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Liverpool right-back Conor Bradley says "all of my dreams came true" after playing a crucial role in Jurgen Klopp's side last season.

After breaking into the senior team, the Northern Ireland international went on to make 23 appearances in all competitions - picking up his first senior goal against Chelsea and a Carabao Cup winner's medal.

The 20-year-old has revealed his hopes to "keep getting better and keeping improving" next season, and said he was "looking forward" to working under new manager Arne Slot.

Speaking to the Belfast Telegraph, external, Bradley said: "It was probably a disappointing end to the season. We wanted more than one cup, but it was a brilliant season on a personal note.

"All my dreams came true in the past 12 months. It has been special and onwards to next season - we want to keep getting better and keep improving.

"Obviously there are going to be massive changes within the club. There will be new ideas and fresh faces. Hopefully it will go well and we can get off to a good start."

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England have their first public session since arriving in Germany at the Jena Stadium. It's about 30 minutes from their luxury base in Weimar.

It will be the first look at who Gareth Southgate could look to be starting in the first game against Serbia on Sunday.

One of the biggest talking points is around Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold and his position for the national team.

For some time, both from the player and the manager, it has been clear that his future under Southgate is in central midfield.

Five of his past six starts have been in the position but the biggest question mark is if he can do it against elite opposition.

In those five games, he has played in centre midfield against North Macedonia and Malta twice each and once against Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Alexander-Arnold has been given the number eight shirt for this tournament, which could be the biggest indicator yet that he will be the player lining up in the midfield three alongside Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham.

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Mainz are interested in signing Liverpool defender Sepp van den Berg but the valuations of the two clubs are too far apart for any deal to be done at present.

The 22-year-old spent the 2023-24 season on loan at the German club and made 33 league appearances, scoring three goals, as he helped them secure their Bundesliga status.

Mainz clearly want him back, while Liverpool reportedly want about £20m for the Dutchman, who joined them from PEC Zwolle in June 2019.

However, Mainz are not the only club keen on Van den Berg, with fellow Bundesliga sides plus other clubs from across Europe having touched base with the Reds about his availability.

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The 2023-24 Premier League season may have only just finished but there is only 10 weeks until the 2024-25 season is scheduled to start.

So what are the key dates that you need to know?

When does the season start and finish?

The 2024-25 Premier League campaign will get under way during the weekend of 17-18 August.

It will take place over 33 weekends, with four midweek rounds and one Bank Holiday matchweek.

To allow for a mid-August start, there will not be a 'winter break' this time around. However, to avoid Christmas and New Year fixture congestion, the league will give more rest time to sides over three of the festive match rounds, with no club playing within 60 hours of another match.

The final round of fixtures will be played on Sunday, 25 May 2025, with all games to kick off at the same time.

When are the fixtures released?

09:00 BST on Tuesday, 18 June.

We will have all the details here for your club as soon as the fixtures are released.

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When does the transfer window open and close?

The summer window will officially open on Friday, 14 June, which also happens to be the start of Euro 2024, and will remain open until Friday, 30 August at 23:00 BST.

Transfer deadline day has been brought forward this year to be in line with the other major leagues in Europe. The closing dates were set following discussions with the leagues in England, Germany, Italy, Spain and France.

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Local Liverpool artist Abigail Rudkin says it was a "dream come true" to paint Jurgen Klopp's leaving gift.

The 23-year-old was asked by the club to paint a piece for the outgoing manager that showed his trademark fist pump in front of the Kop at Anfield.

Rudkin had met Klopp just a few weeks previously where she showed him a smaller piece of her work and, in a video posted on her X (formerly Twitter) account,, external the boss said he "loved it".

He has since received the new commissioned piece, external as a leaving gift from staff at the club.

Speaking on BBC Radio Merseyside's Total Sport, Rudkin said: "It was a bit of a mad thing to be honest. There was the original artwork that I did where I met Jurgen and I showed him it and at the time loads of people were saying 'why didn't you give him the painting?'.

"But it was because the club had already asked me privately would I do an even bigger one for him of him doing the fist pumps.

"He said at the time I met him 'I would love one of these, I would love one of my perspective from the pitch' and I'm glad that he said that because I knew I was working on something like this. It all worked out in the end.

"I was staying up until 3am just carrying on with it because I thought 'this is for Jurgen, this isn't just any painting, I have to just carry on with it'. When I got sent the picture of him holding it and he looked absolutely made up, I was buzzing and couldn't wait to tell everyone.

