Month: August 2017

World Cup Qualifiers Preview: Part Two

Following on from part one of the preview of the international break from a Liverpool perspective, here’s how the Reds involved with the home nations, plus two of Europe’s heavyweights, will be occupied over the forthcoming days. Emre Can – Germany The reigning world champions invariably stroll through qualification for major tournaments as a matter […]

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World Cup Qualifiers Preview: Part One

We find ourselves heading into the weekend that all Premier League fans fear the most, the first international break of the season. While we’re kicking around at a loose end and having a rest from supporting our team, Liverpool’s star players get no such rest, as they’ve got international duty to do. This is part […]

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Afternoon Bulletin

Wolfsburg joins Origi chase; Van Dijk going nowhere

Wolfsburg join battle to sign Reds striker Divock Origi Liverpool striker Divock Origi has emerged as a target for Wolfsburg. The Belgian is struggling to find playing time at Anfield and is being linked with a move away from the Merseyside this summer. Numerous clubs are keeping tabs on the 22-year-old with Newcastle United, Bayer […]

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Afternoon Bulletin

Origi included in Lemar deal & Coutinho is stressed

Divock Origi included in €80M offer for Thomas Lemar It is reported on Tuesday afternoon that Liverpool have offered £74.3million in cash plus Divock Origi on loan for this season for Monaco winger Thomas Lemar. However, Monaco remain reluctant to sell Lemar, who managed nine goals and 10 assists in 34 Ligue 1 appearances last […]

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The Optimist Friends of Liverpool

The Optimist: Beating Arsenal Showed Liverpool’s Strengths

When a team like Arsenal comes to Anfield you invariably feel it’s a result that could go either way. In addition, the home result against Arsenal is usually a good indicator of how our season will go; the bigger the magnitude of the win, the better a season Liverpool usually have, and likewise when we […]

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Afternoon Bulletin

Record deal for Keita finally completed and Liverpool move for Lemar

Liverpool sign Keita for a record fee It has been a transfer saga that has been going on for most of the summer, but I can finally say that Naby Keita is a Liverpool player…almost. After Keita was spotted at Manchester airport, Liverpool fans went into a frenzy as he should’ve been with the Guinea […]

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Liverpool Transfer Rumours

Liverpool Rumours Round-Up: Lemar, Origi, Can, Sanches & Keita

Liverpool put in one of their best performances in recent times as they outplayed Arsenal 4-0 in the Premier League. As we head into the international break, all attention has now been turned to the summer transfer window with two days remaining. We continue to provide the latest transfer news and rumours from Merseyside. On […]

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The Loan Report

Ojo debuts for Fulham, Lennon has an eventful week, and Chirivella booked…again!

Sheyi Ojo – Fulham Ojo appeared for the first time in a Fulham shirt during midweek, when he played in their disappointing 1-0 home defeat to Bristol Rovers in the Carabao Cup. Ojo was on the pitch for 90 minutes, created several chances and showed he wasn’t afraid to shoot when he had a sight […]

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Liverpool

Assessing Liverpool’s Champions League group stage opponents

After overcoming Hoffenheim in a play-off that was more comfortable than most of us expected, Liverpool are back in the Champions League group stage and further good news arrived on Thursday when the draw was quite charitable to the Reds. In contrast to three years ago when they had to contend with defending champions Real […]

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Afternoon Bulletin

Van Dijk sacked agent as Liverpool set Monday deadline for Coutinho

Virgil van Dijk sacked agent in bid to force move to Liverpool According to Independent, Virgil van Dijk has dumped his agent and is trying to break the terms of the contract he signed last summer as he looks to force his way out of Southampton. It is revealed that the new six-year deal that […]

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