to leave Bayern, Liverpool may have found their ideal defensive signing for the summer if they can outbid clubs like FC Barcelona for the Frenchman’s services.

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After Liverpool’s final game of the season, Jurgen Klopp confesses, “I hated these moments.”

After a 4-4 draw away to Southampton, Jurgen Klopp comments on Liverpool’s season.

A “massive” blow will be dealt to Liverpool next season, according to Jurgen Klopp, who is targeting a significant improvement.

As their Premier League campaign came to a close with a tumultuous 4-4 draw at St Mary’s, the Reds’ destiny in the Europa League was formally decided on Thursday when Manchester United defeated Chelsea 4-1.

The Reds manager did little to hide how much of a blow that absence is after the game at Southampton, and given the finances that come with being engaged in Europe’s best league, a lack of Champions League play will unavoidably have an influence on the club’s budget.

However, the Liverpool manager was really pleased with how his team recovered from a challenging first two thirds of the season with an 11-game winning streak that began in early April.

There isn’t much to be learned from this season, but I believe what there is to be learned is that at a club like ours where expectations are so high – and rightfully so – that when things don’t go well, it pretty quickly starts with blaming each other and that didn’t happen yet, especially last week when you could see that our people are more than just with us, Klopp said.

They are still entirely to our rear. That is really cool. The better you act in a crisis, the better you come out of it, and I genuinely believed that was the case for us, so there’s really nothing [new to learn].

“Once more, we are quite unhappy about it. I must also stress that missing out on the Champions League is a huge disappointment for a club like ours. But throughout the course of the following few years, we’ll see how many teams are currently competing for that and putting up a fight to be included when they won’t be.

“That would be simpler, but we still need to complete this task, so we’ll do our best. We must revert to being the team that no one wants to play against us against if we are to develop.

“I believe that some teams were excited to play us in several games this season, and I believe that is the worst thing that can happen to you. I detested these times. However, that is now over, so let’s begin over.

At St. Mary’s, Liverpool took a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino before getting goals from James Ward-Prowse and Kamaldeen Sulemana just before halftime.

The Saints subsequently took the lead thanks to Sulemana, and after an hour, Adam Armstrong made it 4-2 for them. However, Cody Gakpo and Jota scored two goals in as many minutes to tie the score once more in a fun end-of-season match.

“It was a top start, an outstanding finish,” continued Klopp. in the middle? Pfft. Yeah. Let me begin by saying the most crucial thing: I truly believe Southampton is an exceptional club now.

“I have to admit that it is quite unique when you see the people, after relegation, which is obviously the worst thing that could happen, and the atmosphere is as it is. I really enjoyed that.

“However, once we were up 2-0, you knew that the Southampton players wanted to make amends, and we allowed them to do so. We’ve recently made room for a very skilled offensive unit.

“With the speed they possess and their ability to counterattack, I could name a number of things that we weren’t doing that resulted in their counterattacks and goals.

When the score reached 2-2 and 4-2, we suddenly began acting in the way we had intended to from the beginning. After that, it was more or less fantastic, and we were within striking distance of a fifth or sixth.

May 30, 2023
Liverpool transfer news LIVE: Guimaraes contact, Thuram discussions in progress, Mac Allister latest

Fabio Carvalho is attracting a lot of interest from several clubs ahead of the new transfer window, and seems open to a move despite Liverpool locking up a permanent contract

Liverpool’s busy summer season is starting to heat up, with several names linked to both the arrival and departure of the Reds.
Brighton midfielder and World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister is said to be closing in on a move to Merseyside, with his father flying in for transfer talks and Seagulls boss Roberto De Zerbi admitting he expects him to leave

Mason Mount is another player who continues to have his eye on Liverpool, but the first day of the Premier League season has largely been dominated by news of Fabio Carvalho, who is believed to be open to a departure as he is in his first season with the Reds The season did not show much.

Liverpool would be against losing Carvalho on a permanent deal but would approve of a loan move, with the same player seemingly hinting at some bad luck on Monday night.

