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Barcelona Release Statement On Pursuit Of Liverpool Target

Spanish La Liga champions Barcelona have released a statement denying any wrongdoing in their pursuit of Paris Saint Germain (PSG) midfielder Adrien Rabiot. The Blaugrana released the statement on Sunday adding that they have not breached any regulations in their chase for the player. The Catalans also revealed that they had discussions with the player on two occasions, in the month of August and a week ago. Recent reports emanating from Spain had claimed that Barcelona have already agreed to a summer move to Barcelona on a free transfer … [Read more...]

Klopp Happy With Forward Options Amidst Reported Transfer

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is said to be happy with the options available to him in the forward positions and that he won’t be making a move for rumored target Christian Pulisic when the transfer window reopens later this week. Liverpool Echo claim that the German tactician is happy with his squad and won’t be making any additions in the January transfer window. The former Borussia Dortmund and Mainz 05 manager has been able to lead Liverpool to the top of the Premier League table with 18 league games left to play this season. The Reds … [Read more...]

Confusion trails PSG ‘s interest in Liverpool’s target

French Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint Germain (PSG) are keen to sell wantaway midfielder Adrien Rabiot when the January transfer window reopens in few days time. The Daily Mirror say that the French capital club would like to sell the midfielder next month rather than let him go on a free at the end of the season. Earlier reports had claimed that Spanish La Liga giants Barcelona have agreed on a free transfer move for the young French international player. The Catalans are not the only European club interested in a move for Adrien … [Read more...]

Liverpool Winger Sets Sights On Loan Move

Liverpool winger Rafael Camacho is firmly focused on a loan move away from the club when the transfer window reopens later this week. The 18-year-old is attracting a lot of interests from clubs in and around Europe but the player is said to favour a loan move to Portuguese Super League side Sporting Lisbon according to sources close to Football Insider. The Portugal U-20 international has set his sights on a loan transfer to Portugal with Europa League campaigners Sporting Lisbon. Rafael Camacho is highly thought of at Premier League … [Read more...]

German Bundesliga outfit awaiting Arsenal’s bid for star player

Emerging reports allege that German Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund have been kept waiting for a bid for star player Christian Pulisic from English Premier League side Arsenal. From every indication, the German Bundesliga team are now set to part ways with the United States international as they are waiting to receive a bid from the North London side. Reports from ESPN confirm the claim as they state that Christian Pulisic has a commercial draw in the USA which means they will be interested in having a deal for him from the North London … [Read more...]

Good move! Klopp’s January transfer plan will interest all Liverpool fans

The heart of every Liverpool fans are filled with joy after yesterday's thrashing of Arsenal at the Anfield Stadium. The team didn't just pick maximum points against one of their greatest rivals, they did it in style as they scored five goals against Bernd Leno. The Reds are sitting comfortably at the top of the League table with nine points depending on the outcome of Manchester City's clash with Southampton at the St Mary's stadium later in the day. Should the Citizens defeat the Saints, then the gap would be reduced to seven … [Read more...]

Liverpool bows out of race to sign Chelsea target

Five-time European champions Liverpool have pulled out of the race to sign highly-rated Borussia Dortmund forward Christian Pulisic some days before the January transfer window reopens. The Daily Express claim that Reds manager Jurgen Klopp has made the decision to walk away from a potential move for the United States of America international. This is coming on the back of the Blues reported £45m agreement with Borussia Dortmund for a summer transfer for Pulisic. It was also revealed that Klopp and Liverpool are back in the race for France … [Read more...]

Why Liverpool Have Unai Emery to thank For Star Player’s Transfer

Premier League leaders Liverpool might need to show appreciation to Arsenal manager Unai Emery for the transfer of star forward Mohamed Salah. This is after the Spanish tactician revealed that he came close to signing Egyptian international star Salah while he was the Paris Saint Germain (PSG) manager. Unai Emery made this known while he was fielding questions from reporters during his pre-match press conference ahead of the huge Premier League clash between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield on Saturday evening. The former Valencia and … [Read more...]

Referee is innocent, Emery after Liverpool embarrassment

North London side Arsenal boss Unai Emery has stated that the referee Michael Oliver is innocent and should not be blamed for his side’s 5-1 defeat against Liverpool in the Premier League clash on Saturday evening. The Gunners recorded their most embarrassing result under new manager as they were well treated by the Reds trio with Roberto Firmino scoring a hat trick in the game to add to the one each scored by Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah. With the number of decisions taken by the referee which is believed to be controversial, the former PSG … [Read more...]

