With the January transfer window open, it's time for your Liverpool evening headlines on Wednesday, January 4.
Jurgen Klopp confirms Liverpool interest in Jude Bellingham as transfer denial made
Jurgen Klopp has denied that he has held talks with Jude Bellingham’s parents about a future move to Liverpool.
The England international is a longstanding Reds target, and is believed to be Klopp ’s first-choice to strengthen his midfield with Liverpool’s engine-room in need of a major revamp.
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However, Borussia Dortmund are seemingly unwilling to sanction an exit for the 19-year-old before the summer. Meanwhile, with the Reds facing rival interest from the likes of Man City and Real Madrid, it is likely they will need to part with a club-record fee if they are to be successful in efforts to sign the midfielder.
Following the opening of the January transfer window, Klopp has confirmed that Bellingham is on Liverpool’s radar. However, he has denied reports suggesting that the Reds have held talks with the player’s family in an effort to persuade him to move to Anfield.
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Virgil van Dijk injury could force Liverpool to change January transfer plans
When Jurgen Klopp explained his reasoning behind substituting Virgil van Dijk at half-time in Liverpool’s 3-1 loss to Brentford on Monday, fears of a potential spell on the sidelines were quickly allayed.
“Virgil felt a little bit in the muscle and said it is fine, and he is a very good judge of these kind of things,” the German told reporters. “But I didn’t want to take any risks. The physios looked quite happy when I said we don’t take risks. It’s not an injury, he just felt the intensity.”
Yet just two days later and it has emerged that such a belief was premature. Van Dijk has actually suffered a hamstring injury and is now poised to miss the rest of January.
Further assessments this week will give a clearer indication as to how long the defender will be out of action for, with vital Premier League clashes away at Brighton and at home to Chelsea following Saturday’s FA Cup clash with Wolves. And while the 31-year-old will have likely sat out the clash with the West Midlands outfit anyway, it’s a different story in the English top-flight.
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