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      Liverpool prepared to let out-of-favour defender Nat Phillips leave Anfield to join Leeds – but only on permanent deal

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      LEEDS want Liverpool defender Nathaniel Phillips — but a loan request may not work for the Reds.The centre-half, 26, can leave Anfield but they would prefer a sale while the Elland Road outfit are trying their luck for a short-term deal.
      Phillips played just twice for Liverpool last season – and Liverpool want to get rid of him permanentlyCredit: Getty
      Phillips came through the Liverpool academy and began to be involved in Jurgen Klopp’s first team squads in 2018.
      He was loaned out to Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart when Liverpool won the 2019-20 Premier League, however.
      He notably played a key role in their 2020-21 season – which saw Liverpool qualify for the Champions League despite a tough start to the season.
      A defensive injury crisis saw the likes of Virgil Van Dijk, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez all unavailable as Liverpool slipped down the table.
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      Klopp therefore relied on Phillips as well as Ben Pearson – who they signed from Swansea that January, as they went on to secure a third-placed finish in the Premier League.
      Phillips in particular impressed, but was loaned out to Championship side Bournemouth the following season.
      On his departure Klopp said: “We would have loved to have kept him here, to be honest, with all the things that happened in the last few years here in the centre-half positions.
      “Nat was incredibly reliable and a great figure here at the training ground.”
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      But his time at Liverpool is now looking numbered with the defender making just two Premier League appearances last season.
      Phillips has made a total of 29 appearances for Liverpool, scoring once and also assisting once.
      Meanwhile, Liverpool will let Dutch defender Sepp van den Berg head for Jurgen Klopp’s old club Mainz on loan.
      The star, 21, had an unlucky spell in Germany with Schalke last season but it will not stop him going back for a year.  More

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      Man Utd star Fred ‘hires new agents as he seeks transfer exit with Fulham and Saudi clubs set to swoop’

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      MANCHESTER UNITED star Fred has hired new agents as he seeks a transfer this summer.Fulham and clubs in Saudi Arabia are said to be interested in the midfielder and are set to swoop for his services.
      Fred has hired new agents as he looks to secure a moveCredit: Getty
      Fred has been strongly linked with an exit from United this summer as he enters the final year of his contract.
      According to Fabrizio Romano, Fred has picked new agents as he looks to secure a move.
      He will now be managed by the same team of agents as Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus.
      The change comes after Fred and his United team-mates returned to the club’s training ground for the start of pre-season.
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      Fulham are expected to launch a bid for Fred soon, the report adds, with clubs from Saudi Arabia also interested.
      Fred is understood to be keen to play an important role for a club at this stage of his career.
      As he looks to secure a move, he dropped a cryptic post hinting at a move to Fulham last week.
      The 30-year-old posted that he was in London on his Instagram story, fuelling transfer speculation.
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      His post came after he had been spotted speaking to Fulham boss Marco Silva on the final day of last season.
      United have reportedly placed a £20million price tag on Fred if he is to be sold this summer.
      The Brazilian joined the Red Devils from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2018 for £50million.
      He made 56 appearances across all competitions last season, scoring six goals and adding six assists from midfield.
      Fred is attracting interest from Fulham and clubs in Saudi ArabiaCredit: Getty More

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      You’re a Man Utd superfan if you can remember the three players missing from David de Gea’s debut 12 years ago

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      YOU are a Manchester United superfan if you can remember the three players missing from David de Gea’s debut 12 years ago.The Spanish goalkeeper confirmed his exit from the club on Saturday after his contract expired last week.
      Can you name the three players missing from David de Gea’s debut?
      However, how much do you remember from his debut in August 2011?
      Three players have been removed from the above line-up from De Gea’s first match against Manchester City in the Community Shield.
      United had found themselves 2-0 down at half-time against their cross-city rivals at Wembley Stadium before coming back to win.
      One of the missing players scored to get Sir Alex Ferguson’s side back into the match before Nani equalised minutes later.
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      The Portuguese winger then equalised in the fourth minute of stoppage time to claim a dramatic victory.
      Before scrolling to the answer can you identify the players removed from the line-up?
      At right-back, Chris Smalling started for United and grabbed his side’s first goal of the match.
      Smalling would make 323 appearances and move to centre-back before being sold to Roma in 2020 after a successful loan spell.
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      He remains at the Italian club and has become an important player for the Serie A side.
      In midfield, it was Anderson who lined up alongside Michael Carrick.
      The Brazilian won the Champions League with United but departed in 2015, joining Internacional on a free transfer.
      Anderson went on to finish his career in Turkey with Adana Demirspor, retiring in 2019 at the age of 31.
      David de Gea made his Manchester United debut in the 2011 Community ShieldCredit: Getty
      The final player missing is academy graduate Danny Welbeck, who scored 29 goals in 142 appearances for the Red Devils.
      Welbeck stayed at Old Trafford until 2014, when he was sold to Arsenal.
      He has since had spells with Watford and Brighton & Hove Albion, where he is currently contracted until next summer.
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      Unemployed ex-England star plays as trialist for Watford in friendly draw with Arsenal as he desperately seeks transfer