PSG Boss Shuns Liverpool Transfer Target Indefinitely

Paris Saint Germain (PSG) manager Thomas Tuchel has shunned midfielder Adrien Rabiot amidst the intense transfer links about an exit from the club. The Daily Express revealed that Adrien Rabiot has been banned by Thomas Tuchel from coming near the team on matchdays until the uncertainty surrounding him has been resolved. Tuchel has been told by the club’s sporting director Antero Henrique that Adrien Rabiot should not feature in the PSG Matchday squads until further notice. Henrique has earlier revealed that the player would be frozen out … [Read more...]

Three PL Clubs In Loan Chase For Liverpool Striker

Three Premier League (PL) teams are battling to secure a loan deal for Liverpool striker Dominic Solanke when the transfer window reopens next week. The interest of these clubs was made known by the BBC. Crystal Palace, Huddersfield Town and Brighton and Hove Albion are the clubs keen to take former Chelsea attacker Solanke on loan till the end of the season. Dominic Solanke signed for Liverpool last summer on a free transfer from rivals Chelsea shortly after helping the England team win the FIFA U-20 World Cup tournament. The … [Read more...]

Arsenal target taking his time to consider offer to stay at Liverpool

Arsenal target Alberto Moreno is already considering an offer by his Liverpool side to remain at the club for more years. Before now, Alberto Moreno was bent on parting ways with the Reds over his lack of playing time, having gone down the pecking order in the manager Jurgen Klopp’s team. So far, Alberto Moreno has seen has failed to establish himself, nor break into the starting XI as he has made just two Premier League starts which were not convincing. However, the Spanish defender had told a Spanish radio station that he has already got … [Read more...]

Why Klopp shouldn’t be concerned about this player’s proposed departure

Liverpool youngster Bobby Adekanye is reportedly attracting suitors from Italian League as the Dutchman craves for first-team action. At 19, it is important that a player begins to get regular first-team action but that is not the case with the Barcelona academy product and he's looking at the prospect of ending his three-year relationship with the Merseyside club. According to Liverpool Echo, Serie A side Lazio are interested in the winger and they are willing to get his signature as free agent by the end of the season. Losing Adekanye … [Read more...]

Club Legend Picks Milner As Most Important Liverpool Player Over Summer Signings

Former Liverpool player and manager Phil Thompson has made a surprising choice in his pick for the most important player at the club amidst their rise to the top of the Premier League table. Phil Thompson picked Englishman James Milner as the most important Liverpool player while he was doing his punditry job on popular English media platform Sky Sports. According to the Liverpool legend, James Milner is the definition of Mr Consistency and he’s more important than the recent summer signings made by the club. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp … [Read more...]

Liverpool 5-1 Arsenal: Firmino, Mane and Salah made Arsenal look easy to beat

Prior to tonight's Premier League game, we talked on how dangerous Liverpool attackers could be, considering their confidence level and form with which they've been playing since the start of the season. Their attacking prowess was obviously seen at the Anfield stadium where they thrashed the Gunners and made Unai Emery's men look too simple and easy to defeat. ARSENAL OPENED THE SCORELINE 11 minutes into the game, the Gunners opened the scoreline as Maitland-Niles put the ball into Becker's net after a great pass from Alex Iwobi. When … [Read more...]

Why Sergio Ramos Is Unhappy With Real Madrid Interest In Mohamed Salah

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has kicked against the Los Merengues’ interest in Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah. The 32-year-old is not happy with senior Real Madrid officials who are keen on a move for Egyptian star Salah as they try to offset the big gap left by Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese international skipper was Real Madrid’s talisman and major source of goals before he joined Italian Serie A giants Juventus for a club-record fee of around €100m plus add-ons. Spanish media portal Diario Gol say that Real Madrid are targeting … [Read more...]

Liverpool vs Arsenal : The Gunners must keep close watch on this ‘low-profile’ striker

Arsenal take on Liverpool at the Anfield stadium later today as they hope to return back to winning ways after their unexpected 1-1 draw against Brighton. Defeating the Reds, as they know, won't be an easy task because Liverpool are very strong at the end of the pitch and are yet to concede more than seven goals so far this season. Unai Emery must come up with his strongest attacking setup if he must get a meaningful result against Jurgen Klopp's team after the highly-anticipated game. Apart from naming his best strikers in the starting XI, … [Read more...]

