According to reports, Liverpool have seen a £57million bid for RB Leipzig star Naby Keita rejected, as the Liverpool boss seemingly steps up his chase for the midfielder. Keita was one of the most outstanding youngsters in the German Bundesliga last season and has also been linked with big clubs including Manchester City this summer. The Reds are keen to reinforce in central midfield, and the boss sees Keita as ideal for the kind of football he desires his team to be playing, though he surely won’t come cheap. Sport Bild reported that the Reds have seen their previous bid of £57m rejected by Bundesliga club Leipzig, in what would have been a club-record transfer for Liverpool. The Merseyside giant already broke their transfer record with a £37m transfer … [Read more...]
Jurgen Klopp winning the Premier League unrealistic
Like all those other final defeats, for Liverpool the 2016 League Cup Final will shortly be treated like it did not happen at all. Such is the life of the losing finalist. Whatever the mandate was when he took over in October, reviving demoralized players who you must publicly support while privately asking yourself how much they can swell the transfer kitty in the summer requires more diplomacy. Klopp must somehow make these players believe there is glory in finishing fifth in the Premier League. That won’t take as much effort as winning the Bundesliga with Dortmund, but it’s still an unenviable task. The Europa League may prove to be a lifeline should Liverpool make it to the Basel final, but the doubters Klopp wanted to become believers do not fancy … [Read more...]