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      Mohamed Salah’s agent breaks silence on Saudi transfer after Liverpool linked with shock £60m exit

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      LIVERPOOL superstar Mohamed Salah’s agent has rubbished rumours linking his client with a move to Saudi Arabia as he “remains committed” to the Kop.Salah was sensationally touted as the latest star targeted by Saudi supremos with reports suggesting Al-Ittihad are keeping tabs.
      Mohamed Salah has been linked with a move to Al-Ittihad this summerCredit: Rex
      Salah’s agent has rubbished reports linking him with a move to Saudi ArabiaCredit: PA
      The same sources claimed the Saudi Pro League champions are willing to splash £60million and pay the winger a whopping £155m in wages over a two-year deal.
      However, the Egypt international’s agent Ramy Abbas Issa has poured cold water on those rumours.
      The 31-year-old’s rep insists they would have never agreed to sign a new deal with Liverpool last year if they knew they wanted to leave this summer.
      Issa tweeted: “If we considered leaving LFC this year, we wouldn’t have renewed the contract last summer.
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      “Mohamed remains committed to LFC.”
      Salah penned a bumper new £400,000-a-week contract with the Reds until 2025 last year.
      The Merseysiders have already lost two key players to Saudi Arabia with Jordan Henderson reuniting with Steven Gerrard at Al-Ettifaq and Fabinho joining the Egyptian’s bidders.
      Al-Ittihad have also landed Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante and Jota this summer.
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      Saudi Arabia have attracted a number of other stars ever since the Public Investment Fund, which owns a majority stake at Newcastle, took over four clubs.
      Those are Al-Nassr, Al-Ahli, Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad, shortly after Cristiano Ronaldo moved to the Middle East.
      The likes of Ruben Neves, Kalidou Koulibaly and Riyad Mahrez have also signed for Saudi clubs. More

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      You’re a genius if you can name when each Premier League club last won a trophy and what happened in world at that time

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      THE goal for some of the Premier League clubs this season is simple – win a trophy.Last season Manchester City, Manchester United and West Ham managed it.
      Manchester City won the Treble last seasonCredit: Getty
      But for other top-flight sides, lifting silverware is a distant memory.
      So, with that in mind, SunSport gives you a guide to what was going on in the world the last time each Prem club won a meaningful trophy (we might have used a bit of artistic licence…).
      Here’s what was hot when they last won a pot…
      ARSENAL (FA CUP, 2020)
      Only one story in town in 2020 and it wasn’t the Gunners beating Chelsea in the Cup final.
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      Covid meant the showpiece was played behind closed doors.
      ASTON VILLA (LEAGUE CUP, 1996)
      Andy Townsend didn’t exactly go to infinity and beyond like Buzz and Woody in the first Toy Story . . . but he did go to Wembley and lift a trophy for Villa.
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      BOURNEMOUTH (CHAMPIONSHIP, 2015)
      The Cherries are still going strong eight years on from winning the Championship — unlike the first Love Island winners Jessica and Max who split up after six weeks.
      BRENTFORD (LONDON WAR CUP, 1942)
      Yes, the Bees have won a few EFL titles since but lifting the London War Cup in the year Casablanca came out is far more romantic than a play-off pot.
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      Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in 1942 blockbuster CasablancaCredit: Getty
      Jessica Hayes was one half of the Love Island-winning duo in 2015Credit: ITV
      BRIGHTON (CHARITY SHIELD, 2010)
      They’ve won the third and fourth tiers but Albion’s only major trophy remains the Charity Shield in 1910, when Walnut Whips made their debut and moustaches were all the rage.
      BURNLEY (FIRST DIVISION, 1960)
      When Burnley were champions of England, The Beatles were just starting, Elvis was in the building and Fred Flintstone was giving it the full Yabba Dabba Doo.
      CHELSEA (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, 2021)
      European glory came at the same time as Squid Game, a TV show that featured 456 contestants — much the same as Chelsea’s first-team squad.
      Chelsea celebrate winning the Champions League in 2021 but many of these players have now moved onCredit: Getty
      CRYSTAL PALACE (DIVISION ONE, 1994)
      While the Gallagher brothers were releasing Definitely Maybe, Gareth Southgate was going Supersonic as Palace’s promotion-winning captain.
      EVERTON (FA CUP, 1995)
      The year that saw the original PlayStation make its bow and Paul Rideout win the Cup for the Toffees. One went on to be a global phenomenon, the other was Paul Rideout.
      FULHAM (INTERTOTO CUP, 2002)
      Championship kings in 2022 but Fulham’s Intertoto Cup in 2002 just about trumps that — a competition that made even less sense than Tony Blackburn winning the first I’m A Celeb.
      KSI and Logan Paul launched their Prime drink last year when Liverpool won the FA CupCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
      LIVERPOOL (FA CUP, 2022)
      Ironic that Liverpool were last in their prime the same year YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul were launching Prime. Now they need a refresh.
      LUTON (LEAGUE CUP, 1988)
      Luton’s chances of Prem survival are probably slimmer than John McClane’s when he popped into the Nakatomi Plaza. But 1988 was a good year for both.

