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      Real Madrid want Mo Salah but cannot afford transfer for Liverpool superstar, confirms club’s ex-president

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      MOHAMED SALAH is too expensive for Real Madrid, former Blancos president Roman Calderon has asserted.
      The Spanish side are one of a few linked to the Liverpool winger in recent weeks amid the Anfield club’s ailing title defence.

      Mohamed Salah continues to be a star for Liverpool, leading to interest from elsewhereCredit: EPA

      But a worthy bid will not arrive from the Bernabeu, according to 69-year-old Calderon.
      He told Egypt’s ONTime Sports: “[Salah] is a great player and a goalscorer.
      “He helped Liverpool by giving his best, but I don’t think they will let him go.
      “It is expected that, if they were to think about it, they would only let him go for a lot of money.

      “Salah is wanted, of course, by Real Madrid.
      “But Liverpool would ask for a lot of money and, if that deal were to be completed, it would be crucial.
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      “Salah is a great player with fantastic potential, and any club wishes to acquire such talents, but for Real Madrid I do not think they have the financial means to sign Salah.”

      Calderon led Los Blancos to two LaLiga titles in his three years in charge, striking the deal to sign Cristiano Ronaldo before resigning in January 2009.
      Real Madrid did not spend a penny in either of the last two transfer windows amid the coronavirus pandemic’s financial crash.
      Squad pay cuts have been negotiated and a new deal for club captain Sergio Ramos is yet to be agreed, much to fans’ dismay.
      In any case, Liverpool will remain determined to hold on to 28-year-old Salah, who boasts a tally of 24 goals in 36 appearances this season.
      Speaking ahead of the Reds’ win at Sheffield United, Jurgen Klopp said: “It is not often that I have to praise my own players, which of course I always like to do.

      Mo is a very, very important player for us. And hopefully he will be that for a very long time, of course.
      Jurgen Klopp

      “But in Mo’s case the numbers just speak for themselves.
      “Mo is not only a goalscorer. He has developed football-wise as well – and is a very, very important player for us.
      “And hopefully he will be that for a very long time, of course.”
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      Man Utd and Liverpool set for Raphinha transfer battle but Leeds desperate to keep star after amazing debut season

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      LEEDS star Raphinha could become the subject of a transfer battle between Manchester United and Liverpool, according to reports.
      After leaving Rennes for Yorkshire in October, the Brazilian winger has been a key man at Elland Road.

      Raphinha scored his fifth goal of the season against Southampton on TuesdayCredit: Reuters

      His form has alerted the likes of United and Liverpool, among others ahead of the summer transfer market.
      SportItalia report on the interest, with Leeds ready to fight to keep hold of the 24-year-old.
      The Whites forked out £17million for Raphinha last year following a single season in France.
      Scoring a winner past Everton in only his second start for the club, he has gone on to bag five goals and five assists this season.

      Netting again versus Southampton in midweek, the Brazilian revealed a heartfelt tribute to Ronaldinho’s mother after she passed away aged 71.
      Both the footballers’ families hail from Restinga neighbourhood of Porto Alegre and Raphinha dedicated his goal to Miguelina, revealing a message to the family on his vest during the game.
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      The best thing you can do with spontaneous players like this is to let them be themselves.
      Marcelo Bielsa

      Speaking after the game, Marcelo Bielsa outlined why the attacker has become such a big asset to his team.

      The Leeds boss said: “He’s a player who unbalances by himself.
      “He’s very ambitious, very competitive. It’s not a very common mix because he works a lot and on top of that he is creative and can unbalance.
      “I sincerely think I can add very little to his game. The best thing you can do with spontaneous players like this is to let them be themselves.”

