Liverpool news: Lijnders wants to sign Reds star as club sack Alexander-Arnold

For many of the players, thoughts now turn to Euro 2024 and the Copa America. So with that in mind, here are the latest headlines from Mirror Football.

Lijnders wants Bradley

Klopp leaves alongside his assistant Pep Lijnders, who has since taken over at Red Bull Salzburg. The Dutchman was a key figure during the Klopp era and deserves a lot of credit for bringing in players from Liverpool’s academy.

He is very proud of his work – and joked that he brought Conor Bradley with him to Austria. In an interview with The Redmen TV, Lijnders said: “I really believed in Conor Bradley, Jarell (Quansah) and Caoimhin Kelleher, Harvey Elliott and Curtis (Jones).

“But Conor, what is he doing here? Conor Bradley? What he did? We have a new right back, you don’t have to buy anyone. By the way, he can come to Salzburg immediately. I have a lot but no money. I have money, but now you have Michael Edwards in charge!”

Nunez opens up

Darwin Nunez has explained why he deleted all Liverpool-related posts from Instagram. Nunez sparked rumors of a possible summer move following the move on social media earlier this month.

The Uruguay international has now explained his thought process, admitting the trolls got to him. “From the moment you start playing until you retire, there will always be someone who will criticize you,” he told Por la Jersey via ESPN Uruguay. “Before, I used to watch them a lot and it affected me. Whoever says that those negative comments don’t affect his mind, those negative comments that are directed at you will always affect you.

“I tell myself everything, but I ignore those comments because they are of no use to me. I never look at negative comments on social media, at least now I don’t look at anything, not even the good stuff. If a game goes wrong, I rely on my family. When things go wrong for me, I get fired up, but I try to laugh with the family and not show my son the anger that I have, what happened in the game is already there, it already happened and there is always revenge.”

Keane savages Alexander-Arnold

Roy Keane has criticized Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold, claiming he “can’t defend” after he was included in England’s Euro 2024 squad. Alexander-Arnold is expected to play in central midfield for the three lei this summer, but Keane doesn’t have it.

He said on the Stick to Football podcast: “You can’t play him there (midfield) against one of the top teams. In one or two group games you get away, but if you play Trent there against one of the best nations, the defensive side of the game we’re talking about, he can’t defend.

“I think (Declan) Rice has enough about him, he’s played a lot of games, I wouldn’t have a problem with Rice as an option, the sitting role. I’d still be worried as a two (man mid) – I think Trent against the real top teams – France or Germany, whatever, in the knockout games, if you play Trent there (central mid). ), defensive – it cannot be defended! In the middle, you have to defend in the middle.”

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