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      Liverpool ‘to recall THREE forgotten stars from loan spells away’ as club freezes out promising forward

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      LIVERPOOL are set to recall three players from loan in January, according to reports.Jurgen Klopp will be keen to have as many options available to him as possible with Mo Salah set to miss several matches due to his participation in the Africa Cup of Nations.
      Fabio Carvalho could return after seeing his opportunities limited at RB LeipzigCredit: Getty
      Nat Phillips has made seven appearances for CelticCredit: Kenny Ramsay
      Rhys Williams could end his loan spell at Aberdeen prematurelyCredit: PA
      Liverpool were also dealt a blow earlier this month with the injury to Joel Matip, who is expected to miss the remainder of the season.
      To combat his absence the Reds are planning to recall Rhys Williams from his loan at Aberdeen, report the Daily Mail.
      Williams has failed to make an appearance since joining the Dons but has played for Liverpool 19 times.
      The youngster would be behind Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Joe Gomez and Jarell Quansah in the pecking order, with the Reds also not ruling out signing a centre-back in January.
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      Nat Phillips is another defender who could be brought back to Anfield from his loan spell at Celtic.
      The centre-back has had three loan spells away from the club and has made seven appearances for the Hoops.
      Liverpool could also recall Fabio Carvalho from his uninspiring loan spell at RB Leipzig.
      The youngster was expected to kick on in the Bundesliga but has been limited to just 13 appearances – and only two starts.
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      Carvalho played a more prominent role under Klopp last season, scoring three goals in 21 games for Liverpool.
      Liverpool have a number of targets in mind for January including Middlesbrough youngster Hayden Hackney, who has impressed in midfield this season. More

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      Man Utd ‘joined by City, Spurs and Liverpool in sending scouts to watch England Under-21 wonderkid for 2024 transfer’

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      MANCHESTER UNITED must battle THREE other top-six Premier League clubs for Hayden Hackney, according to reports.The England U21’s midfielder will likely leave Middlesbrough in the summer.
      Hayden Hackney is on the radar of both Manchester United and Manchester CityCredit: Rex
      Hackney was called up to the U21 squad in SeptemberCredit: Alamy
      United must fend of interest from Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham – who all have their eye on the defensive midfielder.
      The Mail report that talent-spotters were in attendance at Boro matches in recent months, and Spurs are among those most interested.
      Premier League scouts attended his last game away at Bristol City before he picked up a hamstring injury.
      Interestingly, most of those top six clubs have not watched the team during his three game absence.
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      Both Manchester clubs are monitoring him, with United said to be more keen.
      Hackney’s manager is United legend Michael Carrick, who guided Boro to fourth in the Championship last year.
      The England star signed a new four-year contract in the summer, but there is an acceptance he will snapped up if Boro fail to win promotion to the Premier League.
      United midfielder Casemiro failed to replicate last season’s form before his injury, and Sofyan Amrabat will likely miss out on a permanent move.
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      While Liverpool are also interested with Wataru Endo and Thiago Alcantara both in their thirties.
      Hackney has made 16 league appearances this season, and a further four in the EFL Cup.
      He also won five caps for England’s under-21s over the autumn, playing alongside current Liverpool star Harvey Elliott.
      Despite a good start, Middlesbrough have dropped to 12th, losing three of their last five.
      However, the club remain six points away from the playoff spots. More

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      Klopp leaves Liverpool fans in hysterics with brutal taunt at Chelsea over Caicedo and Lavia transfers