      A defender is reportedly high on Manchester United’s agenda ahead of the summer.
      Sevilla’s Jules Kounde is one target featuring in gossip columns with there also talk of an attacking addition such as Raphinha.
      Leeds will fight tooth and nail to keep him but both United and Liverpool would hope to dangle Champions League football his way.
      However, defenders are also being more commonly linked with the Anfield giants of late with Fiorentina ace Nikola Milenkovic and Lille’s Sven Botman both named in reports.
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      Man Utd to fight Liverpool and Tottenham for Paulo Dybala transfer as Juventus admit attacker’s future is uncertain

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      JUVENTUS have put PremierLeague clubs on red alert by admitting the uncertainty around the future of Paulo Dybala.
      Manchester United, Tottenham and Liverpool have all been linked with the Argentine ahead of the summer transfer market.

      Paulo Dybala could be on the move in the summerCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Dybala’s contract expires in 2022 but injury issues are hampering his chances of signing a new deal in the coming weeks.
      Juve managing director Fabio Paratici has admitted that the club are concerned by his fitness woe.
      Talks over a new contract are taking place but could continue for ‘months’.
      He said: “Paulo still has a few problems – it’s like he’s on a swing.

      “Some days he’s better and others he’s worse. He seemed okay [last week], then he felt some pain again.
      “We have spoken [about this contract], we have been speaking and will continue to speak in the next few days and months.”

      Having been named on the bench for the Champions League defeat at Porto, 27-year-old Dybala again found himself ruled out of Monday’s victory over Crotone.

      It was the 13th game he has missed due to injury in a turbulent campaign that has produced only three goals for the typically prolific forward.
      Dybala is only two strikes away from reaching 100 Juventus goals, a feat achieved by only 12 players in the club’s prestigious history.
      It is thought that the Old Lady will sell the attacker if he cannot agree a new deal by the summer.
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      Currently eight points behind in the title race and suffering from major pandemic-inflicted financial problems, the end of the season could herald a squad overhaul at Allianz Stadium.
      In the summer of 2019, Tottenham were strongly linked with a deadline day swoop for the player and Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly keen on bringing him to new club Paris Saint-Germain.
      Napoli have also been urged to bid for Dybala, in a reversal of the controversial move that saw Gonzalo Higuain sign for Juve in 2016.
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      Steven Gerrard reveals all on failed Chelsea transfer and fears Rafa Benitez would take £37.5m to rebuild Liverpool

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      STEVEN GERRARD feared Rafa Benitez wanted to sell him to Chelsea and use the £37.5million transfer fee to rebuild Liverpool.
      The Londoners made several attempts to lure Gerrard to Stamford Bridge in the 04-05 season but the midfielder eventually extended his contract with the Reds six weeks after lifting the Champions League trophy in 2005.

      Steven Gerrard was linked with a switch the Blues in the 04-05 season

      Gerrard has since reflected on the transfer saga and admitted he regrets toying with the idea of a switch to Stamford Bridge but was very tempted by the offer.
      He told Gary Neville on Sky Sports Soccer Box in June 2020: “I regret the little bit of flirting back then and how that all blew up.
      “The fact is I didn’t know whether I was coming or going with Rafa at the time. Rafa was having conversations with me like ‘I know your agent is talking to Real Madrid and Chelsea’.
      “I got a paranoid feeling at the time that Rafa would have taken money to try and build Liverpool on.

      “Chelsea bid £37.5m. At the time, massive amounts of dough but what would you get for that now?”
      Neville joked: “Half a Fred!”
      Gerrard continued: “[Jose] Mourinho was a massive part of that. A lack of maturity on my part allowed me to think about it and flirt with that idea a bit.
      “But now I have no regrets at all because Liverpool are the club I love – and that’s the way it should be.”

      Gerrard went on to earn legendary status at Liverpool and has never played for any other club in Europe – he only left Reds to spend 18 months at LA Galaxy before his retirement in 2016.
      Chelsea in that time won both European competitions and triumphed in the Premier League five times.
      In the past, Champions League-winning boss Jurgen Klopp has said Gerrard would be the ideal candidate to replace him in the Anfield hot seat.
      The Rangers chief is said to be in regular contact with Klopp and the Anfield side’s powerbrokers.
      Gerrard reckons the club should honour the German with a statue having delivered their first league title for 30 years.

