Liverpool Urged To Sign Antoine Griezmann

July 12, 2019 by Sports Picks Leave a Comment

Newly crowned European champions Liverpool have been told to sign Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann this summer.

Liverpool were advised to sign the French World Cup winner by ESPN pundit Craig Burley.

According to him, Antoine Griezmann would be a very good fit for Liverpool who already boast of one of the most fearsome attacks in world football.

The Liverpool front trio of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah have performed well for the club on a consistent basis but Antoine Griezmann has a quality of his own.

He was a key member of the France team that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament in Russia via a 4-2 win over surprise finalists Croatia in their final clash in Moscow.

Antoine Griezmann has already confirmed that he will leave Atletico Madrid this summer after five years at the club.

The 28-year-old signed for Atletico Madrid after the Spanish capital club reached an agreement with Real Sociedad for his transfer.

Spanish champions Barcelona are thought to be in pole position to secure his transfer by paying the €120m release clause but PSG are also showing interest in the player.

He is also linked with other clubs like Manchester United and Manchester City.

Agent Reveals Liverpool’s Interest In Jean-Philippe

July 12, 2019 by Sports Picks Leave a Comment

Mainz 05 defender Jean-Philippe Gbamin is reportedly attracting interest from a lot of Premier League clubs including Liverpool.

According to him agent Bernard Collignon, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp called over a possible deal but his German Bundesliga outfit didn’t want to release him in the middle of the season.

The Liverpool manager called the player about a potential transfer in January 2018.

Jean-Philippe Gbamin is an Ivorian international player that can play in a number of positions effectively and efficiently.

The Mainz 05 star can play either as a central defender or as a defensive midfielder.

Jurgen Klopp was rebuffed in his attempt to sign Gbamin in January 2018 thus prompting him to move on to Brazilian international Fabinho whom he signed from French Ligue 1 giants AS Monaco last summer.

Fabinho started life at Anfield slowly but he was able to pick up towards the winter section of the season.

The Brazilian international player was part of the Liverpool team that pushed Premier League champions Manchester City all the way to the Premier League title.

Manchester City won the league from Liverpool by one point.

Fabinho was also in action for Liverpool when they defeated Tottenham Hotspur to win the Champions League title.

The agent of Gbamin rates his client at €60m and also confirmed that talks have taken place with the likes of Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Everton.

Bayern Retain Interest In 18-Year-Old Liverpool Target

June 24, 2019 by Sports Picks Leave a Comment

German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich still retain an interest in Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi according to Bundesliga football expert Christian Falk.

He made this known in a chat with Get German Football News.

According to him, Bayern Munich want to sign both Callum Hudson-Odoi and Leroy Sane.

He further revealed that that the Bavarian giants will leave the transfer of Callum Hudson-Odoi until next summer if they get Sane this summer.

Manchester City winger Leroy Sane has been strongly linked with the Bavarian giants this summer though the Premier League champions want to retain his services and also offer him a new contract.

Christian Falk revealed that Callum Hudson-Odoi and Bayern Munich have an understanding that he will move to the Allianz Arena on a free transfer next summer if they sign Sane this summer.

Callum Hudson-Odoi has been linked with a move to Liverpool as well as Borussia Dortmund.

The 18-year-old is presently recovering from a serious Achilles injury sustained towards the end of the season.

He suffered the unfortunate injury during a home league game against Watford.

Callum Hudson-Odoi is already back in light training as he recovers from the Achilles injury.

The young winger has one year left on his contract and he’s expected to be back in action in three months.

Liverpool In Pole Position To Sign £25m Italian Midfielder

June 24, 2019 by Sports Picks Leave a Comment

Premier League giants Liverpool are the favourites to sign highly rated Brescia midfielder Sandro Tonali who has had a very good season.

This is according to the newest reports coming out of the British media.

Sandro Tonali could be a Liverpool player soonest with an official bid expected for him by next month.

The 19-year-old had been earning rave reviews for his impressive performances for Brescia in Italian football.

Sandro Tonali has a release clause of around £25m in his present deal which will run out tomorrow.

The young Italian midfielder has been attracting the interest of clubs from Juventus to Inter Milan to Chelsea but they are still yet to make an offer.

The Liverpool midfield is crying out for more creativity ahead of the new season and Sandro Tonali could be the man to add the creative spark.

Sandro Tonali scored three goals and also provided seven assists for his Italian club.

Liverpool lacked the creative spark needed to dominate games and the signing of a new midfielder will go a long way to correct the lack of creativity.

Apart from Sandro Tonali, Liverpool have also been linked with a move for Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes.

The Portuguese midfielder also has suitors from everywhere.

Liverpool Forward Told To Join Barcelona For This Reason

June 24, 2019 by Sports Picks Leave a Comment

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been told to consider a move to Spanish champions Barcelona by Cameroonian football legend Samuel Eto’o.

In a chat with the BBC, Eto’o told Salah to join Spanish champions Barcelona because of the playing style at the Nou Camp.

According to him, the playing style at Barcelona will definitely suit Mohamed Salah.

Egyptian national team star Salah has been in superb form since joining the Reds from fellow Italian Serie A giants AS Roma.

The former Chelsea winger sealed a €44m move from AS Roma to Liverpool.

Mohamed Salah announced himself to the British audience when he scored 44 goals in just 52 games for the Reds with 32 of those goals coming in the Premier League.

The 26-year-old helped Liverpool qualify for Champions League football and also reached the final of the competition before he was substituted as a result of a shoulder injury.

Real Madrid won that Champions League final via a 3-1 win for the Los Merengues who were able to benefit from the injury to Salah.

Liverpool have come back in a stronger way after they won the Champions League title via a 2-0 win over Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur with Salah getting one of the goals.

4-3-3: How Liverpool Will Line Up If They Sign Nicolas Pepe

June 21, 2019 by Sports Picks Leave a Comment

Lille winger Nicolas Pepe has emerged as one of the most exciting prospects on the European football stage and it is not surprising that several clubs want to sign him.

The Ivorian international player has been seriously linked with a move to newly crowned Champions League winners Liverpool though the Reds will have to see off the threat of other interested clubs.

Apart from Liverpool, major European clubs like Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Arsenal have all been touted as possible transfer destinations for the in-form winger.

Nicolas Pepe is said to be rated at around €70m after a sensational campaign for Lille who finished in second spot at the end of the just concluded French Ligue 1 season.

The winger scored 22 goals and also provided 11 assists for Lille during the league campaign.

Only Paris Saint Germain (PSG) forward Kylian Mbappe scored more goals than Pepe.

Nicolas Pepe is likely to replace Roberto Firmino in the Liverpool starting XI if he signs for the Reds this summer.

The Brazilian international is the least productive of the three forwards (Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah).

Liverpool Starting XI (4-3-3): Alisson Becker; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil Van Dijk, Joel Matip, Andy Robertson; Fabinho, Georginio Wijnaldum, Jordan Henderson; Nicolas Pepe, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane.

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