Swedish World Cup striker no longer training with the first team at Club BruggeAs reported by Tomas Taecke of HLN, Gustaf Nilsson and Ludovit Reis are no longer training with the Club Brugge first team. Nilsson, who was a surprise participant in the World Cup with Sweden, signed from Union St Gilloise two seasons ago but has struggled to have any real impact up front for Club Brugge. Reis only joined last summer from Hamburg but, due to injuries, fell out of favour and now it appears that Ivan Leko is wanting to go in a different direction. The 29-year-old Nilsson not being part of the squad is not surprising. Club Brugge had reportedly tried to sell him last season but were unable to find a buyer or a club that the Swedish striker was willing to join. Nilsson scored 27 goals in 93 games for Union St Gilloise after leaving Wehen Wiesbaden in the summer of 2022. He joined Club Brugge in 2024 but has only scored 11 goals in 53 games. After playing 42 games in his first season, Nilsson only played 11 games last season, failing to score. Reis, a former Barcelona academy product, left Hamburg after 129 appearances and 20 goals. He only played 12 games for club Brugge last season. There will certainly be teams in Germany that will be happy to bring the 26-year-old central midfielder back to the Bundesliga or 2 Bundesliga. GBeNeFN|Ben Jackson

Andoni Iraola sent subtle message to Richard Hughes immediately after Leeds collapseAndoni Iraola admitted that lessons were learned from Liverpools 4-2 defeat to Leeds in pre-season.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ONAPPLE&GOOGLE PLAYGoals from Luke Chambers and Florian Wirtz saw the Reds take a commanding lead against Daniel Farkes men in Chicago.However, following a host of second-half changes with the very impressive Trey Nyoni substituted the Merseysiders struggled to maintain their early superiority, shipping four goals in 25 minutes.Andoni Iraola sends subtle message to Richard HughesTheres a message there, youd think, for Liverpools sporting director, Richard Hughes, and our recruitment team.Not the result we wanted but probably the most useful friendly we played,the Basque told LFCTV.In a positive way in the first half and in a negative way in the second half. I think we learned a lot. We can take good conclusions and solve some things.We want to get ready for the start of the season that is when people want to see us play well and get results.Certainly, it felt like the former Bournemouth boss was again reiterating the clubs need for reinforcements with the window after a poor second-half showing exposed the limitations of the squad.Want more Empire of the Kop coverage? Add us as apreferred source on Googleto your favourites list for news you can trustYes, of course, its worth bearing in mind that well have a number of important first-XI stars to welcome back in the near future, including Virgil van Dijk, Alexis Mac Allister and Alisson Becker.But it would be incredibly naive to assume that these options will be enough to inspire confidence from the fanbase in our potential fortunes this coming term.What on earth are Hughes and Liverpools recruitment team doing?We have to admit that faith in recruitment is starting to dwindle somewhat.It has now been 46 days (and counting) since Liverpool completed the signing of Victor Munoz from Osasuna. And, really, if were not counting the addition of Jeremy Jacquet (who was signed in January), weve only made one addition to the squad all summer.Given the scale of business that clearly needs to be done, thats absolutely appalling.Even more worryingly, weve had reports from reliable sources like Fabrizio Romano indicating that our talks with PSG for Bradley Barcola could go down to the wire.Barcola is more than open to joining the Liverpool project. Now its on club to club. The conversations will continue next week. My feeling is this is not going to be something imminent, so I dont expect that he will go on Monday or on Tuesday. There is still work to do between Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain, the Italian spoke on his eponymous YouTube channel.So there is a possibility this is going to be a saga in this summer transfer window. But this depends on Liverpool on how much they want to spend. Paris Saint-Germain are open to negotiating, but there are conditions expensive deal. So negotiations are going to take place for Barcola, but dont forget that the player wants to go to Liverpool, and Liverpool consider Barcola their top, top target.Listen, thats all and well and good if youre also simultaneously working to complete other deals. But if the Barcola deal is going to impact every other piece of business we hope to conduct this summer as we very much suspect is the case then it seems Liverpool are risking going into the new season with a bare-bones squad.READ MORE: Bradley Barcola just got closer to Liverpool transfer after seismic Friday updateIf thats seriously the plan, Liverpool need to reevaluate things in the market and quickly. As wonderful a signing the French international would be, were currently short of a right-back, centre-back, holding six, central striker, and a right-sided attacker.You can make the argument that the likes of Rio Ngumoha, Bradley Barcola and Victor Munoz are positionally versatile enough to cover the right flank.But Liverpool cannot go into the 2026/27 season without any senior depth behind Virgil van Dijk and Jeremy Jacquet, nor can they ignore the right-back spot while Conor Bradley is still recovering from injury.If the choice is the PSG star or a more complete squad, wed rather see Andoni Iraola given the bodies his football requires.More Stories / Latest NewsAndoni Iraola sent subtle message to Richard Hughes immediately after Leeds collapse August 3, 2026 12:04Liverpool could sign RW plus Bradley Barcola after Fabrizio Romanos morning update August 3, 2026 9:20Said yes; personal terms agreed Fabrizio Romano drops transfer development amid Bradley Barcola talks August 2, 2026 23:19

Belgian Pro League Preview 2026/2027: Cercle BruggeCercle Brugge going into this season hoping to avoid the mistakes of the past two campaigns. After finishing in the bottom four twice, there are hopes that the club can turns things around under Danish head coach Lars Friis. He has a few new players to work with, but it does not appear that the side have done much to rectify their struggles up front. Perhaps Cercle Brugge are hoping for some internal growth from the strikers already on the books, or are still working on some new signings. They will once again be one of the youngest sides going into the new season. Transfers in: Lazare Amani (Kifisia FC), Gaetan Coucke (Sampdoria) Transfers out: Warleson (Botafogo), Nils De Wilde (Aalst), Beni Mpanzu (FC Dordrecht), Flavio Nazinho (Monaco)Key player: Lazare AmaniHe may be one of the few new signings, but the former Union St Gilloise man could be crucial for Cercle Brugge this season. In many ways, he is the replacement for Leandro Lopes who left a few seasons ago and was never really replaced. High energy and tough tackling at his best, if Amani can find his best form, he really could be a driving force for a young Cercle Brugge team in midfield. Young player to watch: Emmanuel KakouCercle Brugge have struggled at the back, but the emergence of Emmanuel Kakou last season was promising. It is hard to pick just one young player at Cercle Brugge given how young they are, with the 21-year-old Kakou actually one of the older players in the squad. Yet he is still a relative youngster compared to the rest of the league. If the 21-year-old can really kick on this season, there is no reason why he cant attract interest from other clubs and maybe force his way into the Cote dIvoire side for the 2027 AFCON. That would be quite an achievement and feels a long way off, but the Belgian Pro League has been a provider of players for Les Elefants at the 2026 World Cup. GBeNeFN|Ben Jackson

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