Your Liverpool morning headlines for Friday, April 1.
Carragher 'names' old Liverpool enemy as possible Klopp successor
Jamie Carragher has revealed that he was recently 'talking' about Diego Simeone possibly replacing Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.
Anfield legend Carragher claimed that he would 'love to see' the Atletico Madrid manager take over a club in the Premier League. The claim came during the latest episode of The Overlap.
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Nicknamed “El Cholo”, Simeone has led Atletico to league titles in 2014 and last year, as well as winning a Copa del Rey and the Europa League twice. The Argentine also helped the Madrid outfit reach the Champions League final in 2014 and 2016, losing on both occasions to city rivals Real Madrid.
And when talk turned to whether Simeone could move to Manchester United in the summer, Carragher dropped an interesting response to the suggestion.
Connor O'Neill has the full story here.
Liverpool beat Man United to £250,000 signing
As Liverpool's pre-season plans begin to take shape, one or two from the Academy ranks may just be allowing their minds to wander.
After all, the summer months have been fertile ground for young players looking to make an impression at first-team level under Jurgen Klopp.
It's almost two years since Billy Koumetio caught the eye of the Reds manager while on tour in Austria. So much so, in fact, that the French centre-back earned the nickname of 'Billy the Kid' from Klopp during his stint with the seniors.
Those around the Austrian camp spoke of the defender being polite, friendly and keen to learn from his more esteemed colleagues. And with Koumetio determined to grab the opportunity that had been afforded to him by a lack of options at centre-half, the former US Orleans youngster set about trying to make his mark.
