Liverpool may now look to desk an “elevated bid” for a superb participant within the coming days, Sky Sports activities’ Kaveh Solhekol stories.
Liverpool undergo damage blow earlier than Newcastle
The Reds are making ready for a tricky journey to Newcastle United on Monday night time, with the Alexander Isak saga solely including an additional spark to the sport. It is going to be a giant take a look at for Arne Slot’s Premier League champions, and sadly, Liverpool’s head coach has confirmed that Jeremie Frimpong will likely be absent with a hamstring damage that may maintain him out till subsequent month.
“The medical workforce was utterly proper about it, to inform me I needed to take him off [against Bournemouth]. He’s out till the top of the worldwide break, and that occurred within the recreation. I believe I obtained criticised a bit for taking him off, didn’t I?
“I already stated instantly after the sport it had nothing to do with how he performed. “We felt he had a problem with the hamstring, the medical workers, they usually had been utterly proper. Good name to take him off, in any other case he would possibly have been out for longer. We anticipate him to be again after the worldwide break.”
Away from on-pitch issues, a key Liverpool switch replace has now emerged, because the Reds up the ante of their makes an attempt to signal a long-time goal.
Palace “can not” let Guehi’s deal run down
In response to Solhekol, Liverpool could now submit an “elevated bid” for Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi, with Steve Parish decided to not lose him without cost when his contract expires subsequent summer season. Nevertheless, it might be depending on Palace’s UEFA Convention League motion.
“It’s potential [Marc Guehi leaves Crystal Palace in this window], it is determined by what occurs within the recreation tonight (Thursday). In the event that they win the sport simply so that just about they’re via the playoff, it does not matter concerning the return leg subsequent week, I can see a scenario the place possibly Liverpool step up their curiosity in Guehi and make an elevated bid for him within the subsequent couple of days.
“After which Palace would have a choice to make. However having heard from [chairman] Steve Parish, he stated we can not have a scenario the place a participant nearly as good as Guehi leaves on a free switch subsequent summer season. In order that they may be open to promoting each these gamers [Eberechi Eze as well].”
The Reds should drive the Eagles’ hand a bit after they solely managed a 1-0 win towards Fredrikstad of their Convention League qualifer, with Oliver Glasner saying after the match: “I simply know if Marc leaves and he’s not obtainable for Fredrikstad we can have huge troubles. It’s fairly clear, we are able to’t register anybody, so from my facet he has to remain.”
A brand new centre-back is so essential for Liverpool this summer season, with an excessive amount of reliance on Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate staying match, regardless of bringing in thrilling teenager Giovanni Leoni from Parma. Guehi has at all times felt like a really perfect selection to return in, contemplating he’s a Premier League captain who has grow to be a longtime participant for England, being hailed as “world class” by Three Lions teammate Ezri Konsa.
The £50,000-a-week defender may present nice competitors in Liverpool’s defence, and with doubts persisting over Konate’s long-term future, he may even be the longer term chief of Slot’s back-line at Anfield.
