Liverpool are continuing to explore their options over a pre-season tour with a return to Singapore under consideration.
The Reds are yet to confirm plans for this summer and are not expected to rubber stamp the dates and venues for another few weeks as those organising the long-haul trips assess the merits of a number of places.
However, the ECHO understands that another visit to Asia is on the agenda as the club weigh up the possibility of flying back to Singapore following last year's commercial jaunt that saw them play Crystal Palace at the National Stadium in front of around 50,000 fans.
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A first visit to the United States since 2019 looks highly unlikely with the club rejecting an opportunity to fly to Las Vegas later this year as part of a money-spinning visit to America.
It's been suggested that Liverpool will look to undertake the European leg of their summer tour before heading outside of the continent in a move that would represent a break with recent tradition.
Jurgen Klopp has typically favoured a streamlined operation at destinations such as Evian-les-Bains in France and the Austrian town of Saalfelden on the back of trips to North America and the Far East and it has been suggested the itinerary will be reversed this coming summer.
"I wouldn’t go, in the first week, to Asia," Klopp said earlier this year when asked if there was anything he would have done differently to avoid what has, at times, been a crippling injury list for Liverpool this term.
“Not because Asia is not great, but I would go to Asia in the third week, or something like that, but it was not in really in our hands.
“Is that the reason [for the injuries and poor form]? No, I don’t think so. But would it have been better to do it differently? Yes. We learn from these kind of things, but in the end we have to deal with them.
“We played until the last match day [last season]. We planned the pre-season long before that, but we were in a super positive mood, we could have won everything. We didn’t win everything and we had to deal with that. It’s not that just because we are Liverpool we are not allowed to have problems.”
Earlier this year, reports emerged in Germany claiming that Klopp was considering a stint near Donaueschingen, an area previously visited while in charge of Borussia Dortmund. Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Brentford have all used the facilities at the training camp in the Black Forest town in recent years.
Despite talk of heading into a more arduous European-based training camp before a more lucrative and far-flung journey, Liverpool sources say nothing is finalised at present with travel plans still at a fluid stage.
It is estimated that last summer's tour brought in somewhere between £10-12m for Liverpool but such earning power might be restricted somewhat if they are unable to play a glamorous exhibition fixture akin to their match with Manchester United at Thailand's Rajamangala Stadium on July12.
United have announced they will be heading Stateside this summer and have lined up a friendly with National League side Wrexham, who are owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, at San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium on July 25. Liverpool, though, could look to offset that by lining up a friendly with a club of a similar stature while on tour.
Speaking last summer, Liverpool's commercial director Ben Latty said: "Pre-season tour is a vitally important time of year for our players to prepare for the upcoming season, and it provides a fantastic opportunity to meet with fans around the world.
"Since the start of the pandemic we’ve been unable to travel for pre-season and so we’re extremely excited to be able to visit our supporters globally once again and compete in games like ‘The Match’ (against United)."
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