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Life after Klopp would begin with a bang if this world-class talent were to sign in the summer.

Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham
Liverpool might have fallen in the FA Cup against Manchester United on Sunday afternoon but Jurgen Klopp’s side remain confident of finding success in the Premier League and Europa League, with the Carabao Cup already bagged.

After years of brilliant football, Klopp will leave the club at the end of the campaign after winning a host of honours such as the Premier League and Champions League and reviving Anfield after it had fallen into disrepair in the years preceding the German’s appointment.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
While a successor has yet to be clinched, Michael Edwards has returned as FSG’s new CEO of football, with Richard Hughes assuming the role of sporting director, and appears to be lining up a first-rate talent to confirm Liverpool’s desire to remain at the forefront of the European game.

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Granted, it’s a little early to gauge who could be moving to Merseyside during the off-season, but that has not stopped the rumour mill from spinning into overdrive, with Sky Sports Germany’s Florian Plettenberg confirming that the Reds are among the contenders for Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich.

The 29-year-old is not the only Bayern Munich player on the radar, however, with more exciting news that Liverpool are hot in pursuit of Jamal Musiala, according to SPORT BILD’s Christian Falk.

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Chelsea and Manchester City are also interested in a move, but Bayern are desperate to keep the attacking midfielder in Bavaria and have slapped a £100m asking price on his name, eclipsing Liverpool’s club record £85m fee paid for Darwin Nunez.

The Bundesliga champions, who trail Bayer Leverkusen by ten points this season, hope to agree fresh terms with the 21-year-old, who is out of contract in 2026, but with such enticing suitors lurking, Liverpool have the perfect chance to pounce.

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Musiala signed for Bayern from Chelsea back in 2019 as a 16-year-old after rejecting a long-term offer at Stamford Bridge, and it’s hard to argue that the German-born starlet made the wrong decision.

Still in the maiden phase of his professional career, Musiala has posted 43 goals and 30 assists across 156 senior appearances for Bayern Munich, with his prodigious performances leading to praise over his “exceptional” emergence from former Bayern CEO Oliver Kahn.

Jamal Musiala for Bayern Munich.
In the German top-flight this season, as per Sofascore, Musiala has scored ten goals and six assists across 21 fixtures (18 starts) while completing 82% of his passes, averaging 1.9 key passes, 1.7 tackles, 4.1 ball recoveries and 7.5 successful duels per game, also succeeding with 61% of his 3.8 dribbles per game.

Moreover, as per FBref, the 25-cap Germany international ranks among the top 9% of attacking midfielders and wingers across Europe’s top five leagues over the past year for goals scored, the top 12% for shot-creating actions, the top 4% for pass completion, the top 17% for progressive passes, the top 15% for progressive carries, the top 1% for successful take-ons and the top 11% for interceptions per 90.

It’s a rounded skill set, spherical almost, with Musiala fuelled with talents across the scope of the attacking midfield role, capable of making a real impact in Liverpool’s team.

Jamal Musiala: Market Value vs Top PL Players

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Player

Market Value

1.

Erling Haaland

£214m

2.

Bukayo Saka

£171m

2.

Phil Foden

£171m

4.

Jamal Musiala

£128m

4.

Julian Alvarez

£128m

4.

Martin Odegaard

£128m

Sourced via CIES Football Observatory

There is the question of where he would slot in, but then Musiala is dynamic, interchangeable and fit for purpose out on the left or in a more conventional No. 10 role.

The £82k-per-week ace has Mohamed Salah’s creativity, Luis Diaz’s fleet-footedness, and Alexis Mac Allister’s vision. He has elite movement and spatial awareness and would work a treat in the shadow of centre-forward Nunez.

In fact, he’s got some striking similarities to Jude Bellingham, who Liverpool so fervently, so desperately fought to sign in 2023. This could be the chance to make amends.

How Jamal Musiala compares to Jude Bellingham
Liverpool contested against Real Madrid for the signing of Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund but it became quite clear in April 2023 that the Reds would be unable to push ahead with the move, with multiple additions needed to mend a malfunctioning engine room.

The staggering talent, still only 20 years old, arrived at Santiago Bernabeu as a £115m Galactico last June and has since obliterated expectations, scoring 20 goals and supplying nine assists across his opening 31 matches for the Spanish giants.

To underscore how remarkable the England international has been for Los Blancos, he currently ranks among the top 1% of attacking midfielders and wingers across Europe’s top five leagues over the past year for goals scored, the top 1% for pass completion, the top 2% for progressive passes and the top 7% for interceptions per 90.