Unai Emery admits one transfer mistake in his career

Arsenal boss Unai Emery has admitted one of the biggest mistakes he has made in his career as a coach especially in terms of transfer dealings. According to the Spanish boss, he turned down the opportunity to sign Egyptian international Mohamed Salah for French Ligue 1 outfit Paris Saint Germain. He explained that it was not his decision alone but the club as well had doubts about the ability of the former AS Roma player because PSG was regarded as “too big” for him. Emery joined Arsenal from PSG where he had two years spell from 2016 to … [Read more...]

Klopp doesn’t expect easy game against Arsenal

Arsenal will be meeting Liverpool for the second time this season and the Reds boss Jurgen Klopp thinks it will not be an easy contest when both side clash on Saturday. Liverpool are Premier League leaders with six points clear but that does not make them favourites as well in the encounter according to the German boss who spoke ahead of the game. Although, Gunners boss Unai Emery rates the Liverpool team high as he believes in the ability of the Merseyside club to go unbeaten in the Premier League just like was done by Arsenal in the … [Read more...]

Expected Arsenal starting XI against Liverpool

North London side Arsenal will yet face a major test when they travel to the Anfield to clash against Liverpool in the Premier League tie. The Reds are already favourites to win the game but there are suggestions that the Gunners boss Unai Emery will seek to prove a point in the game by either stealing a win or securing a point at least at the end of the game. Emery has however admitted the supremacy of the Reds team as he claimed they have got a good team that can repeat the 2003/04 unbeaten run by the Gunners team under former manager Arsene … [Read more...]

Liverpool vs Arsenal: Perfect time for Ozil to prove his critics wrong

Mesut Ozil has endured much criticism from fans and pundits in recent seasons. Many said: "he's not concerned about losing possession", some said, "he often appears as someone who is being forced to play for the team." Another faction of Ozil's critics claimed the 30-year-old midfielder often disappear while featuring against top clubs. According to them, the former Real Madrid playmaker is not dependable when the Gunners are battling any top-four club as he always put up an anonymous display. As much as all of his critics are somehow … [Read more...]

Why Arsenal refused the opportunity to sign Liverpool defender

It has been revealed that North London side Arsenal turned down the opportunity to secure the signature of Liverpool central defender Virgil Van Dijk some years back for just £12 million. The Gunners were reported to have no faith in the player as they held the insinuation that he was too “nonchalant” to play in the Premier League. It is no doubt that the North London side have been proven wrong by the big and quality player Virgil Van Dijk has turned out to be in the Premier League and Europe at large. United find Antonio Valencia … [Read more...]

Why Jurgen Klopp must sign this 21-cap International as Moreno’s replacement

Liverpool are presently in their best form in recent years and it is likely they win their first silverware since 2013-14 season. As result of their impressive run of results, Klopp might need to let go of some fringe players in the team and one of them is Alberto Moreno. The left-back has failed in his mission to command a regular place in Klopp's starting lineup and he's being linked out the Anfield Stadium. With his contract set to expire by the end of the current campaign, the Reds are reportedly looking to sanction his sale to any … [Read more...]

Barcelona Withdraw Interest In In-form Liverpool-Linked Forward

Spanish La Liga giants Barcelona have reportedly dropped out of the scramble to sign RB Leipzig forward Timo Werner few days before the transfer window reopens. This is according to the publication from Spanish news outlet Sport which claimed that the five-time European champions are no longer interested in signing the German international player. It was further revealed that the 22-year-old is still being courted by clubs like Liverpool and German Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. Timo Werner is in the form of his life for RB Leipzig and … [Read more...]

Legend Warns Liverpool Against January Transfers

Former Tottenham Hotspur and Blackburn Rovers star Tim Sherwood has warned against adding to their squad when the transfer window reopens next month. Liverpool have surged to the top of the Premier League table and the Reds have extended their lead to six points over nearest challengers Tottenham Hotspur. The Merseysiders were able to open a six-point cushion at the top following their 4-0 thrashing of Newcastle United at Anfield on Boxing Day. Tim Sherwood is a former Premier League title winner with Blackburn Rovers during the 1994/95 … [Read more...]