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Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips is a target for Liverpool, but the midfielder seemed reluctant to entertain the idea of leaving the champions earlier this summer
Kalvin Phillips has already stressed that he intends to stay and fight for his place at Manchester City this season amid renewed interest in his services from Liverpool.
Phillips, 27, only joined the Premier League champions from Leeds last summer but struggled for regular minutes during his maiden campaign at the Etihad.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is still in the market for midfield reinforcements after Fabinho and Jordan Henderson both quit Anfield to join the Saudi Pro League exodus, and the German is known to be a big fan of Phillips, who had established himself as a key player for England before his blockbuster transfer to City.
After abandoning plans to pursue a deal for the defensive midfielder earlier this summer, talkSPORT have claimed that the Reds have rekindled their interest in Phillips ahead of next week’s transfer deadline.
But if Phillips’ comments earlier this summer are anything to go by, then Klopp and co could be forced back to the drawing board in their search for midfield reinforcements.
Speaking ahead of the new season in June, Phillips made it clear he wanted to stay and fight for his place at his current club, explaining: “I came to Manchester City to win trophies and we won the trophies but I didn’t play as much as I wanted to do. My intention is to stay there.
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“We have just won the Treble, so there is no reason for me to leave other than if I am not playing I will obviously have to think about it. I cannot give it 12 months and say I am not playing so I am going to leave.
“As you have seen with many players at City, it can take quite a while to cement yourself into the team. Hopefully I will enjoy my off season and then work hard when I get back. I’ve had injuries as well but City have been amazing in helping me get fit.
”I will definitely speak to Pep. I don’t know whether it will be in the summer because everyone enjoys their downtime and everyone wants their space away from football so I’ll probably leave it until I go back for pre-season but I’ll just speak to him and have a good conversation.”
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It remains to be seen if Phillips’ stance will soften with next summer’s European Championships on the horizon – especially if Manchester City are willing to do business with any potential suitors. They could refuse to business with a direct rival, though.
Liverpool have already signed Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai and Wataru Endo this summer but are expected to try and bolster their engine room with one more new face before next week’s transfer deadline.
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‘Why?’: Forward told not to join Liverpool, he’ll cost £50m in two years
Burnley, Everton and Liverpool are keen on PSV Eindhoven star Johan Bakayoko but one Eredivisie legend feels a move to the Premier League would come too soon.
Jurgen Klopp’s side snapped up Bakayoko’s former PSV team-mate Cody Gakpo in January and, after a sluggish start, the Dutch international is beginning to prove his worth on the red half of Merseyside.
But while Gakpo arrived at Liverpool with a few seasons of regular first-team football under his belt, Bakayoko would put pen to paper at a very different stage of his development.
The Belgian flyer has not even made 30 Eredivisie appearances in PSV colours. And Wim Kieft, who won the European cup with the Eindhoven outfit in 1988, believes that Bakayoko still has a long way to go before he is worthy of following in Gakpo’s footsteps, either at Liverpool or at another English-based side.
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“Why (sign him) now?,” Kieft asks, writing in his De Telegraaf column. “Because you think you can pick him up now for 20 or 25 million euros rather than 60 million euros in two years?”
“Bakayoko has qualities as a right winger. But, in the Premier League, something different is asked than against FC Utrecht or Sturm Graz.
“Liverpool at this stage of his career…”
According to Fabrizio Romano and Belgian reporter Sacha Tavolieri, there is interest from Burnley and Everton in the 20-year-old speed demon.
Everton’s top target, however, remains Leeds United’s Wilfried Gnonto.
Liverpool have reportedly enquired about Bakayoko too, though a move to Anfield would see a talented but still-unproven attacker face competition from Mo Salah, Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota and the aforementioned Gakpo.
This is, however, not the first time Bakayoko has caught the eye of a European giant.
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“I didn’t find it very surprising that PSG wanted me,” a confident Bakayoko told ELF Voetbal; the Ligue 1 champions failing with a £7 million January bid.
