‘No way’ – John Aldridge sends emphatic transfer plea to Liverpool amid ‘spanner in the works’
‘No way’ – John Aldridge sends emphatic transfer plea to Liverpool amid ‘spanner in the works’ John Aldridge has implored Liverpool not to sell two players who’ve recently been linked with potential exits from Anfield in the summer. Last week, Fabrizio Romano claimed that Curtis Jones’ contract situation is on ‘standby’ (he has 14 months remaining on his current deal) and he could duly become a ‘really interesting option’ for several prospective suitors. Meanwhile, Sky Sports reported earlier this week that Juventus have now made Alisson Becker a ‘top target’ for the upcoming transfer window, following on from Paul Joyce writing that ‘ there is renewed doubt ‘ as to how much longer the goalkeeper will stay with the Reds.
DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAY Aldridge implores Liverpool to keep Alisson and Jones In his latest column for the Liverpool Echo , Aldridge made the case for his former club to keep hold of both players, particularly amid the context of other high-profile departures, and questioned how those rumours originated in the first place. He wrote: ‘Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson will be leaving the club at the end of the month and there has been talk about other players who could leave, such as Alisson and Curtis Jones.
I don’t know where this talk has come from. I feel like someone is trying to throw a spanner in the works. ‘There’s no way Liverpool can let Alisson and Jones go this summer.
We’ve had one big transition last year. Alisson can play at Anfield for another four or five years. Why make the squad situation any more difficult?
(Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images) ‘I can’t see the point in letting someone like him go. I know he’s had some injury problems this year that have affected his kicking a bit but it feels like someone outside the club just trying to cause chaos. ‘As for Jones, he’s a local lad and a Liverpool fan.