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an icon reimagined. ❤️​ introducing the Liverpool FC home kit 26/27.

Was a lot to unpack from Salah's comments. He's right that standards have slipped this season but he's also been part of that with his declining output. Liverpool haven't played 'heavy metal football' for a very long time, even Klopp moved away from that. And Salah certainly can't play that way at nearly 34. Only 12 months ago he was praising Slot's approach for getting the best out of him in winning the PL title.

🚨 Arne Slot message to Liverpool fans: “I can understand at this moment in time they don’t have confidence that things can be much better next season… …but I think they are underestimating what a transfer window can do, what a new start can do… I think we know quite well what we have to improve”.

Iñaki Ibáñez of IDUB Global is now fully focused on sealing the deal for Xabi Alonso after doing everything in his power, even in recent days, to secure a final commitment from senior Liverpool figures, particularly Richard Hughes, who initiated the first contacts with Xabi Alonso and his agency in December last year, at a time when Alonso was still employed by Real Madrid. It is worth mentioning that both Xabi Alonso and Iñaki Ibáñez are deeply disappointed by Liverpool’s conduct, as the club effectively kept them warm for months while, contrary to several club-friendly media leaks, direct contact had in fact been ongoing for a long time. I have consistently reported that the message from Liverpool throughout the process was repeatedly the same, the final green light from ownership level was still missing, meaning it was not yet possible to progress towards a written contract. This was the exact line communicated to Alonso’s agency for months and the reason why the operation was never formally advanced despite the extensive groundwork already done behind the scenes. In recent days, however, IDUB Global and Xabi Alonso himself received the clear briefing that Liverpool do not intend to progress any further, which has caused significant frustration on the agency side after months of being led to believe that the only remaining obstacle was ownership approval. I already reported in January that if Liverpool did not intend to materialise the operation, Xabi Alonso was always more than willing to take over a direct Premier League rival of Liverpool. That scenario is now becoming increasingly concrete, with Alonso’s side fully focused on trying to take over at Chelsea, while Manchester City continue to lurk in the background. The feeling around the agency side is clear, Liverpool had months to turn the operation into a formal agreement, but instead allowed the process to drift behind the repeated explanation that the final ownership green light was still missing. Now, with Liverpool stepping away from progressing any further, Xabi Alonso’s camp is actively moving towards alternative Premier League opportunities.

Virgil van Dijk in the Premier League this season: 🥇 Most aerial duels won (161) 🥇 Most clearances (267) 🥇 Most headed clearances (188) 🥇 Most accurate passes (2374) 🥇 Most successful open play passes (2183) 🥇 Most touches by a defender (3105) 🥇 Most goals by a defender (4)