Tag: Liverpool

A certain West Ham transfer gamble is starting to look more appealing to Liverpool
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A certain West Ham transfer gamble is starting to look more appealing to Liverpool

Liverpool dominated West Ham 5-2 with striker Hugo Ekitike playing the starring role with three goal contributions, but the struggles of winger Mohamed Salah was just as big of a storyline. And perhaps with Cody Gakpo and Salah struggling to win on the outside, the Reds could look to that very Hammer side for a solution out wide in Crysencio Summerville. There is no shame in losing to the reigning Premier League champions, but with each passing defeat, West Ham draw closer to the relegation zone - a threat that has been palpable for years now. With more than 100 million pounds in losses already, relegation could quicken a financial crisis that has already been brewing for the Hammers, necessitating high profile sales of star players with transfer value. Though most of the conversa...
Liverpool fans are all thinking the same thing about Hugo Ekitike
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Liverpool fans are all thinking the same thing about Hugo Ekitike

Liverpool striker had a whale of a ball game for the Reds in their 5-2 blowout win over West Ham United in the Premier League, scoring once and assisting twice for his first assists of the calendar year 2026 in the kind of all around perfomance that the club envisioned when they signed him this past summer transfer window. Of course, Ekitike was the first of the top strikers Liverpool inked in the window, bagging the young star from Eintracht Frankfurt before spending even more money on Newcastle United's Alexander Isak. While the jury is still very much out on Isak at this point, Kopites are unequivocally smitten with Ekitike, and, at this point, every single fan at Anfield has to be looking at all the big money strikers who got signed this summer at other clubs and feel like despit...
This is the new normal for Mohamed Salah
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This is the new normal for Mohamed Salah

Liverpool had their way with West Ham United as an attack on Saturday afternoon, destroying the East Londoners 5-2 in yet another key victory for the Reds in the Premier League. But Mohamed Salah was conspicuously absent from the proceedings. In fact, it was the record, for him personally, 10th Premier League game in a row that the Egyptian legend has failed to score a goal. He also failed to assist in this matchup with the Hammers, registering no dribbles completed, fouls drawn, or key passes while directly losing the ball four times. It was a rare disasterclass from a superstar player in which his team scored five goals. Now, we have already seen that, somehow, Liverpool are a stronger team with Salah involved than when he sits on the bench, but, at the same time, you can see why A...
Cody Gakpo gets too much hate, but he’s still a goner
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Cody Gakpo gets too much hate, but he’s still a goner

Liverpool are finally starting to wake up and just had a dominant offensive performance against relegation candidates West Ham United, winning 5-2. And despite all the criticism levied at him this season, Dutch left winger Cody Gakpo played a crucial role in the win. Gakpo scored his sixth goal of the season as part of the Liverpool romping of their hapless East London counterparts, giving the forward a two goal cushion ahead of right winger Mohamed Salah in the season goal charts. And beyond the goals, Gakpo, as usual, had a nifty creative role with a trio of key passes, standing out as one of the several Liverpool players who had their way with a West Ham defense filled with gaps. Chance creation has never been the issue for Gakpo, and against weaker opponents like West Ham that...
Mohamed Salah quietly sets concerning personal worst record
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Mohamed Salah quietly sets concerning personal worst record

Liverpool legend Mohamed Salah worked his way back into Arne Slot's starting lineup after a brief exit, but he continues to concern Kopites with a poor record in front of goal, now failing to score in 10 straight games. As relayed by Centre Goals, despite Liverpool dominating relegation candidates West Ham United 5-2 this weekend with three goal contributions from Hugo Ekitike, Salah failed to get involved in the party on the right wing, now making it a personal record 10 straight games without a goal in a Premier League game for the Egyptian icon. It is a career worst for Salah, who is one of the greatest players in Premier League history but has not looked like it this season. Salah's dribbling ability and speed have noticeably taken a huge hit, as Father Time has very much caught ...
Inter Milan could try to steal one of Liverpool’s biggest gems
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Inter Milan could try to steal one of Liverpool’s biggest gems