He’s likened to Musiala by stats-led site FBref, but there are clear differences in the respective players’ styles, and Liverpool might actually find a player who could make more of an impact in the Bayern ace.

Jamal Musiala vs Jude Bellingham (2023/24)

Stat (per 90)

Musiala

Bellingham

Matches played

21

22

Goals

0.57

0.77

Assists

0.29

0.14

Pass completion

82%

88%

Shot-creating actions

5.60

3.82

Progressive passes

5.31

7.44

Prog. passes received

8.34

6.86

Progressive carries

5.26

3.33

Successful take-ons

4.51

1.88

Ball recoveries

4.97

4.78

Tackles

0.80

0.48

Interceptions

0.86

0.92

Clearances

0.29

0.58

Stats via FBref

Take a look at the table above. What do you see? Bellingham is the better goalscorer, more potent in the box, deadlier in his striking.

But while his elite movements have shaped him into a generational talent – surely England’s best shot at seeing a Ballon d’Or winner from the current crop of players – Musiala thrives in his progression and his playmaking, to a greater degree, while maintaining an effective goal threat.

Both players are committed defenders and are placed in the upper echelon of their positional peers for defensive actions per 90, but Liverpool are a team built on energy and multi-functionality – Musiala might just pip Bellingham – who is still several cuts above the lion’s share of high-class midfielders – in this regard.

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Bellingham is a world-class player but so too does Musiala have the trappings of a star unmatched by all but a select few in the Premier League.

Edwards really has to throw the kitchen sink at getting this one over the line to start the new era at Anfield with a bang.

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Liverpool defender ruled out for a month as Man Utd ace responds to Jürgen Klopp interview
A Liverpool ace is returning to Anfield having picked up a ‘four to six week’ injury. Meanwhile, a Manchester United ace has responded to a Jürgen Klopp interview.

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Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen has laughed off the interview that Jürgen Klopp gave after Liverpool was knocked out of the FA Cup while a Reds defender is set for a spell on the sidelines. Here’s your round-up of the latest Liverpool news.

Christian Eriksen responds to Jürgen Klopp interview

Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp went viral over the weekend when his interview with Danish outlet Viaplay was shared on social media. The German was unhappy with the line of questioning after his side was knocked out of the FA Cup.

“When he went around me I asked, ‘Why do you feel so provoked?'” the journalist involved in the exchange, Niels Christian Frederiksen, said of it. “Then he shouted at me and he pushed my microphone away. I kept walking after him with a microphone and he pushed it away. He was trying to flee from the interview.”

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“I chuckled a bit at that,” Eriksen told the Danish outlet Tipsbladet. “I happened to meet Per Frimann, who is his colleague, on the plane on the way home. I know that Rasmus (Højlund) has spent the whole flight home with Niels Christian.

“I think they’ve had some good conversations. It’s journalism, and what they’re asking about isn’t something one is involved with oneself, but Klopp was of course tired and irritated after they had lost.”

Liverpool defender ruled out for ‘four to six weeks’

Having made a very good impression in the Scottish Premiership this season with Dundee, young Liverpool left-back Owen Beck has suffered a setback and will now head back to Anfield for treatment. The 21-year-old is expected to be out for at least a month.

“Owen is looking at a minimum of four to six weeks on the sidelines,” Dundee boss Tony Docherty told The Courier. “We have been monitoring and managing the situation with his groin and he’ll now go for a scan on it.

“With Liverpool being his parent club, they have a big input into that and, of course, he’ll get the best of treatment. He will go down there for that, certainly for this period because he’s their player and they want to look at it themselves.”

Beck will miss the majority of the rest of the season as a result of the injury. He made a brief return to Liverpool in January when the Reds were missing Andy Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas through injuries of their own but the Welshman never made an appearance.

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Jubilations: Big news on Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp decision to take U- TURN and 3 years contract extension along another liverpool super star has been announced this morning- Fabrizio Romano reveal other term and conditions of new agreement.

Howard Webb: VAR right to stay out of Liverpool-Man City penalty decision says referees’ chief

Referees’ chief Howard Webb has said the video assistant referee (VAR) was right not to interfere as Liverpool were not given a late penalty in their recent 1-1 draw with Manchester City.

City winger Jeremy Doku caught Alexis Mac Allister with a high boot in the area in the final seconds of the match.

But on-field referee Michael Oliver did not award the Reds a spot-kick, and VAR Stuart Attwell agreed.

