Susan Rodgers (40) is believed to have demanded 50% of the property and half of the Ulsterman’s future earnings in a bitter divorce settlement which could end up costing the Premier League football boss somewhere in the region of £8.5m.
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Ahead of what could potentially be his breakout season, Nigerian-born Jordon Ibe has received the backing of his manager Brendan Rodgers to do well and become one of Liverpool’s best players.
“I’ve read and seen things about his game, but in the short period of time he’s been in, I’ve been even more impressed”.
Brazilian midfielder Allan Rodrigues de Souza trained with the Liverpool first team on Tuesday, amid speculation he’s set to join the club officially from Internacional.
You can see a selection of pictures from Thursday’s training session in our gallery below.
Christian Benteke and Roberto Firmino have not been included in Liverpool’s squad for our fifth pre-season friendly in Helsinki on Saturday.
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He said: “He’s definitely a player that we want to really create into a top-class performer, but we’ve got to give him that time and we’re creating the environment for him to do that”. The latest first team arrival is Christian Benteke from Aston Villa, while the likes of Firmino have also joined the club for big money too. But we’ve been looking at every aspect of our game over the course of pre-season and firstly and always, how we work is to ensure our defensive organisation is strong and compact. “Coming in to a club like Liverpool, he can be a real hero for the supporters”.