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      JURGEN KLOPP left Liverpool fans in hysterics after taking a brutal swipe at Chelsea over their deals to sign £173million pair Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia.Both midfielders snubbed Klopp and Anfield in the summer in favour of Mauricio Pochettino and Stamford Bridge.
      Jurgen Klopp took a brutal swipe at Chelsea over their deals for Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia
      Caicedo joined Chelsea in a British transfer record deal but has been unable to steer the club up the table
      Romeo Lavia has struggled with injuries and is yet to feature for the Blues
      However, Caicedo has struggled for form since his British transfer record £115m move from Brighton while injury-hit £58m Lavia is yet to play since signing from Southampton.
      Liverpool instead signed Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch and Wataru Endo for £148m.
      This new-look midfield has been instrumental in transforming Liverpool into the side who sit top of the Premier League table.
      Chelsea, however, are in 12th having won only five games this season.
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      And during a club test event for Anfield’s new stand, Klopp made a cheeky dig towards the deals.
      He said: “Between us, my god were we lucky! We didn’t know that in the moment
      “We realised other central defensive midfielders didn’t want to join… then you see what happens.”
      Fans were loving the roast online, with one saying: “The dig at Caicedo was brilliant haha.”
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      A second said: “How stupid must Caicedo feel now on his eight-year contract, delighted for him.”
      A third added: “Jurgen 🤣🤣.”
      Liverpool host Manchester United on Sunday with 57,000 fans expected to be packed into Anfield for the showdown.
      And, if a safety certificate is granted, the Premier League leaders will have 7,000 supporters in the upper tier of their Anfield Road stand on Sunday.
      The lower tier still needs some minor work on it before the overall capacity can be raised to 61,000.
      The £80m scheme was due to be completed by the start of the season but it was delayed when the contractors went into administration.
      Liverpool may feel they have had better value for money from the midfielders they did sign More

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      Jurgen Klopp smashes Sir Alex Ferguson’s Man Utd record with incredible feat as Liverpool stars conquer ‘inner enemies’

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      JURGEN KLOPP claims his Liverpool mentality monsters have conquered their “inner enemy” to climb to the top of the Premier League.But it has required all hands on deck to overcome fatigue and keep coming back from behind.
      Klopp has become the master of late winners
      The man who invented Fergie Time always knew how long was left
      No top-flight boss has made more changes to his starting line-up nor used more subs in all this season than Klopp.
      That has helped Liverpool to recover a staggering 18 points from losing positions after Harvey Elliott’s stoppage-time winner at Crystal Palace at the weekend.
      Under Klopp, the Reds’ 17 injury-time winners is now higher than Manchester United’s ‘Fergie Time’ era under their legendary boss Sir Alex.
      Klopp said: “The bad thing about the amount of games we’re playing is that it’s really tiring. The good thing is that everyone gets to play.
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      “It’s tough. These boys play an awful lot of football and sometimes their inner enemy is louder than it is at other moments. It’s all about the mindset.
      “A lot of the boys have been struggling with that but we have been able to change things from the bench because we don’t just change the players, we also change the system.
      “But it’s still down to the players to take advantage of these little helping hands that we give them.
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      “It’s a very similar situation to when we won the Champions League [2018–19] and when we won the Premier League [2019–20].
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      “Everyone thinks we used the same team all the time but we had Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Gini Wijnaldum, James Milner, Adam Lallana, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita in midfield and up front we had Mo Salah, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Xherdan Shaqiri, Divock Origi and Takumi Minamino.
      “That’s what you need to make a difference and now we have that quality again.
      “That allows us to make the moves we did at Crystal Palace when we sent on Cody Gakpo, Elliott and Curtis Jones. We were able to completely change our shape to win the game.
      “We can play with different systems but at the moment we have to work with the players who are physically available. We are playing three games a week.”
      Elliott became the 11th Reds sub to score this term and Klopp has made 138 changes to his starting XI in all competitions and another 104 from the bench.
      With top spot confirmed, Klopp can rest his stars for Thursday’s Europa League trip to Union Saint-Gilloise ahead of Sunday’s game with Manchester United.
      Then they face a Carabao Cup last-eight tie with West Ham on December 20 before a Prem clash with Arsenal three days later. More

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      Jurgen Klopp ready to raid Bundesliga in £30million transfer after Joel Matip’s season-ending injury

