Liverpool is working on a double transfer strategy as new Gareth Bale rumours emerge.

Jorg Schmadtke is putting together two shortlists for a potential double Liverpool transfer.

Such is the unquenchable appetite for transfers that the clamoring for the next fresh face began as soon as Alexis MacAllister was revealed as a Liverpool player.

And there’s no doubt the Argentina World Cup winner won’t be the last addition as Jurgen Klopp ramps up efforts to bolster his squad following a disastrous season.

So it’s a busy moment for new sporting director Jorg Schmadtke. While Julian Ward laid the framework for Mac Allister’s entrance, the transition is now complete, with Schmadtke taking the lead on all incoming and leaving transactions.

Adding to the midfield remains a priority, though Liverpool’s desire to freshen their engine room has led an open season in terms of individuals being connected, whether it’s agents hoping to increase the profile of their client or players looking for a better contract from their current club.

Gareth Bale makes a controversial new assertion about Liverpool’s 2018 defeat to Real Madrid.

Gareth Bale claims Liverpool players’struggled to sleep’ before of the 2018 Champions League final against Real Madrid.

In a heartbreaking evening for Jurgen Klopp’s team, Mohamed Salah was taken out of the game by Sergio Ramos before the Reds went on to lose 3-1. It’s a game that will be remembered for two memories for Loris Karius and one for Bale, whose bicycle kick with seven minutes remaining ensured Real’s victory.

Jordan Henderson and the rest of the Liverpool first team were clearly in anguish after being denied European success as Real Madrid celebrated their 13th win in the competition. Despite coming off the bench to turn the game for Los Blancos that evening, Bale had only started one game during the 2017/18 elimination round and stressed his desire for regular game time after the encounter.

Bale was once again a member of Real Madrid’s squad that defeated Liverpool in Paris last year, as Carlo Ancelotti led the Spanish giants to another European title. Looking back on the first of Madrid’s Champions League final victories at the expense of Liverpool, the retired Welshman believes Madrid’s attitude ensured there was only ever going to be one outcome in Kyiv.