{"id":626674,"date":"2023-08-16T01:00:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T05:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=626674"},"modified":"2023-08-15T17:13:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T21:13:18","slug":"alisson-becker-liverpool-al-nassr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/16\/alisson-becker-liverpool-al-nassr\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Tempted by This New Challenge\u2019: Al-Nassr Now Ready to Move for \u2018Special\u2019 Liverpool Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool have seen three mainstays of their squad depart this summer, with Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, and Roberto Firmino moving to the Saudi Pro League. Alisson Becker is the latest name linked with a move away from Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/liverpool&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Al-Nassr Now Ready to Move for Alisson Becker<\/h2>\n<h3>Alisson Becker \u2018Tempted by This New Challenge\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to a report from\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.footmercato.net\/a577423426298841032-al-nassr-veut-alisson-becker\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Footmercato<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson is a target for Saudi team Al-Nassr. The Liverpool goalkeeper has already seen his ex-Reds team-mate Sadie Mane join the Saudi club, who also have Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo in their ranks. According to the report from Footmercato, the Brazilian goalkeeper is &#8220;tempted by this new challenge,&#8221; with Al-Nassr being very interested in the Liverpool goalkeeper after the disappointing performance of their current goalkeeper (Nawaf Al-Aqidi) after their 2-1 defeat to Steven Gerrard&#8217;s Al-Ettifaq.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/15\/liverpool-linked-with-ibrahim-sangare\/\" target=\"_self\">Midfielder With \u00a332 Million Release Clause on Liverpool Transfer Radar After Caicedo Loss<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After unexpectedly losing experienced midfielders Fabinho and Henderson, potentially losing their star goalkeeper would be a devastating blow in a transfer window that has already seen them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11669\/12939856\/romeo-lavia-liverpool-agree-60m-transfer-deal-with-southampton-for-midfielder-also-wanted-by-chelsea\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">miss out on Moises Caicedo and seemingly Romeo Lavia<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Watch<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: Our Premier League predictions for the new season<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I (Probably) Insulted Your Club - Our Premier League Predictions For the New Season\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8uXqcL07DJg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Alisson Liverpool Career Recapped<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Alisson, who moved to Anfield for\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11669\/11441825\/liverpool-sign-alisson-from-roma-in-record-deal-for-a-goalkeeper\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a367m<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in 2018, could join the Liverpool exodus, and move to the Saudi Pro League. The Brazilian, described as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/liverpool\/news\/jurgen-klopp-heaps-praise-on-special-alisson-becker_387078.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">special<\/a>&#8221; by Jurgen Klopp, has played 232 times for the Red half of Merseyside, most memorably winning the Premier League and Champions League during his spell on Merseyside.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The Saudi Project<\/h3>\n<p>If Alisson were to depart Anfield, it would leave Klopp with Caoimhin Kelleher as his replacement &#8211; surely forcing the German manager into the transfer market.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/03\/liverpool-target-fluminense-star-midfielder-andre\/\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool Target Fluminense Midfielder Andre<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Saudi Pro League has been inundated with big named players this summer, including\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/66515890\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Neyma<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">r, who has completed his transfer to Al-Hilal for \u00a377.6m. The Brazilian superstar will earn a reported \u00a3129.2 million a year. Al-Hilal also made a world record bid of\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/12939201\/neymar-transfer-paris-saint-germain-and-al-hilal-in-talks-with-forward-ready-for-saudi-arabia-move\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a3258 million for Kylian Mbappe<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0on the back of his uncertain future at Paris Saint-Germain.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Alisson would join Alex Telles and Croatian midfielder Marcelo Brozovic if he were to join Al-Nassr.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2nqRyeY\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cchana<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool have seen three mainstays of their squad depart this summer, with Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, and Roberto Firmino moving to the Saudi Pro League. 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