Gravenberch is enjoying his best football right now, and he is well settled in the Premier League. He has no reason to leave Liverpool. He is a key player for them, and there have been rumours of a potential contract extension. Liverpool need to keep players like him at the club if they want to do well. It will be interesting to see if they can convince the player to commit his long-term future to the club.
A new deal for Van de Ven is emerging as one of Tottenham's priorities under Vinai Venkatesham's reign, and talks have already been taking place since the summer. But this is both ways, Van de Ven is very happy at Tottenham, he has settled in brilliantly since he arrived, having now emerged as one of the Premier League's best, and his partnership with Cristian Romero is on par with anything in the game.
This speculation about Mac Allister and Real Madrid has been going on for a while now. The last few transfer windows, there has been talk about it. You just never know. His dad previously has spoken about it before saying he was flattered by the interest and would never rule out a move to such a big club like Real Madrid.
Liverpool are reportedly looking at Club Brugge manager Nicky Hayen as a potential replacement for Arne Slot, as per SPORT. The Dutch manager is under pressure after Liverpool's mediocre start to the season. Even though they are third in the league table, they have lost six of the last eight matches in all competitions. Their performances have been underwhelming, and Slot has not been able to get the best out of his team, despite spending a substantial amount of money during the summer transfer window.
Don't forget about Ibrahima Konate who is out of contract in summer 2026 who is in the list of Real Madrid. Ibrahim Konate remains a player in the list of Real Madrid. So if Konate will go on a free next summer, Real Madrid will be very attentive to the situation. For sure he's one of the players they are monitoring. On the other side, Liverpool are still talking with his agents.
They are looking to improve their midfield unit, and they have identified the Portuguese international as a key target. He is valued at 90 million, and it remains to be seen whether Liverpool decides to pay up. Vitinha is one of the best around They are looking to add more quality and depth during the January transfer window, and the Portuguese international will certainly help them improve. He helped PSG win the UEFA Champions League title and the league title last season.
Arne Slot arranged Liverpool in a 4-3-3: Giorgi Mamardashvili in goal; Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil van Dijk, and Andy Robertson in defence; Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai, and Alexis Mac Allister in midfield; Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, and Hugo Ekitike leading the attack. Injuries kept Alisson Becker, Alexander Isak, Curtis Jones, Jeremie Frimpong, and Giovanni Leoni out. Aston Villa, under Unai Emery, opted for a 4-2-3-1:
In a game that felt like a loss would have been catastrophic, Liverpool instead delivered their most convincing league performance in what felt like ages, securing a 2-0 victory over a Villa side that had won their previous four EPL matches heading into Saturday. There is clearly still work to be done before the Reds can claim to be fully back, especially with two monumental fixtures against Real Madrid and Manchester City looming and league-leading Arsenal continuing their winning streak.
By the time Jari Litmanen signed for Liverpool in 2001, he was already a European Cup winner with four Eredivisie medals from his time at Ajax, when he established himself as one of the best players in Europe. The Finn had come a long way from his failed trial at Leeds United almost ten years earlier and despite achieving so much in the game, his move to Anfield saw him fulfil a childhood dream as he signed for the club he grew up supporting.