Liverpool FC news – IMPORTANT Trent Alexander-Arnold, Szoboszlai amazement, and Salah wins the prize 

Declan Rice, an Arsenal midfielder, has heaped praise on Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold, believing the 25-year-old must play for England in Euro 2024 this summer.

Alexander-Arnold is one of two Liverpool players picked to Gareth Southgate’s final 26-man roster, joining Joe Gomez. Curtis Jones and Jarell Quansah did not make the cut despite being on the provisional 33-man roster.

Liverpool’s No.66 scored a wonderful volley in England’s recent 3-0 friendly win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Rice has spoken highly of the Liverpool star’s contributions to the team.

“He’s a player that any country would appreciate,” Rice confessed. “He’s a player we have to play, we have to get involved, and our attackers should be thriving playing off someone like Trent because his passing is off the scale.”

DOMINIK SZOBOSZLAI GIVEN SURPRISE WAKE-UP CALL.

Dominik Szoboszlai had a rough evening in Hungary colours on Tuesday night, as his country’s 14-game unbeaten streak leading into Euro 2024 was broken by Ireland.

Following the Ireland game, coach Marco Rossi was asked about Szoboszlai, his 23-year-old captain.

“This time, his game was average,” Rossi acknowledged. “Sallai Roland had a better day this time.”

“Of course, he had good solutions, as always, but he also made unexpected mistakes that are not characteristic of him – but mistakes happen in the life of every footballer.”

Szoboszlai struggled against Liverpool in the second half of the 2023/24 season and must improve in the following weeks and months.

MOHAMED SALAH NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

Mohamed Salah has won Liverpool’s 2023/24 Standard Chartered Player of the Season award.

The Egyptian won a poll on the club’s official website, beating skipper Virgil van Dijk in second and summer recruit Alexis MacAllister in third, however the extent of his triumph in terms of votes was not revealed.

Salah has now earned the club’s Player of the Season accolade for the fourth time in seven seasons, succeeding Alisson, who won in 2022/23.

UNUSUAL SUGGESTION FROM LIVERPOOL’S CHAIRMAN.

Liverpool chairman Tom Werner has sparked outrage among fans by proposing that complete Premier League matchdays could be played in the United States and perhaps around the world.

Werner, a prominent investor in Fenway Sports Group (FSG), made the remark during an interview with the Financial Times for a profile on Liverpool owner John Henry.

“I’m determined one day to have a Premier League game be played in New York City,” stated Werner.

“I even have the sort of crazy idea that there would be a day where we play one game in Tokyo, one game a few hours later in Los Angeles, one game a few hours later in Rio, one game a few hours later in Riyadh and make it sort of a day where football, where the Premier League, is celebrated.” This is unlikely to go over well…

ALEXIS MAC ALLISTER TRANSFER CLAUSE IS DISMISSED.

Claims that Alexis MacAllister’s Liverpool contract includes a’secret’ release clause have been denied.

According to Directvsports in Argentina, Real Madrid is making steps to sign Mac Allister, and his contract has a clause that allows interested parties to sign the World Cup winner for €70 million.

While Madrid may still be interested in Mac Allister, James Pearce of the Athletic reports that they do not have such a clause available.

“Liverpool don’t allow release clauses in contracts,” Pearce wrote. You can go back to when Emre Can was in talks for a new contract. He requested a release clause, but Liverpool rejected the notion, and he left as a free agent when his contract expired in the summer of 2018.

“Mac Allister is not going anyhere.”