This is the Blood Red podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.

Hello, it's Paul Weilock and welcome to your latest podcast on the Blood Red channel.

Now I'll let you in to a little secret.

At the Echo we've got a tracker to show us what stories are being read the most online

and whenever we write something about Emray Chan they are more often than not well read.

I'm not messing when I say there is a genuine interest in how the German is getting on at

Juventus and as this podcast will explain it's not going too well.

Liverpool begin the defense of their Champions League crown in Southern Italy on Tuesday night

when they take on Napoli.

But further north, their former midfielder would be kicking his heels in frustration.

That's because Chan has been left out of

Juventus's squad for the group stages. His first season at Trin was not always

plain sailing but his omission still came as a surprise to most. After the

decision was made Chan spoke of his shock and anger,

but as we'll learn he had no reason to feel the former.

Adam Digby is a Churin-based Italian football writer.

He was the author of the book the book Juventus a history in black and

white and in this wide-ranging podcast he gives the inside track on Chan standing at

UVA his decision to reject a summer move to PSG and just what happens next.

We'll then talk about Juventus's prospects in the Champions League and whether they will be

a threat to Liverpool, as well as their decision to sell two players to two of Liverpool's biggest rivals.

Also on the agenda is the significance of the signing of the Tias de Lict, the Celia title race,

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