Liverpool’s good start to the season continues. Jürgen Klopp will no doubt be happy with what he’s seen from his players this week. The 2-0 Merseyside derby win over Everton was followed by comfortable victories over Toulouse and Nottingham Forest before a 2-1 away win against Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup — which included a stunner from Darwin Núñez — and now a quarter-final pairing with West Ham awaits in December.
Compared to last season, in which Liverpool had already lost four times in the Premier League, things look much more rosier this time around. Klopp was asked about the good start during his press conference earlier today, with the German saying: “It’s so early! I’m so happy we have a really good team but look at all the other teams out there. It is about using the full potential of this group, getting everything out of it, and see what happens.” Liverpool now travels south to face Luton on Sunday, and a win will keep the pressure on league leaders Tottenham before Spurs play Chelsea on Monday. But what else has been happening this week across the continent?
Here is the Liverpool.com take on some of the biggest stories around European football today ahead of Liverpool’s game with Luton, as the Reds face a battle with an old enemy for a Portuguese defender and Real Madrid attempts to keep a prized midfielder.
Real Madrid ready to offer midfielder new deal Links have gathered pace again over the last few months, but 90Min now states that Madrid is ready to tie Tchouaméni down for the foreseeable future and the only way Liverpool can sign him is if the player rejects any potential new deal. As long as the 23-year-old is a key part of the team in Spain, it seems unlikely that he would want to leave.
Real Madrid is said to be set to offer Liverpool target Aurélien Tchouaméni a new deal to remain at the Santiago Bernabéu, and to stave off interest from the Reds and Arsenal. Tchouaméni has long been on Liverpool’s radar, especially in the summer of 2022, but the Frenchman opted to sign for Los Blancos.
