With a lot taking place over the summer time, we’ve got put collectively a listing of key dates for Liverpool supporters to mark.
It is going to be a summer time of change for Liverpool. With head coach Arne Slot taking up from Jurgen Klopp, he might want to make the very most of pre-season to make sure a clean transition.
In the meanwhile, there are three pre-season fixtures deliberate however, earlier than then, there’s the small matter of Euro 2024 and the Copa America.
Listed here are key dates to your diaries this summer time:
June 14 – Switch window opens
Although the rumours may have been swirling for weeks already, the Premier League switch market formally opens on June 14.
That is when gamers can formally put pen to paper and register with new golf equipment forward of the brand new season.
New sporting director Richard Hughes will work carefully with Slot to recruit one of the best gamers for Liverpool in positions of relative weak spot.
The window then closes on August 30.
June 14 – Euro 2024 begins
On the identical day, Euro 2024 begins at 8pm (BST) when Andy Robertson leads Scotland out on the Allianz Area to play Germany.
Within the group stage, mark June 21 in your diaries for France vs. the Netherlands, and hold June 23 free too, for Scotland vs. Hungary.
With the event that includes 24 groups, all of Liverpool’s gamers stand probability of reaching the knockout phases.
The ultimate will happen on July 14.
June 18 – Premier League fixtures launched
It’s at all times an thrilling day when the fixtures for the brand new season are introduced.
This 12 months it is going to be no totally different as we discover out who Slot’s first aggressive opponents as Liverpool head coach shall be.
A pleasant, easy residence match can be best to get us off to a successful begin.
June 21 – Copa America begins
Liverpool are anticipated to have 4 gamers at this summer time’s Copa America – Alexis Mac Allister, Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Alisson.
The event, being held within the USA, will begin on June 21 when Argentina play Canada in Atlanta.
Ensure to set your alarms for 2am (BST) on July 3, for Colombia vs. Brazil within the ultimate spherical of group video games.
The ultimate will happen on July 15 at 1am.
July 1 – First week of pre-season (TBC)
We don’t have an official date for when the gamers shall be again on Merseyside to start pre-season coaching, however we do know Slot needs to get underway rapidly.
The Telegraph‘s Chris Bascombe repored that the Dutchman has moved the beginning of pre-season ahead every week.
“The squad will reconvene within the first week of July – so he can start acclimatising to his new surroundings,” the journalist wrote.
July 27 – Actual Betis
This would be the first time it actually hits residence that Klopp is not Liverpool supervisor for many people.
On the time of writing, Liverpool’s first scheduled pre-season match comes in opposition to Actual Betis on the Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, USA.
August 1 – Arsenal
The following match shall be in Philadelphia in opposition to Arsenal.
It’s troublesome to foretell who shall be concerned in these early pre-season matches, given the potential for a number of gamers to go deep within the Euros and the Copa America.
Every participant is predicted to get a minimum of three weeks off. For instance, an exit from the group phases on the Euros would see a participant report back to Liverpool within the week commencing July 15.
August 4 – Man United
In the meanwhile, the final match of pre-season shall be in opposition to Man United on the Williams-Brice Stadium in South Carolina.
There may be, although, the potential to plan a fixture earlier than or after the Reds’ journey to America, one thing Slot might be eager to rearrange.
August 17
After a month and a half of pre-season, the beginning of the Premier League will lastly arrive on the weekend of August 17.
We discover out who shall be Liverpool’s first opponents when the fixtures are launched on June 18.
Confirmed Liverpool pre-season fixtures
Actual Betis – Acrisure Stadium – July 27, 12.30am (BST)
Arsenal – Lincoln Monetary Subject – August 1, 12.30am
Man United – Williams-Brice Stadium – August 4, 12.45am
