Surprise Leipzig midfielder linked & Ronaldo reacts to Reds fans – Liverpool FC Roundup

April 21, 2022
This Is Anfield

Liverpool are just about getting to enjoy a remarkable five-day break between matches – don’t get used to it though! Transfer rumours and more on the way.

Konrad Laimer linked with Reds

Liverpool are never far away from reports when it comes to players potentially leaving any of the RB-group clubs, with several making the move from Leipzig or Salzburg to Anfield of late – Ibrahima Konate the most recent.

Now midfielder Konrad Laimer is being linked with the Reds, as both ourselves and Manchester United are said to be “looking” at him this season – the latter influenced by Ralf Rangnick, of course, though it remains to be seen whether that holds true now they’ve appointed another new boss for the summer.

Laimer will be on show in the German Cup final toward the end of the month, but he has been a big squad player of the team all season as a runner from deep, a clever ball-player and a defensive screening option under (Jesse Marsch and then) Domenico Tedesco.

He is not, however, a guaranteed starter or an every-week, 90-minute performer. The 24-year-old has almost as many sub appearances as starts in the Bundesliga this term, so perhaps it’s either as a squad addition we’re looking or…well, maybe we’re a cheap link to anyone out of the Bundesliga. Who can tell!

Rivalries, but not as you know it

Cristiano Ronaldo has sent a message of thanks to Liverpool fans for the “respect and compassion” shown on Tuesday, as Kopites proved both can trascend rivalries

Man United fans, sadly, showed that moronic behaviour can also still be the fundamental defining trait, with LFC calling for the “full force of law” in dealing with chants over Hillsborough

Everton are up next at the weekend and fans of both clubs are using it as a ‘double donations’ day for foodbanks – while the gap between our last game and this one is the longest break we’ve got left this season

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