Smitty
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[🟢] NEW: Sources familiar with the process have described it as “a common-sense outcome that suits all parties”.
The decision to grant him a free transfer rather than hold out for a fee this summer has been the subject of debate among supporters, but given Salah’s salary demands, it was deemed unlikely that a suitor would also be willing to pay a fee for a player who turns 34 in June. Since rejecting a £150m bid from Saudi Pro League outfit Al Ittihad in September 2023, Liverpool have long expected that whenever Salah left, it would be for nothing.
[@TheAthleticFC] nytimes.com/athletic/71489…
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@BackseatsmanLFC @AnfieldSector Harsh, Graham goes out of his way to credit Klopp on Salah, Mane, Firmino, Matip and especially Robertson.
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@AnfieldSector Well that's completely derailed Ian Graham's next podcast tour
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Jurgen Klopp on signing Salah:
“There’s always a story that I wanted to sign, I don’t even know exactly one… Julian Brandt. The situation with that is you go for a winger, you talk to 7–8 [players] if you’re lucky… and we spoke to Brandt, but we spoke to Mo Salah. It was not ‘he did not want so we took him’, whatever people think I don’t care. In the moment, we were 100% convinced he was the one.”
The Anfield Wrap@TheAnfieldWrap
"He was part of the best front 3 in world football for a long time - the one with the most numbers. That says something." "I really hope on the last matchday you all will have a smile on your face and just be happy that you were part of one of the most incredible careers we will ever be part of." 🎥 TAW Exclusive: Jürgen on Salah leaving Liverpool
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@HendrickD82 If this isn't defined as a transition season then there is no such season in football. Trent leaving on its own was enough for it to be due to how instrumental he was for us.
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"transitional season"
Same drivel was trotted out during 22/23 as an excuse.
Transitions are planned.
22/23 we were told "no glaring gaps" and "bang in the mix" and then "oh no, this is a season of transition".
Favourites for everything in August. Now, transition.
A.T.F.
Dan S@DanSLDNBG
@adamrowecomedy the fanbase is getting incredibly stupid. Cannot stomach a transitional season. Incredible stuff
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@HendrickD82 @chomakovg Totally fucking wrong. It is all online. For instance on the player recruitment portal, it gets updated weekly and they can log in as they wish.
Ian Graham worked almost totally remote from Wales.
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@chomakovg Our in house data is not online outside of the Axa and the offices in London.
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Are you upset that Slot went back home to see family during the International break which means no football for Liverpool for two or so weeks
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@HendrickD82 @chomakovg Goodness, you are totally wet behind the ears.
Here is Klopp on holiday mid season. It has always been a common occurrence.
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MC 🐘🏰🏴@MackC1877
Was worth a shot 🤷🏻♂️ cheers Jurgen x #bwfc
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@chomakovg His family should live in Liverpool. The fact that they don't is a huge red flag.
You think Jurgen was taking holidays during international breaks? Not a chance. Even in good seasons, he was in working.
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@LawdanBazargan Oh no. You could have just taken the sunglasses off and shown them how hideous you are. Would have saved carrying around a note.
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Every time I see this picture of Ali Larijani, I get angry.
In the 1980s, when I was a teenager living in Iran, my eyes were very sensitive and my doctor told me to wear sunglasses. But the morality police would stop me in the street, because according to them, my sunglasses were “provoking men.” I had to carry a doctor’s note in my wallet just to justify something as basic as protecting my eyes.
That was the reality for us.
And now, the same system that policed girls for wearing sunglasses proudly promotes figures like Ali Larijani wearing American Ray-Ban glasses.
This is the hypocrisy of the Islamic Republic: control and humiliation for ordinary people, freedom and privilege for those in power.
It’s not just hypocrisy. It’s a system built on double standards and contempt for its own people.
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@AnfieIdFix There was a drop off across most of 22/23 and the latter part of 23/24 as well. Time to ship him out to Saudi. His fan girls can follow him.
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Refuse to believe a player can drop off that dramatically from an all-timer season
Yakob@yakobper90
Salah had 53 last season😭😭😭 what the actual fuck did we witness bro
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@AnfieldIndex @HendrickD82 Add it to the list of bullshit AnfieldIndex Exclusives pulled out of @HendrickD82 arse.
