Palace’s valuation of a player who can leave for nothing next summer will be pivotal. If Liverpool don’t view Guehi’s price as reasonable, don’t be surprised to see them park their interest for 12 months and look to strike a free-transfer agreement. But what represents a reasonable price? For a clue, we should look back...
Liverpool have taken their summer spending to about £170m with the signing of left-back Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth in a deal worth £40m. The 21-year-old Hungary international has signed a five-year contract with the Reds. Kerkez is Liverpool’s third major signing of the transfer window, following the arrival of attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz and right-back...
Stewart Whittingham BBC News, Liverpool The Christians/Emma Roberts Lionel Duke was performing on stage with the Liverpool band The Christians when he collapsed A festival was halted after a drummer collapsed on stage after suffering a cardiac arrest while performing in front of thousands of fans. The Christians’ Lionel Duke fell ill while the band...
Jenny Coleman BBC News, Liverpool BBC Ben McDonald was told by Hugo Boss he could not call his company Boss Pets An online pet health supplies shop has received a legal letter from Hugo Boss over its name. Ben McDonald, from Bootle on Merseyside, set up Boss Pets in February, but this month received the...
Liverpool have signed Germany playmaker Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for a club record £116m. The 22-year-old has signed a long-term deal with the Reds, understood to be five years which will keep him at Anfield until at least 2030, after completing a medical at the club’s training ground on Friday. The deal, which includes...
Liverpool have agreed a £40m deal to sign left-back Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth. The 21-year-old Hungary international is set to join the Premier League champions after two seasons with the Cherries. Bournemouth have already signed Adrien Truffert from Rennes as his replacement. Liverpool’s deal for Kerkez comes with the Reds close to completing a club-record...
Handout Harry Gilbertson was just 14 when he stabbed 12-year-old Ava White in a row over a Snapchat video A teenager who stabbed a12-year-old schoolgirl to death can be named for the first time as he turns 18. Harry Gilbertson was 14 when he attacked Ava White in Liverpool after a row over a Snapchat...
Champions Liverpool will host Bournemouth on the opening weekend of the 2025-26 Premier League season, with Manchester United playing Arsenal at Old Trafford. Liverpool, who won the league in Arne Slot’s first season in charge, will begin their title defence at Anfield in the curtain-raiser on Friday, 15 August. Newly promoted Sunderland, back in the...
Wirtz is already one of the Bundesliga’s top performers at the age of 22, largely operating as a number 10, a dynamic playmaker blessed with pace, awareness and the ability to make clever decisions at high speed. He was the most effective dribbler of all Bundesliga players last season, both in terms of volume and...
Liverpool have agreed a £116m deal to sign Germany attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen. The fee includes a guaranteed £100m and a further £16m in add-ons. Those bonus payments would become payable if the Reds achieve a sustained level of success at elite level – and would only then become a British record....
Chelsea and Manchester City are the two English teams in the 2025 Club World Cup, with Premier League champions Liverpool not eligible. Both Chelsea and City secured their places by winning the Champions League between 2021 and 2024. Clubs from Europe were given 12 of the 32 places at this summer’s tournament. Four were intended...
Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott has said he does not want to be “wasting years” in his career and this summer will weigh up whether to stay at the club. The 22-year-old, who is part of the England squad for the European Under-21 Championship in Slovakia this summer, was limited to 18 Premier League appearances for...
Gemma Sherlock BBC News, Liverpool Sebastian Ayling Bruce Springsteen surprised his fans by bringing out Sir Paul McCartney during an encore Bruce Springsteen fans got a special surprise when Sir Paul McCartney joined him for a duet at Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium. The former Beatle was brought out on stage on Saturday during the 75-year-old singer’s...
“All I can say is it’s not crossed my mind as of yet and I hope it doesn’t because I love playing for my country. “It’s the biggest honour in football and I’ve done it 82 times now and I’ve still got that hunger to try and succeed and to try and help the young...
Speculation about Diaz’s future increased after he and his girlfriend both wrote lengthy posts on social media to Liverpool fans that could be interpreted as farewell messages. Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes and Fenway Sports Group’s chief executive of football Michael Edwards have looked to refresh Arne Slot’s squad early in the transfer window. Last...