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Jurgen Klopp reiterated his commitment to Liverpool after the manager role with the German national team opened up.

The DFB announced on Tuesday morning that Joachim Low will leave his post after this summer’s European Championships.

But Klopp is not entertaining the idea of managing his country for now, with another three years left on his Liverpool contract.

“I will not be available as a potential coach for the German team,” he confirmed in his pre-RB Leipzig press conference.

“I have three years left at Liverpool don’t I? It’s simple. You sign a contract and you stick to that contract.

“I stuck to contracts at Mainz and Dortmund.”

After winning the Champions League in 2019 and finally securing the Premier League title in 2020, Liverpool have endured a wretched season.

A catastrophic run of 2021 form has seen the Reds fall to eighth in table, but based on the response to Klopp’s comments, he retains widespread backing among the fanbase.

Supporters flocked to Twitter after his pre-Leipzig comments, and you can find some of the best fan verdicts down below…

Reds fans express relief as Klopp quashes Germany talk

“Fantastic news”

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“Thrilled he’s put these silly rumours to rest. I can’t imagine Liverpool without him.”

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“Rightly so, if the results don’t improve change the team not klopp”

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“I can’t lie I was fearing that Klopp would leave at the end of the season but hearing him say that has eased my fears”

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“Get in 3 more years minimum hopefully we can get some results to add to the good news”

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“He wouldn’t leave us after this season I don’t think. He’ll want to put this season behind us and show everyone what we’re made of.”

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“If I couldn’t love him any more”

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“Yes, yes, yes”

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In other news, FSG are under fire from some fans after this transfer claim

Fans of Liverpool have been reacting to a post on Twitter, which relayed a report that claims the Reds are interested in the signing of Sander Berge this summer.

According to a report by Eurosport, Liverpool are considering a summer move for the Sheffield United midfielder, who is “almost certain” to leave the Blades upon their impending relegation to the Championship at the end of the season.

It is also said that Aston Villa have been keeping tabs on the £33,000 per week defensive midfielder, who has scored one goal and registered one assist over his 13 Premier League appearances for Sheffield United this season, as well as averaging a SofaScore match rating of 6.75 – ranking him as the club’s eighth-best performer in the top flight.

However, after Anfield Watch relayed the report on Twitter, fans of Liverpool flocked to have their say on the matter, with many appearing distraught at the prospect of their club making a move for the player of a side who are currently bottom of the Premier League table.

So, what exactly did these Liverpool fans have to say in reaction to their club’s links with a move for Sander Berge?

“Why are we never linked with big-name players? What’s wrong with us?”

@diego112b

“Why are we looking at players like this? Can we not see we need more quality than a player that’s getting relegated, we need to build a quality 20 man squad. From being so far in front of everyone over the last 3 years we are going backwards in the market.”

@ColinScunner

“What’s the point of him? Isn’t he a CDM? We need a goal-scoring CAM.”

@TheKopEnd_19

“Please no. Every time I see him play he doesn’t seem fit for the Premier League. Too slow on the ball.”

@thelamarvelous

“Pain. A day of celebration when FSG sell up.”

@Anfi3ld1892

“No thanks. Bang average and we don’t need more bench warmers!”

@GarethWilmott

“Depressing.”

@HornbuckleBarry

“Are we that poor?”

@ErnestYap9

“Waste of money.”

@BeefyKieren

“He’s clueless”

@idimitrisg7

In other news: Reds fans reacted to a sensational moment from this starlet – find out more here!

Dean Windass has exclusively told Football FanCast that he still believes his former side Sheffield Wednesday can get themselves out of trouble.

The Owls ended their seven-match losing run in the Championship by drawing with Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town on Wednesday evening, although Birmingham’s victory over Reading left Darren Moore’s team eight points from safety and in serious trouble.

Wednesday face another Yorkshire derby at highflying Barnsley on Saturday, and are still looking for their first win under new manager Moore – with the former Doncaster boss collecting just one point from his first three games.

Windass himself was involved in a relegation battle during his first season back at Hull City, and thinks that one victory could be the catalyst for Wednesday to put a run of wins together.

His Tigers side ended up surviving on the penultimate day of the campaign – with Windass’ winning goal at Cardiff City securing their Championship status back in 2007.

He told Football FanCast:

“There’s still a lot of points to play for, and I know the Championship really well in a sense of being at the bottom of the league with Hull when we survived. And you go on a two or three-game winning run, and it’s easy to say that, but there’s a lot of games to play for.

“In Josh’s opinion, they’ve got the players in the changing room that can win football matches. Darren has got to stamp his authority on how he wants to play, what system he wants to play.

“They have got Barnsley on Saturday and Josh thinks there is enough points on the board that they can get out of it.”

Southampton have reportedly been scouting Bristol City midfielder Han-Noah Massengo recently and if he were to join The Saints, it could prove to be similar to the deal that saw Morgan Schneiderlin sign for the South Coast club in 2008.

According to the Bristol Post, Southampton scouts have been in attendance at Ashton Gate for recent Bristol City fixtures, and one player who they are said to be looking at is 19-year-old Massengo.

