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      I was a physio under Jurgen Klopp.. he threatened to demote star to reserves when he wouldn’t play after brutal injury

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      LIVERPOOL manager Jurgen Klopp threatened to drop one of his Borussia Dortmund goalkeepers to the second team after he went down with a bloody nose during training.That is according to Klopp’s former physio Thomas Zetzmann, who was part of his medical team during his successful seven-year spell at Dortmund.
      Jurgen Klopp threatened to send a Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper to the reservesCredit: Getty
      Liverpool boss Klopp was furious when Zlatan Alomerovic went down with a bloody noseCredit: Getty
      Zetzmann remembered what a perfectionist the German tactician was at the Signal Iduna Park with his ruthless and no-nonsense style on the training pitch.
      So much so, that during a training camp in Marbella the Liverpool boss had a furious altercation with his third-choice goalkeeper Zlatan Alomerovic.
      Alomerovic clashed with a team-mate so hard his nose started running with blood.
      But Klopp ordered him to get back up to his feet or he would send him back to the reserves.
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      The physio tried to get in and treat the Serbian, who currently plays for Jagiellonia Bialystok, and the 55-year-old directed his fury at him as he hated interruptions during training.
      Zetzmann told GOAL: “Once in training camp in Marbella, everyone was not really awake yet and the training match did not go very well. 
      “The third goalkeeper, Zlatan Alomerovic, collided with a player. I was standing a good distance away with the ice box, but immediately saw blood running from his nose.
      “You have to know that with Jurgen, you should only run onto the field when it’s really critical.
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      “He didn’t want to interrupt the game unnecessarily. That was something like an educational measure for the players, he always demanded a healthy toughness.
      “As a physio, you sometimes got a good run-in if you ran into something he thought was unnecessary. Zlatan was bleeding a lot.
      “Jurgen, however, got upset about the interruption and just shouted: ‘Get up!’ And Zlatan shouted back: ‘What do you mean, get up? Don’t you see?’
      “No one has ever dared to do that in all these years. He said coldly: ‘What did you just say? You get up right now and go into your goal. Or do you want to go back to the second team?’
      “I tried to calm him down, but Jurgen was probably fired up due to the lax play and then also attacked me.
      “Afterwards he apologised as he often does and said that he had exaggerated and that he could have managed the situation quite differently.” More

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      Liverpool CONFIRM Alexis Mac Allister transfer as they seal first summer signing in £55m deal from Brighton

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      LIVERPOOL have completed the £55million signing of Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton.The 24-year-old passed a medical on Tuesday before penning a long-term deal, believed to be five-years.
      Liverpool have signed Mac Allister from BrightonCredit: Getty
      He will officially join up with the squad on the first day of pre-season next month and wear the No10 shirt.
      The midfielder told Liverpoolfc.com: “It feels amazing. It’s a dream come true, it’s amazing to be here and I can’t wait to get started.
      “I wanted to be in [from] the first day of pre-season, so it’s good that everything is done. I’m looking forward to meeting my teammates.
      “It was a fantastic year for me – World Cup, what we achieved with Brighton – but now it’s time to think about Liverpool and try to be a better player and a better human being every day.”
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      It’s understood Liverpool will pay £35m up front, with another £20m in add-ons.
      Mac Allister joins the Jurgen Klopp’s side following a successful three-year spell at Brighton.
      The midfielder signed for the Seagulls after transferring from boyhood club Argentinos Juniors in January 2019, but he was immediately loaned back until the end of the season.
      He then spent the first half of the 2019-20 campaign on loan at Boca Juniors before returning to the Amex Stadium in January 2020.
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      Mac Allister has since scored 20 goals in 112 appearances for Brighton.
      This season, he helped the Seagulls secure Europa League qualification for the first time.
      He was also included in Argentina’s World Cup-winning squad in December.
      Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi said: “I’m proud to have been Alexis’s coach; he is a very talented player. It has also been a privilege to work with a guy who has strong and traditional values, and I want to wish him good luck for the future.”
      Brighton chairman Tony Bloom added: “We are incredibly proud of Alexis and we are sad to see him go. He did something very special, becoming the first Brighton & Hove Albion player to win the World Cup, and was a key player in our best-ever season.
      “He will always be welcome here at the Amex and in the city. On behalf of all Albion fans, I would like to thank Alexis for the many amazing memories and superb performances in a Brighton shirt and wish him well for the next chapter in his career.”
      Mac Allister enjoyed a successful season with Brighton
      Following his success on the international stage, several clubs expressed an interest in signing Mac Allister.
      Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea were all said to be monitoring the midfielder, but Liverpool have won the race to sign him.
      Mac Allister added: “Since I won the World Cup, I said that I want to win more trophies and I think that this club will help me to do that – that’s the aim and when you are in a big club like this one you have to win trophies. So, that’s what I want.
      “Since I arrived here, I can see how big this club is – the players we have, the staff, everyone. I’m really pleased and looking forward to playing for this club.”
      The Reds have already confirmed the departures of three first team players this summer.
      James Milner, who is set to join Brighton on a free, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita are all leaving at the end of their deals.
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      Now that Mac Allister’s deal is done, more midfield additions are being targeted.
      Inter Milan’s Nicolo Barella and Southampton’s Belgian international, Romeo Lavia, are both well liked by Klopp. More

