Your morning Liverpool digest on Monday, May 8th.
Jude Bellingham's future still remains unclear as Real Madrid claim made
Real Madrid are said to be in 'pole position' to land Borussia Dortmund star Jude Bellingham amid ongoing interest from Manchester City, although the deal is 'not done.'
The Athletic have reported that City are yet to make an approach for the 19-year-old and that joining the current European champions is Bellingham's preferred destination.
Valued at close to £130m, it would appear that both clubs are set to go head-to-head in a bid to recruiting the England international, with Liverpool known to have 'cooled' their interest in the player in recent weeks.
Reports via The Athletic suggest that City representatives see Madrid's public interest as a 'repeated tactic employed by the Spanish media' ahead of the two clubs' Champions League semi-final next week.
Read the full story and the very latest on the saga HERE <<<
Gary Neville Liverpool claim brought into question as squad rebuild analysed
Not for the first time, Gary Neville was getting it slightly wrong about matters Liverpool.
After the Reds had scrapped their way to a hard-earned but deserved Premier League victory over Brentford on Saturday, the former Manchester United defender turned his attention to Anfield in a flurry of tweets, among which was a critique of the current personnel at Jurgen Klopp's disposal.
"Klopp needs to rebuild an ageing squad but no CL is a lot of money lost and they don’t just need 1 or 2!" exclaimed Neville, prodding somewhat deliberately at the Liverpool fanbase.
It has been obvious for much of the season the Reds require a refresh in certain parts of their squad, most notably midfield where two or possibly three senior signings will be made, Alexis Mac Allister of Brighton and Chelsea's Mason Mount both high up Liverpool's list of targets for the summer.
But Neville isn't quite right in suggesting a more significant rebuild is required. After all, the transformation of Liverpool's squad has now been ongoing for several transfer windows, the fruits of which are now beginning to be seen in the Reds' starting line-up.
Read the full story from our LFC report Ian Doyle, HERE <<<
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