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      MAN CITY (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, 2023)
      You don’t need a good memory to recall this, although Jack Grealish may be a little hazy on events. His three-day bender earned him legendary status.
      MAN UTD (LEAGUE CUP, 2023)
      United ended a six-year wait for a trophy in the same month Rihanna chose the tranquil setting of a half-time Super Bowl show to announce her pregnancy.
      Rihanna announced her pregnancy during the Super Bowl half-time show in February, the same month that Man Utd won the League CupCredit: Getty
      Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon in 1969 – and even more surprisingly that year Newcastle won a major trophyCredit: Alamy
      Newcastle captain Bobby Moncur with the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969Credit: PA
      NEWCASTLE (FAIRS CUP, 1969)
      Forget the Div Two titles, any true Geordie will tell you the Fairs Cup was Toon’s last pot. Neil Armstrong landed on the Moon and the Space Hopper was born.
      NOTTM FOREST (LEAGUE CUP, 1990)
      When Forest beat Oldham, MC Hammer was heading for stardom. It’s fairly safe to assume Brian Clough wouldn’t have been a fan of his trousers.
      MC Hammer on stage in 1990, the year Forest won the League CupCredit: Getty
      SHEFFIELD UNITED (FA CUP, 1925)
      A few EFL titles aside, the Blades’ last major trophy came almost a century ago when the flappers were on the dance floor, not between the sticks.
      TOTTENHAM (LEAGUE CUP, 2008)
      Will Smith’s star was firmly in the ascendancy when Spurs lifted the League Cup. Now it’s a different story. Even Tottenham might win something before him.
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      WEST HAM (EUROPA CONF LEAGUE, 2023)
      Jarrod Bowen’s heroics led to fans serenading him with their infamous song about Dani Dyer. Even her dad Danny called it a bit of romance.
      Wolves’ last major trophy coincided with the Empire Strikes BackCredit: Kobal Collection – Shutterstock
      WOLVES (LEAGUE CUP, 1980)
      Not sure what was more shocking when Wolves last won a major pot — them beating Forest or Darth Vader revealing he was Luke’s father in The Empire Strikes Back. More

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      Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ‘offered contract by Besiktas’ with ex-Arsenal and Liverpool star available on free transfer

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      OXLADE CHAMBERLAIN is considering an offer to join Turkish side Besiktas, according to reports.The 29-year-old is a free agent after his contract expired at Anfield this summer.
      Turkish side Besiktas have offered Oxlade-Chamberlain a two-year dealCredit: AP
      Arsenal signed the midfielder from Southampton in 2011, before selling him to Liverpool in 2017 for a £35m feeCredit: AFP or licensors
      Oxlade-Chamberlain is engaged to the former Little Mix star Perrie Edwards, they share son AxelCredit: Getty
      The former England international has received offers to join former Reds team-mates Jordan Henderson, Fabinho and Roberto Firmino in the Saudi Pro League.
      But, according to BBC Sport, Turkish side Besiktas have approached the midfielder.
      The former Gunner-turned-Red has reportedly been offered a lucrative two-year-deal, with the option of a third.
      Although he is yet to accept the proposal, he is said to be considering it.