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      Bayern Munich’s seven-man transfer exodus revealed with four ex-Premier League stars on chopping block

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      BAYERN Munich are set for a brutal summer transfer clear out as they look to back Thomas Tuchel’s vision for the club.As many as seven players are deemed surplus to requirements with former Liverpool forward Sadio Mane heading up the list.
      Thomas Tuchel will be ruthless ahead of the upcoming seasonCredit: Getty
      Getting rid of Sadio Mane is the club’s top priorityCredit: Getty
      Tuchel replaced Julian Nagelsmann as Bayern boss in March and was dropped into a season full of upheaval.
      Despite the club securing the league title on the final day of the season, CEO Oliver Kahn and sporting director Hasan Salihamidžić were both sacked.
      It is understood the new regime will give Tuchel free reign to swing the axe and bring in players he wants.
      According to German outlet Bild, Sadio Mane is a top priority to be sold – despite only arriving last summer.
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      The winger has not lived up to expectations since joining from Liverpool to replace Robert Lewandowski – scoring just seven times and returning five assists in 25 Bundesliga games.
      His frustration boiled over following Bayern’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League quarter final in April.
      The winger was suspended by the club after he punched team-mate Leroy Sane and despite having his suspension overturned, was not able to nail down a place in the XI.
      The club have lost patience with the Senegalese star and deem him surplus to requirements.
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      Sane could also follow Mane out of the exit door, with Thomas Tuchel willing to listen to offers for him and fellow German international Serge Gnabry.
      Gnabry fuelled rumours of a return to Arsenal when he said “once a Gunner always a Gunner” when asked if he still follows his former club at the Spanish Grand Prix.
      The club are also keen to cash in on World Cup winning right-back Benjamin Pavard amid reported interest from Barcelona, Manchester United and Liverpool.
      Bayern are understood to be holding out for a £25million fee for the French international.
      Rounding out the seven-strong list are former Manchester United loanee Marcel Sabitzer, right-back Bouna Sarr and goalkeeper Alexander Nubel.
      Bayern hope the cash raised from the sales will help fund a move for top summer target Declan Rice – who is also attracting interest from Arsenal and Manchester United.
      West Ham are reportedly holding out for a £100m fee. More

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      Former Liverpool star who joined club for seven-figure sum at 16 unemployed after release from non-league Maidstone