Like Thuram, Bruno Guimaraes has been suggested as a target for Klopp’s midfield rebuild.
The Brazilian has been thriving since his arrival in the Premier League, helping Newcastle finish in the top four. His performances have also not gone unnoticed and Barcelona are said to be monitoring his situation.

And Goal Brasil claims that Liverpool are also involved and have made contact with the player’s environment. That seems like a long way off, with Guimaraes worth over £80million.

According to reports from France, Liverpool are doing all they can to sign friendly midfielder Khephren Thurham.
L’Equipe suggest via GFFN that the Reds have been in talks for weeks but will face competition from clubs across Europe. Thuram is valued at around £50million but recently revealed he would like to stay at the Ligue 1 club.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has paid tribute to the “unique” Liverpool fans who have supported him through thick and thin.

England star Oxlade-Chamberlain suffered a long-term knee injury in April 2018 but has revealed it was Liverpool fans from all over the world who helped him.

Liverpool midfielder Leighton Clarkson looks set to leave the Reds this summer, even if he faces a difficult choice of where to go.

The 21-year-old has impressed on loan at Aberdeen in Scotland, but Reading – recently relegated to League One – also love him.

Clarkson will be Liverpool’s sixth confirmed departure this summer, following Roberto Firmino, James Milner, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Arthur Melo. Former Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino is a transfer target for Real Madrid this summer as a free agent.

Firmino has decided not to renew his contract with the Reds and will leave Anfield after the end of this season.

The 31-year-old is in talks over a new contract with the club but won’t extend his stay and will instead face a new challenge. Several clubs are interested in signing him as he is available as a free agent.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been part of a winning machine for six years – and now the Liverpool midfielder is ready for a new challenge but hasn’t lost his ambition to win more trophies.

Oxlade-Chamberlain is just 29 and is fit, energetic and his enthusiasm is more contagious than ever after spending the time of his life at Anfield.

A free agent this summer, the England international is open to offers and possesses what is rare in football: exceptional skills and a big personality for any dressing room.‌

Fabio Carvalho was reportedly the subject of a ‘mysterious’ offer from a club who qualified for the Champions League on Monday, but now that mystery seems to have been solved.

The Times report that it was Bundesliga club RB Leipzig who inquired about Carvalho, but the Reds are currently unwilling to sell him permanently.

Liverpool have appointed German veteran Jörg Schmadtke as the club’s sporting director on a short-term contract.

The 59-year-old replaces Julian Ward in the post and will take up his new duties on Thursday, subject to completing work permit formalities.

Schmadtke has held a similar position at Wolfsburg for the past four years and has extensive experience in the transfer market across Europe.

Liverpool are closing in on a deal for Alexis Mac Allister, with recent reports from Argentina suggesting a move could materialize next week.

Mac Allister effectively bid farewell to Brighton on Sunday, with boss Roberto De Zerbi admitting he expects to leave.
Reports from Mac Allister’s home country say a deal could be ‘imminent’ with Liverpool even reserving Sadio Mane’s old No 10 shirt for him.

Goalkeeper Adrian is set to sign a new one-year contract to stay at Liverpool for a fifth season.
The Spanish centre-back has made 26 appearances for the Reds since joining from West Ham in 2019, including 11 in the Premier League-winning 2019/20 season.

Now third choice following the emergence of Caoimhin Kelleher, the 36-year-old is known as a popular figure within the squad and a player whose presence Jurgen Klopp holds in high regard.

Adrian’s only appearance of the 2022/23 season came in a Community Shield win against Manchester City in July.
Fabio Carvalho is a name that dominates Liverpool’s transfer news at the top of the window, and he appeared to showcase his frustrations with the Reds on Instagram on Monday night.

The 20-year-old has made just four appearances in 2023 and his comments on an Instagram post have many Reds fans talking.

