Transfer: Klopp ready to sell Salah

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Transfer: Klopp ready to sell Salah

 

Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp, would be willing to sacrifice Mohamed Salah, if it meant landing Lille forward, Nicolas Pepe, according to le10sport.

Pepe has been subject of one bid from Liverpool already, but the Ligue 1 outfit do not deem it enough.

It is believed that Lille have received two other offers for the Ivorian forward.

However, Klopp wants the player and due to an increasingly complicated relationship with Salah, would be willing to see the Egyptian sold if it allows the Reds to land Pepe.

Both men reportedly clashed last season, while Liverpool was trying to win both the Premier League and Champions League.

The Reds eventually won the latter, defeating Tottenham 2-0 in the final.

 

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Transfer: Klopp tells Liverpool board player to sign this summer

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Transfer: Klopp tells Liverpool board player to sign this summer

 

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, has told the club’s board to sign Ajax captain, Matthijs de Ligt, in this summer’s transfer window.

According to Sport Bild, Klopp is eager to sign the defender this summer in a bid to bolster his squad ahead of next season after winning the Champions League last weekend.

De Ligt is the most wanted player in Europe after an outstanding season with Ajax.

The 19-year-old has been linked with a move to Liverpool, Manchester United, Juventus and Barcelona in recent weeks.

Meanwhile, speaking on De Ligt, Liverpool defender, Virgil Van Dijk, a fellow country teammate with the youngster, believes the centre-back deserves to join a top club in Europe this summer.

“I think Matthijs is a fantastic player and any decision he makes will be the right one for him,” Van Dijk was quoted by Mirror UK as telling reporters ahead of Holland’s UEFA Nations League semi-final fixture against England on Thursday night.

“His big quality is that he’s only 19 and, at times, he looks like he has the experience of a player who is 25.

“He’s a great professional, really clever. He can improve, of course – and he will be better. Hopefully he can choose a big club because he deserves that.

“I spoke to Matthijs about his future and that [his next club] is secret. The most important thing is to keep playing, getting minutes to develop your football.

“The way a club is playing is also an important decision in your choice,” De Ligt said.

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Guardiola emerges EPL Manager of the Year ahead of Klopp

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Guardiola emerges EPL Manager of the Year ahead of Klopp

 

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has been named League Managers Association (LMA) Premier League Manager of the Season, ahead of Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp, Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino and Wolves’ Nuno Espirito Santo.

The 48-year-old has picked up the award for the second year in a row, after he oversaw City’s successful title tilt against Liverpool.

Guardiola’s men amassed 98 points, the second-highest in Premier League, a total only beaten by City themselves the previous year.

The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss, is just the third Premier League manager to retain the title after Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho.

“It’s an honour to receive this award.

“I want to share it with my players because they are the artists of everything, to my staff because we fought a lot [against] all the managers in the Premier League, especially Jurgen Klopp, an incredible contender to face till the end.

“It was a pleasure to play against all of them and hopefully do big, big battles again to win an incredible title,” Guardiola said in a pre-recorded video shown at the LMA dinner on Tuesday.

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Guardiola vs Klopp: Klopp is a better manager - Del Piero

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Guardiola vs Klopp: Klopp is a better manager - Del Piero

 

Juventus legend, Alessandro Del Piero, has claimed that Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp is a better manager than Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola.

Del Piero believes Klopp is more a coach of the future than Guardiola.

According to him, Klopp’s attitude towards the media in more or less difficult situations proves he is a better manager.

Asked to pick between Klopp and Guardiola who is better, Del Piero told Sky Sport Italia: “Klopp or Guardiola? Let’s take both of them to Italy. Guardiola has taught many, he has inspired so many players.

“We are talking about two managers with different personalities, let’s say Klopp is more a coach of the future.

“His attitude towards the media in more or less difficult situations proves it. I remember how he faced the post-Champions final. Usually one is always quite angry after losing a final, but he dealt with it all everything differently.

“I must say that this attitude has given a different freshness and his team proves it. They have energy and enthusiasm. With all due respect to Liverpool, there are not only big stars, we can certainly say that Klopp has improved many of them”.

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EPL: Klopp speaks on Man City’s title win, reveals what Liverpool must do next season

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EPL: Klopp speaks on Man City’s title win, reveals what Liverpool must do next season

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp has revealed that his side must need to be very close to perfection to win the Premier League title ahead of Manchester City next season.

Klopp stated this while congratulating Pep Guardiola’s side for winning their second successive English top-flight league title on Sunday.

Klopp’s side finished runners-up to Guardiola’s men with a point separating the two teams, but Klopp believes the Reds must be near perfect to beat Man City next term.

