While you were asleep: Liverool growing in January transfer window, Klopp says, Phillips dropped from Man City squad, Cagliari announce Ranieri’s return

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp laughed off the idea of ​​splashing out in Bellingham in the January window, but said the club are ready to splash out big.

“In January? I’m the wrong person to answer that, you have to ask other people,” he told reporters after Liverpool’s exit from the League Cup.

Liverpool lost to Manchester City in the Premier League with a score of 2-3.

“In our situation, from the sports side, January is a window where we are always ready, it is always clear what kind of ideas we have or what the need is from our point of view.

“Everything else is not 100% in our hands and we always work with what we have and that will not change. You can imagine the situation we are in, which we are probably looking for. If something happens, we’ll see.”

Bellingham has also recently discussed his ambitions as speculation continues over his next move, with the Dortmund midfielder revealing: “I want to win a lot more and I want to keep pushing the boundaries of my own potential and ability.”

Pep furious with Kalvin

Pep Guardiola has accused Kalvin Phillips of returning from the World Cup overweight and unfit to play. Kalvin Phillips was cut from the team and kicked out of practice as a result.

“He is not injured – he arrived overweight,” Guardiola said.

“I do not know [why]. He did not arrive in a condition to practice and play.

Phillips has suffered two sprains since signing from Leeds United for £42million last summer and made just four appearances for the club.

“When he is ready, he will play because we need him, we need him a lot,” Guardiola added. “It’s a private conversation with Kalvin.”

Ranieri returned to Cagliari for a second spell after 31 years

Serie A club Cagliari have announced the re-appointment of Claudio Ranieri with a tweet referencing his famous “dilly-ding, dilly-dong” quote from his time at Leicester.

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– Cagliari Calcio (@CagliariCalcio) December 23, 2022

“Thirty years of waiting. Welcome home sir,” Cagliari tweeted.

The 71-year-old Italian is best known in English From guiding Leicester to a fairytale Premier League title in 2016, he failed at Watford as they earned just seven points in three months before he left the job in January.

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– Cagliari Calcio (@CagliariCalcio) December 23, 2022

The Italian made his name as a manager at Cagliari, leading the club to successive promotions from the third division to Serie A after taking charge in 1988.

He had teased a possible return after the veteran coach admitted his close ties to the Sardinian side.

“If I’m ready to return to the bench in 2023?” Ranieri said. “But I’m already ready in 2022, why do we have to wait for the new year?

“I was born there, I will always carry it in my heart.”