Liverpool have reportedly cancelled their planned pre-season friendly against Borussia Monchengladbach due to the club’s pursuit of Rhian Brewster – and fans on Twitter have delivered mixed verdicts.
The Times’ Merseyside correspondent Paul Joyce reported on his personal Twitter account on Saturday evening that the 7 August match at Anfield is now off amid Monchengladbach’s bid to sign the striker, 18, this summer.
Joyce reports that Liverpool officials have also written to the Bundesliga side to express their anger at their “conduct in pursuing” Brewster.
Liverpool have cancelled the pre-season friendly with Borussia Mönchengladbach (Anfield, August 7) over the German club’s interest in Rhian Brewster. Club officials have also written to Mönchengladbach warning them over their conduct in pursuing teenager.
— paul joyce (@_pauljoyce) May 19, 2018
The double transfer development has inspired a rash of reactions on social media from supporters of not only Liverpool, but also rival Premier League and even German clubs.
Fans of the Merseyside giants have praised their club for standing up for their rights and for taking a strong stand against the tapping-up of one of the outstanding young talents in British football.
However, supporters of other clubs have pointed out the clear hypocrisy of the Champions league finalists, who had to pull out of their bid to sign Virgil van Dijk from Southampton last summer after publicly admitting they had behaved inappropriately behind the scenes.
Live 4 Liverpool has rounded up some of the best tweets:
???????????????? this, the club who’s banned from signing young player because of their conduct? Couldn’t make it up. Always the victims
— 1878Domingo (@1878domingo) May 19, 2018
Good to see us playing some hard balls. Have been bullied by so many clubs in the past. ????
— Nikhil (@ranjan_rants) May 19, 2018
Aren’t they banned from signing academy players as they have tapped up loads of kids. Offended by everything ashamed by nothing
— paul knights (@why9dixie) May 19, 2018
— Jen M (@Bluenose1878_) May 19, 2018
How pathetic. Remember when Liverpool tapped up Van Dijk. When was that, last summer ???????????? Now they’re taking their ball home because a team wants to sign one of their players ???????
— Sfcbows (@Sfcbows) May 19, 2018
Tapping up kids? The irony
— John-Paul (@John_Paul1985) May 19, 2018
Well needed backbone
— Joel ???????? (@JoelGibbs_) May 19, 2018
Wow Brewster is really a gem then
— skinny legend loris ?????????? (@firmihoe) May 19, 2018
The long-standing relationship between the two clubs seems to be on the verge of an acrimonious end. How sad!
— John Odande (@jodande) May 19, 2018
Unbelievable club.
— Paul Holland (@toffeetilidie) May 19, 2018
Its about time we stood out grounds!! ????????????????
— Donald David (@Donald_DTP) May 19, 2018