      Oxlade-Chamberlain played 146 games and scored 18 goals for Liverpool, after joining from Arsenal for £35m in 2017.
      He won the Champions League and Premier League with the Reds and has earned 35 international caps for England, the last of which came in 2019.

      But fierce positional competition and various injuries saw Oxlade-Chamberlain become a bit-part player at Liverpool under Klopp.
      Since leaving on a free this summer, a move to Istanbul could be on the cards.
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      He told The Mirror: “I think I need to go and play somewhere as consistently as possible.
      “They say you’re coming into your peak at 29, so I want to go and test myself, play consistently somewhere”.
      Last season, Besiktas had two English players in their squad.
      Dele Alli experienced a short spell on loan from Everton and winger Nathan Redmond, who joined Burnley this summer after his contract in Istanbul expired.
      Besiktas have also shown interest in Everton winger Demarai Gray, but the Jamaica international looks to be heading to Fulham. More

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      Eagle-eyed fans spot something very wrong with Dominik Szoboszlai’s kit in Liverpool’s Bayern loss as Leipzig troll Reds

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      LIVERPOOL fans spotted an error on Dominik Szoboszlai’s shirt during the Reds’ defeat to Bayern Munich yesterday – but it seems it’s not the first time it’s happened.As cameras showed the team celebrating Cody Gakpo’s opener, viewers noticed the Hungarian midfielder’s name was spelled wrong on his shirt.
      Szoboszlai celebrates Gakpo’s goal.. but fans spotted something was up with his shirt
      Szoboszlai starred at Leipzig before joining Liverpool and the German side had every sympathy for the Reds’ kitmen
      The kit department were nearly there but printed “Szosbozlai” on the back of Szoboszlai’s shirt – the right letters but in the wrong order.
      Also spotting the mistake was the Hungarian captain’s former team RB Leipzig, who had some words of comfort for the Reds.
      The German club tweeted: “You’ll get the hang of spelling Szoboszlai eventually, trust us.”
      But some fans on social media weren’t so forgiving.
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      One tweeted: “The whole club have disrespected him when in reality it was just one person who’s clearly not qualified to be a kit man.”
      Another wrote: “Embarrassing for our kitman lol didn’t take me long to get the hang of spelling his name tbf.”

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      A third posted: “tears we can’t even afford a decent kitman.”
      Yesterday’s game was the 22-year-old’s debut for Jurgen Klopp’s team alongside new signing Alexis Mac Allister, who went off injured.
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      It was a decent performance from the Hungarian youngster who played 76 minutes.
      But conceding two late goals, including a stunning half-volley from Frans Kraetzig in the dying minutes, meant Liverpool were faced with a 4-3 defeat.
      The midfielder joined the Reds from Leipzig for £60million.
      Szoboszlai came to Leipzig from sister club Red Bull Salzburg in 2021 and had starred in the Bundesliga, registering 20 goals and 22 assists in 91 appearances.
      He has also racked up 32 caps for his country, scoring seven goals.

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      Arsenal and Liverpool in transfer ‘auction’ for £50m-rated Frankfurt star Jesper Lindstrom with both clubs in talks

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      ARSENAL and Liverpool are set to go head to head in a transfer battle for Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Jesper Lindstrom.An “auction” for the Dane could see his initial price tag of around £35million soar to close to £50m, according to Sport Witness.
      Jesper Lindstrom is wanted by Arsenal and LiverpoolCredit: Getty
      The 23-year-old began his career at Brondby before moving to the Bundesliga club after two spectacular seasons for the Danes.
      Last season was his first full one at Frankfurt and saw him chip in with seven goals in 27 appearances.
      Arsenal and Liverpool are both said to have “been in contact” following his impressive start with the Bundesliga side.
      A bidding war is now expected with Newcastle and Tottenham said to be interested too.
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      Inter Milan and Juventus are also said to be aiming to lure the midfielder to Serie A, reports claims.
      Frankfurt are “planning for the sale” of the Dane, who has ten caps and one international goal, and should make a healthy profit on the £5m they paid Brondby for him in 2021.
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      Mikel Arteta is looking to continue his summer splurge after splashing out £200m on Kai Havertz, Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber.
      Meanwhile, Anfield has welcomed midfielders Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai already, with Southampton’s Romeo Lavia also being identified as a top target.
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      Jurgen Klopp still wants to bolster his midfield ranks after the departures of captain Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Fabinho.

