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Today's round-up of the biggest stories around Liverpool Football Club from the last fortnight from the empireofthekop.comTrent Alexander-Arnold’s boyhood dream comes to an end

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Transfer sleuth (and sporting director) Richard Hughes did, somehow, manage to wrangle a juicy little fee from Real Madrid in exchange for Liverpool allowing the player to cut his contract short and hop on over to the Spanish capital in time for the Club World Cup.

More on this story with Empire of the Kop ? Real Madrid pay up to secure Trent’s early Liverpool exit; deal confirmed



Florian Wirtz nears Liverpool move

Posted by Peter Kenny Jones

When there’s a premier German talent on the market in the Bundesliga, it generally seems a matter of time before they end up at FC Bayern

So, it’s testament to Liverpool’s recruitment team – not to mention Arne Slot’s pitching ability – that the Reds did more than just turn Florian Wirtz’s head.

“One chat with Arne Slot and he said, ‘Tschüss!’…”

So long, Bayern - I’m a Kopite now? 

By all accounts, Wirtz is totally committed to linking up with Arne Slot’s men this summer

It’s quite the turn of events given that the Leverkusen attacking midfielder was, quite recently, heavily tipped to replace Kevin De Bruyne at Manchester City.

There’s now only one thing standing in the way of Florian Wirtz’s Liverpool move.

More on this story with Empire of the Kop ? Reporter drops Wirtz claim and what he’s said privately will excite Liverpool fans



Neither footballer, it’s worth emphasising, is pushing hard for an exit from the club, yet suitors continue to disturb otherwise untroubled waters.

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Will all this spending leave Liverpool in PSR hell?

Posted by Liam Togher

Liverpool have no intention of letting the chasing pack catch up this summer

Though, you could forgive the more cautious amongst us for wondering whether the £100m-plus outlay on Wirtz alone could leave Liverpool in a spot of bother with PSR (profit and sustainability rules).

More on this story with Empire of the Kop ? Report: Where Liverpool will stand with PSR if £180m transfer bonanza is completed

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