“It’s split a lot of opinion, hasn’t it?” said Webb.

“It’s one of those, for sure – if the referee gives it on the field, it would have been a ‘check complete’ by the VAR.

“Equally, having not given it, it’s also ‘check complete’. You hear Michael Oliver say the ball’s in between two players going together.

“The ball is too low to head. Doku lifts his foot to play the ball, and he does make contact on the ball.

“And yes, we know there’s some contact on Mac Allister as well. Mac Allister comes into him. Mac Allister is not really playing the ball either. So, I understand why it’s split opinion.”

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Mac Allister both felt the challenge should have resulted in a penalty for their side.

“The VAR stays out of it. I think that is what we would we would expect,” added Webb on Match Officials Mic’d Up, a Premier League Productions programme which analyses VAR decisions from previous games.

“The VAR looks at it and doesn’t see a clear-and-obvious situation. You see something that’s pretty subjective and therefore stays out of it, and the feedback we’ve had from people within the game is that this is a pretty subjective situation. It’s split opinion.

“So on that basis, the VAR, working to that high threshold kind of followed the right course in not getting involved.”

Webb previously said that Liverpool should have had a penalty in December’s 1-1 draw against Arsenal, while the Reds were also on the wrong side of a decision when VAR wrongly ruled out a Luis Diaz goal in a 2-1 defeat by Tottenham – an error acknowledged by referees’ governing body PGMOL.

West Ham 1-1 Aston Villa (17 March) – Tomas Soucek goal disallowed for handball
The Hammers thought they had scored a late winner against Villa in their 1-1 draw when Tomas Soucek got on the end of James Ward-Prowse’s free-kick, which appeared to strike team-mate Jarrod Bowen before going in.

Referee Jarred Gillett awarded the goal but, after VAR Tony Harrington recommended it be disallowed for a Soucek handball after a check that took more than five minutes, Gillett reviewed the incident on a screen and agreed it should be chalked off.

“It was quite a complicated sequence, wasn’t it, with quite a lot going off?” said Webb.

“If they look at one angle and see that it’s hit Bowen’s arm, then they can very quickly just recommend that the goal gets disallowed, just like they have to worry about an offside.

“You don’t have to worry about Soucek’s involvement because the goal can never stand, but they don’t find that angle that shows it’s hit Bowen’s arm so they then go back to Soucek, check and when they look at Soucek they see that it’s the arm.

“Then there’s a question: is it deliberate or not? And that’s when they have to send the referee to the screen to have a look at it. So that again takes a bit more time.”

In the same match, Villa winger Leon Bailey saw his cross strike the arm of Hammers left-back Emerson Palmieri with the teams level.

The VAR failed to overturn the on-field decision from Gillett despite the defender’s right arm being out.

“His arm is already there and the ball actually finds his arm,” said Webb.

“It’s a bit away from the body, hence the reason why some people think they should be penalised. I think it would have been really harsh.”

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West Ham 2-2 Burnley (10 March) – no penalty awarded against Sander Berge
Another late decision that went against West Ham took place against Burnley when the Hammers came back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2.

But they were denied a penalty after the ball hit Clarets midfielder Sander Berge’s hand.

VAR Andy Madley looked at the incident and a penalty was not awarded because Berge had headed the ball onto his own hand when attempting to clear it.

“To be clear, this cannot be handball,” said Webb.

“Berge heads the ball onto his own arm. The laws of the game are quite explicit in that if a player plays the ball onto his own arm, it can’t be a handball offence.

“Unless of course, there’s a secondary action that moves the arm into the ball after the player has played it.”

The Mic’d Up programme also looked at Burnley’s Josh Brownhill getting a red card for bringing down Crystal Palace’s Jefferson Lerma on 24 February.

The game was goalless at the time and Palace went on to win 3-0.

“A pretty clear situation,” said Webb. “When we’re looking at a ‘Denial Of A Goalscoring Opportunity’, we look at four elements.

“Was the play moving towards goal? What was the distance from goal? Did the attacking player have possession and control or [was] likely to have possession or control of the ball? And what’s the location of the other defenders? Could they interject to prevent that attack?

“In this situation we see all four elements are present and, therefore, when the foul happens it’s denied an obvious goalscoring opportunity and, therefore, a red card comes in this situation.”

He added: “This situation is pretty clear, good decision by the officials.”

Aston Villa 0-4 Tottenham (10 March) – red card for John McGinn
Villa were 2-0 down to Tottenham when John McGinn made a late tackle on Spurs left-back Destiny Udogie.