In addition to center midfielder Curtis Jones, Liverpool's young breakout center back Giovanni Leoni is another talented player Inter Milan are eyeing as a possible summer 2026 transfer target. According to a report from Italian outlet Corriere dello Sport, the Nerazzurri are not ruling out a move for the young Italian this summer, as they remain interested in the former Parma phenom despite an awful injury this season. Leoni was dazzling for Liverpool in central defense at a time when veteran Ibrahima Konate was struggling in a contract year, but he tragically suffered a torn ACL in his debut against Southampton in the League Cup. Liverpool fans are high on Leoni, and the club undoubtedly is, too. They signed the 19-year-old for a hefty 26 million pounds this past summer at a tim...
Arne Slot is about to make the Rio Ngumoha decision Liverpool fans are begging for
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Arne Slot is about to make the Rio Ngumoha decision Liverpool fans are begging for

Liverpool teenage sensation Rio Ngumoha is having some game-changing performances off the bench this season, and now manager Arne Slot is having difficulty denying the 17-year-old from having his day. Per a report from Paul Joyce of the Sunday Times, via Anfield Sector, Slot is planning to give Ngumoha more opportunities to shine going forward and thinks his special one-on-one qualities and explosiveness will ensure the Reds end the 2025/26 Premier League season strong. Despite spending big on Hugo Ekitike, Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, and still others, the reigning Premier League champions in Slot's first season as manager have taken a big step backwards in 2025/26 and are only just recently back on the verge of the Champions League qualification places. Mohamed Salah's decline...
Liverpool will have another Curtis Jones transfer worry this summer
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Liverpool will have another Curtis Jones transfer worry this summer

Liverpool center midfielder Curtis Jones is one of the most in-demand box-to-box midfielders in European football in 2026, and it sounds like Inter Milan are going to go even harder after him this summer. According to a report from Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport, since Jones will be in the final year of his contract this summer window, Inter could come back for him due to the potential to sign him for less as a result of the contract situation. Inter Milan manager Christian Chivu is said to be smitten with the England international, and he would reportedly likely be a fan of the Nerazzurri going back after a player whom he fell for when watching him close and personal when the two European powerhouses clashed head-to-head in the Champions League. Under Chivu, a former Inte...
Arsenal are beating Liverpool, Manchester United for one of the Premier League’s best forwards
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Arsenal are beating Liverpool, Manchester United for one of the Premier League’s best forwards

Arsenal are the best team in the Premier League right now, but that doesn't mean they are going to be complacent in the summer transfer window. They need one more star forward to complete their set, and they are in the driver's seat to sign Newcastle United left winger and center forward option Anthony Gordon. One of the leading goal-scorers in the Champions League this season, the pacy Gordon has fallen off the radar a bit, but the Magpies star is still unmistakably one of the most athletic and in-demand forwards on the transfer market in the English top flight. According to a report from The Sun's Charlie Wyett, Arsenal are leading both Manchester United and Liverpool in the battle to ink Gordon, who has been closely linked to all three Big Six clubs. Arsenal have also been link...
2025 Premier League transfer goal chart: Viktor Gyokeres ahead of Joao Pedro, Hugo Ekitike
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2025 Premier League transfer goal chart: Viktor Gyokeres ahead of Joao Pedro, Hugo Ekitike

Despite the criticisms in the media and from rival fanbases, Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres is leading all the new Premier League No. 9's in goals scored in all competitions. Arsenal were initially favored to sign Benjamin Sesko while Manchester United were expected to reunite Ruben Amorim and Gyokeres, but, in the end, the Gunners and Gyokeres wanted each other more than the other options. So far this season, Gyokeres is leading all the major striker signings this summer 2025 transfer window in the goal charts in all competitions, with Chelsea's new star Joao Pedro and Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike right behind him with 14 goals to the big Swede's 15. 1. Viktor Gyokeres,  Arsenal, 15 goals 2. Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool, 14 goals 3. Joao Pedro, Chelsea, 14 goals 4. Nick Woltemade, Newca...