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      LIVERPOOL are eyeing a January move for Wolfsburg defender Maxence Lacroix after Joel Matip’s season-ending knee injury.Centre-back Matip, out of contract this summer, now looks unlikely to play for the club again after rupturing his ACL against Fulham last weekend.
      Jurgen Klopp could raid the Bundesliga for a new defender in JanuaryCredit: PA
      Joel Matip has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a ruptured ACLCredit: Alamy
      Reds boss Jurgen Klopp could now fast-forward plans to buy a replacement and has been looking at Frenchman Lacroix along with Crystal Palace star Marc Guehi.
      Lacroix, 23, has been in the Bundesliga after joining from Sochaux in 2020 and Wolfsburg would want £30million as he only has 18 months left on his deal.
      The 6ft 3in defender is one of the fastest players in German football and can also play  right-back.
      Another target for Klopp is England international Guehi.
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      Palace will listen to offers of £50m-plus but they are not interested in him leaving next month.
      Klopp will now rely on skipper Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate in central defence — with Joe Gomez and rising star Jarell Quansah currently the only back-ups.
      The arrival of Lacroix would ease those woes, with the former French youth international capable of playing on both sides of central defence.
      He has already kept two cleans sheets for Wolfsburg this season despite their inconsistent Bundesliga form.
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      Lacroix also captained the side earlier this season and has one goal from 15 appearances across all competitions.
      Klopp previously looked to Germany to recruit Matip on a free transfer from Schalke in 2016.
      He has since made 201 appearances for the Reds and won both the Premier League and Champions League with the club.
      Liverpool are eyeing a move for Wolfsburg defender Maxence LacroixCredit: Getty More

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      Awkward moment Jurgen Klopp argues with ‘ignorant’ Amazon Prime Video presenter on live TV after Liverpool clash

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      JURGEN KLOPP let rip at an ‘ignorant’ Amazon Prime presenter after he made a joke about Liverpool’s latest 12.30pm kick-off time.Klopp saw his team beat Sheffield United 2-0 with goals from Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai but the German then revealed a crushing blow that defender Joel Matip has ruptured his ACL.
      Jurgen Klopp shows Marcus Buckland how pushed Liverpool are for time as he hit back at what the Amazon Prime star thought was an innocent jokeCredit: Prime
      It led to an awkward exchange live on TV
      And the Reds boss hit the roof when Amazon’s Marcus Buckland mentioned that Liverpool’s visit to Selhurst Park on Saturday features another lunch-time kick-off, something Klopp has complained about.
      Buckland said: “You got to Crystal Palace in your favourite kick-off time?”
      Klopp said: “That’s really brave to make a joke about that.
      “We go home, I don’t know exactly what time we will get home, we will arrive, maybe 1am-2am tonight and then play again. We have two sessions.”
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      Klopp added: “I realise that you don’t understand it as well, even when you work in football, so why should I explain again?
      “If you make a joke of that you are completely ignorant. But it’s good, football is entertainment and it’s all good.”
      Buckland said: “I don’t mean to be disrespectful.”
      Klopp added: “You were already. All good, you can say what you want.
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      “I cannot say what I want because that would be really different. If you make a joke of that you are completely ignorant.”
      Klopp admitted Liverpool struggled to break down United, who welcomed back Chris Wilder as boss.
      But Matip looks as though he will miss the rest of the season after injuring his knee against Fulham.
      Klopp said: “It is an ACL rupture. It looks like that. It is very unfortunate. 
      “But I am really pleased with the result. I don’t want to be overly critical as I know we can play better football but this time of year you play, hopefully win and hopefully recover.”
      Boss Wilder got a warm reception on his return to replace Paul Heckingbottom.
      He said: “It will stay with me forever and I thank them from the bottom of my heart.
      “It has been a long-time away. I understand some supporters think it is a mistake, me coming back, so I have to earn their support.
      “I am disappointed we did not get something out of the game.” More