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      Liverpool eye Lucas Ocampos transfer but £56m release fee for Sevilla winger could be potential stumbling block

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      LIVERPOOL are reportedly interested in signing Sevilla winger Lucas Ocampos this summer.
      But the 26-year-old’s £56million release fee could scupper a potential move.

      Ocampos, 26, is one of Sevilla’s finest playersCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      According to Spanish newspaper La Razon, Jurgen Klopp is a fan of the Argentina international.
      Sevilla are said to be keen on selling Ocampos to balance the books, but they want any prospective buyer to activate his release clause.
      The winger scored 14 goals in LaLiga last season but has managed just three so far this term.
      He joined Sevilla in 2019 having previously played for River Plate, Monaco, Marseille, Genoa and AC Milan.

      Ocampos scored an 88th-minute winner against Wolves in the Europa League quarter-final last season before helping Sevilla beat Inter Milan in the final.
      Liverpool are always on the look out for new forwards with stars Sadio Mane and Mo Salah constantly linked with moves.
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      The 2020 Fifpro world XI includes four Liverpool stars, as well as Messi, Ronaldo and Lewandowski
      And it hasn’t been an easy season so far for Mane or Roberto Firmino, who have managed just 13 league goals between them.

      If the Premier League champions wish to proceed with signing Ocampos, they may use Takumi Minamino as leverage.
      The Japanese star, who is currently on loan at Southampton, has been linked with a £9m summer move to Sevilla.
      Minamino has made just 19 Premier League appearances for the Reds since his move from Red Bull Salzburg in January 2020.

      He scored in Southampton’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea earlier today.
      And Minamino may not be the only player leaving this summer, with German legend Lothar Matthaus urging Thiago to return to Bayern Munich.
      The Spain international has struggled at Liverpool, with former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger criticising his role in the team.
      Liverpool are also rumoured to be interested in Torino defender Bremer, who could cost less than £10m.

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      Ezri Konsa transfer to Liverpool or Tottenham laughed off by Aston Villa boss Dean Smith after ‘interest’ from Prem duo

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      ASTON VILLA boss Dean Smith has laughed off suggestions of Ezri Konsa of leaving the Midlands.
      The former England Under-21 international’s impressive displays this season have reportedly caught the eye of Premier League big boys Liverpool and Tottenham.

      Ezri Konsa has been one of Aston Villa’s star men this seasonCredit: Getty

      Dean Smith has laughed off suggestions of Ezri Konsa leaving Villa ParCredit: Getty

      According to The Athletic, the duo are keeping tabs on the defender – who has been one of Villa’s star players this season.
      Smith isn’t surprised by the reported interest in Konsa but is confident the youngster will continue to keep his feet on the ground.
      He said: “He certainly won’t get distracted.
      “I’m not sure Ezri reads any newspapers but he’s probably seen it online I would have thought, somewhere.

      “But, I’ll certainly give him a little bit of a ribbing about it and I’m sure the lads have already!”
      Konza has played a huge role in Villa’s success this season, helping the Midlands club keep 12 clean sheets in 22 league matches.
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      And former Villa hitman Kevin Phillips expects his old club to hand the 23-year-old a new deal to ward off potential suitors.

      In an interview with Football Inside, Phillips said of Konsa: “He’s been at the heart of everything Villa have done this season.
      “He’s been excellent with Mings, they haven’t been breached too much this year.
      “I haven’t seen too many players give him the run-around. To believe he was only at Charlton a few years ago.
      “To come to the Premier League and to do what he’s done after they had a difficult season last year is brilliant.

      Kevin Phillips expects Aston Villa to offer Ezri Konsa a new dealCredit: Getty

      “Naturally, when you get big clubs sniffing around, you’re probably going to get offered a new deal.
      ‘It happened to me at Sunderland, the club came and said: ‘We want to offer you a new deal.’
      “I’m pretty sure that’s gonna happen before the end of the season if he keeps performing the way he is.”
      Konsa and his Villa team-mates – who are currently eighth in the Premier League table – will be back in action on Sunday afternoon, welcoming Leicester City to Villa Park.

