Liverpool boss Arne Slot will take cost of his aspect within the Carabao Cup for the primary time on Wednesday after they host West Ham United within the third spherical.
The Merseyside outfit are at the moment the holders of the cup after beating Chelsea in final yr’s last, and Slot will see the competitors as a very good alternative to elevate some silverware this time period.
The Hammers will arrive at Anfield to face a Liverpool aspect which have received 5 of their six matches throughout all competitions to date this season, whereas West Ham have misplaced thrice already.
Within the meantime, Liverpool are reportedly chasing three gamers from the identical Bundesliga membership.
As per CaughtOffside, the Reds are involved in Bayer Leverkusen stars Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and Exequiel Palacios.
The trio all performed repeatedly for Xabi Alonso’s aspect final season as the finished a league and cup double, ending the Bundesliga season undefeated.
It’s claimed that attacking midfielder Wirtz, 21, is attracting curiosity from enormous European golf equipment together with Actual Madrid and Bayern Munich, however the participant himself is open to the concept of a transfer to the Premier League.
The Germany worldwide has a formidable tally of 98 mixed objectives and assists in simply 147 video games for Leverkusen at senior stage.
Wing-back Frimpong can also be of curiosity to Liverpool and has a launch clause of simply £34 million in his present contract, though the Dutchman can also be a goal for rivals Manchester United.
The 23-year-old is a former Manchester Metropolis youth workforce participant and joined Leverkusen from Scottish champions Celtic three years in the past.
Palacios, in the meantime, is claimed to be a goal for each Arsenal and Chelsea in addition to Liverpool, though all three golf equipment are cautious of his poor damage document.
The defensive midfielder – who was a part of the Argentina squad that received the World Cup in Qatar in 2022 – joined Leverkusen from River Plate in 2020 and has since made greater than 120 appearances for his present aspect.
Leverkusen are stated to worth the Argentine midfielder at round £50 million.
