Kostas Tsimikas
Report: 25-year-old int’l could leave Liverpool to join Euro giants, Klopp wants permanent sale
Liverpool defender Kostas Tsimikas could join Napoli on loan this summer according to a report from Area Napoli. The 25-year-old joined the Reds from Olympiakos in August 2020 for around £11 million according to BBC. Tsimikas has failed to make much of an impression at Anfield, however. The nine-capped Greece international has made just seven appearances for Liverpool. Liverpools allegedly could loan out Tsimikas to Napoli this summer Copyright: BoxAmstrup BoxAmstrupx COP109 spdk20201209-212701-L And Jurgen Klopp now could be prepared to send him out on loan. Tsimikas to leave Liverpool? Area Napoli claims that Napoli have made an approach to bring the Reds left-back to Naples on loan. A loan move away from Anfield would probably do the Greek ace the world of good. At 25, he...
Euro club reportedly keen for 24-year-old Liverpool player this summer
Serie A giants Napoli are reportedly interested in signing Liverpool left-back Kostas Tsimikas in the summer. The 24-year-old joined Liverpool last summer from Olympiakos for a reported £11.8 million fee. The Greece international has struggled badly in his first season at the club, managing just one substitute appearance in the Premier League and clocking five minutes of action. It is fair to say that things haven’t gone according to plan for him, although he missed several games through injury and coronavirus. Although he has made four appearances in the Champions League, his Liverpool career hasn’t taken off yet. According to reports from Il Napoli Online, Napoli are likely to revive their interest in the defender, and they feel they could tempt him with a regular gam...
Jurgen Klopp: I thought VAR was a good idea, but now I’m not so sure
Jurgen Klopp admits he may have changed his mind about the need for VAR in football, after another incident-filled match for his Liverpool side in the Champions League. The Reds’ 1-1 draw with Danish champions FC Midtjylland on Wednesday saw a number of interventions from the video assistant referee. First Midtjylland were awarded a penalty for a foul by Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher on Anders Dreyer. The forward had initially been flagged offside by the assistant referee but replays showed, eventually at least, that he had been onside, though there was a lengthy delay as the referee headed to the pitchside monitor to rule on Kelleher’s subsequent challenge. Andreas Scholz converted from the spot to equalise for the home side after Mohamed Salah had opened the scoring. There was m...
Report: Everton have enquired about 24-year-old, club want £12m
Report: Everton have enquired about 24-year-old, club want £12m – originally posted on Sportslens.com Everton are interested in signing Kostas Tsimikas from Olympiacos in the summer transfer window, according to The Daily Mail. The report has claimed that the Toffees have made an enquiry about the 24-year-old left-back in recent weeks. However, Carlo Ancelotti’s side are not the only club who are interested in securing the services of the Greece international. Liverpool, Leicester City and Chelsea are also looking to secure the services of the left-back, who will be sold by his club for £12 million, according to the report. Stats According to WhoScored, Tsimikas made seven appearances in the Greece Super League for Olympiacos this past season. The left-back also played six times in t...