Speaking to reporters after Liverpool defeated Wolves 2-0 on Sunday, Klopp was quoted by Mirror UK as saying: “First of all I have to say congratulations to City. “They played an incredible season, we did too.

“As long as City are around with the quality they have, the financial power and all that stuff, it’s not like any other team will pass them easily.

“That’s clear. So we need to be very, very close to perfection to win the Premier League.

“But we have made unbelievably big steps and I really expect there’s more to come.”

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Champions League: Jamie Carragher warns Suarez after Liverpool’s 3-0 loss to Barcelo

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Champions League: Jamie Carragher warns Suarez after Liverpool’s 3-0 loss to Barcelona

Former Liverpool defender, Jamie Carragher has issued a warning to Barcelona striker, Luis Suarez, following Barca’s 3-0 win over Jurgen Klopp’s side in the Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday night at Camp Nou.

Luis Suarez scored the first goal for Barcelona in the first half before Lionel Messi scored a brace in the second half to give Ernesto Valverde’s side all three points against the Reds.

Carragher, a former teammate of Suarez during their time at Liverpool, has now warned the Uruguay international that he may not receive warm reception upon his first return to Anfield next week for the second leg tie.

Speaking on Suarez’s return to Anfield, Carragher told Viasport: “I don’t think it will be as warm as he would have hoped.

“He was Luis Suarez. You love him when he is in your team and you hate him when he plays for the opposition.

“It was the first time he was in the opposition and I don’t think Liverpool fans will have liked him.

“He plays on the edge, very street-wise. A great first goal for him but I don’t think it will be the hero homecoming he will be hoping for.”

Carragher added, “How brave they are, I just like it. And in the end it is still 3-0, it will not change. So let’s fly home and play Newcastle.”

           

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Champions League: Am Confident Liverpool Will Finish The Job At Roma - Henderson

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Champions League: Am Confident Liverpool Will Finish The Job At Roma - Henderson

Liverpool captain, Jordan Henderson is confident that the club can ‘finish the job’ and reach the Champions League final next week following Tuesday’s exciting 5-2 win over AS Roma in the semi-final first leg clash at Anfield.

Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firminho scored two goals each, while Sadio Mane made it 5-0 within 75 minutes.

However, Roma pulled 2 back giving the visitors hope ahead of the second leg in Rome next week.

Late goals from Eden Dzeko and Diego Perotti ensured the visitors left Anfield still in the game.

Henderson feels Jurgen Klopp’s men can upset the Italian giants in Rome and qualify for the Champions League final scheduled for next month in Kiev.

“I think we’ll obviously be disappointed with the two goals because it felt as though we were in full control and we basically gave them two goals, [which] you can’t really do at Champions League [level],” Henderson told BT Sport.

“But at the same time we’ve played well, we’ve won the game and we’ll go there with a three-goal advantage.

“It’ll be difficult because as you’ve seen in the last round, they came back against Barcelona, who are one of the best teams in the world, and they managed to knock them out so it’ll be a really tough challenge for us, but we’ve got to be confident after the performance. We’ve got to go there and put a solid display on and hopefully get us to the final.”

“I thought some of the runs and some of the balls in behind were brilliant. It’s probably disappointing to not score more, to be honest, but overall we’ve got to stay positive,” the midfielder continued.

“It was another huge game, we knew it wouldn’t be easy tonight, we knew it wouldn’t be easy over there, it’s really tough as Barcelona found so we need to be on our best.

“But I fancy us to go there and score as well, with the forward players we’ve got. It’ll be a challenge, but one we’ve got to look forward to and hopefully we can finish the job off.”

                                                  

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Champions League: Klopp Reveals Why Liverpool Won't Flop Against Roma Like Barcelona

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Champions League: Klopp Reveals Why Liverpool Won't Flop Against Roma Like Barcelona

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, has insisted his side won’t fall apart like Barcelona did, when they take on Roma in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final clash.

The Reds travel to the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday with Barcelona’s quarter-final capitulation in mind, after Roma came back from a 4-1 first-leg defeat to win the tie on the away goals rule.

“Now we have to work again in Rome. That’s no problem. There would have been work for us to do if we’d won 5-0 because Roma would have tried everything to strike back anyway.

“And what I learned tonight is that we can win the second game as well, even when it will be different. Roma need to score goals against us. I said it a few times and it should not sound like a warning or whatever, but we are not Barcelona.

“They are one of the two or three best teams in the world and they won so many things in the last few years. We didn’t.

“So we will fight with all we have for that result again. It’s much better than I could have expected before the game, but now in the moment of course I feel the two goals we conceded still,” Klopp told the media on Tuesday night.

                                                  

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