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      Sadio Mane completes stunning Al-Nassr transfer but costs Liverpool millions in the process

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      SADIO MANE has completed his stunning move to Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia – but it will cost Liverpool millions in the process. The forward, 31, has left Bayern Munich after just a year in Germany.
      Sadio Mane has completed his stunning move to Al-Nassr in Saudi ArabiaCredit: Twitter
      But according to the Daily Mail, the German champions only paid Liverpool an upfront fee of £27.5m.
      The remaining £7.5m was to be paid if Mane met the requirements of certain performance based add-ons.
      But those will not be met as the Senegalese international joins Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi, where he is set to pocket around £650,000 a week.
      But he will still be some way off the top earners in the Gulf, including Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and old Liverpool pal Jordan Henderson.

      Mane only signed for Bayern last summer in a £35m deal after six years at Anfield where he scored 120 goals in 269 games.
      But he was not as prolific in Germany and only managed seven Bundesliga goals last season.
      Manager Thomas Tuchel is focused on adding more firepower to his side, with Tottenham’s Harry Kane a top target.
      It left Mane surplus to requirements and deemed a good way of funding a move for Kane.
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      His transfer comes on the same day Bayern launched a club record £82m bid for England’s captain.
      The offer comes after the German giants held talks with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy this week.
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      According to BILD, Bayern submitted a bid worth a total of £82m including add-ons.
      The offer is said to be made up of an initial £73million, with a further £9million in potential additional payments.
      But it remains below Spurs’ £100million valuation, despite being a record fee for Bayern.
      Harry Kane is linked with a move to Bayern MunichCredit: Rex More

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      Dream Team 2023/24: Liverpool’s best players, bargain options & potential flops

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      FEW teams are as intriguing as Liverpool in a Dream Team context this summer.2022/23 was an underwhelming season for the Reds all things considered but they finished the campaign in the swaggering form supporters have come to expect of Jurgen Klopp’s reign.
      A midfield revamp coupled with goals galore from the forward arsenal in pre-season suggests the six-time European champions have plenty of points in them once the action gets underway.

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      With that in mind, let’s analyse the squad in terms of best players, bargain options and potential flops.
      BEST PLAYERS
      First and foremost, let’s spell out Mohamed Salah’s (£7m) in bold and underline it several times.
      No player has scored more points in the realm of Dream Team since the Egyptian hero’s return to English shores in 2017.
      The 31-year-old averages 31 goals a season for Liverpool in all competitions and is a bonafide Dream Team legend.
      Erling Haaland’s (£8.5m) presence has changed the landscape at the top end of the scale but every gaffer should, at the very least, explore the possibility of an XI that contains both Salah and Manchester City’s prolific No9.
      Trent Alexander-Arnold (£6m) is a particularly compelling prospect as there’s every indication he will continue to rack up minutes in midfield.
      How much time will Alexander-Arnold actually spend at right-back this season?Credit: Getty
      Anfield’s homegrown hero is categorised as defender in Dream Team once again this season and will therefore benefit from any clean sheets to which he contributes at least 60 minutes of playing time.
      But if he is to keep fulfilling a more advanced role then he looks set to capitalise on the new scoring system, which will reward the game’s best playmakers with a point for every big chance created as well as shots on target.
      No section on Liverpool’s top assets would be complete without Alisson (£4.5m).
      Brazil’s No1 was superb last season having been given plenty of work to do behind a vulnerable defence.
      If Klopp’s side have indeed exited their form trough then Alisson should have more clean sheets to add to his impressive save stats.
      BARGAIN OPTIONS
      Konate has talked about “stepping up” this coming seasonCredit: Getty
      Very few Liverpool players fit the description of an out-and-out bargain but that doesn’t mean there’s not value for money to be had among the squad.
      If Ibrahima Konate (£3.5m) is to be Virgil van Dijk’s (£5m) first-choice partner at centre-back then the Frenchman could be a very savvy differential option – his current ownership sits at a modest 3%.
      It’s hard to predict Liverpool’s first-choice front three with plenty of rotation expected in the remaining two attacking positions with Salah an assumed guarantee.
      However, reports from pre-season have described a new-found composure within Darwin Nunez (£4m) in front of goal, with Klopp singling out the Uruguayan for praise.
      His price tag may exclude him from the bargain aisle but given he’ll head into Gameweek 1 cheaper than the likes of Callum Wilson (£4.5m), Ollie Watkins (£4.5m) and Son Heung-min (£5m), it may not be long before the ex-Benfica man is considered a smart investment.
      A word for Dominik Szoboszlai (£3.5m) too, who will look reasonably priced if he establishes himself as Anfield’s playmaker-in-chief behind a threatening, dynamic forward line.
      POTENTIAL FLOPS
      Will the real Van Dijk please stand up?Credit: Getty
      This may be considered sacrilege but Van Dijk feels expensive at £5m given his individual performances across the last 18 months.
      At one stage, the imperious Dutchman was almost a must-have selection regardless of his price but Dream Team bosses would be wise to wait and see which Van Dijk turns up this season before forking out £5m of their budget.
      Similarly, Joel Matip at £3m would have once been in bargain-of-the-season territory but those days are almost certainly in the past.