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      Liverpool battling two European giants for Dutch wonderkid and could sign him for just £200,000

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      LIVERPOOL have enquired about Benfica teen sensation Kyanno Lorenzo.The 18-year-old forward has also attracted interest from Borussia Dortmund and Atalanta.
      Liverpool are keeping tabs on Benfica wonderkid Kyanno LorenzoCredit: 2023 Gualter Fatia
      Lorenzo has six months left on his contract in Portugal and could be available for £200,000 if he sees out the remaining months of his deal.
      Scouts from all three clubs have been watching Lorenzo, who has impressed with his displays for Benfica in the Uefa Youth League as well as the Netherlands Under-19s.
      Lorenzo is a left-footed forward but plays mainly on the right flank.
      He came through the ranks at Feyenoord and Sparta Rotterdam before signing a three-year contract with Benfica in 2024.
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      This comes amid reports suggesting Liverpool are open to letting youngster Jarell Quansah leave on loan in January.
      Quansah made his Kop debut against Newcastle in August and has played nine matches so far with four starts coming in the Europa League and Carabao Cup.
      Preston boss Ryan Lowe has watched the centre-back and is already on good terms with the Anfield chiefs after taking Calvin Ramsay on loan in the summer.
      The 20-year-old has also been checked out by Leicester, who are in the market for a defender.
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      The Foxes are top of the Championship and the England Under-21 international could boost their squad as they aim for the title and an immediate Premier League return.
      Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has repeatedly revealed his plans of a rebuild.
      And that includes looking into the future with the addition of some promising young talent. More

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      The 10 most valuable Premier League matches of all-time based on squad cost, including TWO from this season

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      MONEY talks on the pitch in the Premier League.To compete for titles every season, teams spend billions on the best players from around the world.
      Man City and Liverpool have spent the heaviest on their teamsCredit: PA
      The 2019 clash between Liverpool and Man City tops the listCredit: Reuters
      And now the most valuable clashes in the league’s history have been revealed.
      The two starting XI’s as Liverpool took on Man City in the 2019-20 campaign worth a staggering £1.3bn combined.
      Jurgen Klopp’s men won the mega-money clash 3-1 at Anfield, with the goals coming from Fabinho, Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Bernardo Silva.
      Liverpool’s team that day are valued at an incredible £707m.
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      The biggest fees came via Virgil van Dijk, who they purchased from Southampton in 2017 for £80m and goalkeeper Alisson, signed from Roma a year later for £67m.
      Luckily, Trent Alexander-Arnold cost them nothing as he came through the Reds’ academy and Andy Robertson also cost a relatively cheap £8m from Hull six years ago.
      Both are now up their with the best in their positions.
      Man City’s side was worth £604m with the largest amounts coming from the £55m they spent on Kevin De Bruyne and the £63m for Rodri.
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      Over £1bn was spent on players in all ten of the games
      Pep Guardiola could have made his starting XI even more pricey but decided to leave £120m duo Joao Cancelo and Riyad Mahrez on the bench.
      Matches featuring Man City and Liverpool dominate the top ten, while Manchester United don’t appear on the list at all, despite spending close to £400m on players in the past two years.
      Tottenham feature regularly with £63m man Tanguy Ndombele and £42m signing Davinson Sanchez bumping up the cost of Spurs’ XI.
      Harry Kane came through the club’s academy but left for Bayern Munich for £104m showing his value.
      Since Chelsea were purchased by Todd Boehly, the club has spent over £1billion on transfers and it is therefore no surprise to see the Blues make the rich list.
      Their thrilling 4-4 draw against City earlier this season makes the cut with a combined £1.15bn value of players in the starting XI’s that day.
      Also coming from this campaign, the 1-1 draw between the current champions and Liverpool completes the top ten.
      The players on show last month were worth a combined £1.14bn.
      £1.15bn was spent on the starting XI’s in Chelsea’s 4-4 draw with Man City this seasonCredit: Getty More