30+ min ago (437+ words) Liverpool could be involved in a frantic three-way battle to bring Michael Olise back to the Premier League. That's according to one transfer insider who's now shared a fresh update regarding the Bayern Munich winger, who Lewis Steele described last month as "one to watch" in terms of a potential move to Anfield in 2026. On Tuesday morning,Mark Brus of the Daily Briefing reported that the 23-year-old is LFC's "first choice' to replace Mo Salah in the long-term, although two domestic rivals are set to offer fierce competition for the France international. The Bundesliga champions are unsurprisingly keen to retain Olise, but they may be forced to reconsider their stance if "crazy proposals' land in their inbox. One source told the transfer reporter: "Liverpool keep tracking Olise; he's their first choice to replace Salah. Bayern want to keep him, but…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago (472+ words) Paul Scholes has hit out at Arne Slot over what he believes to be a "classless" gesture from the Liverpool head coach. The Dutchman romped to Premier League glory in his first season at Anfield but is finding life much more difficult now, with the Reds dropping to 12th in the table after the conclusion of the most recent matchweek, having lost six of their last seven top-flight games. The mood music on the red half of Merseyside has soured considerably compared to six months ago, when the 47-year-old blew off some steam with a holiday in Ibiza towards the end of the campaign after the title had been mathematically secured, with the players also enjoying a trip to Dubai. Roy Keane was critical of Slot at the time for jetting off to the Mediterranean, and Scholes has now stuck the…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago (435+ words) Liverpool are reportedly eyeing a potential move for a LaLiga midfielder who's also of strong interest to Chelsea. With the January transfer window now only five weeks away, sporting director Richard Hughes will be identifying prospective mid-season targets for the Reds and is understood to have compiled a shortlist of five centre-back options as a "priority' for the winter. However, it appears that the Anfield recruitment staff are also looking towards a possible market opportunity in the middle of the park. As reported by'Mark Brus for the Daily Briefing on Tuesday morning, Liverpool are "closely monitoring' the situation of Pablo Barrios at Atletico Madrid, for whom Chelsea are already "preparing a bid', with the 22-year-old valued in the region of "90m-"100m (79m-87.8m). Regarding the Blues' interest in the Spaniard, one source claimed: "He's someone they could be prepared to move for if…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago (531+ words) Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes has reportedly compiled a five-player shortlist for the club's "number one priority' position in the January transfer window. The Reds attacked the summer market with intent as they invested almost "450m in new signings, but many of those have yet to have the desired effect as Arne Slot's side plunged into the bottom half of the Premier League table last weekend. Despite the aggressive recruitment drive earlier this year, the Merseysiders have been operating with only three senior centre-backs due to the sickening ACL injury to Giovanni Leoni in September, with depth in that part of the squad looking rather threadbare. According to sources for CaughtOffside, the addition of a "top-level centre-back' in the winter is Liverpool's "number one priority', and the recruitment team (led by Hughes) has come up with a five-player shortlist of prospective…...

3+ hour, 43+ min ago (474+ words) Graeme Souness has namechecked two Liverpool players who he believes are now in "decline" at Anfield. In April of this year, Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk both signed two-year contract extensions for the Reds, with the long-serving duo having been due to depart as free agents in the summer for most of last season. The Egyptian will have just turned 35 when his current deal expires in June 2027, while the club captain will be a week out from his 36th birthday, with the LFC duo well into the twilight of their careers by then. Speaking to the'Liverpool Echo, Souness singled out the Dutch defender"s performance in the Community Shield in August as a sign that his best days are behind him, while also citing similar concerns about our number 11. The former Reds captain and manager said:Virgil van Dijk is…...

13+ hour, 37+ min ago (522+ words) Jamie Carragher believes that Arne Slot should be under no pressure in terms of his job as Liverpool head coach this season, echoing the thoughts of a prominent Sky Sports colleague. Speaking 24 hours after the Reds" heavy defeat at home to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, Gary Neville claimed that any talk of the 47-year-old potentially being dismissed at Anfield is "nonsense", having won the Premier League title only a few months ago. Fabrizio Romano reported on Monday that the Dutchman continues to have the full backing of the LFC hierarchy, albeit with a self-acknowledgement that he needs to inspire a turnaround in fortunes soon after the champions slumped to 11th in the top-flight table over the weekend. On'Sky Sports" Monday Night Football, Carragher was asked for his thoughts on Slot"s position at Liverpool after an appalling run of eight defeats…...

14+ hour, 16+ min ago (478+ words) Jamie Carragher didn't mince his words as he sifted through the wreckage of Liverpool's chastening 0-3 defeat to Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Saturday. The result saw the defending champions drop to 11th in the Premier League table, having now lost six of their last seven top-flight matches and conceded 20 goals in their first 12 games. On the day that the Reds clinched the title last term in their 34th game, they'd shipped 32 goals. That dramatic collapse in fortunes has led to some (premature) discussion over Arne Slot's future at the club, with Martin Keown remarking that the Merseysiders have been "going backwards" since the summer. On'Sky Sports" Monday Night Football, Carragher analysed Forest's first goal in detail, overlooking the controversy over Murillo's opener to concentrate on what Liverpool did wrong in the passage of play leading up to the corner kick, and their…...

15+ hour, 12+ min ago (479+ words) One Paris Saint-Germain player had reportedly given strong consideration to joining Liverpool in the summer transfer window amid frustration at the Parc des Princes. In the past six months, the Reds have invested heavily in their attack by signing playmaker Florian Wirtz and two centre-forwards in Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak. In the weeks prior to the Swedish striker's arrival, Bradley Barcola was viewed by Anfield chiefs as a "dream target' to consider if Newcastle hadn't sold the Scandinavian for "125m. While the 23-year-old ultimately remained in Paris, he wasn't all that far away from ending up on Merseyside. French football journalist Fabrice Hawkins has shared new information as to how seriously Liverpool had pursued the PSG winger in August, and the player seemed to have been tempted by the prospect of a move to the Premier League champions. The reporter'told…...

15+ hour, 54+ min ago (497+ words) Rio Ferdinand has been accused of making a "brainless" comparison between Arne Slot and Ruben Amorim as he sought to call attention to a perceived media bias in favour of the Liverpool head coach. Whereas the Dutchman enjoyed an instant impact at Anfield and won the Premier League title at the first attempt, his Manchester United counterpart has been in the job for 12 months and is only now seeing a gradual improvement in fortunes after an abysmal 2024/25 season in which they finished 15th. In the latest episode of'Rio Ferdinand Presents, the former England defender claimed that the Reds boss has had an easy ride by comparison as he pointed out that, since losing to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League in March, the 47-year-old has won only 14 of 30 matches and lost 13. The official X channel for the podcast later shared a…...

16+ hour, 42+ min ago (528+ words) Fabrizio Romano has shared some insight into where Arne Slot stands with the Liverpool hierarchy after another chastening weekend for the Reds. A 3-0 thrashing at home to Nottingham Forest on Saturday saw the defending champions drop into the bottom half of the Premier League table, which has seen the head coach come under increased public scrutiny. However, Gary Neville firmly believes that the 47-year-old's job shouldn't be under threat any time soon, and it appears that Anfield chiefs aren't inclined to indulge in any knee-jerk reactions regarding the Dutchman's future. On the'Here We Go Podcast on Monday afternoon, Romano reported that Slot fully realises the need for swift improvement, but the Liverpool hierarchy will continue to back him to the hilt, with the club's primary stakeholders calmly reviewing the current situation. The Italian outlined:At the moment, Liverpool are not…...