Liverpool set to tie down Konate as PSG clash looms
Power rankings tip Bayern and Barcelona in form, with Liverpool facing a daunting PSG quarter-final and Arsenal seeking a reset.
In 2006 Charlton signed Liverpool’s Djimi Traore for £2m, but a red card on debut, injury and poor form saw him sold to Portsmouth for £1m within five months amid Charlton’s slide to relegation.
Liverpool and Ibrahima Konate have a broad agreement on a long-term deal, with terms settled and final details pending. The centre-back remains first choice under Arne Slot amid interest from Real Madrid.
PSG back Matvey Safonov to start vs Liverpool despite poor form. Jérôme Alonzo warns switching to Lucas Chevalier now, after three months out, would be a tough call unless Safonov falters in the first leg.
Fans voice frustration with Arne Slot before the PSG quarter-final, with some even suggesting Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah be dropped.
Ex-Liverpool team-mates Trent Alexander-Arnold and Luis Diaz meet in Real Madrid vs Bayern. Diaz shines in Munich, while Trent seeks a Champions League showcase after mixed league form.
Henry Winter says Mo Salah ‘didn’t look right’ before his saved penalty in the 4-0 FA Cup loss at Man City. Jamie Carragher hails Salah’s nine-season legacy ahead of a daunting PSG Champions League tie.
Adidas to release a black-and-gold Liverpool Trefoil top with metallic branding and golden Liverbird, expected as a special pre-match or lifestyle jersey, not an official match kit.
Liverpool and Man United scout Monaco’s Maghnes Akliouche. Liverpool view the 22-year-old right-winger-attacking midfielder as a possible Mohamed Salah successor after rebuffed moves for other targets.
