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Jürgen Klopp has given a glowing endorsement of Xabi Alonso, the frontrunner to succeed him at Liverpool, describing the Bayer Leverkusen coach as the “standout” of the next generation of leading managers. Alonso is favourite to replace the Liverpool manager this summer having taken Leverkusen from second bottom of the Bundesliga to a five-point lead at the top in 16 months. The 42-year-old’s team are also in the German Cup semi-finals, reached the Europa League semi-finals in Alonso’s first season and comprehensively outplayed Bayern Munich in a 3-0 victory last weekend.
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is to step down from the role at the end of the season. Klopp took over as Reds boss in October 2015 and his contract was due to run until 2026. He led Liverpool to their first league title in 30 years in 2019-20, having won the Champions League the previous season. "I told the club already in November," the German told the Liverpool website.
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Yesterday’s ruling by the European Court of Justice does not change Liverpool FC’s previous stance on a proposed European Super League. Our involvement has been discontinued. We will continue to work with fellow clubs through the ECA and participate in UEFA competitions.
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The upper tier will remain closed until 2024 and there is no revised date on when it will open.
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Referees' body PGMOL has admitted the decision to disallow Luis Diaz's goal in nine-man Liverpool's 2-1 loss to Tottenham Hotspur was "a significant human error". At 0-0 and with the Reds a man down, Liverpool winger Diaz's goal was ruled out following an unusually quick video assistant referee (VAR) check by Darren England, in which the customary offside line graphic was not shown. "PGMOL acknowledge a significant human error occurred," the statement read. "PGMOL will conduct a full review."
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Jurgen Klopp calls his remodelled Reds team 'Liverpool 2.0', but watching them is a reminder of what his best Anfield sides have always been like. Liverpool definitely needed some freshening up over the summer, because last season I'm not sure some of their players had the legs to play the way Klopp wanted them to. The front three were still pressing, but the midfield could not get up the pitch to back them up. Teams were playing through them, and causing them lots of problems. It's different now, and what we are seeing is more like the kind of 'heavy metal' football we saw when Klopp won the Champions League and Premier League. Liverpool are pressing all over the pitch again and having a younger, fitter and stronger midfield has been massive in that.
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The 21-year-old Netherlands international has joined the Reds on a five-year contract.
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Liverpool have rejected a verbal offer from the Saudi Pro League to sign Mohamed Salah. The proposal, worth in excess of £100million plus substantial add-ons, was given no consideration and turned down immediately. It was an approach made on behalf of Al Ittihad during an amicable call to Liverpool director Mike Gordon on Thursday night. The Anfield club, however, reiterated the 31-year-old is not for sale and consider the case closed. That view is not shared by the Saudis, though, who are expected to maintain a strong interest.
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Ryan Gravenberch is due to fly into Merseyside this Thursday evening after Liverpool finally made a breakthrough in their summer-long attempt to sign the Holland star. The Reds agreed a fee thought to be in the region of £35m, including additional bonus-related payments, for the Bayern Munich midfielder, after a protracted transfer saga where they had three separate approaches for the 21-year-old rejected over the course of the summer window. If all goes to plan, Gravenberch is due to undergo a medical at a Liverpool medical facility on Friday, before completing a deal, where he is expected to sign a five-year contract.
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Central defenders? We don't need no stinkin' central defenders.
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Liverpool have signed midfielder Wataru Endo from Stuttgart for a fee of around 19m euros (£16.2m), subject to a work permit and international clearance. The 30-year-old Japan international has agreed a four-year contract.
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> Jordan Henderson was seen as an LGBT+ ally when speaking out on injustices and advocating inclusion as Liverpool captain wearing a rainbow armband. > > "I do believe when you see something that is clearly wrong and makes another human being feel excluded you should stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them," the Premier League and Champions League winner wrote in Liverpool match day programme notes in 2021. > > It's a stance that seems conflicted to Liverpool LGBT+ fans' group Kop Outs as it urged him not to move to Saudi Arabia, saying they were appalled by the planned transfer. > > "He was portraying himself as aligned with respect for women and LGBT+ rights," said Kop Outs founder Paul Amann. > > "That has been severely tarnished by looking to jump ship to a regime that has none of those values at its core.
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Liverpool have agreed a deal in principle worth £12m plus add-ons to sell midfielder Jordan Henderson to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq.
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Fabinho has been left out of Liverpool's squad for a training camp in Germany following a £40m bid for the midfielder from Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad.
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Liverpool FC have completed the signing of Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig, subject to a work permit. The Hungary midfielder becomes the Reds’ second new addition of the summer window after agreeing terms and successfully completing a medical, following in the footsteps of Alexis Mac Allister.
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Liverpool are in talks with RB Leipzig as they look into signing Dominik Szoboszlai from the German club. The 22-year-old Hungary attacking midfielder helped Leipzig finish third in the Bundesliga and claim the German Cup last season. A meeting took place between the representatives of Szoboszlai's camp and Liverpool, who are looking to bolster their midfield. A move appeared unlikely earlier in the week but is now a possibility.
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