EXCLUSIVE: Liverpool have now made their move for Thiago Alcantara. Understand that a fee of around 30million Euros has been agreed with Bayern Munich for the Spain international. What a signing for the Premier League champions.
Trent Alexander-Arnold has won the Champions League, the Super Cup, the Club World Cup, the Premier League, the League Cup and the FA Cup. That's some collection.
He's 23 years old.
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Klopp: "If you ask me, ‘Will you ever work as a manager again?’ I would say now no. But I don’t know obviously how that will feel because I never had the situation. What I know definitely – I will never, ever manage a different club in England than Liverpool."
As long as he passes his medical, Takumi Minamino will become a
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on January 1. Borussia Mönchengladbach, AC Milan and Manchester United among those beaten to his signature.
Fee of £7.25 million - effectively what Liverpool banked for selling Ryan Kent to Rangers.
Nonsense for UEFA to suggest this is down to fans arriving late. I know LFC fans who arrived at Stade de France two and a half hours ago and have only just got inside the ground. Complete lack of organisation. Dangerous bottlenecks.
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have tonight asked the Premier League for an explanation over the use of VAR in the Goodison derby.
They want clarification over why Pickford wasn't sent off, what part of Mane's body was deemed offside and the selection of the freeze frame for that decision.
After 14 years at the Echo, including eight-and-a-half as the
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correspondent, I’ll be leaving on July 5. It’s been an absolute privilege and I feel very lucky to have worked with so many great people. A new opportunity has opened up to cover the Reds. More on that to follow.
Neco Williams is an outstanding young
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player and a model professional. Jürgen Klopp and Ryan Giggs both have huge hopes for him. He’s 19, still learning and is bound to make the occasional mistake. Some so called fans plummeting a new low abusing him online after a 7-2 win.
Critchley: “James Milner trained with us yesterday and asked if he could come along. He gave words of advice to the players in the dressing room before the game and I can’t thank him enough.”
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Klopp: "I called my family 10secs before the final whistle. I told them I loved them, they told me they loved me. I left the phone on the table so they could hear what followed."
Curtis Jones, a 19-year-old Scouser, delivering a man of the match performance in a top-of-the-table Premier League clash. Growing in stature with every game. His development over the past 12 months has been immense. He belongs in this team.
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going into a big week 3pts clear at the top of the PL and with a perfect record in the CL.
Their rivals were waiting for the wheels to come off after Van Dijk’s injury. But they’ve won all four games since - despite also losing Thiago, Keita, Matip & Fabinho. Some effort.
The Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, the Club World Cup and the Premier League trophies all won in the space of 13 months. That's domination on a remarkable level. No longer the nearly men.
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Devastating news about Gerard Houllier. The man who modernised Liverpool Football Club and made them a genuine force again with the historic treble winning season. A lovely guy and a great coach. RIP Gerard.
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Barcelona charging
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fans €119 for tickets for the first leg at the Nou Camp. As a result Liverpool will charge Barca fans €119 for the game at Anfield and use the €31 extra to subsidise tickets for the 4,600 Kopites travelling to Spain.
Klopp: “In no club in the world could it happen that you lose a CL final the night before, and people arrive here in the shape and mood that they are. It’s absolutely outstanding. This is the best club in the world, I don’t care what other people think.”
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Liverpool are 19 points clear. That is absolutely ridiculous. They have beaten every team in a top-flight season for the first time in the club’s history. Their consistency is astonishing. Rewriting the record books every week
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Klopp: "I heard today that I will resign but I feel responsible for the team, for the club and for the relationship we have with our fans. I will try to sort it somehow."
Anyone who has ever doubted that Jordan Henderson is an elite level player made to look foolish tonight. The
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captain absolutely immense. An unbelievable effort.
I’m told there is zero chance of Liverpool selling Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain before the transfer deadline. He remains a key part of Klopp’s plans for the season ahead.
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Good luck to Atletico but the idea that was some kind of Simeone masterclass is ridiculous. They were completely outclassed in normal time. Best
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performance in 2020 so far. Atletico rode their luck, survived and then punished a massive mistake.
Klopp on Lampard spat: "We are not arrogant. We are pretty much the opposite. Frank was in a competitive mood, I respect that a lot. For me after the game it's over. What Frank has to learn is to finish it with the last whistle, he didn't do that. I don't like that."
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A guard of honour for
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. A class act both on and off the field. He’s going to be sorely missed but leaves behind so many great memories. Epitomises the team ethic Klopp created here.
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Klopp in 2019: “I hope this Super League will never happen. With the way the CL is now running, football has a great product, even with the Europa League.
"For me, the Champions League is the Super League, in which you do not always end up playing against the same teams.
Massive roar for Alisson who drops to the ground mimicking Pickford's earlier time wasting after collecting a routine cross.
'Liverpool, Liverpool, taking the piss,' chant the Kop
VAR isn’t the problem, it’s the incompetence of those using the technology. The lack of clarity/transparency is one of the biggest problems. We should be able to hear the discussions between the referee and the VAR.
Classy touch from Klopp. Finishes his press conference with the words "Congratulations to Nat Phillips by the way", following Bournemouth's promotion back to the Premier League tonight.
Phillips a big reason why
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qualified for this CL campaign.
Credit to Ighalo for speaking out. Horrendous what’s happening in Nigeria currently. Thoughts with everyone affected. Time that other countries took action to help stop the bloodshed.
Curtis Jones' development over the past 12/18 months has been absolutely immense. From being an option in the domestic cups to shining at the highest level.
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Liverpool their own worst enemies in terms of failing to clear but that's a joke of a decision from Michael Oliver. Can't believe VAR didn't tell him to look at it again.
Klopp confirms Origi's exit: "I expect Div to get a special farewell. He will forever be a Liverpool legend. It's been a pure joy to work with him. Wherever he goes, he will be successful. Everyone loves him."
Dejan Lovren to Zenit St Petersburg for around £11million good business for all parties. At the age of 31, understandable that he wants to play more regularly. Been an up and down six years for him at
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but he leaves as a Premier League title winner.
The controversial (ridiculous) decisions shouldn't overshadow how just good Thiago was there. Such a special footballer. Henderson outstanding on his return too.
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One of the most important moments of the season for Liverpool turned out to be Nat Phillips' move to Swansea City falling through in the autumn. He's been absolutely immense and that performance tonight was his best of the lot. Has proved he belongs in the Premier League.
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Klopp on Mane: "If somebody shows me 5 million times respect and one time not, what is more important? I hope for you that your boss, if you one time don't show him respect, doesn't forget the other stuff."
Gini Wijnaldum is a machine. This is his 11th successive start for club and country over the past five weeks. No breather for him. He's absolutely relentless.
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Klopp: "I watched Man City last night and thought how is it possible that someone is 20pts clear of this team? We must have done something right."
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If Man City fail to take 4pts or more at home to Arsenal on Wednesday and Burnley on Saturday then Liverpool will clinch the title if they triumph at Goodison next Monday night.
Whatever City do, Klopp’s men only need six more points to make it mathematically certain.
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TWO DONE DEALS.....
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sign Diogo Jota for £45m on a five-year contract. Initial fee of £41m rising to £45m.
* Ki-Jana Hoever going in the opposite direction in a £13.5m deal. £9m guaranteed/£4.5m in add-ons.
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have negotiated 15% sell-on clause
Klopp on Wijnaldum's future: "Nothing to say in this moment because we have a game to play. But we will say goodbye on Sunday to Graham Carter, the kitman here for 35 years. The best I've ever had. A grandfather figure."