Liverpool are now on the home stretch toward the start of the new season and transfer rumours still say we’re looking to bring one or two new faces in.
Shaq bid too low for Reds to accept
Last week we had rumours of Shaqiri being allowed to leave on a free transfer; if those were even a remote concern, they can now be ignored.
Lyon, we’re told, have made an offer for Xherdan Shaqiri which falls a “long way short” of the Reds’ valuation, which remains at around £12 million. There are different figures offered for their bid, but at most it would be about half of that fee and in any case it has been declared too low.
We could see them return, or the likes of Lazio or Sevilla now make good on their earlier interest after finding out another team has made a move.
Either way, Shaq didn’t feature against Athletic or Osasuna and doesn’t appear likely to be in the squad for Norwich as a result.
Reds rumours of the day
- Ben Woodburn has had a really strong pre-season, but is being linked with a move away if a big enough bid comes in. Teams from the Championship and overseas are keen, with Greek and Croatian teams in the mix
- Renato Sanches rumours aren’t going away either. He’s now rated at around €40 million, with the Reds said to be keen on the deal before the dealine
- Jeremy Doku could have joined the Reds last summer, so it feels unlikely it’ll happen right now instead. Still, Belgian media say the winger has a market value of €26m but Rennes will only sell for €45m…and we want him anyway
Latest Liverpool FC news
- Oxlade-Chamberlain has “put pressure” on the boss for a starting role against Norwich after his first real pre-season in a few years
- After the ticket issues occurring against Athletic and Osasuna, the club will conduct a full review to ensure a smoother process for competitive matches
- Kostas Tsimikas is hitting form at just the right time, says Klopp, after watching what he feels was his “best game” for the club so far
Latest Liverpool FC pre-season updates
Click the picture link above for all the latest pre-season news regarding the Reds.
And after our friendly matches came to an end, you can check out the player ratings for the summer with a surprise quartet seizing their chances.
Latest transfer chat elsewhere
- Tammy Abraham is going to have his pick of Roma, Atalanta and Arsenal by the looks of things. Enjoy Serie A then!
- Jesse Lingard is who Leicester will target if James Maddison departs for Arsenal, though they remain keen to keep him
- Sean Longstaff is on Everton’s radar as they finally give Rafa Benitez more than 20p to spend
Tweet of the day and match of the night
That Gini interaction!
https://twitter.com/TF_898/status/1425048486525882370
Tonight’s late fixtures? In ascending order of interest, there’s Skelmersdale United vs Vauxhall Motors (8pm FA Cup prelim replay), Oldham vs Tranmere (7:45pm, League Cup for TIA-sponsored on loan Paul Glatzel) and Rangers vs Malmo (8pm, Champions League qualifier).
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