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  • Liverpool duo expected to leave for Real Madrid next summer amid contract dispute

    Liverpool duo expected to leave for Real Madrid next summer amid contract dispute

    Graeme Souness

    Graeme Souness has suggested that Trent Alexander-Arnold may already be preparing to move to Real Madrid next summer, with Virgil van Dijk potentially joining him at the La Liga club.

    The Liverpool legend, who has both played for and managed the club, thinks Alexander-Arnold is an ideal fit for Real Madrid and believes Van Dijk could enhance their defense. Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, and Mo Salah are all in the final year of their contracts at Anfield, with no new deals in sight.

    Salah has disclosed that he has not yet discussed a new contract with Liverpool officials following their 3-0 victory over Manchester United, raising concerns that the trio might leave on free transfers next summer, as they will be eligible to negotiate with foreign clubs from January.

    Souness, who was with Liverpool from 1978 to 1984 and later managed them, views Alexander-Arnold’s substitution against Manchester United by new manager Arne Slot as a negative sign. The 25-year-old England right-back was taken off with 14 minutes remaining, shortly after expressing frustration about being substituted against Brentford.

    “Trent Alexander-Arnold is tailor-made for Real Madrid in terms of the way he plays, and he’s got an unbelievable delivery – not to mention he’s good friends with Jude Bellingham,” Souness said on William Hill’s *Up Three Up Front* podcast.

    “He could end up at Madrid and that message may already have been relayed to Liverpool. I don’t see any obvious reason to take Trent off against Manchester United, other than if they know he’s leaving.

    “They’d still want to keep him onside for the rest of the season, and he’ll leave for free at the end of it. The message that he’s made up his mind may already have been relayed to the higher-ups at the club. He’s running down his contract. If you’re going to leave Liverpool, where else other than Real Madrid can you really go to better yourself?”

    Graeme Souness

    Van Dijk, 33, has also not begun talks on a new deal, making him a desirable free agent next summer. Despite this, Souness hopes the trio remains at Liverpool.

    Souness commented, “Liverpool can’t let all three of Trent, Mohamed Salah, and Virgil van Dijk leave. I could see Trent at Real Madrid, and I could see Van Dijk there as well.

    “The point being that if you’re leaving Liverpool, then the only place you’d really want to go is Madrid. Van Dijk might be getting older, but he’s an athlete. You can still get a couple more good years out of him. He’s a better player than what Real already have in the likes of Antonio Rudiger.

    “He’s more of a footballer, he’s a better athlete, better in the air and better on the ball. I wouldn’t even compare the two.”

    Souness also believes that if Alexander-Arnold departs, Liverpool already have a suitable replacement in 21-year-old Conor Bradley. He added, “Arne Slot brought Conor Bradley off the bench against both Brentford and Manchester United.

    “He’s a proper player. Slot may have just wanted to give him a feel for what it’s like to play at Old Trafford, to keep him onside. He’s giving Bradley a few minutes and just making sure he’s happy.

    “He’s certainly taking a good look at Bradley. It’s forward planning from Slot. He’s been told he’s good enough for the first team and he wants to see that for himself.”

  • Man Of The Match Liverpool 4, Fulham 3:

    Man Of The Match Liverpool 4, Fulham 3:

    We need your help to name Liverpool’s man of the match as they claim a ridiculous final win.

    It certainly wasn’t the game we all expected, but we ended up with a very nice win against Fulham. In a game that featured just one Liverpool goal, Trent Alexander-Arnold put on a show from start to finish. Although he was only credited with the winning goal, he scored his first goal with a stunning free-kick off the bar and behind the hapless Bernd Leno.

    Alexis McAllister hit an absolute rocket from distance for the second goal and caught the ball cleanly. Wataru Endo came off the bench and made his presence felt by scoring the third goal to take the lead and equalise. Mohamed Salah didn’t score today, but he was very involved. He assisted Endo and provided five important assists for the team.

    Kostas Tsimikas was responsible for Fulham’s third goal, but other than that he was excellent. He was heavily involved offensively, assisting Trent with four assists and leading the team in tackles. Now tell me how you see it. We’ve narrowed it down to a few players who we believe have performed best for the Reds. Take your pick now and vote for who you think should be man of the match.

    Or, tell us in the comments that we made a mistake by not including an actual man of the match in our entry options. As always, if you want to vote by logging into Apple News or Google AMP but can’t see the poll, you can go to the Liverpool Offside front page to download and see the full version. The story starts from there.

     

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

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

    In respect to the Liverpool transfer link, Bayern Munich Player want 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.

    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.”

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

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