After posting photos of himself as a model, he responded to a post calling him “the next top model” with the words “all I’m doing now” before replying “soon” when Manchester United’s Anthony Elanga suggested he would be soon “back home”. could be.

Liverpool are looking to capitalize on the uncertainty surrounding Jules Kounde at Barcelona as he considers leaving Camp Nou.

The Reds are set to have a busy summer transfer window after finishing fifth in the Premier League. The midfielder needs big investments as a number of players have already left.

Another department head, Jurgen Klopp, is also keen to strengthen the defense and Barcelona star Kounde is a possible option. According to reports from Spain, he was planning to leave Camp Nou this summer after constantly being played in the wrong position. He has since attempted to refute those rumors with a post on social media.

Brighton midfielder Alexis Mac Allister remains the player most closely associated with a move to Anfield, and reports in his native Argentina even suggest he has already decided on a shirt number.

Mac Allister looked emotional after playing what looked to be his last game for Brighton on Sunday. Seagulls boss Roberto De Zerbi has said he now expects him to leave.

Argentinian publication Ole have shared their latest information on the move, saying Liverpool “appear to be on track to give the world champion midfielder the number 10 shirt this summer”.
Mac Allister wears number 10 for Brighton, despite the shirt having been unoccupied at Liverpool since Sadio Mane’s departure last summer.

Young midfielder Leighton Clarkson appears to be leaving the Reds for good after impressing on loan at Aberdeen this season, but he faces a tough decision over where to go.

While the Dons have an agreement to sign Clarkson on a permanent basis and are keen to move forward with the move, the Daily Record reports that recently relegated Reading FC are also in the hunt for the 21-year-old.

According to the Liverpool Echo, Liverpool do not want to lose Fabio Carvalho on a permanent deal this summer.

The Reds have received a number of requests for the 20-year-old, who has seen extremely limited opportunities in the second half of this season having started only once since Christmas.

Several Premier League teams are known to be looking to loan out Carvalho for next season, while at least one foreign side have reportedly made a permanent offer.

Jurgen Klopp had admitted Carvalho could be loaned out, but Liverpool will likely assess his options and other signings before making a decision.
Klopp recently said: “I think there could be a possibility that Fabio could be loaned out, but the fact is that it wasn’t Fabio’s best year of his career, of course, but it could have been his most.

important.” “No player has impressed me as much as Fabio, that’s the truth.”
“This talented kid came here with big dreams and big expectations and it didn’t work out – it was okay at the start but it didn’t work out in the end.” But his work ethic will allow him to have a fantastic career as he trained and got nothing.

Virgil van Dijk says Liverpool won’t look back with emotion this season but are ready to bounce back in the new season – hopefully with some signings.
Taking to Instagram, the soon-to-be-appointed Reds vice-captain wrote:

Liverpool are reportedly interested in Barcelona defender Jules Kounde.
Reds manager Jurgen Klopp has said defense is an area he is looking to strengthen this summer and Kounde fits into the picture as a player who can play both at centre-back and at right-back, changing when Trent Alexander-Arnold makes his Post guess post hybrid.

Kounde only joined Barca from Sevilla last summer after being previously linked with Chelsea and the La Liga champions, who are keen to cut wage costs, could accept an offer of around £50m after the having sold for a committed £46m.

As well as the novelties, the starts at Anfield Road this summer should also be just as exciting.

One man who could leave is Fabio Carvalho. Liverpool are reportedly ready to approve a permanent departure for the youngster after just one season on Merseyside.

Carvalho made numerous appearances for the Reds at the start of the season, scoring in the 9-0 win over Bounemouth and then netting the last-minute winner against Newcastle.

He also scored in the 3-2 League Cup loss to Manchester City in the post-World Cup second leg but has made just four appearances for the Reds in 2023. Alexis Mac Allister is currently the closest name to a move to Liverpool FC. The world champion shows emotion after what will likely be his last game for Brighton on Sunday.

