New contracts! New signings? New season.

<p>As we head into the final week of pre-season, Luke, James and Max are back to chew the fat on all the latest goings-on at Liverpool.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Before we got on to the inevitable topic of transfers, the guys discussed the fantastic news that Fabinho, Trent Alexander-Arnold and (breaking live on air) Alisson. The positivity continued as we turned our attention to the wholesome scenes we saw against Hertha Berlin, as Virgil Van Dijk and Joe Gomez made their return to the pitch. With Virgil in particular back on the pitch, we discussed just how significant this return could be to the club’s title chances.</p><br><p>Of course, it wouldn’t be a pre-season show without the talk of transfers. With Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City making significant steps in the market, we wondered whether the club will do any business at all, and how worried we should be about our rival’s developments.&nbsp;</p><br><p>It’s no secret that Liverpool need to sell to buy and we wonder just how difficult that may be in the case of Divock Origi.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Looking ahead to the actual football, the guys also debated the role of Firmino this season and cast our eyes over VAR changes that come into force for 2021/22.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Check out our Twitter feed @Anfield_Central, our website Anfieldcentral.co.uk and listen to our pods on Acast and Apple pods. </p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>