"It was an absolute dream come true."

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Gareth Southgate has revealed that Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah has remained with the England squad for their final Euro 2024 warm-up friendly against Iceland on Friday (19:45 BST).

Uncapped Quansah missed out on selection for the 26-man squad but Southgate said: "Jarell has stayed with us. He hasn't had the experience of being at an England international at Wembley, so I think it will be great for him to be with us for that game.

"We will go from there and hopefully we won't need to call anyone else in."

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Liverpool centre-back Jarell Quansah is one of the seven players from Gareth Southgate's preliminary squad to miss out on selection for Euro 2024.

Uncapped Quansah, 21, was an unused substitute in Monday's 3-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Earlier on Thursday, it was confirmed that Quansah's Liverpool team-mate Curtis Jones had left the England camp after being informed he was not going to be part of the squad heading to Germany.

We asked for you for your thoughts on what Liverpool's summer priority is.

Here is a selection of your responses:

Chris: A style of play. Manchester United have fallen apart due to a lack of identity and to a plethora of management styles. We can't do that. Our squad is good enough to compete but could do with additions to strengthen the squad, but without a clear identity on the direction and style of play, you won't know what players are needed to fulfil that.

Nick: Sort the defence - arguably every position. Defensive midfield, certainly, but depth at left-back and centre-back. Whether Alexander-Arnold moves into midfield as part of it. A goalkeeper, because Kelleher deserves to be a starter. Edwards is known to be ruthless, so who knows about outgoings, as long as there's a plan and strategy for Slot's style.

Andrew: Get Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk signed up to new contracts and have them stood with the captain/vice-captain armbands on as soon as they're back from the Euros.

Thomas: I think that if Barcelona are interested in Trent Alexander-Arnold then Liverpool should sell. He's good at corners and free-kicks but at the end of the day he's a defender that can't defend and why didn't Klopp play him in midfield? Is it because he can't or is reluctant to tackle? As for Salah, he isn't what he was. A big offer from Saudi Arabia should be snapped up. Nunez? I don't know.

Tom: A statement signing would be a great way to get the fans excited about the new era under Arne Slot. With Liverpool falling just short last term, any incoming players have to improve the first team and not just the squad. That said, last year's new look midfield should be better after a second season together.

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Liverpool's structure is "set up" for new boss Arne Slot to be a success at Anfield, says Liverpool.com editor Matt Addison.

Slot officially started on 1 June, but much of his work with the team will begin in pre-season in July.

He has big shoes to fill following Jurgen Klopp, who delivered Liverpool their first league title for 30 years and became a club legend in the eyes of supporters.

"It would probably be pointless [Slot] trying to do it in the same way as Klopp did it [understanding the city and club]," said Addison on BBC Radio Merseyside's Total Sport.

"I don't think we have quite got used to it yet. We're almost in the middle of 'we know Jurgen has left, but you don't know what Slot is going to be like'."

In a change from Klopp's role, the Dutchman has become the head coach rather than manager, meaning he is likely to have less involvement in wider club and transfer business.

"He has got to be his own man, he has to do things his own way," Addison added. "He is head coach rather than manager so there are lots of other people around that can spread the burden and that will help with the new structure they have got.

"There is more expertise and people in those top jobs than there has ever been and that will help him. He can take on some of that front-facing role, press conferences, endearing himself in that way, while others sort stuff behind the scenes. He doesn't have to think of everything all at once.

"It is certainly set up for him to be successful."

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Darwin Nunez scored three goals for Uruguay in their 4-0 victory over Mexico on Thursday.

It is his first hat-trick for La Celeste and takes his goal tally up to 11 from 23 outings for his country.

The game was Uruguay's final warm-up before they head to the United States for the 2024 Copa America. Their opening match is on Monday, 24 June against Panama.

Liverpool have been joined by Manchester United in the pursuit of 18-year-old French centre-back Leny Yoro from Lille. (Marca - in Spanish), external

The Reds are targeting a new goalkeeper as they prepare for the Republic of Ireland's Caoimhin Kelleher, 25, to leave Anfield this summer. (Football Insider), external

Finally, Liverpool, Tottenham, Newcastle and West Ham, are interested in Feyenoord's 23-year-old Dutch defender Lutsharel Geertruida. (AD - in Dutch), external

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In Tuesday's defeat to Republic of Ireland, Dominik Szoboszlai created six chances, the most of any player on the pitch and the same amount as all of his Hungary team-mates combined.

