Liverpool: Slot ‘wants’ £51m defender as first signing; Klopp’s replacement eyes Feyenoord reunion

Liverpool are reportedly preparing to step up their interest in Sporting Lisbon centre-back Goncalo Inacio, who is also being targeted by Manchester United.

has a difficult job on his hands at Liverpool as he attempts to replace Jurgen Klopp and the Premier League giants are expected to be busy during this summer s transfer window.

Liverpool s main target

Last summer, focused on overhauling their midfield and £200m was spent to sign Alexis Mac Allister, Dominic Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo and Ryan Gravenberch.

Liverpool are already being linked with several potential targets in different positions, but their priority is to sign a new centre-back.

Virgil van Dijk (32) returned to his best during the 2023/24 campaign, but he is out of contract in 2…

Keane reveals he ‘apologised’ to Man Utd star; admits he was ‘out or order’ for ‘mocking’ the defender

Roy Keane has revealed that he apologised to Man Utd defender Harry Maguire after he mocked him during a spell of poor form.

Maguire has been the object of ridicule over the past few seasons for supporters of opposition clubs and some Man Utd fans with the England international making a number of mistakes.

while other underperforming Man Utd players have escaped with less criticism.

, and rightly so at times, but the Man Utd legend admits he crossed the line and had to apologise to the England defender.

I was harsh on Harry Maguire, .

You hope to keep it to footballing reasons and obviously we cover a lot of Manchester United matches and he was struggling at the time.

But you also think about the mental health of players and I definit…

Cristiano Ronaldo named ‘biggest flop’ at Euro 2024 by former Chelsea, Arsenal star

Cristiano Ronaldo failed to score at Euro 2024 and has been named the biggest flop of the tournament by a former Premier League star.

Ronaldo played more minutes for Portugal than anyone in Germany but failed to find the net while producing the before .

Portugal boss Roberto Martinez has come under fire for sticking with the legendary goalscorer and William Galas has begrudgingly labelled the former Real Madrid and Manchester United star as the most disappointing player in the competition.

It didn t happen for him

: I’m going to get in trouble for saying this, and before I do, I have to state that this is a player who I completely respect . For his last Euro I wanted Ronaldo to shine in this competition because he deserves it after what he has done in foot…

Slot reveals which Liverpool star was ‘acting too slow’ in friendly as Reds sweat over Jones injury

Liverpool boss Arne Slot is unsure how serious Curtis Jones injury is after he was forced out of the club’s pre-season friendly against Real Betis.

The 23-year-old limped off with a muscle problem 30 minutes into a 1-0 win at the Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh during the early hours of Saturday morning.

Speaking after his first game in charge of , Slot said: “I think it’s too early to tell (how bad it is). He maybe could have played on, but I think maybe you could see he was not at 100 per cent.

“In a friendly game, with so many days coming up in our tour, it was best to take him off. Hopefully he can recover from (it) really fast, but we have to wait and see.

“We hope he recovers really fast so we can see him in the next few games.”

Barcelona willing to sell star as Hansi Flick rebuild gathers pace

Barcelona appear to be set for a wave of departures as the club funds the deals they have already pulled off through the current window with only a handful of players exempt from being considered for sale.

Ten players, including Ilkay Gundogan, could leave this summer as Hansi Flick reportedly wants to restructure his squad.

Before the window closes, Barcelona will likely witness plenty of players come and go as Flick tries to mould the team into his vision. They recently generated nearly £15 million with the sales of Chadi Riad, Marc Guiu, and Estanis Pedrola, and paid a minor sum to land Pau Víctor from Girona.

has claimed that Gundogan is one of numerous names who have been put on the transfer list.

More players will be sold in the upcoming weeks.…

Chelsea ‘proud’ of 42-man ‘first-team pool’ with a total of 191 years remaining on their deals

Sky Sports reporter Kaveh Solhekol has been told that Chelsea are proud of the fact that the 42 players they have in their first-team pool .

Before the summer transfer window opened, the Blues had already spent around £1billion on transfers since a Todd Boehly-led consortium took over the Stamford Bridge outfit in May 2022.

Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix who has previously been on loan at is set to become their tenth signing of the summer transfer window with Pedro Neto and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall among other high-profile arrivals this summer.

And Jamie Carragher is one of a number of pundits who have expressed their concern at the volume of players coming through the door at Chelsea over the past couple of years.

: I don’t why as a player I would…

Arsenal transfer: Arteta ‘phones’ Man Utd target as deal gathers pace with ‘no wage issues’

Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Raheem Sterling after Mikel Arteta called the Chelsea winger, according to reports.

Sterling was left out of the Blues first two squads of the new Premier League season after making 43 appearances in all competitions last term.

And new Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has made it very clear to Sterling that he does not see him as part of his plans for the rest of the season, as he and others train away from the other first-team players.

Last week, Maresca revealed that there were and he has told the players he doesn t want that they are free to leave.

I prefer to be honest with players, Maresca told a press conference on Wednesday. The ones who are not involved are not going to be involved and they won t get any minute…

Ten Hag sack? Van Nistelrooy ‘will be Man Utd manager by the end of the season’

Ruud van Nistelrooy will take over from Erik ten Hag as Man Utd manager by the end of the season, according to That s Football podcast presenter Will Brazier.

Ten Hag had a disastrous campaign in the Premier League last term with the Red Devils finishing eighth and taking steps backwards after his first season in charge,

and a lack of suitable candidates saw Ten Hag given a one-year contract extension over the summer.

INEOS have seemingly put their faith in Ten Hag to lead their efforts to overhaul recruitment and take back to challenging for the Premier League title on a regular basis.

However, this season has started badly with an opening day victory over Fulham followed by back-to-back defeats to Brighton and Liverpool in the Premier League.

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Man City ‘offer more than’ £84m for ‘bombshell’ signing with Guardiola ‘willing to do whatever’

Man City boss Pep Guardiola is ready to do whatever it takes to land Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, according to reports.

The Citizens have made a brilliant start to the new Premier League season with wins over Chelsea, Ipswich Town, West Ham and Brentford pushing them top of the Premier League.

It comes after won their fourth consecutive title with 115 charges hanging over them over alleged breaches of the Premier League s financial fair play rules.

Kevin de Bruyne was one of numerous Man City players who were linked with moves away from the Etihad Stadium in the summer transfer window.

There was speculation that the Belgium international was keen on moving to Saudi Arabia with a number of Saudi Pro League clubs believed to be interested.

Crab Sports Is Newest Maryland Online Sports Betting Operator

Crab Sports, which may be the most appropriately named online sportsbook in the history of sports betting, launched its operations today after receiving a license from the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission.

On July 10, Crab Sports successfully completed its necessary controlled demonstration of its online sports wagering platform. It received its online sports wagering license from the MLGCC and launched today, becoming the 11th online sportsbook to launch in Maryland.

Two things Marylanders love: Crabs and their state flag.

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Crab Sports Newest to Maryland

Crab Sports received its online sports betting operator license from the Maryland Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC) in February. The n…