The 24-year-old was in tears at the end of Brighton’s 2-1 loss to Aston Villa and Seagulls boss Roberto De Zerbi has said he and Moises Caicedo – another Liverpool target – will leave this summer.

May 30, 2023
Liverpool ‘are in contact’ over Bruno Guimaraes transfer amid claims over contract offer

Liverpool are said to be interested in a move for Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes

Liverpool have contacted Bruno Guimaraes about a possible summer move to Anfield.

According to GOAL, the Reds have been joined by La Liga champions Barcelona in their hunt for star Newcastle United as both clubs look to add fresh blood to their struggling midfields.

Guimaraes has quickly become a fan favorite in the north-east and Eddie Howe plans to make the Brazilian one of the five highest paid players in the Premier League to secure his future.

The 25-year-old played an integral part in Howe’s squad, securing a top four finish for Liverpool and is now seen as someone who could improve Klopp’s midfield.

However, according to reports, Guimaraes is in favor of extending his contract at St James’ Park as he is currently happy under Howe’s management. The Brazilian was signed by Lyon in January 2022 in a £34.5m deal and any offer to bring him from Newcastle would certainly be worth

more than double that.
Liverpool are currently targeting Brighton & Hove Albion star Alexis Mac Allister and Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount as the summer transfer window approaches.

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Despite Jürgen Klopp’s admission about transfers, Liverpool possesses “exceptional” talent that has yet to be unlocked.

Liverpool must make a choice about Fábio Carvalho’s future, but it is not as easy as it seems. Jürgen Klopp has many good reasons to keep him.

When Fábio Carvalho came to Anfield as Fulham’s outstanding player in the Championship last season, it was hardly the year he would have been dreaming of.

In retrospect, a one-year loan with his old team might have been the best option. Carvalho has not played in many games for Liverpool, but under Marco Silva, he would have seen plenty of action for a squad that, up until Aleksandar Mitrovi’s lengthy suspension, was cruising in the Premier League and finished in the top half.

Carvalho, who is attracting interest from other teams and could leave this summer in search of more playing time, was mentioned by Jürgen Klopp during his final press conference of the season. Given that it has only been a year since his much-publicized move from Craven Cottage, it is not shocking that he is weighing his options.

Carvalho simply hasn’t played as much as he would have liked, but there are a few things worth pointing out.

To begin with, Liverpool should simply permit a loan period. Despite not playing much this season, Carvalho still has a lot of skill. There is a good reason why the Reds were so eager to sign him, and there are many other players who have had to adjust over time.

Any concept of permanently selling him would be a folly, not least because a year-long loan would increase his worth; only a short exit would make financial sense. It would be foolish to cash in while his stock is down.

However, there is a case to be made for Carvalho to continue working for another year first. If his place in the lineup does not change throughout the first half of the following season, he might even elect to leave on a loan in January.

“Fábio, for the situation in which he is now, in training on an absolutely super level and not being involved, how he deals with it, I have to say, that’s kind of a role model,” Klopp said last month.

He may not be content with the circumstances, but he never gives up. It’s incredible. Although the character he displays here is remarkable, I don’t believe it was his strongest skill before he came to this place because he was and is a super-super talent.

However, those possibilities might still materialize. He was undoubtedly acquired with replacement squad possibilities like Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keta in mind.

His skill set is ideal for the more aggressive number eight positions, and as Curtis Jones has demonstrated over the past few weeks, when the squad is positioned to play to your strengths, things can change very fast.

Next year, Liverpool will also participate in the Europa League. Carvalho had opportunities during the current Champions League group stage, and he would undoubtedly get more of a look-in against inferior competition.

The Reds will also hope that they do not receive early-round domestic cup draws against Manchester City or Brighton. Carvalho participated in the game for 45 minutes against the first opponent but was not selected for the second opponent.

If he had more good fortune, he might end up being similar to Takumi Minamino, a player who was instrumental in helping his team win the domestic double. Carvalho and Minamino differ in that the former is still young enough that a season like that would be the platform he needs to advance rather than the platform for an exit.

