Here is your Liverpool morning digest for Thursday, April 7.
Arsene Wenger names Liverpool 'unsung heroes'
Arsene Wenger has praised the recruitment carried out by Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp, saying he would give "10 out of 10 to the scouts."
The iconic former Arsenal manager was speaking after the Reds earned a comfortable 3-1 win over Benfica in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. Ibrahima Konate, Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz were on the scoresheet in Lisbon to put Klopp's side on the brink of the last four.
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Liverpool are also in contention for Premier League and FA Cup glory this season having already won the Carabao Cup. The team's ability to compete on all fronts is founded in the squad depth, which has been expertly assembled by manager Klopp and the club's recruitment team. Konate and Diaz were both new signings this season and played crucial goalscoring roles on Tuesday.
Speaking to beIN Sports, Wenger shared his admiration for the business done by the club and suggested Diaz was going to be another big transfer hit.
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Jurgen Klopp makes 'crazy Erling Haaland admission
Erling Haaland's 'crazy price tag' means that there is no chance of Liverpool signing the striker this summer, according for Jurgen Klopp.
One of the hottest properties in European football, the Borussia Dortmund player has been constantly linked with a move to one of the continent's elite clubs at the end of the season, but it won't be Anfield.
With 23 goals in 24 appearances this season, 21-year-old Haaland is a player in high demand, with the likes of Manchester City, Manchester United and Bayern Munich all believed to by vying for his services, but still under contract until 2024, they will come at a considerable cost, and that doesn't interest Klopp.
As reported by Goal, Klopp told SportBild : “We won’t be going there. The numbers involved are just crazy – we’ll be having nothing to do with it. No chance! To be honest, I don’t want anything to do with it. It’s not fun.”
Dortmund are still hopeful of hanging onto their prize asset, but Chief Executive Hans-Joachim Watzke accepts that every player has their price, as they have seen in the past.
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