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Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo has reached the status of "life-coach guru" in his native Japan as a result of his video blogs, writing and in-depth tactical discussions about football.

Captain of the national team, Endo was already a sporting hero in his homeland, but has also for sometime been helping and educating people through his platform Monthly Wataru Endo and his self-help book titled Duel.

"He's kind of a life-coach guru," Simon Ta, who runs the Liverpool Fan In Japan YouTube channel, told Liverpool's official website., external

"A lot of players have done autobiographies and shared a lot of their playing careers via books. But in terms of online persona and really, really sharing that detail and that personal stuff, I don't really recall anyone doing it to the extent that Endo does it.

"Endo has his own following and has done over 100 videos - some are incredibly long, an hour or two hours, and some are incredibly short.

"He really wants to share everything about everything, so that anyone who wants to follow in his footsteps can see the reality of it, not the glitz and the glamour.

"With his vlog he's showing that 'don't be afraid of where you've come from, your stature'."

Endo, 31, has enjoyed a successful first season in England, making 43 appearances and winning the Carabao Cup, and is keen to share his insights and fill what he feels is a gap in detailed football analysis back in Japan.

Branch secretary of the Japanese Liverpool Supporters Club, Yumiko Tamaru, added: "It is just incredible that a footballer goes this deep into all the matches he played in and everything he tells is so interesting.

"I have never heard such a detailed match analysis from any other Liverpool players. I also find it amazing that he has [such] good memory and remembers every detail very clearly.

"I think he has a huge influence on lots of footballers in Japan and he is inspiring them a lot."

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Andy Robertson says he is "excited" to work with new Liverpool boss Arne Slot and has urged supporters to be "open minded" to his approach.

Former Feyenoord manager Slot has replaced legendary figure Jurgen Klopp who signed Robertson in 2017 and made him a key figure in a highly successful period at the club.

"It's an exciting new challenge," Robertson told Sky Sports as he prepares for Scotland's Euro 2024 campaign.

"The old era was pretty special and I've got a lot to be thankful for for that manager but I'm excited now by the new manager coming in. New ideas, new voice and I'm really excited for what can come with that.

"I've got no doubts we can keep that momentum going. From all the reports we've had, the manager's very good and I can't wait to see that up close."

Klopp ended Liverpool's 30-year wait for a Premier League title in 2020, as well as winning the Champions League, the FA Cup, and two Carabao Cups in his nine years in charge. Roberston is aware of the challenge Slot faces in succeeding the German.

"When I'm old and retired, I'll look back on fond memories and so many good times, and it wouldn't have been possible without him [Klopp]," the 30-year-old added.

"For the fans, you have to be open minded.

"The last eight, nine years were pretty special. Maybe they're going a bit into the unknown but it has to be exciting. The squad's in a good place, we had a good season last season.

"He [Klopp] has left the club in a really good place so now we have to carry it forward. The manager will come in and he'll recruit a really good squad, and I'm sure he'll want to bring in some new faces as well.

"We have to go again. We showed for large parts of last season we could challenge for the league and that has to be the aim. The manager has won trophies before and he'll want that feeling again. We've got to be at our best to try and achieve that."

Liverpool and Brazil goalkeeper Alisson, 31, has been identified by the Saudi Pro League as one of their main targets for this summer. (Teamtalk), external

Leeds United winger Crysencio Summerville has emerged as a £30m transfer target for Liverpool. (Mirror), external

Liverpool and Manchester United are monitoring 22-year-old Sporting Lisbon and Portugal centre-back Goncalo Inacio. (Fabrizio Romano), external

The Reds are plotting to sign a new defensive midfielder, with 31-year-old Japan international Wataru Endo viewed only as a stop-gap player. (Football Insider), external

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Liverpool's Colombia forward Luis Diaz and English defender Joe Gomez, both 27-years-old, are targets for Saudi Pro League clubs as they look to attract younger players this summer. (Mail), external

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New Liverpool manager Arne Slot is keen to make a bid for 28-year-old Aston Villa and England forward Ollie Watkins, as a replacement for 24-year-old Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez. (Sun), external

Liverpool are planning to offer 20-year-old Northern Ireland defender Conor Bradley a new and improved contract. (Teamtalk), external

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