Liverpool monitor Antoine Semenyo, club won’t deny ‘dream transfer’ – LFC News Roundup
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Friday’s news brings the latest on Liverpool’s interest in Bournemouth‘s Antoine Semenyo and another verdict on Virgil van Dijk‘s disallowed goal that you will agree with. Today’s Main LFC Headline Semenyo has been linked to Liverpool since November last year and Sky Sports reported on Friday that the club continue to monitor the impressive Bournemouth forward.
Man City and Tottenham are also name-checked ahead of the January window, though he has not asked to leave, contrary to reports, and is described as being “annoyed by those claims.” The Mail‘s Lewis Steele described Liverpool as “keen to sign him in the summer,” with a winter deal “more unlikely than likely.” The 25-year-old is a player in demand, and Bournemouth recognise they cannot stand in his way, as they showed last summer, and as the club’s general manager Tim Bezbatchenko admitted. Today’s Liverpool FC News • Would you believe it, Virgil van Dijk‘s goal SHOULD have stood, according to the Premier League‘s key match incidents panel – if only the referee chief didn’t say something to the contrary only days ago… • Hugo Ekitike scored his first goal for France on Thursday evening, it started from his own half – and he notched an assist as well, we’ll have some of the next week please! • Liverpool have had 10 different players miss a combined 41 games so far this season, it feels like a lot but it is actually less than the same time last year • Jamie Carragher has been baffled with the persistence of Mo Salah as a guaranteed starter on the right, as he feels Liverpool are “getting nothing” from him – five goals in 16 games so far More from This Is Anfield After the weekend’s events of another non-goal controversy, Joanna Durkan took a look back at some of the biggest recent flashpoints with referees and VAR, it’s quite the list!
“If you were to ask Liverpool fans, with the exception of Diaz’s disallowed goal, what is one of the most controversial decisions that went against the Reds, it would be this one. Sterling was sent clean through on goal and was onside by a few body lengths, and yet the flag went up – at the time, it was the perfect advertisement for why VAR was needed.” READ: 9 most controversial Liverpool VAR errors and incidents Elsewhere in the football world today • Jurgen Klopp has announced he will be a pundit during next summer’s World Cup for German outlet Magenta TV – his announcement video was bordering on the video version of clickbait! • Marc Guehi has withdrawn from the England squad due to the ankle injury he suffered in the Conference League – just be fully recovered by January, Marc… • In case you missed it on Thursday night, Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off in a 2-0 defeat to Ireland, which saw him mock tears and sarcastically applaud fans – he was jeered as he came off, peak entertainment Liverpool FC: On this day On this day in 1998, Gerard Houllier took sole charge of Liverpool for the first time after Roy Evans called time on the duo’s shared duties.