Your Liverpool evening headlines for Monday, December 19.
Enzo Fernandez transfer latest
With the World Cup in the rear-view mirror and their mid-season training camp in Dubai concluded, attention has turned to the resumption of domestic action at Liverpool.
After becoming something of a breakout star of the Qatar competition, Enzo Fernandez has seen himself linked with a move away from Benfica with Liverpool, naturally, one of the giants named in connection with the Argentina midfielder.
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Fernandez's performances alongside Lionel Messi and co in the Middle East were enough to see him win FIFA's Young Player of the Tournament award and his stock has sky-rocketed since the competition began five weeks ago and ended on Sunday with a dramatic penalty shootout triumph over France.
A story in Diario La Capital in Argentina reported last week that an agreement had been reached between Benfica and Liverpool over Fernandez to join next summer. "The English club already has an agreement in principle with the Portuguese club to incorporate the young Argentina midfielder from June 2023," read their story.
Paul Gorst has the full story here.
Liverpool handed major triple boost
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho and Alisson Becker made their returns to the AXA Training Centre on Monday as Liverpool geared up their preparations for this week's clash with Manchester City.
The trio had all been handed a week's rest after their exploits in the World Cup had seen their respective nations, Brazil and England, reach the quarter-final stages of the competition.
After nearly two weeks in the Middle East, a 33-man Liverpool squad returned to Merseyside over the weekend after competing at the Dubai Super Cup during the Premier League's six-week hiatus.
Keifer MacDonlad has the full story here.
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