Joe Allen: Stoke City make offer to Liverpool for midfielder

Additionally, Press Association Sport reports that Liverpool and Stoke City have agreed on a £13 million deal for midfielder Joe Allen.

Europa League winners Sevilla have also been credited with an interest in the 26-year-old – but as the only club to have made firm offer (and had it accepted), Mark Hughes and his side are now in the driving seat to land the midfielder.

Per Hunter, the Potters face competition for his signature from Allen’s former club, Swansea City, with the Wales worldwide entering the final 12 months of his contract.

The Welshman has made it clear he wants regular first-team football after starting just eight Premier League matches last season for the club.

Though Liverpool maintained their 100% record in pre-season with victory at the John Smith’s Stadium, it came at a cost with midfielder Lucas Leiva going off with an undisclosed muscle injury.

“I hadn’t seen him since the middle of May”.

“I said to the boys it was not bad but if we trust a little bit too much in our skills than a team performance it is not the best decision to make”.

With Liverpool having so many options in that area, it makes sense for the player to move and a few months back, the transfer would have been a source of joy for the supporters. The Huddersfield goalkeeper Joel Coleman saved a Philippe Coutinho penalty moments later, having been only booked for denying Sadio Mané a clear goalscoring opportunity, before Moreno sealed victory in the 88th minute with another penalty. We never doubted this.

“We played a unusual formation with Shamal as a striker but he did wonderfully!” “The first half we should have scored more”, added Klopp. “But everything is okay”.