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🚨Exclusive: Sebastian Hoeneß is one of the names being considered by Liverpool, should the club part ways with Arne Slot.
The German has taken Stuttgart from a relegation battle to Champions League football and their first trophy since 2007.
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In the 25 matches we've played since the loss to Forest, we've drawn seven, won five by one goal and lost four by one goal. So in 65% of the games, the outcome could change with the last kick of the game. The consequences of playing low event football.
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@adamawmo @samuelap1_ The point is the methods were known and worked in his favour during the selection process.
Any decision to sack or replace will follow the exact same process.
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Let’s just be clear, Slot starts at Liverpool and is lauded for his fitness regime, in fact that is one of his USP’s whilst at Feyenoord. Last season I recall fans praising how he’s dealt with Konate. 1 season later, results change and we’re meant to ignore actual reality just because we’re losing? Grand.
Chris Williams@Chris78Williams
@LenovoGuru If you knew how much time off the players actually got, you’d be shocked, plus the levels at which they’re training at. The whole ethos comes from the top, which is why so many are lackadaisical and under-par, and have been since Mar25 when it came down in intensity.
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Majority of what players say captivated them about their top coaches like Guardiola, Xabi Alonso or others is the fact that what they told them in pre-match meetings came true during games.
Slot said publicly he could've thrown it out 20 out of 28 times..
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LFC Transfer Room@LFCTransferRoom
🚨𝗡𝗘𝗪: Arne Slot says preparing for Spurs will be more difficult due to new manager Igor Tudor using different tactics and systems, adding teams often change their approach when facing Liverpool.
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@HendrickD82 Nonsense. He first reported Klopp and Lijnders overulled the recruitment team on Nkunku in Jan 23, Nunez was signed Jun 22.
Joyce then reported it in Apr 24, after Edwards and Ward had returned.
He also had the exclusive on Schmadtke.
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@Stage144 Everyone knew about both of those things long before they were reported.
And his reporting on Nkunku vs Nunez was a year after it had already been reported.
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Why's a Manc journo waffling like this??
He's been exposed tactically this season.
And his man management is abysmal.
AnfieldIndex@AnfieldIndex
🚨🗣️"The view from Liverpool remains that any leading European club looking for a new manager this summer would consider Slot, were he not already in one of the top jobs. There is unequivocal backing for him inside the club – from a tactical point of view as well as his man-management." 🗣️"The club admire the way in which he has handled the major squad changes in and out in the summer, the Salah explosion, and the general change in the opposition approach to Liverpool." [ Via @SamWallaceTel]
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@PartedBeard Also we have little fan girls in the fanbase like yourself
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DistanceCovered on Anfield Wrap and RedmenTV condensed all Liverpool problems in the wingers to defend Slot and distract from the quality/form of any player.
They push this argument every time Wirtz or Ekitike have a bad game. Also, big fan accounts love to undermine Salah.
indykaila News@indykaila
Imagine @LFC bring in two pacey wingers, which Gakpo and Salah are not offering at the moment. Florian Wirtz will run riot.
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@MJJames1985 @HonzaRihaftbl Yep. When Neville suggested Slot was 2nd or 3rd choice, the hierarchy briefed they got exactly who they wanted and that the data model built by Graham and Spearman was "emphatic" on Slot being the top choice.
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@Stage144 @HonzaRihaftbl Ahead of Alonso? Who already knew he was going to Madrid?
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Not a single player at his best.
Didn't develop a single youth player.
Horrible results breaking down all sort of records.
In line to miss out on €200m+ of revenue due to missing out on CL.
Bad underlying numbers.
I don't know what metric saves his job.
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Lewis Steele@LewisSteele_
Arne Slot asked if his job would be safe if #LFC did NOT qualify for Champions League: "The only thing I do know is that it happened before and recently (Jurgen Klopp in 22-23) and it didn’t affect the future of that manager. But that doesn't guarantee anything of course." He added: "In general, managers especially at this club (are judged not just on league finishes). And at some clubs they also look at the progress the players make, the progress the team makes, the circumstances are sometimes taken into account."
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