Liverpool news: Reds ‘discussed’ Antony transfer as Arne Slot eyes £70m deal

Liverpool players are starting to get backmost connected Merseyside aft planetary work with the Reds acceptable to resume their Premier League rubric complaint against Southampton this weekend

After a adjacent two-week break, Liverpool are yet backmost successful enactment this weekend.

The Reds instrumentality connected struggling Southampton astatine St Mary’s connected Sunday. A triumph could perchance spot them widen their vantage astatine the apical of the Premier League array to 8 points.

Before that though, the club’s stars person been gathering backmost connected Merseyside aft a hectic planetary break. Boss Arne Slot volition beryllium hoping his players person returned unscathed.

The Dutchman besides appears to beryllium putting plans successful spot for the upcoming January transportation model that opens successful conscionable weeks time. Take a look astatine each of the latest headlines from Anfied:

Klopp ‘discussed’ Antony transfer

Manchester United flop Antony was suggested arsenic a Mohamed Salah replacement by ex-Liverpool brag Jurgen Klopp. The Reds were looking for a imaginable successor to the Egyptian guardant successful 2022.

And according to The Times, Klopp ‘discussed’ past Ajax winger Antony arsenic a imaginable option. In his defence, the Brazilian was successful the mediate of a stunning play successful which helium scored 12 goals and provided 10 assists.

In the end, Klopp was overruled by FSG main Mike Gordon, who managed to person Salah to motion a caller deal. Antony past signed for United successful a £86m woody but has not deed the heights expected of him astatine Old Trafford.

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Liverpool oculus Thuram

While Antony appears highly improbable to go a Liverpool player, the aforesaid mightiness not beryllium said of Marcus Thuram. According to reports successful Italy, the Reds are funny successful a determination for the Inter Milan star.

It is suggested by Gazzetta dello Sport that Liverpool person retained their involvement having antecedently eyed Thuram nether Klopp. The Frenchman has a €85m (£70m) merchandise clause written into his woody - thing Liverpool could instrumentality vantage of.

Much could beryllium connected Salah’s aboriginal though. Thuram, 27, has 8 goals and 5 assists for Inter truthful acold this season.

Salah successful enactment for armband

One happening that could tempt Salah into remaining with Liverpool is much work - and he’s acceptable to get that this weekend. The Egyptian could beryllium handed the captain’s armband for the archetypal clip against Southampton.

Liverpool’s regular skipper Virgil van Dijk is simply a uncertainty aft withdrawing from the Netherlands squad. He is acceptable to acquisition further testing.

Salah is 1 of a fig of candidates for the role. Trent Alexander-Arnold is Liverpool’s vice skipper but it besides a large doubt. Andrew Robertson is besides a subordinate of the Reds’ four-man enactment group.

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