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      Liverpool 4 Leicester 0: Darwin Nunez hits blistering form in time for campaign as incredible pre-season stat emerges

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      DARWIN NUNEZ gave Jurgen Klopp more reason to believe he is about to start re-paying his £85million fee.The striker spent most of last season struggling to live up to the hype of his record arrival from Benfica.
      Liverpool strolled to a comfortable win over Leicester in SingaporeCredit: Getty
      Darwin Nunez continued his good pre-season form with another goalCredit: Reuters
      Nunez opened the scoring for LiverpoolCredit: Reuters
      Liverpool netted three goals in eight first-half minutesCredit: Getty
      He managed 15 goals in 42 appearances – not a terrible record – but still spent plenty of time looking stressed out as he tried to fit in.
      Now the 24-year-old is beginning to look right at home.
      His opener against Leicester in what became a 4-0 cruise was merely a tap-in after goalkeeper Mads Hermansen had parried a shot from Diogo Jota.
      Yet it was his fourth goal in three 45-minute appearances that also include a 4-2 win over Karlsruher and the 4-4 clash with Furth before Liverpool left their German training camp for their latest warm–up in Singapore.
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      What’s more, he maintained his 100 per cent record of hitting the target with every effort on goal while also adding an assist.
      Klopp, before once again making wholesale changes at half-time as he had done in each of his side’s previous two friendlies, will also have been delighted by the growing influence of Alexis Mac Allister.
      It was his vision and touch that enabled Jota to get his shot away at the start of an eight-minute burst that blew away Enzo Maresca’s Foxes.
      The £35m Argentine World Cup winner was brought in from Brighton this summer to provide exactly the kind of precision and intelligence he displayed in finding Jota.
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      The attacking midfielder, unlike Nunez, looks to have settled in immediately and promises to add a new dimension to Klopp’s side.
      Liverpool struggled to contain their opponents for much of the first half-hour in Singapore’s national stadium which was barely half-full.
      Maresca may be keen for comparisons with Pep Guardiola to be dropped, having last season won the Treble alongside him as his assistant manager.
      But for a third of this clash Leicester played very much within the Manchester City blue-print of possession football and forced five corners in the first 23 minutes.
      Jurgen Klopp will be happy with how his team playedCredit: Reuters
      Alexis Mac Allister continued to impress since his switch from BrightonCredit: Reuters
      Kop No 2 ‘keeper Caoimhin Kelleher also made a fine one–on–block to deny Wilfred Ndidi.
      Klopp’s men, with Trent Alexander-Arnold again featuring in his new hybrid role of right back and holding midfielder, stepped on the gas following Nunez’ strike.
      Mo Salah set up 18-year-old midfield prospect Bobby Clark to smack home a 22-yard shot before Jota headed in from the Egyptian star’s cross.
      Ben Doak added to the sense that he is a superstar in the making with another promising display.
      The diminutive Scottish right winger, 17, even rounded off the scoring in Klopp’s second-half team…with a clever header. More