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Deutsch£26m Brazil midfielder passes Liverpool audition
Summer could bring renewal to Liverpool’s midfield.
Arne Slot has been reliant on the same cast of midfield options for the last two seasons - and it’s clear change is coming. Curtis Jones and Wataru Endo are both out of contract in 2027 and Richard Hughes may well listen to offers.
Then there are contract deals to be sorted out for the other senior midfielders - Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister.
The clock is ticking - all three are out of contract in 2028 - and the off-season could see one or more moved on if no new contract is agreed.
We could see the Premier League champions move for a midfielder - and a long-standing target could be revisited.
Liverpool like Andre of Wolves
The Anfield side were heavily linked with a move for Andre before the then-Fluminense midfielder transferred to Wolves in 2024. But in January links re-emerged - suggesting that the soon-to-be-relegated side were prepared to listen to offers.
And Andre’s match-winning performance against Arne Slot’s side on Tuesday night may have been enough to win over any recruiters inside the club who might not have been sold on the idea of signing him.
The 24-year-old inflicted huge damage on Liverpool’s Champions League hopes - striking in the last minute to secure a 2-1 win for the Premier League basement boys. But the 13-cap Brazil international did much more besides in a man-of-the-match display.
Andre passes Liverpool audition
Andre was the best midfielder on show - even up against Liverpool’s star-studded trio of Gravenberch, Mac Allister and Szoboszlai.
Across 90+ minutes he completed 43 of 45 passes attempted - including 14 of 14 in the opposition half. He had a total of 67 touches - carrying the ball 13 times and making four progressive carries.
In the engine room he made nine defensive contributions - including winning three of five attempted tackles, making two interceptions.
The Wolves No7 also made one clearance and blocked one shot in a performance that featured 11 recoveries.
The midfielder went into 10 ground duels - winning seven - and gave away only one foul while drawing two. Into the bargain, Andre was not even dribbled past once.
All stats per Sofascore.
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Formel 1-team innrømmer kjempekrise – frykter at førerne risikerer permanente nerveskader
Formel 1-teamet Aston Martin får en marerittaktig start på sesongen. Den nye bilen vibrerer så kraftig at førerne risikerer å bli påført helseproblemer.
Laget klarte blant annet ikke å gjennomføre den siste testhelgen fullt ut som følge av problemer med motoren på bilen.
Nå kommer det nye urovekkende opplysninger om situasjonen.
– Det er jo en gigantisk fiasko, sier Formel 1-ekspert, Atle Guldbrandsen.
Det blir imidlertid verre.
– Det langt større problemet er at vibrasjonen til slutt overføres til førerens fingre. Fernando føler at han ikke kan kjøre mer enn 25 runder på rad før han risikerer permanente nerveskader på hendene, innrømmer Newey.
Dermed bekrefter Newey indirekte at laget hans neppe kommer til å fullføre Australias Grand Prix søndag. Det er ikke forsvarlig for førerne.
Fernando Alonso sier at han etter en del runder i bilen begynner å føle seg «nummen» i hendene.
– Dette er en gigantisk ripe i lakken. De sa for fem år siden at de skulle kjempe i toppen, men akkurat nå er de desidert bakerst, forklarer Formel 1-ekspert, Gulbrandsen.
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