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Florian Wirtz Florian Wirtz says the hard work he has been putting in off the pitch is beginning to pay dividends on it as the Liverpool star refuses to be too downhearted by Sunday's defeat to Manchester City. After being named as Liverpool's Standard Chartered Player of the Month for January, Wirtz - who scored five goals in the month - insists the Reds can take positives from the Anfield defeat to Pep Guardiola's men ahead of Wednesday night's trip to face Sunderland. Wirt

Mo Salah Mohamed Salah will be presented with the opportunity to become the fresh figurehead of the Saudi Pro League this summer. the 33-year-old could TREBLE his £400,000-a-week Liverpool salary if he agrees to a proposal that would end his nine-year spell at Anfield . The Saudis are keen for the Egyptian superstar to take over from Cristiano Ronaldo, who is threatening to abandon his lucrative £3.35million-a-week Al-Nassr deal after staging a protest over the SPL's approach

Caoimhin Kelleher (left)was a close friend of Diogo Jota Former Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher believes his former team-mates are being unfairly judged for their performances this season, insisting the death of Diogo Jota is still being felt immensely around the Anfield dressing room the Republic of Ireland goalkeeper, who joined Brentford in an £18m deal last year, says this campaign shouldn't even be considered as an important one for the club while they continue to

Arne Slot Arne Slot says Liverpool missed out on signing Lutsharel Geertruida before the close of the January transfer window on Monday evening, admitting he did want to strengthen his squad. But the Reds boss insists he harbours no frustration over the club's failure to bolster his ranks as he now plots qualification to the Champions League without the reinforcements he craved. After January injuries to Conor Bradley, Joe Gomez and Jeremie Frimpong further weakened a defens

Jones and Slot Arne Slot has hinted that contract talks are planned for Curtis Jones after explaining why Liverpool turned down an approach from Inter before the transfer deadline. The Reds were believed to have been contacted by the Serie A giants last week about Jones's situation before it was decided that no senior player would be allowed to depart before the end of the current campaign. The Liverpool-born Jones has 18 months remaining on his current terms and has been li

Richard Hughes and Arne Slot Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes has opened up on his relationship with Arne Slot and remains "convinced" the record-breaking transfer spend last summer will prove a success at Anfield . Hughes, who was announced in his position in March 2024, was integral in the appointment of Slot as Reds head coach a few months later in succession to long-term manager Jurgen Klopp . Despite minimal activity during the first summer transfer window of S

Duje Caleta-Car (L) received an offer to join Liverpool in 2021 but rejected their advances Dude Caleta-Car is one of the rare players who can claim to have rejected an offer from Liverpool in recent years. It's safe to assume few would pass up the chance to join the current squad, but Caleta-Car did just that and chose loyalty to his club over a potential step up . With the January transfer window now closed, Liverpool are left to consider their options for the rest of the

Carragher Jamie Carragher admits he would still like to see Liverpool add another defender before Monday's 7pm transfer deadline after an agreement was reached with Rennes to sign £60m Jeremy Jacquet for next season. on Monday after the Premier League champions fended off competition from Chelsea over the weekend and the agreement is worth an initial £55m with a further £5m in add-ons. However the 20-year-old centre-back will remain with the Ligue 1 side for the rest of the

Ekitike fires for Liverpool Arne Slot said he is just as impressed with Hugo Ekitike's work rate off the ball as he is with his match-winning Liverpool contributions on it. Ekitike's quickfire brace shortly before half-time saw Liverpool come from a goal down to lead Newcastle United at half-time at Anfield , before second half strikes from Florian Wirtz and Ibrahima Konate sealed a 4-1 success. Ekitike took his tally to 15 goals for the season, and 10 in the Premier League ,

Emotional Konate Arne Slot has revealed Ibrahima Konate chose to return early from compassionate leave to help Liverpool after an emotional evening for the defender. Konate scored in additional time to cap an impressive performance in the 4-1 Premier League win for the Reds against Newcastle United at Anfield on Saturday. The France international, who had missed the previous three games, was making his first appearance following the death of his father last week. His goal p