The Robins splashed the cash to bring the teenager to the club from AS Monaco in 2019 and he has since gone on to make 51 appearances for the Championship side.

Like Schneiderlin, Massengo established himself as a regular in Ligue 1 from a young age, before moving to a lower-league English side, with the defensive-midfielder enduring a relegation in his first season with Southampton, before helping the South Coast club to back-to-back promotions.

He would go on to make 257 appearances for the Saints, in which he contributed 15 goals and 11 assists, before completing a £25 million move to Manchester United in 2015, where he would spend just a year and a half before joining Everton.

Massengo can play as a defensive midfielder and has featured for the French U’19 side in the past, although he has struggled to adapt to Bristol City in his time there thus far, having averaged a pretty poor 6.27 rating for his performances this season.

However, he is still just 19-years-old and undoubtedly has some potential, which Southampton could help him realise if he makes the switch to St Mary’s this summer. If he did join, then perhaps it could be a repeat of the masterclass that saw Schneiderlin join from Strasbourg 13 years ago.

If the French midfielder proved to be even half as good as Schneiderlin was during his time on the South Coast, he would be a very good signing indeed, so it will be interesting to see if Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side make an official approach for the 19-year-old this summer.

And, in other news… Forget Diallo: Southampton can sign their ideal Romeu heir in 22 y/o gem

In one of the biggest transfer roller-coasters in recent memory, Daniel James looked set to join Leeds United, before eventually seeing a move from Swansea collapse at the final hour.

Such was the drama, the deal and all the behind-the-scenes footage of it made it onto the Whites’ documentary released by Amazon.

Marcelo Bielsa’s side had reportedly agreed a loan deal with the Swans in the 2019 January transfer window, with the move being made permanent for around £8.5m if the Whites earned promotion.

However, it all fell apart in the closing stages, and while it seemed like Swansea completely blindsided Leeds by pulling the rug from under the table, it appears the Yorkshire club left their counterparts with no option after looking to weight things heavily in their favour.

According to a report by BBC Sport: “It is understood Leeds wanted to defer the initial loan fee until the summer, while the proposed permanent transfer fee following potential promotion, would have been spread out over as much as three years.

“It is believed Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins felt he was not prepared to accept the terms and brought a halt to discussions.”

Since then, James has, of course, made the move to Premier League level with Manchester United, and while he hasn’t exactly set Old Trafford alight, has begun to feature more prominently under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in recent weeks – he’s started four out of the last five top-flight games, including scoring against Newcastle in a 3-1 win.

Now, CIES value him at the £60m mark, a quite remarkable rise for a player who had a deal gone through with Leeds, the Whites could have signed on a permanent basis for less than six times that.

And as if to underline that point about Leeds missing out on a potentially exciting talent, James struck the winner for Wales in their World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic on Tuesday night, getting on the end of a Gareth Bale cross.

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Given that the Yorkshire club supposedly missed out on James because they were playing extremely stingy with the way the transfer fee would have been broken down, this surely must go down as a shocking blunder from Victor Orta.

And at still only 23, the Welshman has got plenty of time to develop even further and make Leeds regret that 2019 call even more.

Meanwhile, Leeds keen on striking deal for this starlet…

Crystal Palace have been in contact with Marseille winger Florian Thauvin ahead of a potential summer switch to England.

And, as to be expected, the transfer update has had a few Palace supporters talking on social media.

According to French outlet L’Equipe, cited by Inside Futbol, both the Eagles and Leicester City have been in touch with the 28-year-old.

Thauvin, who is on £91,000-a-week with Marseille, is out of contract in the summer. He’s scored eight goals and has registered seven assists in 29 Ligue 1 games this season, playing all across the front line.

The versatile forward is valued at a whopping £28.8m by Transfermarkt, so a free transfer to Selhurst Park this summer could prove a real coup by the club.

Palace fans react

@cpfc_xtra shared the news regarding Palace and Leicester’s Thauvin contact on social media.

This is what these fans had to say in reply, with many not hopeful over a deal going through for the World Cup winner.

“Would be a great show of intent if we got him but seems very very unlikely unfortunately”

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“No chance he’ll come Palace.”

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“Easy choice then”

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“I think we need to sort out the managerial role before thinking about players.”

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“….. Welcome to Leicester then.”

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“He will be off to Milan imo.”

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In other news: Palace linked with international defender, fans react, find out more here. 

Many Everton fans have been left to slam a transfer update on Valere Germain as L’Equipe (via Sport Witness) have reported that the Toffees have approached him.

As per the news outlet, the Marseille striker is currently out of favour with new manager Jorge Sampaoli, and Bordeaux and Rennes have expressed an interest in signing him, while AC Milan as well as the Goodison Park faithful have also ‘come forward’.

Germain would be signed with the view of being a squad player at the Merseyside club, but there does not seem to be any concrete move as of yet.

Nonetheless, at 30 years of age and with a mere three goals in 32 games in total over all competitions so far in the 2020/21 term (Transfermarkt), he is not a player that Carlo Ancelotti’s team should really be pursuing in the upcoming summer window, at least judging by what the fans think.

