The wheels are well and truly turning at Anfield - and the summer transfer window hasn't even officially opened.
Liverpool have already completed the signing of Brighton star Alexis Mac Allister, with the Argentine midfielder arriving on Merseyside for an initial fee worth £45million. Mac Allister, 24, is expected to be central to Jurgen Klopp's rebuild, with the midfield departure set to be the biggest area of change.
The Reds have also been linked with Nice's Khephren Thuram, Borussia Monchengladbach starlet Manu Kone and Ryan Gravenberch of Bayern Munich. Klopp's ambition is to take Liverpool back into the Champions League next season and he's certainly starting off on the right foot.
Here's a round-up of the latest news from Anfield.
Mac Allister's reason for joining
Alexis Mac Allister wants to win more trophies and sees Liverpool as the ideal destination to add to his collection of winners' medals. The 24-year-old ace won the World Cup with Argentina in December and has a hunger to keep achieving big things in the game, telling the Reds' website: "Since I won the World Cup, I said that I want to win more trophies.
"I think that this club will help me to do that - that's the aim and when you are in a big club like this one you have to win trophies. So, that's what I want. Since I arrived here, I can see how big this club is - the players we have, the staff, everyone. I’m really pleased and looking forward to playing for this club."
More from Mac Allister HERE.
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Melwood repurchase confirmed
Liverpool have confirmed that they've repurchased their former training base, Melwood, with the women's side being handed the keys. The Reds made the move to the £50million AXA Training Centre in November 2020, selling Melwood to affordable housing trust Torus.
But it remained a sporting and educational facility when a lease was agreed with Liverpool legends Jamie Carragher and Robbie Fowler. The ECHO report that Liverpool have paid around £13m to buy Melwood back, with plans to also use the site for the club's foundation programmes, as well as for offering education to young people via the Fowler Education and Football Academy.
Read the full story HERE.
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Klopp's feelings on Mac Allister move
Jurgen Klopp has described the signing of Alexis Mac Allister as "super news," expressing his delight after the £45million transfer was completed. "We are adding a very talented, very smart, very technically skilled boy to our squad and this is super news, really it is," Klopp told club media.
"I do not think the football world needs me to say too much about Alexis' qualities because they are already pretty well known but it is clear that he is someone who can play in a number of positions in the midfield and is an all-rounder, I would say. He is calm and composed and someone with proper game intelligence."
More from Klopp HERE.