Referee Christopher Kavanagh showed the Scotland midfielder a red card and VAR Tim Robinson confirmed the decision.

“What we do see is McGinn take a really strong sort of kicking action into the opponent and the law only asks us to identify whether the action has excessive force or brutality,” added Webb.

“And this one I think clearly does. The officials did as well.”

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Pep Lijnders Waiting for Liverpool Decision After Ajax Links
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Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders might be considering the prospect of replacing Jurgen Klopp at Anfield.

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Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders is considered the favourite to take over at Ajax as of next season, but he could be delaying taking the job in case the Reds struggle to find a replacement for Jurgen Klopp, meaning he can step up, according to GIVEMESPORT sources.

Klopp announced back in January that he would be leaving Anfield at the end of the campaign, with the Merseyside outfit now searching for the right replacement. It’s a difficult task for the decision-makers at Liverpool considering the culture and success Klopp has brought to the club, and Lijnders is certainly no stranger to that, playing a crucial part himself.

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With Liverpool now searching for Klopp’s successor, it’s been suggested that the ideal man could already be in the dugout alongside the German manager. Former Reds defender Phil Thompson has recently claimed that he would have no problems seeing the 41-year-old promoted to the managerial role at the end of the campaign. TalkSPORT duo Alan Brazil and Dean Saunders also proposed that many of the current playing squad at Anfield would love to see Lijnders given the job as it would give a sense of continuity after Klopp and would prefer him over Bayer Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso. Sources have now confirmed to GMS that it wouldn’t be in Lijnders’ best interest to accept the Ajax job right now in case Liverpool’s search for a Klopp replacement doesn’t go to plan and he could make the step up.

As it stands, that situation isn’t looking likely with Lijnders still the favourite to take over at Ajax, but it could be a reason why he’s yet to be officially appointed as manager of the Dutch side. It’s something to keep an eye on over the next few months, especially if Liverpool struggle to find the right man to take over at Anfield.

GIVEMESPORT Key Statistic: Pep Lijnders has managed 22 games in his career so far for Dutch side NEC Nijmegen, winning 11, drawing four, and losing seven, averaging 1.68 points per game.

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The Liverpool assistant is looking forward to becoming a manager in his own right and the prospect of being able to take over at Ajax next term is considered a perfect challenge for the 41-year-old. Ajax are enduring a disastrous season by their own high standards and currently find themselves 31 points behind PSV Eindhoven at the top of the table, so rebuilding the club and steering them back in the right direction is likely to be of interest to Lijnders.

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He’s also part of the Ranks FC podcast and a columnist for Fulham Football Club, the club he has supported since childhood.

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He also creates tactical analysis social media content and regularly appears on podcasts. After spending a few years coaching, playing, and analysing football, Matt moved over to the writing side of the game a few years ago.

He has amassed over 22,000 followers on X by giving his insight on football, predominantly focusing on the tactical side of the game.

 

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‘Amazing’… Gary Lineker says £34m Liverpool player is even better than Ryan Giggs was

Mohamed Salah has established himself as one of the best wingers in Premier League history.

The Egyptian may well hit 200 English league goals before his Liverpool career is done, and he has to now be considered one of the best players to ever play in this country.

Speaking on the BBC Match of the Day Top 10 Podcast, Gary Lineker, Micah Richards and Alan Shearer have been ranking their 10 best wingers in Premier League history, and Salah, inevitably, was close to the top of their lists.

Alan Shearer put Salah in second-place just behind Ryan Giggs, but Lineker disagreed with that view, stating that the Liverpool star should be higher than the Welshman in such a list.

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Lineker spoke about the £34m Liverpool man and Giggs.

“I would’ve had him above Ryan Giggs. Ryan Giggs was amazing, what a career. I played in one of Ryan Giggs’ first-ever games and it was my last game in the English league and I thought ‘who is this kid’. A remarkable career, there’s not much between the two, but Salah’s goalscoring ratio would be way better,” Lineker said.

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Giggs was a fantastic player in his own right – his trophy haul speaks for itself, but, in terms of individuality, Salah is on another level.

Salah is the main man in a Liverpool team that has been utterly brilliant in recent years, while Giggs was one of many important cogs in an incredible Man United team.

To put it bluntly, Giggs wouldn’t have been able to do what Salah has done in recent years, but Salah probably could’ve played a key role in that United team of the 1990s and 2000s.

Giggs may have the greater CV, but in terms of talent, Salah is on another level to the Welsh legend.

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