Liverpool news with the latest headlines and transfers rumours from the summer window including the Liverpool ECHO’s take on Anthony Gordon and Sepp van den Berg
Liverpool are continuing to step up preparations before flying out to the United States for their pre-season tour. Arne Slot’s side will play three games in the U.S, starting with Real Betis before taking on Premier League sides Arsenal and Manchester United.
Upon their return to Liverpool, they will welcome Sevilla to Anfield on August 11 – a week before the new season gets underway. Players who were in action in the Euro 2024 and Copa America will now take a much-deserved break before linking up with the rest of the squad.
Alexis Mac Allister helped Argentina to a second successive Copa America trophy as they beat Luis Diaz’s Colombia 1-0 in the final. Meanwhile, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez both fell short in the Euro final as England fell to a 2-1 defeat to Spain in Berlin.
Newcastle United are confident of keeping Anthony Gordon at the club despite uncertainty over his future last month. Liverpool held talks with Newcastle over a possible deal as they needed to raise enough funds to comply with Profit and Sustainability.
However, a transfer did not materialise and talks broke down after Jarell Quansah was requested in return. Despite reports claiming that those news unsettled the England star, Newcastle chief executive Darren Eales believes that he will return ready for the new season ahead.
He said: “With all players they’re professionals and this is the nature of the business where there’s speculation. For us and for Anthony in a personal capacity, not getting more minutes perhaps than he could have in the Euros, Eddie will bring him back in here and he’ll have a chip on his shoulder knowing what Anthony is like. We all know his personality.
“For us and for Anthony in a personal capacity, not getting more minutes perhaps than he could have in the Euros, Eddie will bring him back in here and he’ll have a chip on his shoulder knowing what Anthony is like. We all know his personality.”
