Beglin welcomes Raheem Sterling no-show as stand-off continues
The England international was absent from the squad’s pre-season preparations at Melwood for the second successive day after reporting in ill again.
It is understood Sterling has already spoken to manager Brendan Rodgers this week to tell him he did not want to travel on the tour to Asia and Australia.
“Sterling is doing #LFC a favour by staying away,” Beglin wrote on Twitter.
“You don’t want that kind of attitude anywhere near a dressing room.”
The Liverpool squad are due to fly out to Thailand on Sunday ahead of their first friendly against a Thai All Stars side in Bangkok next week.
Sterling has been the subject of two failed bids from Manchester City, the last an offer of £40million, and they continue to monitor the situation.
Liverpool remain adamant the England international will not be allowed to leave for anything below their £50million valuation – a price City appear unwilling to meet.
Protocol dictates Sterling has to be assessed by the club’s medical staff to determine the extent of his illness and if he is deemed to be fit enough to train there is the possibility of him being fined.
Despite another missed training session Liverpool remain determined to have him on the plane with the rest of the squad on Sunday.
The relationship between the player and club has deteriorated since Sterling rejected a £100,000-a-week contract offer in January.
Since then he has given an interview, unsanctioned by the club, in which he stressed he was not “a money-grabbing 20-year-old” and his agent Aidy Ward added more fuel to the fire by insisting Sterling would not sign a new contract “for £900,000-a-week”.
While Sterling was missing from training yesterday, striker Mario Balotelli rejoined the squad after being granted compassionate leave following the death of his adoptive father.
Off the field former Reds midfielder Gary McAllister is believed to have held talks with Rodgers regarding the vacant first-team coaching position.
On Monday Sean O’Driscoll was confirmed as the new assistant manager, following last month’s sacking of Colin Pascoe, and while Pepin Lijnders has been promoted from the academy to become development coach there is still a coaching position to fill after Mike Marsh’s contract was not renewed.
Ahead of the club’s tour Jordan Henderson is also expected to be confirmed as the club’s new captain, having deputised on many occasions last season for the now-departed Steven Gerrard.
Meanwhile, Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure expects new players to arrive soon as the club aims to reclaim its Premier League crown from Chelsea.
“The club has been built to top this league and when we finish in second it is quite disappointing,” he told CityTV.
“We want to bounce back. This club don’t have to be second or third. We always have to finish first.
“We know it will be difficult because we have opponents like Chelsea, Arsenal, even Liverpool can do it, United will do it. We have a lot of targets this year. The target this year is to make this club proud because last year was quite disappointing.
“For us the main key is to try to regain the title this year. It will be difficult but we know we can do it.
“We are looking forward to the new players coming to try to help the club and do something big for this club.
“We want to do something big this year. I hope maybe in a couple of days new players come and make this club a top team next year.”
City have yet to make any additions to their squad, despite the Sterling interest.
Interest in Juventus’ former Manchester United academy graduate Paul Pogba has cooled because of his £70m price tag and reported wage demands of £250,000-a-week.
It is understood they have not yet ruled out moves for Aston Villa’s Fabian Delph or Wolfsburg’s Kevin de Bruyne.
Irrespective of who they bring in City will hope Toure rediscovers his top form again after a busy 12 months saw him play in the World Cup and African Nations Cup.
The 32-year-old admits he is not a fan of pre-season training but hopes his summer break will have given him the lift he needs.
Asked how his summer has been he said: “Not bad but I think most of all [it has been about] relaxing, trying to de-stress, to forget, to be focused for the next year and recharge all the batteries because after two or three years full of competition I needed this break.
“I don’t like pre-season to be honest but we need it. The season is going to be long. I am very happy to be back and working. I am looking forward, the manager is looking forward and the club is looking forward.”