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      AN unemployed ex-England star played as a trialist for Watford in their friendly draw with Arsenal.The midfielder is desperately seeking a transfer after being released by their former club.
      Jake Livermore played as a trialist for Watford against ArsenalCredit: Getty
      Jake Livermore came off the bench for the Hornets in the 1-1 draw on Saturday.
      The match was played behind closed doors, with Ismael Kone putting Watford ahead before Marquinhos equalised for the Gunners.
      Livermore has been training with Watford after leaving West Bromwich Albion when his contract expired last week.
      He spent six years at the Hawthorns, making 216 appearances and scoring nine goals from midfield.
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      The 33-year-old also played Premier League football during his previous spells with Hull City and Tottenham Hotspur.
      Livermore will be hoping to impress Watford boss Valerien Ismael enough to earn a contract for next season.
      His next opportunity to play for the club will come on July 22 when they face Crystal Palace in another friendly.
      The former Baggies captain also has seven England caps to his name, having made his international debut back in 2012.
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      However, he was made to wait five years for his next cap as he returned to the Three Lions set-up in 2017 and made six more appearances.
      He was also named on Gareth Southgate’s list of standbys for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. More

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      Tottenham ‘plan transfer bid for Chelsea star to replace Croatia winger Ivan Perisic’ as Postecoglou plans rebuild

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      TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR are planning a transfer bid for a Chelsea star to replace Ivan Perisic.The Croatian winger is set to leave the club this month and return to boyhood club Hajduk Split.
      Ange Postecoglou is planning a move for a Chelsea starCredit: Rex
      Perisic is reportedly ready to rip up his Spurs contract a year early to complete the free transfer.
      As a result, Ange Postecoglou is now looking for a replacement as he continues his Tottenham rebuild.
      According to FootballTransfers, Spurs are monitoring Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella as a potential replacement.
      Chelsea are keen to sell the Spaniard this summer, although their asking price is not known.
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      The report adds that Postecoglou wants to sign Cucurella and play him as an inverted full-back in his Spurs system.
      Cucurella only joined Chelsea last year and still has five years remaining on his contract at Stamford Bridge.
      However, he endured a difficult campaign in West London, registering two assists in 33 appearances.
      His future at the club has been in doubt since the end of last season, with Newcastle United previously linked with the 24-year-old.
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      Postecoglou is keen to overhaul his squad after replacing Antonio Conte in the Spurs dugout.
      The Australian reportedly wants to offload at least 10 players, with Harry Winks and Lucas Moura already leaving the club.
      Meanwhile, both James Maddison and Guglielmo Vicario have arrived at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium so far in the transfer window.
      Marc Cucurella is being monitored by Tottenham HotspurCredit: Getty More

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      Former Chelsea and Man City star joins Leicester as part of Enzo Maresca’s backroom staff