Arne Slot To the untrained eye, the summer of 2025 marked a significant shift in the thinking at executive level at Liverpool. It started in June, with the capture of Florian Wirtz, who joined for a club-record fee of £116m from Bayer Leverkusen. That agreement, even at the base level of £100m , was still £25m more than what was paid for Virgil van Dijk in January 2018, who was at the time still the most expensive transfer of all time on Merseyside. The £85m agreed for Darw

Arne Slot Arne Slot has sought to clarify remarks made about Liverpool's Europa League exit in 2024 under Jurgen Klopp — maintaining his point was simply that Champions League qualification shouldn't be taken for granted. The Reds booked their spot in the knockout stages of the Champions League on Wednesday evening when a 6-0 victory over Qarabag at Anfield saw them finish third within the top eight behind only Bayern Munich and Arsenal. It marks the second consecutive seas

Virgil Van Dijk Virgil van Dijk has denied the Liverpool squad are playing for their futures between now and the end of the season. And the skipper has challenged his team-mates to block out the "noise" ahead of Saturday's visit from Newcastle United. The Reds beat Qarabag on Wednesday night 6-0 to secure their biggest margin of victory since Arne Slot arrived at Anfield in the summer of 2024 to book their place in the last-16 of the Champions League , where they will meet

Klopp to return Jurgen Klopp is set to return to Anfield when the Liverpool Legends meet Borussia Dortmund in a charity match for the LFC Foundation in March. The Liverpool team, who will be captained by the iconic Steven Gerrard on the day, will face their Dortmund counterparts on Saturday 28 March 2026, with all proceeds going to the club's official charity. Klopp is the Foundation’s honorary ambassador and is now confirmed as being part of the managerial team against ano

Qarabag boss Gurban Gurbanov Qarabag boss Gurban Gurbanov admits his players were overawed by the Anfield atmosphere as they suffered a Champions League beating by Liverpool. The Reds romped to a 6-0 triumph on Wednesday evening to secure third place in the table and direct qualification to the last 16. Alexis Mac Allister scored twice while Florian Wirtz , Mohamed Salah , Hugo Ekitike and substitute Federico Chiesa all netted. It was the first time the Azerbaijan champio

Arne Slot Arne Slot has challenged his Liverpool players to realise the "simple" change that can make a success of a difficult season - but admits that may not enough to quieten the speculation over his future. Slot found his position come under more scrutiny at the weekend when a 3-2 loss at Bournemouth saw the Reds drop down to sixth place and outside the Champions League qualification berths. With former Liverpool favourite Xabi Alonso back on the managerial market having

Neville Gary Neville has disagreed with Liverpool boss Arne Slot over the Dutchman's assertion that his team are having a transition season. Pressure is ramping up on Slot as his team continue to struggle after spending a staggering £415million in the summer. The Reds slipped to a 3-2 stoppage-time defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday - ending their 13-match unbeaten run and stretching their winless run in the Premier League to five games. Slot's team now sit sixth in the top

Milos Kerkez Arne Slot has confirmed the decision to substitute Milos Kerkez at half time of Saturday's 3-2 defeat to Bournemouth was not down to an injury. But the Liverpool boss did concede the fitness of the left-back was a consideration after a punishing period. The Reds saw their 13-game unbeaten run ended at the Vitality Stadium as Amine Adli's winner with the last kick of the game sealing victory after Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai had cancelled out first-half

Virgil van Dijk felt Bournemouth's winner against Liverpool should have been ruled out Virgil van Dijk has explained why he reckons Bournemouth's third goal against Liverpool - which turned out to be the winner - should have been disallowed. The Reds suffered a 3-2 reverse to the Cherries in their Premier League clash on Saturday night, and are now five games without a win in the top-flight Goals from Evanlison and Alex Gimenez had put Bournemouth 2-0 in front in the first ha

Salah and Slot Arne Slot admits he will find it "uneasy" if he has to bench Mohamed Salah again this season - but would feel the same about dropping any Liverpool player. Salah returned for the Reds this week when playing the full 90 minutes of the Champions League win at Marseille on Wednesday having missed the previous seven games while on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Egypt. It was the 33-year-old's first Liverpool start since late November, with an initial spell on