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  • Former Liverpool “talent” expected to have a bright future under Jurgen Klopp is starting over at a new club

    Former Liverpool “talent” expected to have a bright future under Jurgen Klopp is starting over at a new club

    Former Liverpool "talent" expected to have a bright future under Jurgen Klopp is starting over at a new club

    Billy Koumetio appears to be another player that Liverpool will be saying goodbye to this summer after failing to live up to Jurgen Klopp’s 2020 projection.

    Even though Jurgen Klopp had previously predicted that one of Liverpool’s players would go far, it appears that he will be leaving the team this summer.

    Billy Koumetio joined Anfield in 2018 after moving there as a young kid from the French team Orleans. In 2020, when he was just 17 years old, he began to draw attention. During a pre-season camp in Austria, Klopp was impressed with his efforts and gave him an opportunity to show off against Stuttgart.

    “The child Billy. He doesn’t appear to be a child. stated Klopp at the time. His face appears childlike, in my opinion, but the rest of him is amazing! Indeed, he is quite talented. He will undoubtedly make significant progress.

    “Billy executed incredible passes and balls. We were just not high enough in our final line, which was played for the first time together. Everything is perfectly OK. I felt like “it must be offside” in numerous instances, but it wasn’t.

    “There are tiny things to learn, but at 17 years old, he has his entire life ahead of him, which is very wonderful. Great potential, and as I mentioned, he was in a few really wonderful circumstances, but this pressed ball wasn’t the best.

    For Koumetio, things haven’t quite worked out over the years, even with Klopp’s positive assessment. Since moving up to the senior ranks four years ago, he has only made two senior appearances for the team; the other two years have been spent on loan.

    Former Liverpool "talent" expected to have a bright future under Jurgen Klopp is starting over at a new club

    The Frenchman found that the previous season was one to forget. He was recalled in January after spending the previous summer on loan at Ligue 2 side Dunkerque, where he had made just nine appearances and had missed training sessions.

    After that, Koumetio moved to Blackburn Rovers in the Championship, but during his tenure in Lancashire, he only played once in the FA Cup, against Newcastle.

    According to writer Marc Mechenoua of Le Parisien, Koumetio, 21, is expected to sign a contract with Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership, leaving Liverpool.

    The defender is scheduled to have his physical in Scotland on Friday, and it is anticipated that he will sign a contract for two years with the option of one more year.

    According to Liverpool.com: It’s unfortunate that Koumetio’s time at Liverpool was short-lived, When he made his breakthrough in the summer of 2020, it appeared as though he was headed for great things, but his loans over the past few years have not produced the outcomes that either he or the Reds would have liked. In Scotland, hopefully, his career takes off.

  • Negotiations are already underway to sell a defender left out of Slot’s preseason roster

    Negotiations are already underway to sell a defender left out of Slot’s preseason roster

    Having been omitted from the Liverpool squad for pre-season at the AXA Training Centre, Billy Koumetio is now subject of transfer interest from Scotland.

    Following his exclusion from the Liverpool preseason roster at the AXA Training Centre, Scotland has expressed interest in transferring Billy Koumetio.

    Given that Arne Slot started the preseason with a roster primarily composed of academy players, Rhys Williams and Koumetio’s absence was significant.

    Given that Koumetio, who turns 22 in November, and Williams, who is already 23, are both overage for the U21 squad, a decision had to be made about their exclusion.

    Additionally, it seems like efforts are being made to locate the Frenchman a new club for the summer now that the writing is on the wall.

    Journalist Marc Mechenoua of Le Parisien reports that negotiations are taking place between Dundee United and the Scottish club regarding a contract that is most likely permanent rather than a loan.

    Due to Koumetio’s approaching expiration, Liverpool will need to make a sale this summer in order to keep him from leaving on a free transfer in 2025.

    It should be highlighted, though, that Dundee United’s transfer activity is essentially limited to free transfers and little payments; their biggest expenditure to date was the £750,000 required to acquire Steven Pressley from Coventry in 1995.

    That implies that Koumetio is unlikely to sign a contract with Tannadice Park for the amount Liverpool may have hoped for when he originally made his breakthrough at the team.

    In order to protect his value in upcoming transfer windows, the club would need him to sign a new deal before he could leave on loan once more.

    Koumetio has been sent out on loan for the last two seasons, but none of those have been successful as he was recalled from stints with USL Dunkerque and Austria Wien, and he has only made one appearance for Blackburn.

    A guy who was once on the verge of joining Jurgen Klopp’s first squad is in dire need of a new beginning, and a move to Scotland seems like a good fit.

    Former teammates of Koumetio’s, including Owen Beck, Leighton Clarkson, Luke Chambers, Jack Bearne, Oludare Olufunwa, Luis Longstaff, and Morgan Boyes, have all found success north of the border in recent years.

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    Specialists from “one of the most successful performance departments in world football” were employed by Liverpool

    Ruben Peeters

    The public is aware of Liverpool’s well-documented injury problems and feels that something needs to change.

    The new lead physical performance coach is anticipated to play a significant role. 22 senior players missed a game for the Reds last season due to injuries; that’s a total of 362 games missed.

    It’s a startling figure that is way too high, and it gives Arne Slot and his team a clear indication of where they need to improve.

