Squad ANNOUNCEMENT, why Alisson's STAYING, Carvalho PLAN - Liverpool FC news recap

Here’s our Liverpool FC news recap for Wednesday, 24th July 2024. We’ve got preseason updates, news on Alisson and a Fabio Carvalho plan.

Liverpool's tour squad

Liverpool have touched down in Pittsburgh for the first leg of their pre-season tour of the United States with a 28-strong squad picked by new coach Arne Slot. 

The Reds take on Real Betis on July 26 at the Acrisure Stadium in their first stateside warm-up fixture before a match in Philadelphia against Premier League rivals Arsenal.

Manchester United will provide the opposition for the final leg of the tour at the Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina, before Liverpool fly home for domestic duties.

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Alisson staying?

Liverpool risked losing Alisson Becker this summer amid a massive shakeup in the goalkeeping department. 

That’s according to the recently departed goalkeeping coach John Achterberg, who suggests that the Brazilian No.1 would have left the club if Taffarel was also forced into an exit.

Achterberg left Liverpool at the end of the season upon completion of a contract which was renewed back in 2021 - not long after Taffarel was recruited to the goalkeeping staff at the club.

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Fabio Carvalho lifeline

Liverpool attacking midfielder Fabio Carvalho will have a clearer view of his future at Anfield once he is back from the tour in the USA.

That is according to Football Insider who are stating that the former Fulham man has a chance to show he can make it at Anfield during pre-season.

Carvalho was seen as a must-sign by Liverpool back in the 2021/22 season and they tried their hardest to bring him in on deadline day in the January window.

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Arne Slot's commitment

A major commitment by Arne Slot will delay any incoming transfers at Liverpool this summer. But it is the right decision?

The Athletic's latest piece on Liverpool's transfer business runs through all the reasons we're yet to see a single transfer at Anfield. The Reds are one of only two Premier League clubs (along with Fulham) who haven't made a permanent transfer and we're rapidly approaching August.

Clubs usually have some sort of business wrapped up by the start of July, let alone by the end of it. This has been a fairly unique summer, though.

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