The offseason has now arrived for Liverpool, as the Reds won’t be reunited again until training camp in July. However, it’s going to be a very busy summer, and certainly an exciting transfer window at Anfield, with a whole lot of topics to discuss.
Today is another active news day, so let’s take a spin through the headlines.
–UEFA has fined Liverpool €20,000 (£17,567) for the deplorable incidents that preceded the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal tie against Manchester City. Liverpool fans bombarded the Manchester City bus as it arrived at Anfield with bottles, flares and other assorted objects. The motor coach was so damaged so badly that it could not make the return trip home.
Both Liverpool football club and manager Jurgen Klopp condemned this behavior at the time.
-Embattled Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius has traveled to the United States on holiday, and while across the pond he underwent a scan due to worries that he may have suffered a concussion in the Champions League final loss to Real Madrid.
Sky Sports reports that Liverpool medical staff were concerned he may have suffered head trauma due to a collision with Madrid defender Sergio Ramos.
-Liverpool’s first signing this summer transfer window, Fabinho, did not make the final cut for the Brazil national team, so many wondered what he was doing while his country was beating Croatia this past weekend in a World Cup warm-up at Anfield.
Well, the Daily Mirror has you covered, describing Fabinho’s vacation to New York City with his wife, who documented their holiday on her Instagram account.
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