    The club’s medical staff has always performed at the highest calibre, but this summer’s events—including Ruben Peeters’s—have given rise to changes.

    He joined the AXA Training Centre as the lead physical performance coach for the first team when Slot left Feyenoord, and he has already started working in his new position.

    According to the Athletic, during their three seasons at the Dutch club, player availability exceeded ninety percent – a percentage Liverpool will be hoping to hit.

    “One of the most successful medical and performance departments in world football” was attributed to Peeters’ contribution. They added that Slot was always open to hearing what the experts had to say.

    The two are renowned for having an excellent eye for detail, with Peeters constantly searching for methods to maximise performance, including food and sleep.

    Peeters gave Slot a “meticulous briefing” at Feyenoord regarding the duration of the squad’s daily training sessions. This may not seem groundbreaking, but it does demonstrate his meticulousness.

    Hearing from a head coach that he is open to hearing what is being said is always encouraging, and you can be sure that as his internationals return, he will be inundated with reports.

    Virgil van Dijk is exhausted from a “very, very, very long year,” as he has already made quite clear, and Peeters and the medical staff will need to give him careful attention.

    Liverpool has a pair in Peeters and Slot who are willing to be patient and see the long picture, even though they did not steal Feyenoord’s whole medical and performance crew.

    Finding the ideal balance between the new and current employees will take some time and effort during the summer, but the early signals are encouraging.

    We’re ready for improvement after missing 670 games overall the prior two seasons due to injuries!

  • Liverpool deal agreed after double-pronged defender decision, with Klopp preparing to benefit next year

    Liverpool deal agreed after double-pronged defender decision, with Klopp preparing to benefit next year

    Billy Koumetio
    According to reports in France, Liverpool has agreed to loan Billy Koumetio to US Dunkerque.

    Koumetio will temporarily play in the French second division as a result of the transfer, though Liverpool did not give Dunkerque the option to purchase the defender. To put it another way, they’ve decided that while it would be best for him to grow elsewhere this season, they also don’t want to lose control of his career.

    If everything goes as planned, Koumetio will return to Liverpool the following year with more experience under his belt, hoping to leave a bigger impression on Jurgen Klopp.

    If Liverpool don’t work out a contract extension before sending him off, he will have one year left on his contract when his loan in Dunkirk comes to an end.

    Koumetio spent a portion of last season on loan at Austria Vienna, but he was called back after only six months due to a dearth of regular playing time.

    He will now advance with Dunkerque, a new team in Ligue 2, after they were promoted from France’s third tier last season. He is still only 20 years old.

    After passing through the youth ranks of Lyon and US Orleans, they will be giving him his first opportunity to play for a club in his country of birth at the senior level.

    Koumetio has previously appeared twice for the Liverpool first team, but neither of those appearances came during the 2017–18 campaign.

    Liverpool deal agreed after double-pronged defender decision, with Klopp preparing to benefit next year
    He is currently on track to join the list of recent young prospects to leave them on loan this summer, joining the likes of Calvin Ramsay, Fabio Carvalho, Rhys Williams, Aberdeen, and Sepp van den Berg.

    Gomez is a subject of interest for Liverpool as well.
    Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip, Ibrahima Konate, and Joe Gomez are the senior center backs still available to Klopp, though the latter is also being linked with a transfer.

    Following their acquisition of Fabinho from Liverpool and pursuit of Mohamed Salah this summer, Al-Ittihad appears to be interested in Gomez.

    The Times has updated their report, stating that West Ham may be eager to provide the England international with an alternative Premier League platform as he seeks to regain his place in Gareth Southgate’s squad. But his Liverpool contract is still set to expire in 2027.

    Additionally, what transpires with Liverpool’s Nat Phillips before the transfer window closes remains to be seen. Leeds United and Stuttgart, who had him on loan in Germany previously, have both been mentioned in relation to him.

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    Liverpool chese to sign £52m Premier League player currently in limbo

    Liverpool chese to sign £52m Premier League player currently in limbo

    Liverpool’s search for Chieck Doucoure has reportedly stalled, with the Reds currently in talks with Crystal Palace for the midfielder.

    According to RMC Sport, the negotiations between the two clubs have not materialized and Palace would like at least 60 million euros for Doucoure this summer.

    Liverpool are desperate for a fourth and bottom midfielder, having spent a lot of money on the position these days. Doucoure emerged as a viable option for the Reds going into the final week of the transfer window.

    However, this update seems to indicate that Liverpool are struggling to reach an agreement with Palace over Doucoure, with talks having stalled.

    With the session closing on Friday, time is at a premium for Liverpool, and the Reds cannot afford to waste any of it on reaching the deadline, set for later this week. Doucoure would indeed be a huge asset to Liverpool given what they need in midfield, and a breakthrough with Palace is needed quickly if they are to secure the 23-year-old’s signature.

    Liverpool must do everything they can to sign Doucoure

    Time is running out for Liverpool to sign this window permanently and Doucouré could be an ideal signing for the Reds given what they need in the squad.

    The Malian international has Premier League experience and has shown he can do his job against the best of the best in Europe, and Doucoure’s age is also a huge selling point.

    And for Liverpool, the sooner there is a breakthrough with Palace the better, as the Reds are in no position to waste time given what has already happened this summer.