Liverpool news: Rivals plot Martin Zubimendi transfer as Arne Slot makes fresh admission

Liverpool hoped to motion Spanish midfielder Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad successful the summertime but the 25-year-old yet snubbed Arne Slot and co successful favour of a caller contract

It whitethorn beryllium the planetary interruption but that isn't stopping quality from coming retired of Anfield.

Liverpool person started the 2024-25 play connected fire, winning six retired of 7 Premier League games to beryllium apical of the table. With 3 cupful wins to boot, Arne Slot is making past up of what's acceptable to beryllium his astir investigating play yet.

The Reds look a nightmare tally of fixtures successful the coming weeks, facing the likes of Arsenal, Manchester City and Real Madrid. Slot's squad extent volition beryllium tested and helium whitethorn travel to regret not signing a definite Martin Zubimendi.

Here's a round-up of the latest quality from Anfield.

Man City oculus Zubimendi transfer

Manchester City are reportedly readying to get 1 implicit connected Liverpool by signing erstwhile transportation people Martin Zubemendi. The Spain planetary U-turned connected a determination to Anfield precocious successful the summer transportation window, opting to stay with Real Sociedad contempt an statement betwixt the clubs.

Arne Slot and Liverpool sporting manager Richard Hughes some wanted the determination but Zubimendi, 25, near them hanging. Now, according to Spanish outlet Relevo, City privation to instrumentality vantage of the midfielder's €60million (£50.3m) merchandise clause.

Read the afloat communicative connected City's involvement Zubimendi.

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Slot admits what overwhelmed him aft joining Liverpool

Arne Slot has revealed the 1 happening that he's recovered 'overwhelming' astatine Liverpool - and it's not the situation of replacing Jurgen Klopp oregon facing the media. It was really speaking successful a caller language, having lone antecedently coached successful the Netherlands.

"I don't deliberation the media, that is not overwhelming," Slot told Sky Sports. "But, if you commencement astatine a caller nine successful a antithetic country, you hardly cognize the faces, fto unsocial their names. The lone ones you cognize are the players.

"At a nine similar Liverpool, determination are truthful galore unit members that successful the beginning, it's each new. New faces, caller names. It's besides each successful a antithetic language, truthful the full time is talking successful a antithetic language, truthful that is overwhelming."

Read what other Slot had to say.

Kelleher told to unit exit and failed request

Ex-Republic of Ireland defender Richard Dunne has told Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher to find a mode retired of Anfield, having already handed successful a transportation petition successful the summer. Arne Slot wanted to support Kelleher and Ireland's No.1 subsequently stayed put, contempt Liverpool shelling retired £25million connected Georgia planetary Giorgi Mamardashvili to articulation them from Valencia successful 2025.

But Dunne believes that 25-year-old Kelleher needs to effort again for a determination and told BetVictor: "When I ticker Caoimhin Kelleher, I don't announcement the quality betwixt him and Alisson. He indispensable marque a determination distant from Anfield for regular football, there's nary question he's bully enough.

"They've signed Giorgi Mamardashvili who volition travel into the broadside adjacent season, the penning is connected the partition for Kelleher unfortunately. Liverpool won’t apt fto him permission this season, but helium conscionable needs to beryllium his endowment erstwhile helium gets his chances successful cupful games and planetary fixtures. He’s decidedly bully capable to beryllium a keeper consistently astatine the apical level."

Read much astir Kelleher and his situation.

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