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Luis Suarez has reveal ed that Real Madrid wanted to sign him as a replacement for Karim Benzema in 2014, with the France forward being heavily linked with Arsenal at the time. Suarez was plying his trade at Liverpool in 2014 and was coming off the back of European Golden Shoe and PFA Players' Player of the Year campaign in which he bagged a thoroughly impressive 31 goals in 33 Premier League appearances. The striker was expected to leave Anfield following that stunning season in front of goal, with Barcelona eventually securing his signature for a reported £65m fee. Suarez would continue his fine goalscoring form at Camp Nou, scoring 198 goals in all com Pet itions and winning the 2014/15 UEFA Champions League as part of the famed MSN attacking trio alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar. Suarez was brilliant at Barca / Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/GettyImages Speaking in an interview with DelSol 10 years removed from his transfer to Barca, Suarez has reveal ed how his career could...

Jurgen Klopp's recent announcement shocked football fans across the world. The Liverpool manager will step aside come the end of the season, bringing his incredible Anfield career to an end. The 56-year-old, who was appointed back in October 2015, has transformed the Reds and there won't be a dry eye in the house when he walks out for his final home game of the season against Wolverhampton Wanderers. While Liverpool have plenty of time to give him the perfect send-off - the Reds still participating in four different competitions this term - he has already managed some pretty sensational records on Merseyside. While numbers don't quite do his impact justice, here are the craziest statistics from Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool reign. Incredible win percentage Jurgen Klopp has been a winning machine at Liverpool / Alex Pantling/GettyImages Klopp swiftly changed the atmosphere around Anfield upon his arrival by employing his high-energy, relentless Football philosophy. However, ...

Xabi Alonso could be at the centre of a tug of war between Liverpool and Bayern Munich, with a release clause in his Bayer Leverkusen contract applicable to both European giants as well as Real Madrid. The footballing world was rocked on Friday by Jurgen Klopp's decision to leave Liverpool at the end of the season, two years before his contract is due to expire at Anfield, and Alonso was immediately installed as favourite to return to the club he represented as a player between 2004 and 2009. Alonso's stock as a manager has risen exponentially after transforming the fortunes of Bayer Leverkusen - a job he took in October 2022 after spending three years coaching Real Sociedad B. The 42-year-old's side are remarkably unbeaten during 2023/24, winning 24 out of 27 Game s while scoring 85 goals in the process, and top the Bundesliga table ahead of serial winners Bayern by four points. Liverpool are also riding high, topping the Premier League table under Klopp, and having reach...

Liverpool have announced sporting director Jorg Schmadtke will leave the club once the January transfer window shuts next week. News of Schmadtke's exit comes mere hours after Jurgen Klopp confirm ed he would be standing down as manager at the end of the season, while his coaching staff will also depart . In a statement on Friday afternoon, Liverpool confirm ed Schmadtke will also be part of this exodus of staff. "Liverpool FC can confirm Jorg Schmadtke's tenure as sporting director will come to an end following the culmination of the January transfer window," the statement read. "Schmadtke joined the Reds last June, overseeing the club's football operations department and leading on incoming and outgoing transfers, having previously performed a similar role at Wolfsburg, Cologne, Hannover and Alemannia Aachen." WILL THE JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW DELIVER? WATCH THE LATEST EPISODE OF THE 90MIN FOOTBALL SHOW ON YOUTUBE Schmadtke said: "Liverpool is a ve...

Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich is wanted by a handful of Premier League clubs towards the top of the table, according to the club's former director Michael Reschke. Kimmich is one of several Bayern stars whose contracts expire in the summer of 2025, and with no agreement over a new deal in sight, he has understandably been linked with a move away from the Allianz Arena. Capable of playing in both midfield and at right-back, Kimmich has established himself as one of the world's finest players over the last few years and has helped Bayern win a staggering number of trophies. But with contract talks at an impasse, ex-Bayern chief Reschke has revealed to Sky Sports Germany he understands why Kimmich would explore a move away, particularly given the number of clubs who would like to sign him. "In the Premier League - I can assure you that, without giving away too much background information - there is definitely interest in Joshua. And not at the clubs from sixt...

Liverpool supporters saw their worst fears realised when Mohamed Salah limped off the pitch during Egypt's 2-2 draw with Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations. The winger, who seldom misses a match for club or country, was substituted before half-time of Egypt's second group stage match, with Jurgen Klopp left sweating on his fitness ahead of a pivotal period for the Reds. Egypt just about qualified for the knockout phase of AFCON without Salah following their third successive 2-2 draw of the group, this time being held by Cape Verde after some incredibly late drama. However, the seven-time winners could be without their talisman moving forward . Here is the latest news on Salah's injury and when he could return. When could Mohamed Salah return from injury? Salah could miss a number of games for club and country / Visionhaus/GettyImages Following his side's draw with Ghana, Egypt boss Rui Vitoria initially downplayed fears regarding Salah's injury, insisting that the P...

Video games have become increasingly intertwined with the ultimate beautiful game. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tried to explain Lionel Messi's generational talent by likening what he did on the pitch to a virtual figure in a games console. "He plays like he's on PlayStation," Ibrahimovic gushed years ago, "it's unbelievable." After scoring a pair of near identical goals for Arsenal in this season's Premier League , Gabriel Martinelli took to social media, succinctly summing up the Thierry Henry-esque finish he performed not with any words but the combination of buttons to smash to replicate his goals on EA Sport's flagship Game , FC 24. Despite his clear interest in the virtual world, Martinelli didn't make EA's Team of the Year (TOTY) for 2023. However, Messi was one of the 22 men and women includes in the respective starting XIs. Here are the best cards from this lofty group of world beaters. When is the EAFC 24 TOTY released into packs? Stickin...