Early Liverpool team news for the match against Leicester: Jurgen Klopp says, “He will be captain.”

Liverpool’s captain for Sunday’s exhibition match against Leicester in Singapore has been named by Jurgen Klopp.

Jordan Henderson’s departure for Al Ettifaq has created a vacancy in the position, and the manager may be teasing the long-term successor to the 33-year-old by announcing early who will assume the captain’s role.

The German revealed one piece of team news while revealing a telling hint about the captaincy during today’s press conference prior to the Foxes match.

Virgil will start the game tomorrow and serve as captain, according to Klopp (via Liverpool Echo). Although I have already made my choice, I must inform the players. I hadn’t anticipated making that choice a few weeks prior. ”.

Nobody should be surprised that Van Dijk will lead Liverpool onto the field tomorrow. Third-choice goalkeeper Adrian (Transfermarkt) is one of those older than him, and he is the third-oldest player in Klopp’s team at 32.

The Dutchman, who has led the Reds on numerous occasions and also serves as the captain of his nation (Transfermarkt), made it clear that he would be a great choice for the armband by directing his teammates with audible instructions during last Monday’s friendly match against Greuther Furth.

The first two preseason games indicate that there will almost certainly be a ton of substitutions made during the game, so whoever assumes the captaincy after Van Dijk leaves the game (which seems likely at some point) may be a strong candidate to succeed James Milner as the team’s vice-captain.

The last two permanent captains of Liverpool both won the Champions League trophy during their tenures in the position. Whoever is chosen to be Henderson’s replacement will be eager to follow him and Steven Gerrard in providing the Reds with similar success.

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Report – £60m Azzurri star agrees Liverpool transfer

Liverpool are consistently associated with high quality midfielders and one of them is blue star Marco Verratti.

Three days ago, we reported via Marca that the Reds are set to beat Atletico Madrid to sign the Italian from Paris Saint-Germain, who values ​​their prized asset at €70m (£60m).

More recently, reports from Spain suggest Verratti has agreed to a move to Liverpool.

According to Catalan outlet Nacional, the decorated midfielder has been “OK” to join Jurgen Klopp, who must now reach an agreement with PSG to complete the transfer.

The 30-year-old star was eager to reunite with Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid. However, president Florentino Perez didn’t hesitate to sign him as the La Liga giants already have enough quality and skill in the middle of the park.

It’s worth remembering that Los Blancos blew their budget to sign Jude Bellingham who was top of Liverpool’s wishlist not too long ago.

The Spanish news source claims that Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone was interested in Verratti but fired the Rojiblancos in favor of a move to Anfield.

The veteran has made over 400 appearances for France and won the Ligue 1 title and Super Cup nine times. He also won the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue six times. The 55-year-old star has thus won thirty national titles, but not even a European trophy with PSG. Maybe it’s time for him to finally walk away.

Not to be forgotten, Verratti was an important member of the Italian national team that won the European Championships under Roberto Mancini two years ago. He provided two assists in the league.

Have your say: should Liverpool accept a £60m fee to secure his signature?