Liverpool set to defy Klopp’s wish regarding ‘super’ £100k-p/w ace who hasn’t played in 5 months

Liverpool are preparing to say goodbye not just to Jurgen Klopp but also some members of his squad at Anfield.

Adrian, Thiago Alcantara and Joel Matip are all out of contract this summer and look certain to depart, although the latter might still have had a future at the club if the outgoing manager had his way.

As noted by Paul Joyce for The Times, the German’s response to the Cameroon centre-back suffering a season-ending ACL injury in December was to suggest to the Reds’ hierarchy that the 32-year-old be awarded a new deal...