Your morning Liverpool headlines on Tuesday, January 24.
Mason Mount transfer: Liverpool 'interest' and Chelsea contract stance explored
Liverpool continue to be linked with a move for Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount.
A report from The Guardian claimed that the Reds are putting plans in place to make a move for Mount in the event he doesn’t sign a new contract with the London club. Chelsea are thought to be keen to keep hold of the player beyond his current deal, which runs until 2024, but it’s claimed that Mount wants a pay rise on his apparent £75,000 per-week salary.
Mount is one of a number of midfielders who has been tipped to be a potential target for Liverpool. He is joined by the likes of Jude Bellingham, Matheus Nunes, Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo as rumoured recruits.
As speculation around Mount’s future continues to build, the ECHO spoke to Chelsea writer for football.london, Bobby Vincent, to get the lowdown on the player...
To read more, click here.
Thiago and Jurgen Klopp hinted at big Liverpool problem after 'strange' Chelsea game
There’s no beating around the bush, Liverpool’s draw with Chelsea on Saturday afternoon was disappointing.
You look at our side and it was clear Jurgen tried to freshen it up with younger legs. I’m just glad we played Chelsea at a good time because if they had a stronger side out I think we might have lost. We could’ve had a strong side too, of course we could. But like them, we have injuries to players like Virgil van Dijk, Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino.
On Saturday, the experienced players within the squad were largely left on the bench as the manager decided to stick with the same midfield that had impressively defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup just a few days before - leaving Jordan Henderson and Fabinho as substitutes.
It was a strange one, Chelsea didn’t deserve to win and neither did we. Neither side played particularly well and, to be fair, where we are at the moment it was probably the right result. Although it wasn’t the best result for either side and their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next season, there’s a long, long way to go in the season. But Liverpool do need to start winning games.
To read the rest of John Aldridge's column, click here.
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