It makes sense that Carvalho could be thinking about his role at Liverpool, but hasty judgment should be avoided. The 20-year-old has plenty of talent and time on his side to pull it off.

May 30, 2023
Luis Diaz injuries are revealed as two Liverpool players leave the team

How Jurgen Klopp’s players rated this season using the numbers we gave them for each of Liverpool’s 52 games

However you choose to dress them, the truth is inevitable: Liverpool have had a very, very disappointing season.
Of course, there is the small consolation of fifth place and Europa League qualification that appeared after the Reds earlier this year.

But the fact that Jurgen Klopp’s side failed to finish in the top four for the first time in seven years, meekly giving up the FA Cup and League before embarrassingly slipping out of the Champions League in the round of 16, underscores just how much they have been a disappointing campaign. was
The reasons are well documented.

And the history of the term can be seen in the performances of the players, with ECHO rating Liverpool in their 52 games played in all competitions this season, placing them at 10 for every appearance they have played at least 15 minutes.

Here we then rate the campaign of each player who has made 20 appearances, using their average ratings as a guideline. They are not a particularly good read.

There is one player who shone quite a distance for Liverpool amidst all the darkness. Alisson Becker (6.91) was a consistent star throughout the season, only registering below six times during his 47 scoring appearances.

Mohamed Salah (6.82) is the only other Reds man to reach the goalkeeper from close range, reflecting a season in which, while not his best, he still scored 30 goals and contributed 16 assists, setting a large number of records of the club.

The best of the rest

Ibrahima Konate (6.58) and Virgil van Dijk (6.54) are firmly ensconced as first-choice centre-backs, with the former quite solid and the latter finding rich form in recent weeks.

Diogo Jota’s high placing (6.52) underscores what Liverpool have lacked in attack as the Portuguese was out twice through injury, while Andy Robertson (6.48) remained stable on the left side of defence.

Harvey Elliott (6.45) deserves credit for his consistent performance during darker days, and Cody Gakpo (6.44) overcame a slow start to his Anfield career to finish the season as the most likely to lead striker in the new season.

James Milner (6.42) may have been limited to couch cameo appearances since the new year, but he’s largely got the job done.

Below their best

Darwin Nunez (6.38), another big stalwart, made a decent contribution before Christmas but then recorded just one more cap than 7, scoring twice in a 7-0 win over Manchester United. Trent Alexander-Arnold (6.37) has had periods of real trouble but the switch to the reverse right-back role in recent months has improved his average rating considerably.

Roberto Firmino (6.35) and Thiago Alcantara (6.33) were in good form at times but were hampered by minor injuries.

Meanwhile, Fabinho (6.13) was on course for a particularly dismal season – his substitutes doing little to help – until an in-form rebound saw Liverpool end on a streak of 11 matches unbeaten.
Gotta do better

Joe Gomez (6.08) signed a new contract last summer and established himself as a regular before a surprise Champions League appearance at Napoli tarnished confidence. There was something of a revival in the new year, until another poor result was Wolves’ grueling defeat. Joel Matip (6.05) was another central defender who struggled that afternoon, with his post-Christmas form deeply disappointing.

Jordan Henderson (6.00) has rarely been 100% this season and apart from some notable performances hasn’t been able to influence games as much as he has in recent years, being passed in midfield

At the edges

There were a number of players who didn’t have enough to be included in the overall standings. Luis Diaz (6.84) narrowly missed the cut with 19 appearances and, like Jota, showed what Liverpool had been without for so long.

Teenage midfielder Stefan Bajcetic (6.77) was the breakout star before injury ended his season, while Curtis Jones (6.33) has been impressive in recent weeks after a frustrating campaign on the sidelines.

Fabio Carvalho (6.15) has barely caught a glimpse after Christmas, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (6.00) has had a brief burst of activity into the new year. However, Naby Keita’s performance (5.45) perhaps illustrates why he left the team after not playing since February.

May 30, 2023