Overview
- Sadio Mané said on a podcast that Jürgen Klopp apologised for failing to sign him at Borussia Dortmund before later persuading him to join Liverpool.
- Mané’s Liverpool stint yielded 120 goals and 46 assists in 269 games, with Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup titles.
- Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso stated Federico Chiesa "has a problem" as he explained the forward’s continued absence from recent national-team squads.
- Reports say Chiesa declined September, October and November call-ups and he has not played for Italy since Euro 2024’s last-16 loss to Switzerland.
- Chiesa has become a regular for Liverpool this season with two goals and three assists, while Arne Slot’s side sit eighth after a 3-0 defeat to Manchester City.