Liverpool are working on plans for pre-season and are considering friendlies in America due to the fact that the FIFA World Cup is being held in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
The Reds may still end the 2025-26 season with some success as they are yet to be eliminated from the FA Cup and Champions League.
That said, there would need to be a drastic increase in consistency for Arne Slot’s team to win silverware.
This season has been marked by tactical confusion and an injury crisis that has seen multiple surgeries take place with the likes of Alexander Isak, Wataru Endo and Conor Bradley suffering nasty injuries.
The summer will be a challenging one for Liverpool’s hierarchy. They will need to find direction that has been lacking this season and navigate delays in transfer talks due to the World Cup.
While plans are not yet concrete, there are some details being reported already.
Plans for pre-season are ‘progressing at pace’
In a Q&A for the Liverpool Echo, journalist Paul Gorst was asked for details regarding Liverpool’s plans for pre-season.
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He replied that, although details from the club are ‘scarce at the moment’, it’s likely they’ll be heading for the USA, with the region ‘viewed as an ideal opportunity to grow even more’ due to the FIFA World Cup. MLS has grown sifnificantly in recent years, with Leo Messi’s move to Inter Miami critical for the league’s growth.
A friendly between Liverpool and Wrexham is also ‘in the works’, with Liverpool also ‘thought to be lining up’ a game in July in New York although this has yet to be confirmed with no details on who the opponent would be.
Gorst finished with: ‘All of that, as things stand, is yet to be made official, but it is thought plans are progressing at pace.’