Tag: Joe Allen

Jordan Ibe departs Liverpool, Joe Allen could soon follow

Vyom Chaudhary

AFC Bournemouth have signed winger Jordan Ibe from Liverpool for a club-record transfer fee of £15 million. The 20-year-old signed a four-year deal with the Cherries after completing his medical on Wednesday and will now fly to Chicago to join the club’s pre-season training camp. Ibe was once considered to be the biggest upcoming talent at Liverpool and was awarded a new five-year deal by the Merseyside club last May. However, he struggled for a regular starting berth following the arrival of Jurgen Klopp at Anfield and was widely tipped…

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Does Joe Allen have a future at Liverpool?

Stuart Campbell

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is keen to establish whether Joe Allen has a future with the club, according to the BBC. Despite only starting eight Premier League games last season, the 26-year-old enjoyed a magnificent Euro 2016 with Wales, testified by him being named in UEFA’s team of the tournament. Following his European Championship exploits, Allen is currently on a three week holiday, whilst being due to begin pre-season training with Liverpool at the end of July. In the meantime, Klopp appears intent on determining whether to either include the…

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One in and one out at Liverpool

Vyom Chaudhary

A couple of major Liverpool-related transfer stories have emerged recently. To begin with, the Reds have once been linked with Barcelona winger Cristian Tello. Liverpool were also linked with the player in 2014, and now according to Spanish newspaper Marca, they are prepared to reignite their interest in the 24-year-old. The Merseysiders are reportedly considering making an approach for the player, who is valued at £5.4m by his club. Tello spent the second half of the last season on loan at Serie A club Fiorentina, and they are reportedly interested…

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Joe Allen claims Liverpool stars nearly got the manager the sack while Rodgers admits he drove £49m winger away

Steve Green

Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen has said that Brendan Rodgers should have been given the boost last summer, and a less tolerant set of owners may not have been so forgiving. Speaking with the Daily Express, the Welshman says it would have been all the player’s fault had the manager been given the chop. Following a limp attempt to back up their surge to second place in the 2013/14 season, the Reds slumped to a 6-1 defeat away to Stoke on the final day of last season, leading to Rodgers keeping…

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