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Why Liverpool Walked Away From Yankuba Minteh Transfer Liverpool’s pursuit of Yankuba Minteh appears to have been far more advanced than another piece of summer transfer speculation. According to Gambian journalist Foday Manneh, speaking to Sports Witness, the Brighton winger had been under serious consideration at Anfield for almost a year. What ultimately stopped the transfer...

Andoni Iraola Adapts Liverpool Training as Fixture Pile-Up Tests Squad Depth Andoni Iraola has already worked out one simple truth at Liverpool. If your team plays every three days, proper training becomes a luxury. That is the reality facing the new head coach as Liverpool juggle Premier League, Champions League and Carabao Cup commitments early in...

Liverpool tracking Kees Smit as January plans begin to take shape Liverpool’s recruitment department are again being linked with one of Europe’s emerging young midfielders, with Kees Smit now firmly on the radar ahead of a possible January transfer move. According to TeamTalk, senior scouts connected to FSG were present to watch the highly rated...

Liverpool Speak to Brentford’s Lee Dykes in Sporting Director Search Liverpool have begun speaking to external candidates as they consider one of the most significant appointments in their football operation, with Brentford technical director Lee Dykes emerging as a contender. According to Sami Mokbel of BBC Sport, Liverpool have met Dykes as part of the process...

Liverpool Eye Rayan as £130m Release Clause Opens Door to Huge Transfer Liverpool’s search for attacking talent appears to have taken them towards a player Andoni Iraola knows particularly well, with Bournemouth winger Rayan reportedly emerging as a long-term target at Anfield. According to Brazilian outlet Globo, Liverpool are monitoring the 20-year-old, whose Bournemouth contract contains...

Alejandro Balde Liverpool links make sense amid left-back concerns Liverpool’s reported interest in Alejandro Balde fits an obvious area of squad uncertainty, but David Lynch has stressed that he cannot verify the link. Discussing the Barcelona left-back on Media Matters with David Lynch, the journalist explained why Liverpool might reasonably be assessing alternatives in the position....

Lamine Camara Interest Grows as Liverpool Search for Midfield Answers Liverpool’s interest in Lamine Camara carries greater significance after another afternoon when Andoni Iraola’s midfield struggled to impose itself. The 0-0 draw with Fulham at Anfield prompted an extensive midfield discussion between Dave Davis and David Lynch on Anfield Index’s Media Matters podcast. Dominik Szoboszlai and...

Five Key Takeways From David Lynch Liverpool do not get applause for drawing at home to Fulham. Nor should they. Anfield expects more than an afternoon of misplaced passes, stalled attacks and a late chance that might have disguised the shortcomings. Yet David Lynch’s assessment of the goalless draw offered a useful distinction: disappointment does not...

Liverpool 2-1 Atletico Madrid: Andoni Iraola Praises Character in Champions League Comeback Liverpool got the result. More importantly, they got it the hard way. A 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid in their Champions League opener told a familiar story of this early Iraola era, a side forced to solve problems in real time, a side that...