Liverpool have already made their first ‘signing’ of the summer as Jurgen Klopp confirms plan for right-back

Liverpool have already made their first ‘signing’ of the summer as Jurgen Klopp confirms plan for right-back

As the transfer window approaches, much of the attention around Liverpool has focused on the need for reinforcements in midfield.

After pulling out of the race to sign Jude Bellingham, Liverpool turned their attention to other midfield targets.

While this is undoubtedly the area needing the most attention this summer, Jürgen Klopp’s first-team signing will be in a completely different position.

According to The Athletic, Liverpool will not be looking for another right-back in the summer transfer window and will instead rely on youngster Conor Bradley.

The 19-year-old has impressed on loan at Bolton Wanderers this season, scoring seven goals and providing six assists in 49 appearances. He also helped the League One side win the Papa John’s Trophy as they continued to push for promotion to the Championship.

Klopp reveals Bradley’s pre-season plan
Klopp confirmed Bradley will have a chance to impress in pre-season once he returns from his loan spell at Bolton.

“The plan right now is to bring him back and keep him, but we’ll see,” Klopp said.

According to The Athletic, Liverpool will not be looking for another right-back in the summer transfer window and will instead rely on youngster Conor Bradley.

The plan at the moment is to bring him back and keep him, but we’ll see” Klopp said. Take it back, go into pre-season and then enjoy the steps he’s taken, then we’ll decide together what to do from there.”

“Everyone speaks positively about him,” added Klopp.

“I think a year and a half ago only a few football nerds knew about him and now everyone knows about him. He’s great and that’s the first step

He is our boy, whom I love very much. A super mindset, which is extremely helpful, and the rest will follow – and we’re all pretty sure of that. So that’s it.”

Conor will be our player but as he is in this age group we have to see if it makes more sense for him to go on loan after pre-season or not. We will decide then and not now.

While Liverpool have options at right-back other than Trent Alexander-Arnold, there have been indications this season that the England international doesn’t have enough competition.

Joe Gomez has struggled a lot for form this season, while Calvin Ramsey has made just two senior appearances since arriving from Aberdeen after an injury-plagued first season with the Reds.

If Bradley passes his pre-season test, he could cement a place in Liverpool’s senior squad – potentially saving the club millions in the transfer market.

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Jurgen Klopp confirms youngster will join Liverpool squad next season, according to WhatsApp messages

Conor Bradley is in Jurgen Klopp’s long-term plans after Liverpool loanee impressed at Bolton

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp

Jurgen Klopp has said he was in ‘constant contact’ with youngster Conor Bradley during his loan spell at League One Bolton.

The 19-year-old right-back has made 39 league appearances for Bolton this season as they pursue promotion to the Championship.

Klopp said the club have been watching the Northern Ireland international closely this season and are impressed with what they have seen.

Klopp said: “We are in constant contact. Pep Lijnders has set up a WhatsApp group with our players on loan and of course we follow what he is doing very closely and that is great. TO KNOW MORE

What I heard’ – Jurgen Klopp provides an update on the talks with the new sporting director of Liverpool

Liverpool are looking for a sporting director to replace outgoing Julian Ward

Jurgen Klopp has revealed his role in Liverpool’s search for a new sporting director ahead of Julian Ward’s departure from the club.

Ward replaced Michael Edwards in the role last summer, but confirmed last year that he would leave the position after just one season. Although he remains responsible for most of the Reds’ upcoming transfer activity, he will leave the club this summer.

Several sporting directors have been linked to the vacant Anfield post, with Monaco’s Paul Mitchell, former Arsenal boss Sven Mislintat and most recently Bayer Leverkusen’s Tim Steidten all emerging names. However, sources at the club have distanced themselves from all three in recent weeks as an outside search continues

Klopp was asked about the progress of Liverpool’s ongoing search for a new sporting director at his latest pre-match press conference. the right direction’.

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Jurgen Klopp says Jude Bellingham still wants to join Liverpool from Borussia Dortmund

Liverpool have dropped plans to target Borussia Dortmund and England sensation Jude Bellingham this summer

Liverpool have muted interest in Jude Bellingham. (Image: DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

Liverpool have been told Jude Bellingham still wants to sign for them, despite Jurgen Klopp and the recruitment team pulling the plug to target the England star this summer.

Speculation over the Borussia Dortmund generation midfielder remains feverish as Liverpool reveal plans to transform their engine room. However, Anfield’s interest in Bellingham was dampened due to the financial cost of intense competition for his signature.

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OPINIONThe Liverpool duo have just revealed the match about Jurgen Klopp’s midfielder makeover

Old Liverpool were back on Monday night as we convincingly beat Leeds United. We have seen this level of performance at times this season: wins against Rangers 7-1, Bournemouth 9-0 and Manchester United 7-0. These games are what we are all about, but we love Bournemouth and Wolves have gone and become a shadow of ourselves. The inconsistency visible to all was ridiculous.

We didn’t really do much in the first 30 minutes against Leeds. We clung to the ball but were barely threatened and it looked like it would be one of those nights again. Once Liverpool scored the opener, we kicked it into gear and the confidence quickly started to flow. Mohamed Salah’s second goal was something special, it was an amazing move that only the best teams in the world can score.

It was another superb performance from Trent Alexander-Arnold on Monday, who followed up his assist in the draw with Arsenal by scoring twice at Elland Road. We have problems in midfield and can Trent play there? Absolute. We’ve seen how much damage he can do in this position in recent games. Maybe the manager is watching what’s going on with Jude Bellingham and thinking about workarounds. If Trent loses a tackle in midfield, he won’t catch it as often as the same thing happens to right-back.

What we have learned is that Alexander-Arnold can play the opposite full-back ridiculously well and is back in style after a rough few months for him. He has so much to offer and I’m glad he seems to be back in top form. Great players may have drops, but they always come back.

Another player who caught my eye against Leeds was Curtis Jones, who started for the third consecutive game and was let go by the manager. Jurgen is looking at what can work ahead of next season – maybe he and Trent are thinking about midfield. Before continuing, Jones was probably our best player on the pitch at Leeds.

Top 4 unlikely but not impossible

Monday’s win left us nine points behind in the Champions League places with eight games to go. It’s out of our control and we have to win all the remaining matches, but it’s not entirely out of the question. If we keep playing like we did in Leeds for our finals, who knows where we’ll end up. We need to get the three points against Nottingham Forest and then see how it goes, we could easily sneak into the top four.

If you were a bettor, you wouldn’t be betting money on our presence in the Champions League. The pressure is on Newcastle and Tottenham which could work in our favor