Liverpool transfer news LIVE: Jurgen Klopp alert as Barcelona SLASH asking price
Liverpool transfer news LIVE updates: All the latest from Anfield Wednesday July 4 Liverpool to sign Ki-Jana Hoever Liverpool are set to clinch the signing of Ajax defender Ki-Jana Hoever. Premier League trio Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City have all been credited with interest in the talented full-back. But according to Goal, Liverpool have won the battle. The report says Hoever, 16, will go straight into the academy side having rejected offers from rival clubs. Ajax were desperate to tie their right-back to his first professional contract, but Hoever wanted to join Jurgen Klopp on Merseyside instead.
GETTY Transfer News: Liverpool are set to sign Ajax defender Ki-Jana Hoever (R).
Xherdan Shaqiri hijack! Jose Mourinho is considering a move for Stoke star Xherdan Shaqiri. The Switzerland international, who impressed at the World Cup this summer, has been heavily linked with a move to Liverpool. Shaqiri, 26, is available for just £12m thanks to a release clause inserted into his current Stoke contract. And according to The Sun, United have joined the race for the winger. They say Red Devils boss Mourinho, who is out in Russia doing TV work, has been impressed with Shaqiri’s performances at the World Cup. Mourinho is now weighing up a move for the Stoke attacker, which comes as a huge blow to Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.
GETTY Liverpool transfer news: Jose Mourinho is considering a move for Stoke star Xherdan Shaqiri
Nabil Fekir saga continues Jurgen Klopp has been forced to make plans because of Lyon star Nabil Fekir, reports say. Liverpool remain interested in Fekir but it is understood they still harbour doubts over the player’s knee problems that have plagued him in recent years. And the Liverpool Echo say Klopp’s pursuit of the 24-year-old has forced the German into making alternative plans. It is said the Reds will not sign anyone until they sort out the Fekir situation once and for all. Interest in the Lyon hotshot is rising with Manchester United also keen.
GETTY Liverpool transfer news: Barcelona have lowered Jasper Cillessen’s asking price
Friendly unlikely Liverpool's friendly at Chester is "highly unlikely" to be changed to avoid a clash with England's World Cup quarter-final against Sweden, the non-league club's chairman has said. The Three Lions are preparing for a last-eight meeting with the Swedes that is set to kick off at 3pm on Saturday - as is the friendly at the Swansway Chester Stadium. Chester chairman David Harrington-Wright was quoted by the Chester Chronicle as saying: "When the fixture was first discussed there was a possible clash with an England quarter-final in the World Cup. "We requested a kick-off change then but that was the only time Liverpool could do. Premier League players are like racehorses and pre-season training is something that is planned to the very last detail, so a change in times would disrupt their plans. "It has been mentioned since then but it is highly unlikely to be moved. At this late stage the logistics of it would be difficult too.”
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