That’s it for now, guys. We’ll say goodbye on a day when transfer news, or the continued lack thereof, was utterly overshadowed by the shocking announcement that Jurgen Klopp will leave Liverpool at the end of the season. Have a wonderful weekend.
Newcastle United: Joelinton may have played his final game for the club, according to boss Eddie Howe. The Brazil midfielder, who was originally signed as a striker, will be out until May after undergoing surgery for a thigh problem.
With only 18 months remaining on his contract, Newcastle may be obliged to sell the laughing stock-turned-firm fan favourite in order to comply with the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability guidelines.
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“He has 18 months left on his contract, so it’s possible he’ll be sold in the summer,” explained Howe. “I am not a fortune teller, but it is a possibility. I hope this is not the case. I want himManchester United: On an otherwise excellent day for Manchester United fans, Erik ten Hag has stated that the club will not recruit a striker in the January window due to budgetary constraints.
“I looked, but there is no space,” he told reporters before his team’s FA Cup fourth-round encounter against Newport County at Rodney Parade. “There is no room for FFP to address the shortage of quantity at the striker position. Of course, [Marcus] Rashford can play as a striker; we have some other options, and it’s evident that Anthony [Martial] will be away for a few months; there is a clear vacancy in our roster.” to stay. I adore him as a person and a player, but before a player signs
Transfer news: While Jurgen Klopp has dominated today’s headlines, it’s worth noting that the slowest transfer window in history is still open. Consider Fabrizio Romano, who is compelled to exist on the thinnest of gruel.
An email: “I’m not a Liverpool fan, yet this affects me harder than seeing other luminaries like Wenger or Ferguson leave their roles,” comments Russell Yong. “I believe it is because Klopp’s term coincided with a significant increase in the amount and venom of Internet bantz-trolling.
“Liverpool’s place in the footballing firmament, the conspicuousness of his position, and his demeanor meant that tons of people were aching to find reasons to hate him, and, for someone who had no reason to be anywhere near that invested, I found myself spending a lot of time defending what was clearly a nice man; a complex human being, to be sure, with flaws and mistakes like everyone else, but fundamentally someone whose heart and judgment were almost always in the right place.”
Russell goes on at great length, without inserting a single paragraph break, before apologizing for his lack of brevity, but I believe we get the substance of his message. Thanks, Russell.
