DESPAIR MEETS DEFIANCE Deep in the concrete belly of the Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Liverpool’s Champions League final grief was contoured by a brief post-match interaction. Winding past the Real Madrid dressing room – which was strangely muted following their third successive victory in the competition – Jürgen Klopp was returning to the coaching quarters […]

7 years ago

‘It makes perfect sense…’ When the enthusiastic response came, Mike Gordon mentally filed it as a pivotal movement. Sitting across Jurgen Klopp, the Fenway Sports Group president felt a fusion of relief and elation as the manager co-signed and applauded the decision to appoint Michael Edwards as Liverpool’s sporting director. There was no need for […]

8 years ago

Liverpool have fortified their starting XI with the signing of Alisson from Roma for £65 million inclusive of add-ons, which is a world-record fee for a goalkeeper. The Brazil international undertook a medical and inked a six-year contract on Thursday to become the club’s fourth new face this summer after the additions of Naby Keita, […]

8 years ago

Liverpool have clinched an agreement worth around £66 million inclusive of add-ons with Roma for Alisson, which is a world record fee for a goalkeeper Talks had progressed well on Tuesday, with a resolution speedily reached after the Reds upped their initial offer allowing the 25-year-old to press ahead with the move. Barring any late counter […]

8 years ago

Liverpool have received a massive fillip as they kickstart their preparations for 2018-2019 with Mohamed Salah signing a new five-year contract without a release clause. The Egypt international, who joined the club 12 months ago for an initial £36.9 million from Roma, has been rewarded for a record-breaking debut season in which he supplied a […]

8 years ago

Liverpool are hesitating on a £53 million deal to sign Nabil Fekir from Lyon due to concerns over an underlying knee issue. The Anfield club have offered no comment on the player’s medical and neither have their French counterparts, but every other aspect of the formalities had been ticked without a hitch by late Thursday […]

8 years ago