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Liverpool eye Quansah replacement move

1 week ago | clickliverpool.com | Richard Buxton

Liverpool are expected to move for Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi. Guehi has been on the Anfield club’s radar with a summer exit from Selhurst Park anticipated due to having 12 months remaining on his existing contract. Talks over extending the England international’s stay with the FA Cup holders remain fruitless amid growing interest from several Premier League peers.
Everton to begin season with newcomers' trip

1 week ago | clickliverpool.com | Richard Buxton

Everton will kick off their first full season under David Moyes on the road. Wednesday’s release of the new campaign’s fixtures saw Moyes’ side handed a trip to Leeds on the opening weekend of Monday, August 18 in an 8pm kick-off. That encounter at Elland Road is set to take place just eight days after they welcome Roma to Hill Dickinson Stadium in a final pre-season outing.
Liverpool to launch new PL season at home

1 week ago | clickliverpool.com | Richard Buxton

Liverpool will begin their Premier League title defence on home soil. Wednesday’s fixture reveal confirmed that the reigning champions are set to kick the new campaign off against Bournemouth at Anfield on Friday, August 15 at 8pm. The meeting with the Cherries will be broadcast on Sky Sports comes five days after Arne Slot’s side take on Crystal Palace in their Community Shield at Wembley.
Everton to host historic pre-season friendly

1 week ago | clickliverpool.com | Richard Buxton

Everton have revealed details of their first friendly at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Roma will provide the opposition for David Moyes’ side in their final warm-up fixture on Saturday, August 9, a week before the new Premier League campaign begins. The Serie A giants, who are also owned by The Friedkin Group, were the last pre-season opponents at Goodison Park as they held their hosts to a 1-1 draw.
Wirtz set for record Liverpool transfer

2 weeks ago | clickliverpool.com | Richard Buxton

Liverpool have struck a deal to sign Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz. Wirtz will arrive at Anfield in a deal worth an initial £100 million with future add-ons of £16M potentially seeing the fee set a new British transfer record. The Germany international previously drew interest from several elite European clubs including Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Manchester City.
Key backroom addition set to rejoin Everton

2 weeks ago | clickliverpool.com | Richard Buxton

Everton are set to reappoint former scouting chief James Smith this summer. Smith spent a decade as head of technical scouting during David Moyes’ first spell in charge before following his superior to Manchester United in 2013. He has been Manchester City’s director of scouting and recruitment since late 2023 but is now expected to depart amid a behind-the-scenes restructuring.
Premier League winner to join Slot's backroom staff

2 weeks ago | clickliverpool.com | Richard Buxton

Giovanni van Bronckhorst is in line to join Liverpool’s backroom staff. Van Bronckhorst will become Arne Slot’s third in command at Anfield after John Heitinga rejoined Ajax as their new head coach at the end of last month. The 50-year-old was one of Slot’s predecessors at Feyenoord, taking the reins for four years before leaving at the end of the 2018/19 campaign.
Liverpool to host double Anfield friendly

2 weeks ago | clickliverpool.com | Richard Buxton

Liverpool will round off their pre-season campaign with two Anfield friendlies. Athletic Bilbao are set to provide the opposition for the Premier League champions’ final test across two games on Monday, August 4. The Basque outfit previously visited to the red half of Merseyside in August 2021, when they cancelled out Diogo Jota’s early opener in a 1-1 draw.
Everton pair offered contract extensions

2 weeks ago | clickliverpool.com | Richard Buxton

Everton have offered new contracts to Seamus Coleman and Idrissa Gueye. Talks are underway to extend the veteran pair’s stays with David Moyes’ side as their respective deals are currently set to expire at the end of June. Moyes revealed last month that the Blues were planning to extend the Republic of Ireland international’s stay into a 17th consecutive season.
Liverpool complete goalkeeper signing

3 weeks ago | clickliverpool.com | Richard Buxton

Liverpool have completed the signing of Hungarian goalkeeper Armin Pecsi. The 20-year-old arrives from Puskas Akademia in a deal worth £1.5 million and provides fresh depth for the Premier League champions’ last line of defence. Pecsi joins Valencia’s Giorgi Mamardashvili in moving to Anfield this summer, just days after academy graduate Caoimhin Kelleher’ secured a move to Brentford.