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      Bayern Munich urged to save Thiago from Liverpool nightmare by Matthaus as he claims ‘door isn’t completely closed’

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      THIAGO has been offered a potential way out from his underwhelming Liverpool stint – with Bayern Munich legend Lothar Matthaus urging him to return to the German giants.
      The midfielder, 29, has been a huge disappointment since his £20million move to Anfield in September, failing to provide the spark Jurgen Klopp’s reigning champions needed.

      Thiago has been urged to return to Bayern Munich by Lothar MatthausCredit: Rex Features

      And despite an improved showing in Tuesday’s 2-0 Champions League win over RB Leipzig, pundits are still pointing to the Spaniard as one of the reasons Liverpool’s title defence has fallen flat.
      However, he still has an army of fans in Germany – and none more so than midfield legend Matthaus.
      The World Cup winner told Sky Germany: “How about Bayern bring Thiago back to Munich? He is not getting on in Liverpool and in Munich he is missed by Hansi Flick and the fans.
      “Anyone who says goodbye to Karl-Heinz Rummenigge so emotionally, the door is certainly never completely closed. ”

      Thiago spent seven seasons in Bavaria – winning the Bundesliga in each of them and turning out 235 times for the club, where he is still remembered fondly.
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      He was singled out by then-Bayern boss Pep Guardiola as the one player he wanted to sign on joining the club back in 2013.
      But fast forward to today and his much-vaunted Premier League move has gone awry.

      Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is one of Thiago’s biggest critics, pointing to him blunting the Liverpool midfield’s famed tenacity.
      He said: “Thiago Alcantara, for me, shows a problem for a manager.
      “Liverpool were very hungry and aggressive in midfield, when you’re a manager you think you want to make the team better and you take a technical player.
      “When you take a technical player, you lose the aggression in midfield and you destroy a little bit the strength in midfield that Liverpool had before.

      “They have certainly less capacity today to win the ball back and they suffer a little bit more. Sometimes when you want to improve the team, you take something away from it.”
      And former Reds midfielder Dietmar Hamann added to the chorus questioning Klopp’s move to bring Thiago in.
      He told talkSPORT last month: “He slows things down and doesn’t really play the way Liverpool play.
      “Liverpool in the past have had hard-working midfielders, they were not as skilful as Thiago, but they have the ball to Mane and Salah early.
      “If you get the ball early on the wing, and these guys can run at players they are very hard to stop.”

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      Marseille defender Duje Caleta-Car confirms Liverpool transfer offer before Reds signed Kabak and Davies

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      DUJE CALETA-CAR has confirmed that Liverpool were keen to sign him last month but he decided to remain at Marseille.
      The 24-year-old was heavily linked with a move to Anfield as Jurgen Klopp desperately looked to sign a centre-back due to their defensive crisis.

      Marseille ace Duje Caleta-Car has stated he turned down an approach from LiverpoolCredit: AFP or licensors

      Liverpool eventually managed to bring in two centre-halves, though the club first tried in vein to bring the Croatia international to Merseyside.
      Caleta-Car has established himself as one of Ligue 1’s most talented defenders since joining from Red Bull Salzburg in 2018.
      So it came as no surprise when the Premier League champions firmed up their interest with an offer.
      And the four-time Austrian Bundesliga winner has declared it was an ‘honour’ to be chased by Liverpool, though he believed sticking at Marseille would prove key in his development.

      Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s top-flight encounter against Nice, he told reporters: “Today, there is the Champions League, and I am going to watch the two games.
      “I received an offer from Liverpool. It was an honour for me to know that such a club wanted me.
      “We decided with the club that I was going to stay.
      “Marseille is also a great club and I still have a lot of improving to do here.”

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      After being turned down by Caleta-Car, Liverpool opted to bring in Ozan Kabak from Schalke on an initial loan deal.
      And they also signed Ben Davies from Preston to fill their centre-back void with Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip all out injured.
      Following Kabak’s mix-up with goalkeeper Alisson in the defeat against Leicester on Saturday, it remains to be seen who will partner Jordan Henderson at the back against RB Leipzig tonight.

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