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      A FORMER Liverpool prospect who cost the club £1MILLION at 16 is now unemployed after being released from non-league Maidstone.Yusuf Mersin joined the Reds as a youngster after impressing at Championship side Millwall in 2011.
      Yusuf Mersin is without a club after being released by MaidstoneCredit: Getty
      He reportedly joined the club in a seven-figue deal despite his young age.
      He made the move to Anfield while studying for his GCSEs and his dad congratulated on his son’s move by Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish.
      Now 28, he has found himself on the hint for a new club after being released by Maidstone after two-years at the club.
      Mersin spent the most recent season out on loan at Welling United.
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      He told KentOnline: “The papers were saying I cost £1 million.
      “It’s nice to have that, although I didn’t see any of the money.
      “It’s mad looking back, thinking about it now.
      “It was all a bit surreal at the time. I was still at school and suddenly I was leaving everything behind to start a new life up north.
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      “I didn’t really know what was going to happen.”
      He spent three years at Liverpool, but never made a first team appearance before leaving for Turkish side Kasımpaşa in 2014.
      However, Mersin believed that he was close to getting a new contract at the club after playing for the youth sides.
      He added: “At the end of my contract I was verbally told I would probably get a new deal but I went over on my ankle badly and injured myself, which did for that.
      “[Simon] Mignolet drove me home from Melwood to where I was staying and he didn’t have to do that.
      “He was a great keeper and a great man, so I’ll always remember that.
      “It was an unbelievable time, going into these team meetings, an unbelievable experience. I still feel attached to the club now.
      “My missus is Scouse and all her family are mad football fans, and I still speak to the first-team goalkeeper coach, John Achterberg, and some of the other guys there.”
      After leaving Kasımpaşa, he went on to play for Crawley Town and Dover Athletic before joining Maidstone. More

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      Liverpool lead three-club race for Kenny Tete with Fulham star available for cut-price £10.5m transfer

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      KENNY TETE has zoomed onto the radar of Liverpool and two other unnamed Premier League rivals as Fulham stall on a new deal. An unrevealed La Liga club are also interested in the Holland right-back.
      Kenny Tete is wanted by at least four clubs after a great season for FulhamCredit: Rex
      Tete arrived at Craven Cottage from Lyon in 2020 and is entering the final year of his contract, with an option to extend for another 12 months. 
      The former Ajax youngster, 27, is valued at around £10.5million.
      The 14-cap star has played a key role in Fulham’s impressive return to the Prem, with one goal and five assists. 
      But Tete is injury prone and missed six games early in the campaign.
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      Fulham brought in Arsenal’s Cedric Soares on loan in January as cover.
      But Tete’s love for the Prem was clear when he joined the Cottagers
      He told FFCtv at the time: “It is a great feeling. I feel blessed to be here.
      “I heard of Fulham’s interest and I was bowled over.
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      “I spoke with people around me and knew quickly I wanted to leave Lyon and join Fulham.
      “The team is back in the Premier League now and I will give 100 per cent to keep us there.” More

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      Frustrated Liverpool outcast Fabio Carvalho drops huge hint he wants to quit club in cryptic post to Man Utd star

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      FABIO CARVALHO has hinted he will soon be leaving Liverpool after a cryptic Instagram post. The 20-year-old arrived on a free transfer from Fulham last summer on the back of an impressive Championship season but has struggled for minutes this term.
      Fabio Carvalho has hinted he may leave Liverpool after venting his frustration on InstagramCredit: Getty

      Indeed, after playing just 340 Premier League minutes under Jurgen Klopp, Carvalho seems to feel he needs more game time.
      And after posting a series of photos following a photoshoot on the beach, the England and Portugal Youth International seemed to hint at his future lying away from Anfield.
      In response to his collection of photos, former Fulham team-mate Ryan de Havilland, 21, wrote: “Next top model 😍,” to which Carvalho responded: “All I do now,” as he vented his frustration.
      However, it was his response to Manchester United star Anthony Elanga which set alarm bells ringing.
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      The United winger, 21, commented: “Fresh home…” Carvalho then simply replied: “Soon.”
      It comes amid speculation regarding his future after reports suggested there were a number of suitors for him both at home and abroad.
      Indeed, the Liverpool Echo have reported the Reds have already turned down one offer from an unnamed club.
      But the nature of any transfer for the winger is more likely to be a loan, with Klopp admitting there was a chance he could go on to find a new club in the summer.
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      Anthony Elanga is in a similar boat to CarvalhoCredit: Getty
      The German then insisted no player had done more to impress him this season.
      He told reporters on Friday: “I think there is a maybe a possibility Fabio goes on loan but the thing is this was not Fabio’s best year in his career, clear, but it might have been his most important.
      “No player has impressed me more than Fabio, it is the truth.
      “This talented boy came here with big dreams and big expectations and it didn’t work out – it was okay in the beginning but it didn’t work out in the end.
      “But his work ethic will give him a fantastic career because he trained with getting nothing.”
      Despite his struggles for game time, Carvalho still managed to yield two league goals from his debut season at Anfield, with both coming in August.
      Meanwhile, Elanga is in a similar predicament at United.
      The Swede has played just 418 minutes of Prem football, chipping in with a single assist, though he remains in high demand.
      As many as ten clubs went in with offers for him in the January transfer window, and a loan move looks likely for the summer. More

