As the start of preseason is upon us, let’s take a look at what we can look forward to over the coming days and weeks from a Liverpool side who are looking to get back to their perch and return to at the very least Premier League title challengers after last year’s less-than-memorable season.
Despite an often miserable campaign littered with some stellar moments – see ‘Liverpool seven Manchester United nil’ – with the end of the season nearing, the team went on a seven-game win streak to qualify for a European spot, although it wasn’t exactly the competition they were hoping for.
However, at the end of the storm there is always a golden sky at Anfield and performances from the likes of Cody Gakpo, Curtis Jones and Stefan Bajcetic in the second half of the season meant that Reds could at least feel a sense of renewed optimism heading into the summer.
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Ins and Outs
Following some heavy-hearted departures from the likes of James Milner, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and the Señor himself: Bobby Firmino. The rejigging of Jurgen Klopp’s ranks has seen some other outgoings including Fabio Carvalho and Calvin Ramsay out on loans to RB Leipzig and Preston North End respectively.
More importantly, the replenishment of the squad has also got underway as Liverpool have made much-needed attempts to reinvigorate the midfield department by starting the transfer window off strong by acquiring World Cup-winning centre midfielder Alexis Mac Allister. The Argentine played a crucial role in getting Brighton to claim their spot in their first-ever European competition.
Hoping to boost the squad even further, 6’1” Hungarian wonderkid Dominik Szoboszlai was signed following a rather whirlwind 48 hours that saw interest emerge and almost instantly we had ourselves a new number eight.
As the Reds – or eight of them at least to begin with – ready themselves for a return to work at the AXA, there is still progress to be made with transfer rumours surrounding other players such as Southampton’s Romeo Lavia, and Chelsea’s Levi Colwill.
