Brentford away, and Liverpool have to answer for City
Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday, 16:00 CEST, matchday 7 of the Premier League (2). Liverpool sit 9th on 9 points from 6 games with a goal difference of zero. That 0–3 home defeat to Manchester City on October 11 is still the number attached to this team right now.
The 6–3 win at LASK Linz on October 14 helped. Six goals away in Europe is not nothing. But Villarreal arrive at Anfield on October 20 in the Champions League, and Brighton come on October 25. Three games in nine days, and the table will be honest by the end of it.
Liverpool lead the race for Gilberto Mora
Gilberto Mora is 18 and Liverpool are reportedly at the front of the queue (5). Club Tijuana want around €35m for him. Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax and West Ham are also in the picture (5).
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Mora is the most valuable teenage talent in Mexico. If the interest is real, this is the kind of deal that looks smart in two years and cheap in three.
Camara and Koné: the same midfield shortlist, twice
Two names, one problem area. Liverpool are tracking Lamine Camara at Monaco, with Chelsea in the race (3). Camara nearly joined Chelsea at the end of the summer window before the move collapsed. The report frames him as a successor to Alexis Mac Allister (3).
Manu Koné is the other one. Roma reportedly want €100m, Chelsea are coming back for him in January, and Liverpool are described as lurking (4). Roma director Tony D'Amico was blunt about the last window: "Manu Koné n'a jamais été proche de rejoindre Chelsea. Il n'y a même pas eu d'offre officielle" (4).
€80m clause on Altimira
Sergi Altimira is on Liverpool's list (1). The Sporting defensive midfielder has stood out in the Portuguese league and in the Champions League, and he is protected by an €80m release clause (1).
Ngumoha wants a guarantee before he signs
Rio Ngumoha has a demand before he puts pen to paper on a new Liverpool contract (6). The report says the winger craves one guarantee from the club and from Andoni Iraola (6). Your best young wide player is asking how much he will actually play.