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      Liverpool ‘to sign long-term Arsenal and Man Utd target in shockingly low transfer deal with contract expiring’

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      LIVERPOOL could attempt to sign Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from Lazio this summer, according to reports.Jurgen Klopp is determined to strengthen his midfield when the transfer window opens next month.
      Liverpool want to sign Milinkovic-SavicCredit: Reuters
      And Milinkovic-Savic, 28, has emerged as a key transfer target.
      According to Italian outlet CalcioMercato, the Reds could sign the Serbia international for as little as £22.5million this summer.
      Milinkovic-Savic will enter the final year of his contract in June and he is not expected to renew.
      Lazio are willing to let him go this summer in order to avoid losing him for free in 2024.
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      And Liverpool believe he could play an integral role in the squad next season.
      The midfielder has scored 11 goals and assisted eight for Lazio this season.
      He is also on the verge of helping the club to an impressive second-place finish in Serie A.
      The Reds have also been linked with Alexis Mac Allister, Mason Mount and Matheus Nunes.
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      But Klopp recently revealed that he is seeking reinforcements in all areas of the pitch.
      Earlier this month, he said: “We look in all departments apart from goalkeeper at the moment.
      “Yes, if there is a good one (defender) out there, I would not deny it. That’s all. We look at all areas of the pitch, definitely.” More

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      Mac Allister breaks down in tears in final Brighton game as De Zerbi all-but confirms two players’ transfer exits

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      BRIGHTON boss Roberto De Zerbi has admitted that star duo Alex Mac Allister and Moises Caicedo are set to leave the club.The Seagulls signed off their campaign with a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa this afternoon.
      Both Brighton’s Alexis Mac Alliste and Moises Caicedo look set to leaveCredit: AFP
      Roberto De Zerbi comforted Alexis Mac Allister as he burst into tears after the defeat at VillaCredit: Getty
      However, they are still celebrating after securing a sixth-place finish and Europa League football next term.
      Midfield duo Mac Allister, 24, and Caicedo, 21, have both played a key role in that success and have a host of top clubs chasing their services.
      And their manager is resigned to losing the pair of them once the transfer window re-opens.
      Speaking after the Villa loss, De Zerbi said: “I think it can be the last game of Alexis Mac Allister and Moises Caicedo.
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      “I think it is right they can leave, change team and play at a higher level.”
      Mac Allister was spotted in tears after the defeat at Villa after seemingly playing his final game for the club.
      He has been linked with an array of top clubs following his superb World Cup winning exploits with Argentina.
      The 24-year-old has been linked with a move to Liverpool for a long time and is said to be very close to completing his transfer to Merseyside.
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      Chelsea have also been reported as interested in the midfielder, but may struggle to attract him without European football while Man City have allegedly joined the chase to sign him. 
      Mac Allister has scored 10 goals and assisted a further two in the league this season and will likely command a huge fee if he does leave Brighton, with his contract not due to expire until 2025.
      Ecuadorian Caicedo helped the Seagulls secure Europa League football on Wednesday evening after a 1-1 draw with Manchester City.
      He had been heavily linked with a move to Arsenal in the January transfer window, but Brighton clung on to their man.
      He then penned a new deal to keep him on the South Coast until 2027. But he is still expected to leave Brighton at the end of the season as both Chelsea and Arsenal circle for his signature.
      Moises Caicedo has played a huge role in helping Brighton seal European footballCredit: Getty More