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Ashley Thornton-Jones

Ashley Thornton-Jones

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Milner retires from international football
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Milner retires from international football

Liverpool midfielder James Milner has retired from interternational football with England. The 30-year-old made the decision after holding talks with new Three Lions boss Sam Allardyce this week. Milner made his senior debut in 2009 and went on to earn 61 caps for his country, but featured just one at this summer’s European Championships. Allardyce […]

Odegaard holding out for Liverpool loan move
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Odegaard holding out for Liverpool loan move

Real Madrid teenager Martin Odegaard is hoping for a loan move to Liverpool to work under Jurgen Klopp, reports the Daily Mail. The 17-year-old has been ordered by Zinedine Zidane to spend the season away from the Bernabau to gain more first-team experience. Madrid are keen for Odegaard to follow team mates Borja Mayoral and […]

Lucas to stay at Anfield until end of transfer window
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Lucas to stay at Anfield until end of transfer window

Lucas Leiva will stay at Liverpool until at least the end of the transfer window, reports the Liverpool Echo. The Brazilian has been linked to a move away from Anfield, but defensive injuries mean that Jurgen Klopp wants to keep the player until cover is available. Galatasaray have made an approach for the 29-year-old, but […]

Kent & Ward set for Football League debuts
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Kent & Ward set for Football League debuts

Ryan Kent and Danny Ward are amongst five loanees set to make their debuts this weekend as the Football League season starts. The duo, alongside Adam Bogdan, Ryan Fulton and Jack Dunn, have all sealed temporary moves away from Anfield this summer in a bid to find first-team football. Kent, who impressed for Liverpool’s first-team […]

Match Preview: Liverpool vs Barcelona
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Match Preview: Liverpool vs Barcelona

Liverpool face La Liga champions Barcelona at Wembley on Saturday evening in their penultimate game of pre-season. The Reds are back on home soil after an injury-ravaged US tour that saw them lose to Chelsea 1-0, beat AC Milan 2-0, then lose to Roma 2-1. Mamadou Sakho, Lucas Leiva, Joe Gomez and Loris Karis are […]

Youngster Allan set to join Hertha Berlin on loan
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Youngster Allan set to join Hertha Berlin on loan

Brazilian youngster Allan is set to join Hertha Berlin on loan, according to the Liverpool Echo. The 19-year-old has been on trial at the Bundesliga club, and reports state that manager Pal Dardai is ready to offer the player a loan deal after impressing in Hertha’s 2-1 friendly victory over Eintracht Braunschweig on Saturday. Allan […]

Championship clubs lead race for Luis Alberto
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Championship clubs lead race for Luis Alberto

Aston Villa are among three Championship clubs interested in signing Luis Alberto, reports the Liverpool Echo The young midfielder has been told by Jurgen Klopp that he can leave the club after failing to force his way into the German’s first-team plans. Sevilla were expected to seal a deal for Alberto, who left the Spanish […]

Match Preview: Liverpool vs Roma
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Match Preview: Liverpool vs Roma

Liverpool’s tour of the US continues on Monday night as they travel to St Louis to face Italian giants Roma. The Reds will face the Serie A side at St Louis Cardinals’ Busch Stadium, less than 48 hours after beating AC Milan 2-0 in San Francisco. With most of the squad having now returned following […]

Liverpool 2-0 Milan: In pictures
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Liverpool 2-0 Milan: In pictures

Liverpool beat AC Milan 2-0 on Sunday morning to claim their first win of their US tour at the second attempt. The Reds lost 1-0 to Chelsea in Pasadena on Thursday, but recovered in San Francisco thanks to goals from the returning Divock Origi and Roberto Firmino. Jurgen Klopp’s men could’ve been in front by […]

Jack Dunn joins Morecambe on loan
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Jack Dunn joins Morecambe on loan

Liverpool youngster Jack Dunn has joined League Two side Morecambe on loan. The 21-year-old, who can play in midfield or attack, will stay at the Globe Arena till January in what will be his third loan spell away from Merseyside. Dunn scored against his new club in a pre-season friendly this weekend, which a young […]

Match Preview: Liverpool vs AC Milan
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Match Preview: Liverpool vs AC Milan

Liverpool will be hoping to bounce back from defeat to Chelsea as they face AC Milan in the second game of their US tour on Sunday morning. The defeat to Antonio Conte’s new-look side was the Reds’ first International Champions Cup match of the summer ahead of fixtures against the Serie A side then Barcelona. […]

Liverpool U23s learn Premier League International Cup draw
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Liverpool U23s learn Premier League International Cup draw

Liverpool U23s will face Porto, Leicester City and Wolfsburg in the Group Stage of the Premier League International Cup. Michael Beale’s side are participating in the competition, which sees Europe’s best youth teams face one another, for a second successive year. The young Reds will face each team either home or away, with fixture dates […]