“I may not have been very well known to the general public before the World Cup. But I know what I can do and also where my qualities lie.”
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Jurgen Klopp reveals that Liverpool will ‘talk to the authorities’ before Newcastle game
Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Liverpool will speak to the ‘authorities’ ahead of the weekend’s game against Newcastle United to see if Alexis MacAllister’s ban can be overturned.
MacAllister was sent off before the hour mark of Liverpool’s 3-1 win against Bournemouth last Saturday following a challenge on Ryan Christie. The block tackle lacked any real force – even Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola admitted it ‘did not look like a red’ – as both players went for the ball.
However, MacAllister did catch Christie’s shin with his left boot so referee Thomas Brammall gave the midfielder his marching orders. The decision was not overturned by VAR, but Klopp hinted that Liverpool will appeal MacAllister’s three-match ban after the game.
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Otherwise, Liverpool will be looking particularly light in the middle of the park, with new signing Wataru Endo in line to make his full debut against Newcastle on Sunday – less than 10 days after joining the club from Stuttgart.
“The amount of times I have been asked about it shows already it is worth discussing it again, which we will probably do,” Klopp told reporters. “I asked Macca and he said, ‘I touched him but not really’. OK. Good.
“That was all he told me and, after the game, I saw it back and if you have a list of points of what we need to give a red card, besides contact, no other boxes are ticked in that moment. It’s a decision where I think we all agree if he gives a yellow card, VAR would not overturn it and he gave a red card and VAR is not overturning it because the contact means there is no clear and obvious mistake blah blah blah.
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“The punishment of 40 minutes with 10 men in that battle is already punishment enough, but let’s see. I don’t know. We have to talk to the authorities.”
When it came to decisions that went in Liverpool’s favour, opposite number Iraola felt the penalty the Reds were awarded at 1-1 was ‘very soft’ after Dominik Szoboszlai went down under a challenge by Joe Rothwell.
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Ivan Toney delivers potential Arsenal transfer hint amid Liverpool admission
Brentford striker Ivan Toney has admitted his admiration for Arsenal as speculation continues to ramp up regarding his future.
The England international, who has been linked with a transfer to Chelsea in recent times, is currently serving an eight-month suspension after breaching FA betting rules. Toney was also handed a £50,000 fine for his conduct after admitting to 232 breaches with 30 withdrawn by the FA.
Now, he has opened up about the controversy on the Diary of a CEO YouTube podcast, detailing the intricacies of the investigation for the first time publicly. The 27-year-old also spoke about his future at the Gtech Community Stadium, admitting that he wants to one day play for a club at the top level.
Speaking about rumours regarding a transfer, Toney said: “I don’t let this all affect me. Obviously, it will go on in the background but my job is to keep training well when I get the chance. In the games, keep scoring and doing well but I think that everybody wants to play at the top of the tree.
“Not that Brentford aren’t there, but I feel like playing for a big club, fighting for trophies, these kind of things, everybody wants to do. If the chance was to come along, I think I would be silly not to look more into it.”
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The prolific centre-forward was also asked about supporting Liverpool and whilst he did speak about his love for the Merseyside-based club, he also namechecked having an admiration for Arsenal in the process. When speaking about supporting the Reds, he added: “Yeah, I’ve been a Liverpool fan my whole life but from young I’ve liked Arsenal.
“I’ve liked watching Arsenal from how they play and kind of how passionate (their) fans are.”
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Wataru Endo thrilled to make winning Liverpool debut
Wataru Endo was thrilled to make a winning debut for Liverpool.
The former VfB Stuttgart midfielder joined the Reds last week and was a second-half substitute for the win against Bournemouth.
“I only found out three or four days ago there was a chance [to join Liverpool],” Endo told liverpoolfc.com
“It was so, so quick. At the beginning of the week I was getting ready to play in the Bundesliga, at the end of the week I am playing here at Anfield in front of all these fans – it is crazy!”
Endo continued: “I am an experienced player, so I need to accept and deal with even this situation. It was hard… but it was special for me.”
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