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The media love in for Grealish is crazy.

Joyce: Liverpool have received no expressions of interest in Luis Díaz and are not actively looking to sell the Colombia forward. For the second successive summer, the future of Díaz, 28, has been the subject of fierce speculation, with the Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr — who were purported to be ready to pay up to €85million (£71.53million) for Díaz — and Barcelona linked with moves for him. A year ago, Manchester City were also credited with having a strong interest in the player. Liverpool are understood to be perplexed by the noise once again surrounding Díaz, who became a valuable player for Arne Slot with his ability to play through the middle and on the left flank, resulting in 17 goals in 50 appearances. That versatility was important as Liverpool won the Premier League title and has fuelled reports that Díaz, who joined Liverpool from Porto in January 2022, was set for a new contract. However, Liverpool have no plans to open talks with Díaz, who has two years left on his existing deal and will turn 29 midway through next season. Barcelona’s sporting director, Deco, has long admired Díaz and wants to add depth to their squad. They have Lamine Yamal and Raphinha as first choices on the flanks and have also considered Marcus Rashford, who is back at Manchester United after a loan spell at Aston Villa and would almost certainly come cheaper than Díaz.

Salah is fifth in the Premier League all-time scorers list. 3rd by the end of next season probably.

With add ons probably but the media will add them on regardless.

We must been getting a decent sum for Nunez.

Florian Wirtz: Liverpool lead chase for £126m-rated playmaker Arne Slot’s side would have to break club transfer record to sign Bayer Leverkusen 22-year-old attacking midfielder, as Bayern Munich’s hopes of signing star fade May 15 2025, 3.20pm Liverpool are already in touch with Leverkusen regarding the £30million signing of Jeremie Frimpong, who has already passed a medical at Anfield. His arrival will be confirmed after the transfer window opens. Intriguingly, Wirtz is close friends with Frimpong. They have sat beside each other in the dressing room and Frimpong, 24, used to give Wirtz lifts into training before he could drive and that link-up would make a move less daunting for the talented youngster. Leverkusen have wanted Wirtz to sign a new deal with a lower release clause that would come into effect after the World Cup in 2026, but the strong interest in the player has complicated their hopes. They are also loath to sell to a rival in Bayern, who succeeded Leverkusen as Bundesliga champions this season. Wirtz has operated from the left in a 3-4-3 system this season under coach Xabi Alonso, who has left Leverkusen to take charge of Real Madrid. He can also play off the right, as a false nine and as a No10 and the two-footed Wirtz would give Slot the versatility and technical ability that he craves. Liverpool have said they have not made a formal approach over Wirtz, and denied they held a meeting with the player in the North West earlier this month. However, they will hope to make a statement signing and recruit Wirtz who had also attracted attention from Manchester City.

He did come out with this gem a few days ago…

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“We need to recognise what we’ve done,” he said, “I’ve seen other teams with one or two injuries finish fifth, eighth, 16th, 17th.” Arteta later denied that he was talking about Spurs and United, saying that he was referring to teams in previous seasons.

Yep, 2 of his 3 Jan signings didn’t even get on the pitch today.

That's why we never stood a chance getting someone like Kvaratskhelia. He's got his massive PSG contract and probably a seperate bank account in Qatar with a massive signing on fee/salary.

He's a big unit as well, could have been even worse if it were another player.

No idea, just said: 14 May 2025 8:00am BST

Mike McGrath

Telegraph: Arne Slot already tried to sign Sam Beukema, now he is linked with Liverpool Arne Slot was reminded just why he tried to sign Sam Beukema for Feyenoord three years ago, when the pair met in a Champions League fixture this season. Both were in Dutch football in 2021 and had a meeting that Beukema vividly remembers as he weighed up his next move from Go Ahead Eagles. It was not just Slot’s presentation, given at his family home, that stuck with Beukema. The centre-back was also accompanied by his uncle, Bas, who happened to be a huge Feyenoord fan and made his feelings clear on where he wanted his nephew to play. “My uncle was even more excited than me!” recalls Beukema. “It was a really good conversation and he showed me things that I hadn’t thought of before. “You could see he approached football differently to other managers and I had a really good feeling – and so did my uncle. He told me to go there but I said, ‘let’s wait’.” Beukema, now 26, chose AZ instead, as they were a more stable outfit at the time. There are no regrets, as the Netherlands centre-back went on to Bologna to be part of Italian football’s surprise package, who played attacking football unlike traditional Serie A teams. They play in the Coppa Italia final on Wednesday against AC Milan, and victory would spark city-centre celebrations to top last year’s Champions League qualification. And in 2021, nobody knew Slot would turn Feyenoord into champions and then conquer the Premier League in his first season at Liverpool. “I went to AZ not because of Arne Slot but at the time I didn’t know how Feyenoord would do and AZ was more stable and was a more safe choice,” Beukema says. “Sometimes you think ‘what if?’ but who can tell if things would have been different? I was happy with the choices I made. “He texted me and wished me good luck and said unfortunately you did not choose us, but I wish you the best for the future. We played Liverpool this season and I spoke with him, he asked how I was and said, ‘Now at this level, we are here’. He said, ‘You played a good game and surprised us, we didn’t expect you to be so aggressive and do so well with the ball’. I think he expected an easier game, but gave us a really big compliment.” Bologna have been receiving compliments from all quarters over the past couple of years, with Thiago Motta the manager when they started this project to rejuvenate the squad with younger players. Motta moved to Juventus and Vincenzo Italiano has carried on the same style, putting Bologna within sight of another Champions League qualification and the chance of a first trophy at the club since 1974. “We had a lot of possession in a lot of our games. As a centre-back, we were in midfield, and played different to any other teams in Serie A. [Riccardo] Calafiori, was in the front line a lot,” says Beukema. “I was saying, ‘Cala, stay back, you’re a defender’, but Motta gave us that freedom to go forward and I did it, too. This year under Mr Italiano, we still have the dynamic way of playing, but it is a bit more direct and the difference is that we play one-v-one across the pitch. It is intense and you need to be fit. But we don’t change for anyone.” Calafiori was a high-profile departure last summer to Arsenal, along with Joshua Zirkzee to Manchester United. Beukema himself has been linked with Liverpool, given Slot’s admiration and being in the market for a centre-back. The player is happy at Bologna and, while he is a fan of the Premier League, there has also been interest in him from Italian clubs. “I’ve been following the Premier League since I was a young kid and I love the competition,” he says. “For me it is maybe the best league to play in. I’m playing in a really big league, but the Premier League is something different with all the big teams, the high level. You see the atmosphere also and it is amazing. “Let’s see. I always like to challenge myself. I challenge myself a lot at Bologna, but I don’t know what will happen in the future. You can feel something special is coming here. We have these two objectives and want to achieve them both. We want to make history with the final. It will be really big for this club.”

Would be surprised, signed a new contract 2 months ago.

Chiesa not even on the bench. At least Slot gave him the appearance he needed to get a PL winners medal.

Don’t know where else to post this:

Mikel Arteta: "A really good example with Marquinhos. I think it is 11 times he’s tried to win the Champions League and failed 11 times. For him, it’s to try and win UCL every single season and he’s still competing, with his head up and trying to make it happen again"

Winning the PL or CL with KDB and Alvarez defo would

He has more PL assists than any of our midfielders this season. A one year contract could be a good idea, especially if we sell Elliott

The winner of the tournament gets 100m so ask for a few million up front and more if they win it