It’s recently been suggested that Real Madrid are the ‘favorites’ to sign Liverpool target Jude Bellingham, but Jürgen Klopp can appeal to his love of Steven Gerrard. “Stay here and they will end up building a statue in your honor,” Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp told Philippe Coutinho in the 2017/18 season as he pushed for his dream move. “Go somewhere else, to Barcelona, to Bayern Munich, and you will just be another player,” he warned (via The Mirror). “Here you can be something more.” As it turned out, Coutinho, who had his heart set on turning out for the Blaugrana, ignored Klopp’s advice…
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A January move from Barcelona could confirm Chelsea’s transfer failure as its supposed ‘guarantee’ pales in comparison to Liverpool’s alleged $103m gamble. Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Kostas Tsimikas, Trent Alexander-Arnold. What do these four Liverpool players have in common? They have all recorded more touches in the opposition box this season than Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Aubameyang may have only cost Chelsea $12m (£10m/€11m) when he moved from Barcelona in the summer, but he has still looked like one of the biggest failures of the window. And now, after the Blues sealed a loan deal for Atlético Madrid’s João Félix, Aubameyang’s stint at Stamford Bridge could be…
Liverpool need new midfielders for next season, and one who they should keep an eye on is Lazio star Sergej Milinković-Savić, as extension talks have broken down. Unless one has lived under a rock for the past several months, it’s been very evident that Liverpool needs more than one new midfielder at the end of this season. Jürgen Klopp’s engine room has looked tired and dysfunctional over the last few months. The real lack of investment in midfield, with Thiago Alcântara the only true signing since the summer of 2018, is now coming back to haunt the club, and performances in this campaign…
Darwin Nunez is better suited to Tottenham than Liverpool, according to former Reds defender Jose Enrique. Uruguay international striker Nunez moved to Anfield this summer from Benfica for a club-record £85m fee. The 23-year-old has registered 10 goals and three assists across his opening 23 games for Jurgen Klopp’s side in all competitions. He has encountered heavy criticism for a series of high-profile misses but was recently defended by Alan Shearer, who believes Nunez has what it takes to become a huge success at Liverpool. Enrique, though, is not convinced and feels Nunez would be better off playing under Antonio Conte at Spurs.…
Belle Silva was not shy in criticising her husband’s team again after 10-man Chelsea were beaten 2-1 by rivals Fulham in the west London derby on Thursday night The wife of Chelsea defender Thiago Silva was left sobbing after the Blues were beaten by local rivals Fulham in the Premier League on Thursday night. Chelsea lost 2-1 at Craven Cottage as Joao Felix’s debut turned into a nightmare for Graham Potter. Former Chelsea winger Willian put the home side ahead in the first half with a deflected effort after a mistake by Trevoh Chalobah. Kalidou Koulibaly pulled a goal back from a set piece after the break, but things soon…
Fulham have taken the lead against Chelsea as their impressive form continued with pressure mounting on Graham Potter after Willian’s opener against his former side Willian has made his mark in the west London derby – scoring against his former side Chelsea – but kept to his word. The Fulham star, who returned to the capital after a forgettable spell at Arsenal, has helped the Cottagers punch well above expectations this term. They are currently the best performing outfit in the west of the capital and took the lead against the Blues. Willian needed 25 minutes to break the deadlock as their winger cut inside…
Former Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino could be ready to take the Chelsea job – with Graham Potter’s future in doubt if he can’t beat Fulham at Craven Cottage on Thursday evening Mauricio Pochettino reportedly has his eyes on the Chelsea job should the Blues relieve Graham Potter of his duties in the near future. Pochettino, who is best remembered for his spell at Blues rivals Tottenham Hotspur, has been out of work since he was axed by PSG in July. And he could be back in work with the Blues, thanks to Potter’s poor start. Potter walked away from Brighton to join the Blues, after they sacked Thomas Tuchel in September.…
Joao Felix showed Chelsea what they’ve been missing for an hour and what they will now miss again for the next three games. The skillful halfwit. Felix’s arrival at Chelsea should have excited more than it has. This is a guy who cost Atletico Madrid £120m in 2019. That’s a superstar fee for someone who has too rarely looked like a superstar in the three years since. But Felix and Diego Simeone always felt like a strange pairing, and having escaped the clutches of one of the most obstinate and polarising managers in world football, there’s more than a good chance…
JEREMY CROSS COLUMN: Marcus Rashford has hit a purple patch with Manchester United with seven goals in six games since arriving back from the World Cup – with 18 strikes for club and country this season Marcus Rashford is the renaissance man the whole of English football is talking about. Rashford has gone from the fallen star to one of the brightest in the game again following a blistering run of scoring form for Manchester United. He’s been so good in recent weeks that he’s outdoing a certain Wayne Rooney – and even appears to have got Pep Guardiola panicking ahead…
Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick at the Etihad in Manchester City’s 6-3 victory over Manchester United in October and Joleon Lescott notes Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez’s physical style didn’t work Manchester United cannot bully Erling Haaland out of the Manchester derby, according to Joleon Lescott. In United’s 6-3 defeat at City back in October, Haaland got the better of Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez by scoring a hat-trick. Former City defender Lescott claimed Varane and Martinez took the wrong approach by trying to rough him up and said that method will simply not work. “I think Martinez and Varane tried to get physical…
Manchester United face Manchester City in the second Manchester derby of the Premier League season on Saturday afternoon. The last time these two teams faced each other, City were the victors, going 4-0 up before Antony scored. City then went 6-1 up before Anthony Martial scored a goal and a penalty to give United some face in defeat. Despite the score and the result, it was a better outcome for United than it could have been. United are now on an eight-match winning run, scoring three goals in each of their three matches, putting them in a much better position…
Liverpool are reportedly keen admirers of Brighton and Hove Albion midfielder Moises Caicedo, with Jurgen Klopp still seeking to freshen up his midfield ranks. What’s the word? According to CBS reporter Ben Jacobs, the 21-year-old is certainly a player who is on the Anfield outfit’s radar at present, with the Merseysiders having seemingly held a long-term interest in the Ecuadorean international. The transfer insider revealed on Twitter: “Liverpool do really like Caicedo, and have a historical interest, but they didn’t move for him at Independiente del Valle due to unwanted costs away from the low fee.” Jacobs – who previously suggested that the Seagulls…