Everton fans on Germain transfer update

These Toffees supporters slammed the transfer update on Twitter, with one Blues fan even going as far as to claim that it is ‘nonsense’ while another compared Germain to former flop Sandro Ramirez:

“French Sandro Ramirez”

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“No thanks”

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“Please no”

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“Zzzz.”

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“Nonsense”

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“No thanks, can we actually employ real footballers?”

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In other news, find out what Theo Walcott update has EFC fans talking here!

Crystal Palace have spoken to Celtic target Eddie Howe to potentially become their new manager.

That’s according to an exclusive report from Football Insider, who have been informed of the contact between the two parties from a Selhurst Park source. The 43-year-old is believed to be among Palace’s top targets to replace Roy Hodgson, with the 73-year-old’s deal at Selhurst Park concluding in the summer.

Celtic had verbally agreed a deal with Howe to become Neil Lennon’s long-term successor, but the Englishman has now had second thoughts over a Parkhead switch.

Transfer Tavern take

Howe admitted way back in November that his next position in management would have to be one which ‘really motivated’ him.

It seemed as if Glasgow could be a potential destination following face-to-face talks with Dermot Desmond, with Howe having experience of rebuilding a club during his time at Bournemouth.

One of his assurances before penning terms with the Hoops was reported to be bringing Cherries director Richard Hughes with him. Celtic were thought to be closing in on Manchester City’s Fergal Harkin to fill the newly-created director of football role, with a deal reportedly 90% done last month.

Perhaps that was one of the reasons for Howe holding off signing with Celtic, and it now appears as if he is talking with Palace ahead of a potential Premier League return. The Hoops could yet come to regret not doing enough to secure the 43-year-old’s services.

In other news: Celtic could be offered £57k p/w international for Odsonne Edouard, find out more here. 

Leeds United youngster Mateusz Bogusz is reportedly keen to seal another loan move away from Elland Road next season in order to earn regular playing time.

The 19-year-old joined the Whites back in January 2019, with the club viewing him as an exciting young player. However, Bogusz has appeared just once for Leeds this season, playing in the Carabao Cup clash with Hull City, which Marcelo Bielsa’s side eventually lost on penalties.

The midfielder subsequently joined Spanish Segunda Division team Logrones on loan for the rest of the season, where he has made 18 league appearances.

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Bogusz eyes up another move from Leeds

According to Meczyki [via Sport Witness], Bogusz is ‘preparing for another transfer’, with Legia Warsaw keen on snapping him up on a temporary basis.

It is even stated that ‘advanced talks are already underway’ with regards to a move there, with a permanent transfer seemingly not completely ruled out.

Transfer Tavern take

It makes perfect sense for Bogusz to head elsewhere again next season, considering the midfield depth ahead of him at Leeds.

Staying put and not playing would be a risk in terms of the youngster growing stagnant and not maturing as a footballer, which is of no benefit to anyone.

Bogusz’s current deal doesn’t expire until 2023, so a decision regarding his long-term future doesn’t need to be made yet, so a loan exit makes the most sense for the time being.

In other news, Leeds are reportedly interested in signing a player who appeared four times at the 2018 World Cup. Read more here.

Rangers could be set to receive a huge blow this summer as Leeds United have reportedly shortlisted Steven Gerrard as a potential replacement for Marcelo Bielsa should the Argentinian depart Elland Road in the coming months.

Speaking on Ask Ornstein, The Athletic’s Phil Hay name-checked Gerrard when discussing the Yorkshire club’s potential successors for Bielsa this summer, as despite an impressive campaign back in the Premier League, the legendary manager’s contract is currently set to expire at the end of the season.

The Whites are currently on track for a top 10 finish in the Premier League, having emphatically won the Championship title last season, so many Leeds fans would undoubtedly be disappointed if Bielsa were to leave.

However, given Gerrard’s impressive record at Rangers, he could prove to be an excellent replacement for the 65-year-old at Elland Road, and a return to the Premier League might just tempt the former Liverpool captain away from Ibrox.

Since being appointed in May 2018, Gerrard has helped transform the Gers, sealing their 55th league title earlier in the season after a superb campaign which has seen them remain unbeaten in the top flight with just four league games remaining.

The Light Blues also impressed in the Europa League, reaching the round of 16 before falling to a 2-0 defeat at home to Slavia Prague, and his European experience would likely make him an attractive candidate for a lot of clubs in the future.

Whilst you would hope that the prospect of managing Rangers in the Champions League next season would be enough to convince Gerrard to stay, the more success he enjoys at Ibrox, the more foreign clubs are going to take notice.

Earlier in the season, former Premier League manager Harry Redknapp was full of praise for Gerrard, saying: “A lot of people down here have been paying attention to the job Stevie has done because he’s done amazing.”

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Therefore, it would be a huge blow for Rangers chairman Douglas Park if Leeds were able to tempt Gerrard with an offer this summer, as it is difficult to see a new manager coming in and replicating the 40-year-old’s successes at Ibrox.

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