CONFIRMED BURNLEY V LIVERPOOL LINEUPS AS SZOBOSZLAI BENCHED
Burnley starting XI: Trafford; Vitinho, O’Shea, Beyer, Taylor; Tresor, Brownhill, Berge, Odobert; Amdouni, Foster.
Burnley substitutes: Muric, Gudmundsson, Rodriguez, Roberts, Redmond, Ramsey, Cullen, Bruun Larsen, Delcroix.
Liverpool starting XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Gomez; Endo, Gravenberch, Elliott; Salah, Nunez, Gakpo.
Liverpool substitutes: Kelleher, Konate, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Jones, Jota, Chambers, McConnell, Bradley.
Burnley and Liverpool are back in action this evening as they meet at Turf Moor this evening.
The Clarets beat Fulham away from home on Saturday afternoon and are now looking for another victory.
James Trafford starts in goal for Burnley with a back four of Vitinho, Dara O’Shea, Jordan Beyer and Charlie Taylor ahead of him.
Josh Brownhill and Sander Berge start in midfield with Wilson Odobert and Mike Tresor on the flanks.
Lyle Foster leads the line with Zeki Amdouni supporting him in the final third.
Arijanet Muric, Johann Berg Gudmundson, Jay Rodriguez, Connor Roberts, Nathan Redmond, Aaron Ramsey, Josh Cullen, Jacob Bruun Larsen and Hannes Delcroix.
Liverpool go with Alisson between the sticks but there is a change at centre back as Jarell Quansah joins Virgil van Dijk at the back.
Trent Alexander-Arnold starts at right back whilst Joe Gomez features on the left of the back four with Kostas Tsimikas out.
Wataru Endo starts in midfield but Jurgen Klopp has made changes with Harvey Elliott and Ryan Gravenberch coming in.
Cody Gakpo keeps his place in the team and joins both Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah in attack.
That means Dominik Szoboszlai is only on the bench, joining Caoimhin Kelleher, Ibrahima Konate, Luis Diaz, Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota, Luke Chambers, James McConnell and Conor Bradley.
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Liverpool make inquiries to complete bargain deal for Brazilian defender
Liverpool have been linked with a move for Fluminese defender Nino, who is reportedly available for a meagre fee of €7m due to a release clause in his contract.
According to Italian journalist Alfredo Pedulla, the Reds have ‘asked for information’ on the Brazilian defender in the last few hours as they look to add to their squad in the January transfer window. Nino is a wanted man, though, as the likes of Roma, Feyenoord, Nottingham Forest and Fulham have also been mentioned as potential suitors.
The 26-year-old was close to a move to Zenit St. Petersburg last summer after the Russian outfit agreed to pay his release clause, but a late change of heart from the player meant the transfer never came to fruition. In January, however, the situation could change, as Nino will officially enter the last year of his contract which expires at the end of 2024.
Jurgen Klopp’s backline has been reduced to its bare bones in recent weeks as Joel Matip, Andy Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas find themselves on the sidelines due to injuries. Barring Virgil van Dijk’s arrival in 2018, Liverpool haven’t traditionally spent big in the January transfer window but have shown with recent deals for Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz that they aren’t against dipping into the market midway through the season.
Nino has been capped once by Brazil and played a starring role for Fluminese on their way to Copa Libertadores glory, so it remains to be seen if the Reds step up their interest in him. Liverpool remain interested in signing Nino’s Fluminese teammate Andre Trindade, but Fabrizio Romano believes the two clubs aren’t in active negotiations, at least for the time being.
Liverpool plot sensational swap move for Serie A star
Liverpool will be hoping to keep the pressure up on Premier League leaders Arsenal when they travel to face Burnley on Tuesday afternoon.
Jurgen Klopp’s side battled to a 1-1 draw against the Gunners at Anfield last time out, leaving them a single point behind Mikel Arteta’s side in the Premier League table.
The German could use the upcoming January transfer window to bolster his squad next month, and it appears that the Merseyside outfit are plotting a sensational move for a Serie A star.
According to Francois Plateau, Liverpool are preparing an offer for AC Milan star Rafael Leao and could consider including current star Luis Diaz as part of a player-plus-cash deal.
The journalist claims that those in charge of the Reds’ recruitment regard the Portuguese as the ‘perfect heir’ to Sadio Mane, who departed Anfield to join German giants Bayern Munich last summer and is now playing in Saudi Arabia.
Leao has attracted interest from Liverpool
Leao, 24, is regarded as one of the best attacking players in Europe, and has 47 goals in 182 matches across all competitions for Milan.
The forward joined the Italian side from French club Lille back in 2019, and his current contract is set to run until the summer of 2028.
Diaz, meanwhile, joined Liverpool from Porto in January 2022, and has since made 69 appearances across all competitions.
The Columbia international has scored 16 goals in that time, as well as providing nine assists.
Despite featuring regularly for Klopp’s side, Plateau claims that the Reds could include Diaz in an offer for Leao, with the Premier League side likely to make a player-plus-cash offer for the Portugal international.
It remains to be seen whether or not Milan would be willing to sell Leao, who has already made 19 appearance for the club so far this season.
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