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Michael Edwards the chief executive of football at Liverpool Football Club has told Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group that Alexander Isak is the player to lead Liverpool number 9 role in years to come.
We understand Michael Edwards & Richard Hughes who overseen the club transfers are not afraid to spend £100m plus on who they believe will be the best number 9 in world football in the near future.
Darwin Núñez is expected to leave the club for around £60m - £70m in the summer and the funds could be used for Alexander Isak.
Watch this space #Liverpool fans
I’ll go into the details on tonight as I have hundreds of replies to my earlier post and there’s no point replying to them all.
So this fella has had his season ticket for many years at Anfield. He’s passionate but often takes things way too far but it is what it is. He has crossed the line before by throwing stuff at officials (usually chewing gum) and stewards looked embarrassed rather than do anything.
So I guess that’s allowed his behaviour to escalate maybe in his brain.
About 28 mins into the game, Semenyo goes to take a throw in. He’s not a player that goads the fans and seems like a decent lad. The sort of player that people want playing for their club.
For reasons I’ll never know, the fella near me in bay 7 (I’m bay 9) decides to go over to him in his wheelchair and shouts something at Semenyo. Semenyo then asks him to repeat it and he repeated it and threw his chewing gum at him.
Then 2 mins later the play is stopped. The fella next to me says he hopes Mark hasn’t said anything racist to Semenyo but then I’m getting texts from people saying it’s about the fan in the wheelchair allegedly abusing Semenyo.
We missed the first goal because all of us were uncomfortable being around this guy, who’s now sat in silence, probably realising what he’s done and he’s soon to be in the shit.
We didn’t want him near us and people (including myself) were calling him a racist prick. It was just uncomfortable to be around and we wanted him gone. The stewards didn’t have a clue what was going on either.
He was eventually removed from the ground at 21:01 by police. Firstly saying he’d refuse to move and wouldn’t leave but then agreeing to leave, then kicking off. I’d gone to the toilet by this point but saw him kicking off near the exit.
I believe there is some kind of protocol where the police have to remove them and not stewards and they have to get a sort of investigation going first. That’s why it took them 30 mins to get him out of the ground.
So the club now have to help the police with an investigation and rightly so. If he’s found to have racially abused Semenyo, he needs to be banned for life. No excuses.
Another fan chimed in saying “Semenyo didn’t look upset” so sorta sticking up for the abuser or playing devils advocate. But he just looked shocked to me, which is probably why he asked him to repeat himself.
So props to Semenyo for having the brilliant game he had. All 3 goalscorers were black, which was quite fitting really. The irony is, the fella had a “no room for racism” badge on his shirt.
I think at the time, it was annoying that we had to be around the prick but I think the club acted as fast as they could. I believe stewards can eject fans if they personally hear abuse but otherwise a report needs to be made for it to happen.
On the flip side of this, look at the amount of disability abuse there is in response to this. Discrimination is discrimination, so if you’re making your “edgy jokes” about disability on the back of it, you’re just as bad.
I’ve cropped his face out for obvious reasons but it’s incredibly ironic to have that badge on you and then do something like that. There’s obviously going to be a legal process ongoing now. The head steward asked us all a few questions and everyone was helpful.
Proud of the way the club acted in response to one prick. Anfield is a very welcoming place to people from all walks of life. Let’s keep it that way.
The frustration for Alexander Isak and his camp is they feel they very clearly and respectfully informed Newcastle of the forward‘s desire to explore a fresh challenge well ahead of this summer. In doing so, it afforded the club the chance to attack the market on the front foot and secure a quality replacement long before it got to this messy point. It‘s not Isak’s fault Newcastle have had a mare, missing out on so many of their top targets. If anything, it probably hardens the belief that their approach and ambition doesn’t align with his. There is no solid recruitment foundation.
I feel sorry for Eddie Howe, the players and the supporters; Newcastle are in the Champions League for the second time in three years and secured their first domestic trophy for 70 years yet they are a structural mess off the pitch.
Many at the club point to the power struggle that ousted Ghodoussi and Staveley as the root of several issues, especially the lack of communication and human touch with the exit of the latter.
Given how this window has gone, can Newcastle actually land a replacement for Isak? If they force him to stay, can they get the maximum out of him in the absence of that human touch? If they sell him, can they be trusted to reinvest a British record sum wisely?
🚨 | Manchester United got a £30m offer from Burnley for Harry Maguire, but they want to sell him abroad. They view Burnley as a rival. 🏴
(via @DavidOrnstein)
EXCLUSIVE🚨 Manchester United set to Hijack Liverpool’s move for Alexander Isak. Alexander Isak favours a move to Manchester United. #MUFC now in direct talks to sign the Swedish international. They are confident.
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The medical is already being prepared and is expected to take place next week, if everything goes according to plan. #LFC
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Contract until June 2030 being signed right now with Wirtz set to be unveiled as new club record signing…
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