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      EX-CHELSEA and Manchester City keeper Willy Caballero has been appointed assistant manager at Leicester.The 41-year-old left Southampton at the end of his contract after just five appearances in two seasons.
      Willy Caballero has been named as assistant manager at LeicesterCredit: Getty
      Enzo Maresca was appointed Leicester boss last monthCredit: Getty
      And he has now taken a position at the King Power Stadium working with head coach Enzo Maresca.
      Leicester confirmed the news on Sunday morning as they bid to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking.
      Leicester’s new manager Maresca, 43, left Manchester City as one of Pep Guardiola’s assistant coaches after helping them clinch the Treble last season.
      Caballero is the fifth addition to the Italian’s backroom staff following the appointments of Danny Walker, Michele De Bernardin, Marcos Alvarez and Javier Molina Caballero.
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      Caballero won a League Cup during his three-season spell with Man City.
      He then spent four years with Chelsea where he claimed the Champions League, FA Cup and Europa League.
      The Argentine left Stamford Bridge in 2021 and joined Southampton.
      But he made just one appearance last season and has now begun a new chapter as a coach.
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      Leicester get their Championship campaign underway at home to Coventry on August 6.
      It is their first season in the second tier since 2013/14.
      Speaking last month about joining the club, Maresca told the club website: “I’m very excited because of the Club [I’m joining] and because we have a big season ahead of us.
      “At the beginning, the target is to play in the best way we can. From there, we can build, day by day, our idea and our philosophy, and the most important thing is to try to win games.
      “First of all, we’re going to give 100 per cent, absolutely, because the Club deserves this. It’s our job, our duty to do that.
      “Then, as I said, day by day, step by step, absolutely we’re going to improve.”
      His only past experience of being a head coach came at Parma where he was sacked after 14 games.
      Meanwhile, Leicester are in the midst of a huge squad overhaul.
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      Youri Tielemans, Caglar Soyuncu, Daniel Amartey, Nampalys Mendy, Ayoze Perez and Ryan Bertrand all departed when their contracts expired at the end of last season.
      James Maddison has moved to Tottenham, with Harvey Barnes, Wilfred Ndidi and Timothy Castagne also being linked with moves away. More

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      Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino wants to help forgotten star Dele Alli after spectacular fall from grace

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      MAURICIO POCHETTINO wants to help former Tottenham star Dele Alli.The ex-England ace has fallen from grace since being a key man in the Spurs sides that twice went close to winning the title under Pochettino.
      Mauricio Pochettino wants to help Dele Alli get his career back on trackCredit: Getty
      Alli was back at Everton this week for the start of pre-season trainingCredit: Getty
      New Chelsea boss Poch said: “I hope to have some time to call and see because he is a great guy and I want to talk a bit with him. I want to help him and see what is going on.”
      Midfielder Alli is still only 27 but his career as a top-level footballer already seems to be over. He is surplus to requirements at Everton after a disastrous loan spell at Turkish club Besiktas last season.
      There have been questions about his off-the-field lifestyle and in April a photo emerged of him surrounded by canisters of nitrous oxide — or laughing gas.
      Poch added: “He’s still young. For sure, he has the mentality.”
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      Alli turned up at Everton for pre-season training this week and is rebuilding his fitness after injury cut short his spell at Besiktas.
      The midfielder was supposedly one of the first senior players to report to Finch Farm for pre-season training on Thursday.
      And the former England international was sporting a new hair colour as he got some work in on the exercise bike.
      Alli has gone for a bold blue look which hints that he is committed to succeeding at Goodison Park.
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      Toffees chief Sean Dyche has yet to speak on the future of Alli, which he refused to be drawn on following his appointment as manager.
      In April, he said: “He is not here. He has an injury which will keep him out for some time.
      “Some of the stuff reported – they know what they should and shouldn’t be doing.
      “As a manager, you cannot control everything in their lives.” More

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      Final two in race to replace Jeff Stelling on Soccer Saturday revealed – and new host will be chosen in days

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      CAROLINE BARKER is in the final two to replace Jeff Stelling and land one of the hottest jobs in television.Sky Sports will decide over the next few days whether Barker or Simon Thomas will be the new presenter of their cult results programme Soccer Saturday.
      Socceer Saturday host Jeff Stelling is stepping downCredit: Sky Sports
      Caroline Barker is in the final two to replace JeffCredit: Getty
      Insiders believe Simon Thomas is the favourite for the roleCredit: Rex Features
      Insiders believe the experienced Thomas is favourite for the role – but it is a close call, and has come down to a straight choice between the two.
      Barker has won a host of admirers at Sky, primarily for her coverage of netball but also her ability to cover a variety of sports.
      The broadcaster, also a regular on the BBC, led 5 Live’s coverage of the Women’s World Cup and was the first female presenter of Match Day Live for Premier League Productions.
      Sky Sports legend Stelling presented Soccer Saturday from 1994 until his retirement at the end of last season.
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      Recently Jeff made a one-off Countdown comeback.
      He appeared as the dictionary corner’s special guest while Rachel Riley put on a leggy display for his return.
      Recent reports suggested Stelling had been in talks with Amazon and the BBC over a return to broadcasting.
      We also revealed how Stelling has no plans to retire but had reportedly been placed on gardening leave after leaving Sky.
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      Jeff, pictured with Rachel Rilley, made a one-off Countdown comeback recentlyCredit: BackGrid More