Candystore

Think he will go to Bayern at the end of the season, if he doesn’t improve. Hopefully we will get Olise.

Worse than I thought then!

Didn’t play a single minute for Holland in their 3 games in this international break

Manchester City’s appeal will be built around evidence that they believe proves their principal sponsorship deals were funded by the Abu Dhabi government and not the club’s owner, The Times understands.

He’s on X and his lawyer has said he has even more stuff on City which will come out one day. https://x.com/ruipinto_fl/status/2104991583405810001?s=61&t=em4_vutIXLdlOtX6MZEbpA

100% fake

It’s more about being with Klopp, who really rates him, rather than the international matches. I hate this 3 week break but maybe that’s what he needs

I’m really hoping the few weeks with Klopp, on international duty will be the turning point.

Mark Burchill and Craig McKee, who joined Liverpool from Bournemouth with Hughes two years ago, are now poised to go with the sporting director to the Saudi Pro League club.

From Chris Williams (followed by Ornstein and Pearce) on X Three departures from Liverpool, one of them the source behind repeated leaks on contract talks and transfer negotiations

Hopefully he retires from international football and we give another year at least. Still one of the best CB’s in the world.

Bits from Joyce article: Hughes joined Liverpool in the summer of 2024 at the behest of Michael Edwards. When Edwards privately informed Liverpool last autumn that he would be standing down as chief executive of football for the club’s owner Fenway Sports Group at the end of the season, it seems to have had a major bearing on his friend and colleague. Meanwhile, duties on the right wing will be shared between players (Cody Gakpo, Muñoz, Rio Ngumoha), which is not ideal when a makeshift full back is in place.

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Ornstein: BREAKING: Cody Gakpo to stay at Liverpool. Manchester City had £75m + £5m bid rejected by #LFC & pursuit over - confirmed between all sides in direct communication. #MCFC now fully focused on attempting to sign Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea @TheAthleticFC

Ornstein: EXCLUSIVE: Aston Villa reach agreement in principle to sign Ibrahim Mbaye from Paris Saint-Germain. #AVFC move for 18yo #PSG winger in process of being finalised: €55m. Nasser Al-Khelaifi & Nassef Sawiris relationship key to closing deal

Fee agreed £45m, add-ons will take it to £50m

Still lived in London while playing for Villa so makes sense.

Apologies if posted before but Rob Palmer, who commentates on La Liga has said this.

About £15m a year after tax being reported and a cut of shirt sales. No Champions League football

Should come back to us

Confirmed

Tuchel was brought in for his tactical acumen, he showed it in this game. What a f*** up

Michael Edwards has stepped down as Fenway Sports Group’s CEO of football. The former Liverpool sporting director has already served his notice period and leaves with one year remaining on the contract he signed when he was appointed in 2024. Edwards informed the FSG hierarchy of his decision last autumn and the club’s ownership group are unlikely to recruit a replacement with FSG president Mike Gordon set to resume control of running their football operations. When Edwards agreed to return to the fold to oversee the post-Jurgen Klopp era two years ago, he made it clear that FSG’s commitment to embarking on a multi-club model had been crucial in convincing him to accept the newly created role of CEO of football. However, despite leading an extensive search, with analysis conducted on around 25 clubs across Europe with a strong focus on Spain, Portugal and France, no proposal got the green light from the FSG board. The Athleticreported in March that FSG had effectively shelved plans to buy a second club with Edwards left frustrated by the impasse. Edwards initially joined Liverpool from Tottenham Hotspur as head of performance analysis in November 2011. He was promoted to the role of director of technical performance and then technical director before becoming sporting director in 2016. He developed a reputation as a shrewd negotiator and his double act with Klopp helped Liverpool build a team who were crowned champions of Europe in 2019. Twelve months later the club’s 30-year wait for the league title 12 was ended with Premier League glory. Edwards stepped down as sporting director in 2022 and subsequently rejected around a dozen job offers from clubs across Europe, including lucrative approaches from Premier League rivals Manchester United and Chelsea to run their football operations. Instead he joined forces with former Liverpool director of research Ian Graham as a consultant for sports advisory analytics business Ludonautics. FSG turned to Edwards in 2024 to oversee the transition from the Klopp era. Edwards was responsible for appointing Richard Hughes as sporting director and bringing back Julian Ward as FSG technical director. The Athletic reported last week that Hughes is also set to move on later this year with the expectation that he joins Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal after the summer transfer window.