Manuel Lanzini will not be leaving West Ham for Liverpool, says Slaven Bilic The Anfield club have been linked with Lanzini over the summer, and with Philippe Coutinho's future in doubt they are looking for replacements. The 25-year-old Brazilian handed in a transfer request last week but it was rejected by Liverpool's owners Fenway Sports Group. Barcelona continue to chase Coutinho as they...Full Story »

Brendan Rodgers championed Celtic's "perfect" performance in their 5-0 Champions League play-off win over Astana and revealed his desire for a Liverpool reunion in the group stage. The Scottish champions were irresistible at times in Wednesday's first-leg clash at Parkhead, eventually going on to demolish a side which initially looked capable of threatening. An Evgeni Postnikov own-goal and ...Full Story »

Hoffenheim coach Julian Nagelsmann insists his side can shock Liverpool in their Champions League play-off first leg but will need a top performance to achieve it.The 30-year-old has been something of a revelation in Germany, guiding the club to the brink of their first appearance in the Champions League after finishing fourth in the Bundesliga.Liverpool start as favourites in Germany but Nagel...Full Story »

Miguel Britos scrambled home a controversial injury-time equaliser as Watford held Liverpool in a six-goal thriller at Vicarage Road. The Reds looked as though they had put all speculation and uncertainty over Philippe Coutinho's future to one side to win their opening Premier League clash - only for Britos to head home from point-black range in the dying moments to seal a 3-3 draw. Stefano Ok...Full Story »

Marco Silva has denied Watford are specifically targeting English players despite a significant change in the profile of their squad. The club-record signing of the B#18.5million Andre Gray from Burnley on Wednesday takes the Hornets' number of new English players this summer to four. Before Gray, Will Hughes, Nathaniel Chalobah and Tom Cleverley joined the club permanently, and fellow new sig...Full Story »

Hoffenheim v Liverpool: Trent Alexander-Arnold celebrates his goal But while Liverpool have two away goals, this Champions League play-off tie is still up for grabs. The Reds take a slender advantage back to Anfield for next week's second leg - and two precious away goals. But, if this is anything to go by, there will be more drama in seven days' time. It was 18-year-old Alexander-Arnold's f...Full Story »

Liverpool have informed Barcelona of their new asking price for wantaway midfielder Philippe Coutinho. The Sunday Express says the Spanish giants have already failed with bids of £72 million and £90 million for the Brazilian who submitted a transfer request on Friday. And despite Liverpool saying that Coutinho, 25, isn't for sale they aren't taking no for an answer and will increas...Full Story »

The midfielder is now working as a pundit for BT Sport after a glittering career at Stamford Bridge, becoming the club’s all-time top goalscorer with 211 in all competitions. And he couldn’t hide his club allegiances when giving his prediction for this year’s top six. Speaking to Arsenal Fan TV, Lamps was confident Chelsea would be able to retain their title, even if manager ...Full Story »

Mohamed Salah celebrates his first goal for Liverpool And if Jurgen Klopp doesn’t do something about his defence then he won’t be the last looking for an exit. This was the German boss’s 100th game in charge of Liverpool and, if anything, defensively things have gone backwards. At least in his first game against Spurs, they kept a clean sheet and that’s something that ...Full Story »

Barcelona have made a second bid of £90m Philippe Coutinho BARCELONA have made a second bid of £90.3m for Philippe Coutinho - but it has been immediately rejected by Liverpool. Barcelona have made Coutinho their number one target as they look to replace Neymar following his £198m departure to PSG. And they have returned with another bid for the Anfield star totalling €100...Full Story »

Southampton star Virgil van Dijk has handed in a transfer request Van Dijk has accused Southampton of leaking his private conversations and of spreading false reports he has refused to train in order to force a move away. He says he was "insulted" by those claims and decided to go public after learning he was being fined two weeks wages for an alleged disciplinary breach. The Netherlands defe...Full Story »

The Brazil international has been left out of the squad to face the La Liga side as he recovers from a back injury. Barcelona are said to be very interested in signing the Reds playmaker after selling Neymar to Paris St-Germain for a world record fee of £198m. And the Coutinho transfer saga is likely to rumble on until the Catalan side find a replacement for their forward. Daniel Sturr...Full Story »

Tottenham finished their preseason slate with an impressive 2-0 win over Juventus at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. If the attendance of 26,251 -- under a third of Wembley's capacity -- was embarrassing for Spurs, their performance was not as Harry Kane headed in Kevin Trippier's pinpoint cross past Gianluigi Buffon from seven yards. Moussa Sissoko and Kane hit the woodwork either side of Christ...Full Story »

Adam Lallana is set for up to two months on the sidelines after suffering a thigh injury, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed. The England midfielder, who missed part of the back end of last season with a hip problem, will be absent for the start of the Reds' Premier League campaign after sustaining this latest blow in Wednesday's Audi Cup final loss to Atletico Madrid. He will also...Full Story »

Liverpool were beaten on penalties by Atletico Madrid in their penultimate pre-season friendly Liverpool were beaten 5-4 on penalties by Atletico Madrid in the Audi Cup final following a 1-1 draw in Munich. Keidi Bare gave Atletico the lead on 34 minutes with a rebounded header, after Danny Ward had done brilliantly to keep the initial effort from Angel Correa out. Liverpool were awarded a co...Full Story »

Liverpool star Daniel Sturridge still has a lot left in the tank, according to Michael Owen The Reds striker has blown hot and cold during an injury-hit four years on Merseyside. Now he is at a crossroads with Roberto Firmino, Divock Origi and new boy Dominic Solanke all battling with Sturridge to lead the line. But ex-Liverpool star Michael Owen is backing Sturridge to finally get his Anfiel...Full Story »

The sale of Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain is expected to set off a domino effect, but Barcelona aren't having any luck in the transfer market after Liverpool turned down their second offer of 100m euros for Philippe Coutinho. Jurgen Klopp and his club, aware of the need of the Blaugrana to fill the void that the Brazilian will leave behind, continue to monitor events while dedicating themselv...Full Story »

It's been a good summer for Liverpool in some ways, but they haven't quite secured the targets they wanted as of yet. While they secured Mohamed Salah and Andrew Robertson for around £45 million, both Viril Van Dijk and Naby Keita - two players who very publicly want to come to Liverpool - haven't been as easy to acquire. The Reds had to back off Van Dijk after coming on too strongly in...Full Story »

Liverpool will not pursue a deal to sign Naby Keita Liverpool have ended their pursuit of RB Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita, according to Sky sources. Sky Sports News understands the Reds decided to end their interest when their second, and final, bid was rejected by the Bundesliga club two weeks ago. It is also understood Liverpool would renew their interest should Leipzig change their stance...Full Story »

Liverpool will launch one last bid for RB Leipzig star Naby Keita The Reds have already had two offers rejected for the 22-year-old, the second bid reaching £66m. And according to the Daily Mirror, Liverpool are determined to make one last push for the midfielder. They say Jurgen Klopp has told Liverpool to make a final bid for Keita thought to be over £70m. The Mirror add that Kei...Full Story »