Новости за 19.07.2022

Pedro Chirivella made 11 appearances for Liverpool across seven years at the club and came across plenty of talented teammates at Melwood. Speaking on the Blood Red podcast from the Liverpool Echo, the 25-year-old spoke about one man who caught his eye the most: “The only player in my life that I was really like ‘wow I’m training […]

Downtime during a pre-season tour can be quite boring for the players but James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Harvey Elliott and Fabio Carvalho were entertained. The club posed popular TikTok challenges to the players and they all looked to be having a great time when they took part. Filling up a glass of water, cutting flour […]

Liverpool are readying themselves to play in our third pre-season friendly of the summer but we could be without up to six players for the match. The one piece of good news has been the sight of Joe Gomez back in training with the rest of the squad and it looks like his injury has […]

Ben Davies arrived at Liverpool in the midst of a centre-back crisis but has now completed his permanent move away from the club. The 26-year-old has completed a move to Rangers and Jurgen Klopp had the following to say about the transfer: “Rangers is a fantastic club, a big club. Ben belongs on a big stage […]

Mo Salah is a world star and his standing within the game has been presented in a much different way than we are used to seeing. Given his connections with Adidas, the Egyptian King has starred in their latest TV advert but only his voice was used – alongside a cartoon version of himself. Popular […]

Liverpool are linked with countless names in every transfer window and now the rumours can end for one man, as he has completed a move elsewhere. As confirmed by his new club: ‘FC Bayern have signed defender Matthijs de Ligt from Italian record champions Juventus. The 22-year-old Dutch international has agreed a contract until 30 […]

Rhys Williams was sent out to Swansea City at the start of last season and will now hope that his next loan spell will go a lot better. As reported by his new club’s website: ‘Blackpool Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Rhys Williams on a season-long loan from Liverpool. ‘The defender, […]

Liverpool’s Anfield Road End redevelopment project has taken another leap forward as images circulate online of the 300-tonne truss being lifted into place. It looks like it’ll be a spectacular sight to compete with the revamped main stand – notably taking the total tally of seats at L4 up to 61,000. Fans will have to […]

Liverpool were evidently keen on addressing the midfield department this summer as failed moves for Aurelien Tchouameni and Jude Bellingham evidenced. With Fabrizio Romano reporting in a tweet that Aston Villa would be prepared to part ways with Carney Chukuemeka, however, there remains a possibility that the Reds could deliver something resembling a ‘perfect’ window. […]

Liverpool’s tour of Asia has ended and before the trip to Austria and Germany begins, there’s some time for training in the AXA Training Centre in Kirkby. Despite Jurgen Klopp bringing a host of young stars to Thailand and Singapore, it appears as though a decision has been made on the best outfield players of […]

There have been plenty of transfer deals completed at Anfield this summer and it seems like there could still be as many as six more potential departures. As reported by Neil Jones for GOAL, there are expected to be plenty more outgoings this summer: ‘Both [Nat] Phillips and [Rhys] Williams are expected to leave, with […]

Virgil van Dijk was in a more than positive mood as he and his fellow Liverpool teammates returned from a pre-season tour of Asia. The Dutchman was on hand to show off his dance moves in the AXA training centre whilst performing some stretching work along with the likes of Mo Salah, Thiago Alcantara and […]

Given our heavily stacked defensive options, it looks obvious that Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams will leave this summer on a loan or permanent deal. As reported by Football League World, it looks as though the 21-year-old may have his next move sorted already: ‘Blackpool are near to completing a loan deal for Liverpool defender […]

Carol and Caroline are rightly Liverpool legends for their long-service to the club and their close relationships built with Reds stars past and present. The latter was spotted by talismanic No.4, Virgil van Dijk, in the gantry, who proceeded to wave and get the kitchen staff member’s attention. It’s lovely for us here at the […]

Virgil van Dijk marked his return to the AXA training centre with a quip about the music choice in the gym. The Dutchman proceeded to tell the cameras he’d put on a ‘good song’ before engaging in some light bicycle work. The Reds returned to Merseyside off the back of a 2-0 win over Crystal […]

Due to injuries sustained by Alisson Becker and Caoimhin Kelleher, Harvey Davies was handed a chance against Crystal Palace and took it with both hands. Speaking with the club’s website, the 18-year-old discussed his thoughts on the game: “It was obviously really special for me – first game I’ve played so now the debut is done. […]

Liverpool is currently going through some unprecedented weather conditions and Jordan Henderson was certainly feeling the affects of the temperatures. Some of the players may have thought that a return to Merseyside from our tour of Asia, would be met with a drop in temperatures but it wasn’t the case. Jurgen Klopp’s squad were training […]

Liverpool’s anthem of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ is world renowned and it had its latest rendition performed in Switzerland, by a German rock band – Die Toten Hosen. The band were recorded in Zurich playing the song and it attracted the attention of our supporters, due to the group’s connection with Jurgen Klopp. This is […]

Thomas Gronnemark will start his fifth season as Liverpool’s throw-in coach, after the club have decided to extend the deal with the Dane. Taking to his Twitter account, the 46-year-old wrote: ‘Proud to tell that I have signed a contract for my 5th season as a throw-in coach in Liverpool FC and 3 other pro […]

By Jamie Barton (@jamieonfootball) The following is a guest article by the aforementioned author and is not necessarily representative of opinions held by anyone at Empire of the Kop… You try and find a way of rationalising it. It’s human nature to tell yourself that maybe it’s time. Maybe Jarrod Bowen could match his numbers. […]

It seemed plausible that Joe Gomez would seek an exit out of Liverpool given the mountain that awaits him in beating out competition from Ibrahima Konate and Joel Matip to be Virgil van Dijk’s bolt-on defensive partner once more. Despite admitting that reported interest from the likes of Real Madrid and Aston Villa (amongst ‘any […]

I don’t really want to write about this, because I don’t want to be part of the problem. But, it’s pre-season and we’re not playing until Thursday or signing new players… and it probably needs to be said. Have Twitter, Instagram and other social media channels reached a point where they’re so toxic they should […]

Liverpool reportedly contacted Ajax over the possibility of a transfer for star man Antony who has been closely tracked by the Reds’ bitter rivals Manchester United. This comes courtesy of sources at Football Insider, with the publication claiming that the Red Devils were reluctant to meet the Brazilian’s £59m asking price. The Merseyside-based outfit has […]

Fabrizio Romano dropped something of a transfer bombshell in sharing that Liverpool officials had got in contact with representatives of Jude Bellingham and Borussia Dortmund ‘a few weeks ago’ over the possibility of a summer move. The Bundesliga outfit made it clear that their prized asset was ‘untouchable’ in the current window, as was to […]

The one area that was deemed by some commentators to be the most critical position for Liverpool to strengthen this summer was the middle of the park, though it seems unlikely that the Reds will get such business done. Regardless, Fabrizio Romano has urged the Merseysiders to bolster their midfield department by targeting someone like […]