Your morning Liverpool digest for Tuesday, May 30
Fabio Carvalho transfer stance confirmed as Liverpool reject bid
Liverpool do not want to lose Fabio Carvalho on a permanent deal this summer as transfer interest intensifies in the youngster.
The Reds have already turned down one offer from an unnamed club, with Carvalho having seen his first-team opportunities restricted during his debut season at Anfield.
Carvalho, who joined from Fulham last summer in a deal worth a potential £7m, has started just one game since Christmas, against Wolves in the FA Cup in early January, and has been restricted to one substitute appearance since the beginning of April.
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The ECHO understands Liverpool have been contacted by a number of potential suitors from both home and abroad with Jurgen Klopp admitting on Friday that Carvalho could leave on loan in the summer transfer window.
Klopp said: “I think there is a maybe a possibility Fabio goes on loan but the thing is this was not Fabio’s best year in his career, clear, but it might have been his most important.
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Virgil van Dijk makes promise over what Liverpool will do this summer
Virgil van Dijk says Liverpool are ready to “work like crazy” in pre-season to put right their disappointing Premier League campaign next term.
Jurgen Klopp’s side finished their campaign in fifth with 67 points, which is their lowest finish and tally in a full season under their German manager, who joined in October 2015.
As a result, the Reds have missed out on a place in the lucrative Champions League and will now take part in the less glamorous Europa League in the 2023/24 term.
Liverpool will fly out to Germany for an intense training camp in mid-July where they will play two friendlies that are understood to be against Karlsruhe and Bundesliga 2 outfit Greuther Furth.
From there, the Reds will visit Singapore later in the month to play against relegated Leicester and Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich and Van Dijk believes it will be a vital period for improving on the efforts of the 2022/23 season.
In a post on Instagram, Van Dijk wrote: “That’s that. A season we won’t remember, only got a few good moments. I learned a lot on the pitch but even more off it!
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