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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

Van Dijk Virgil van Dijk has hit out at a "disrespectful" question for Arne Slot that saw the Liverpool boss asked if Xabi Alonso had contacted him over taking his job at Anfield . the Reds captain insists the entire squad remain behind their head coach after a 3-0 win over Marseille in the Champions League left them well placed to secure qualification to the knockout stages. Slot, whose side are now unbeaten in 13 games dating back to the end of November, was asked in his p

Jeremie Frimpong Jeremie Frimpong admits he isn't bothered another goal contribution could be taken away from him after helping Liverpool to impressive Champions League victory in Marseille. Frimpong was integral to the Reds doubling their first-half advantage earned through Dominik Szoboszlai's injury-time free-kick as they ultimately claimed a 3-0 victory on Wednesday evening. With 18 minutes remaining, the Holland international powered his way into the penalty area and go

Arne Slot Having steadied the Liverpool ship after the choppy waters of nine defeats in 12 at the end of November, Arne Slot's back-to-basics approach has come at a cost. Extending the unbeaten sequence to a dozen games on Saturday cut little ice with the supporters inside Anfield itself, who greeted the final whistle of the 1-1 draw with relegation-threatened Burnley with a smattering of boos. The noise settled almost as quickly as it rose up into the Merseyside sky, but i

Arne Slot Liverpool boss Arne Slot was left baffled by a question regarding Xabi Alonso succeeding him at Anfield during his press conference before the game with Marseille. Alonso was fired by Real Madrid earlier this month and has been touted for a potential future move to Merseyside , having been linked with the post before Slot's appointment. Speculation has increased in recent weeks after a winless run of four matches, with some fans booing the draw with Burnley at the

Arne Slot says he is happy to have Mohamed Salah back Arne Slot has expressed his delight at the imminent return of Mohamed Salah and revealed talks with the Liverpool forward over potentially being available for next week's Champions League clash at Marseille. Salah saw his hopes of winning the Africa Cup of Nations dashed on Wednesday when Egypt were beaten by Senegal in the semi-finals with former Reds team-mate Sadio Mane scoring the only goal. Egypt finished their tou

Luis Diaz and Florian Wirtz Bayern Munich director of sport Max Eberl has admitted that the Bavarians would have been unable to sign Luis Diaz if Florian Wirtz had not rejected their advances. The Bundesliga giants had appeared to be the favourites to sign the Germany international. the 22-year-old ended up rejecting Bayern following a successful pitch from Liverpool , and signed in a deal worth up to £116m from Bayer Leverkusen instead. Bayern would later switch their attent