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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

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      Liverpool’s midfield revamp promises plentiful points but Dream Team gaffers wary of past disappointments

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      IT’S been a quirk of Jurgen Klopp’s tenure as Liverpool head coach that the Reds’ midfielders have been curiously underwhelming in the realm of Dream Team.Philippe Coutinho (£2m) plundered plenty of points once upon a time and Luis Diaz (£4m) has produced the goods when fit since his transfer from Porto but given Liverpool have been equal to (and occasionally better than) Man City for prolonged periods in recent years, the two teams have been worlds apart in terms of midfield returns.
      However, the Merseyside giants are in the midst of a much-needed squad overhaul this summer and Dream Team managers may finally have several viable Liverpool midfielders to choose from when the new season gets underway – it’s a miracle!

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      Liverpool’s new No10 is set to thrive in Dream Team this seasonCredit: GETTY
      Alexis Mac Allister’s (£4m) stock has gone through the roof in the last year thanks mostly to his impressive contribution to Argentina’s World Cup victory but also his consistent performances for Brighton. 
      The 24-year-old mustered 133 Dream Team points last term via 12 goals and three assists in all competitions.
      16 midfielders amassed a higher total but it’s worth noting that Mac Allister’s would have ranked 12th in his position had the new scoring system been implemented.
      Dream Team bosses should be aware that the process by which points are distributed has been revolutionised for 2023/24 and a statistical review suggests Liverpool’s new No10 will benefit greatly from the change – he would have earned 203 points last season via the new process.
      Players will now receive one point for every shot on target they register and Mac Allister ranked joint-12th in the Premier League last season with all but one (Bruno Fernandes) of the players above him being forwards.
      Midfield returns have been surprisingly sparse under KloppCredit: GETTY
      Dream Team assets will also bank a point for every two successful tackles.
      Mac Allister ranked just outside the 20 players for tackles attempted in the top flight but it’s worth noting that he placed lower for successful challenges.
      These stats reinforce what fans have observed about the Argentina international, he’s a well-rounded midfielder who is an attacking threat in possession and a diligent worker in defence.
      Mac Allister’s profile makes him an appealing option for Dream Team bosses and doubly so if Klopp’s side pick up where they left off at the end of 2022/23, when they displayed the kind of rampant form supporters have come to expect.
      Dominik Szoboszlai (£3.5m) is the other big-money arrival at Anfield this summer.
      The Hungary international was among the Bundesliga’s best playmakers last season, ranking highly in almost every creative metric.
      He provided eight league assists for RB Leipzig in 2022/23 but the underlying numbers suggest he was unlucky not to register more – only three players in the league accumulated more xA (expected assists).
      Anfield’s new resident playmakerCredit: GETTY
      Dream Team assets will earn a point for every big chance created (as defined by OPTA) this coming season and if Szoboszlai can transfer his Bundesliga form to English soil then he will tick over nicely – although many players have struggled with the transition.
      At the time of writing, Diaz, Mac Allister and Szoboszlai are all among the 15 most-popular players in their position so clearly Dream Team gaffers believe 2023/24 will be a season of Liverpool midfield returns.
      Although more than a few experienced managers will also be wary of past disappointments and will wait to see how the new-look midfield functions before taking a punt.
      Liverpool may yet bolster their midfield further before the transfer window closes with Romeo Lavia tipped to take the much-trodden path from Southampton to Anfield.

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      Liverpool transfer blow as ‘Saudi side Al-Hilal close in on £26m swoop for top midfield target’

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      LIVERPOOL have suffered a transfer blow with Al-Hilal closing in on one of Jurgen Klopp’s top midfield targets, reports suggest.The Reds are currently undergoing a major revamp in the middle with James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain having all departed already after their contracts expired last month.
      Liverpool are set to miss out on Paris Saint-Germain star Marco VerrattiCredit: Getty
      Al-Hilal are closing in on Verratti in a major blow for Liverpool boss Jurgen KloppCredit: Rex
      Fabinho also looks set for a £40million move to Al-Ittihad, while captain Jordan Henderson is poised to rejoin former team-mate Steven Gerrard at Al-Ettifaq.
      And it seems like Saudi Arabia is ready to cause the Merseysiders even more grief to their summer plans.
      That is because Al-Hilal are close to signing Paris Saint-Germain star Marco Verratti.
      According to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano, negotiations between the Saudis and PSG are at an “advanced stage”.
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      The French champions have previously demanded at least €30million (£26m) for Verratti.
      Al-Hilal are offering the midfielder a three-year contract and the necessary paperwork will be prepared soon.
      The Italy international has been part of a nine-man shortlist Klopp drew up for reinforcement in the middle of the park.
      Reports from France even suggested Liverpool were one of two Premier League clubs that made contact with the Parisians over the 30-year-old.
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      The German tactician is also keeping tabs on Fiorentina’s Sofyan Amrabat, Bayern Munich’s Ryan Gravenberch, Manchester City’s Kalvin Phillips and Southampton’s Romeo Lavia.
      The same goes for Crystal Palace’s Cheick Doucoure, Real Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni, Fulham’s Joao Palhinha and Nice’s Khephren Thuram.
      Liverpool, though, have already recruited in the middle with the signings of Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai. More