LIVERPOOL NEWS AND TRANSFERS LIVE - KARIUS LOAN 'COULD BE CANCELLED ', SALAH TRAINS, MBAPPE LINKED

Liverpool news and transfers LIVE - Karius loan 'could be cancelled', Salah trains, Mbappe linked


Breaking Liverpool news, transfer rumours and more in our live blog including updates on Mohamed Salah, Loris Karius, Kylian Mbappe and more.
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Mohamed Salah trains normally, Loris Karius' loan could be cancelled and Kylian Mbappe wants to play for Jurgen Klopp.



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16:28

Match officials for Saturday's trip to Aston Villa


The Premier League have announced the match officials for this Saturday afternoon’s trip to Villa Park - Jonathan Moss will be the referee with Daniel Cook and Eddie Smart his assistants. Darren England will be the Fourth Official, with Martin Atkinson as Video Assistant Referre and Peter Kirkup as his assistant.


Jon Moss(Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)



16:12

Bayern Munich manager Nico Kovac makes major Liverpool admission




15:04THEO SQUIRES

Liverpool 'scout' Fabio Silva


Liverpool reportedly had scouts at Porto’s 3-0 win over Famalicao on Sunday

And the report claims forward Fabio Silva was the subject of their interest.

Fabio Silva celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during the Liga Nos match berween FC Porto and FC Famalicao at Estadio do Dragao(Image: Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)




The 17-year-old came off the bench to score his first professional goal, having only made his debut for the Portuguese giants back in August.
14:54THEO SQUIRES

New Balance 'dealt new Liverpool blow'


New Balance have reportedly been dealt a new Liverpool blow with reports claiming Sadio Mane is set to leave the boot providers.

Sadio Mane tying his boots before the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC at Stamford Bridge on September 22, 2019(Image: Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)




The Reds all-but confirmed American giants Nike would be their kit supplier from next season after they beat current suppliers New Balance at the High Court last Friday.

And the Daily Star reports Mane could switch boot supplier too despite having a year left on his current deal with New Balance, with a return to Nike definitely on the cards.

The forward is said to have had a number of qualms with New Balance and feels the company have too many commercial demands.

14:48THEO SQUIRES

Barcelona 'eye' Suarez replacements


Could former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez’s time at Barcelona slowly be drawing to a close?

Reports in Spain say that Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford are on the Catalan’s radar as potential long-term replacements.




14:40THEO SQUIRES

El Nino


One Liverpool player can’t wait to see Fernando Torres back at Anfield.



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Macca knows




14:36THEO SQUIRES

He drinks sangria


Guessing he’ll turn out for both teams.



14:21THEO SQUIRES

Yo Adrian


Kathryn Batte has been catching up with Adrian.

Interview coming soon...



14:16THEO SQUIRES

Torres on Liverpool return


Fernando Torres will be back at Anfield for the Legends game against Barcelona next year and he’s got his eyes set on marking the occasion with a goal.

Torres celebrates after scoring at Old Trafford(Image: Peter Byrne/PA Wire)




He’s been speaking about the ‘Torres bounce’ and his relationship with Reds fans with the club’s official website following the announcement of the game.


Hopefully it happens (scoring)! I received many invitations from Liverpool to play with them in the past but I couldn’t do it because I was still playing. So, I’ll be so happy to come back and play in a Liverpool shirt again.

That song has been the soundtrack of my career for many years.

I still feel something special when I hear it. It happened in 2015 when I came [back]. It made me feel happy because I know how important the relationship is between players and fans.

I felt so proud from the first day here. I know some of the best strikers in history played for Liverpool at Anfield, so these [fans] saw many good players. So it’s a privilege for them to make a song for me.

I remembered to listen to that song many times when I played at home and away. To listen to it for one more time will be special again.
13:50SAM CARROLL

The Price is High


Brescia president Massimo Cellino says he would not sell Sandro Tonali for €300m.

Tonali, 19, has been linked with Liverpool in recent transfer windows and is currently being touted with a move to Manchester United.

“Fifty million euros for Tonali?” Cellino said. “At the moment I wouldn’t sell him even for 300 million.”


The central midfielder is in demand!(Image: Claudio Villa/Getty Images)



13:31SAM CARROLL

Salah Recalled


Egypt head coach Hossam El Badry has recalled Mohamed Salah to his latest squad for November’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

El Badry agreed to rest Salah for the victory over Botswana earlier this month.

The Pharaohs begin their 2021 Nations Cup campaign against Kenya on 14 November before travelling to face Comoros in the same week.




13:14THEO SQUIRES

Karius on Besiktas woes


Keeping with Loris Karius, the German has is hopeful that Besiktas’ derby victory against Galatasaray will be a turning point for the Black Eagles this season.

Loris Karius(Image: Getty Images)




The Turks have endured a miserable campaign so far, struggling at the wrong end of the table.

However, the goalkeeper has kept three clean sheets from his last four outings and is confident Besiktas’ season is set to pick up.


I cannot predict the future, but there will be a change in the sense of a return to positive thoughts.


In the last few weeks we have not shown our true face in some matches and that we have not done our best.






I think we changed that [against Galatasaray] today. We made everyone around us happy. I think there will be a positive change in this sense.
12:52THEO SQUIRES

THAT Firmino rabona


If this had gone in...



12:38

Salah fitness latest


It appears as though all is well with Mo Salah.



12:06THEO SQUIRES

Morgan on the move


Former Liverpool striker Adam Morgan has a new club.



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Liverpool to play Barcelona Legends


Liverpool will host Barcelona at Anfield on Saturday March 28, 2020 in aid of the club’s official charity in their latest Legends match.

Fernando Torres of Liverpool celebrates scoring his debut goal against Chelsea at Anfield on August 19, 2007(Image: Photo by Phil Cole/Getty Images)




Fernando Torres, Jose Enrique and Fabio Aurelio will all line up at Anfield for the first time since retiring, while Luis Garcia, Patrik Berger, Jerzy Dudek, Jason McAteer and Vladimir Smicer are also returning to the legends’ squad.


Meanwhile, Edgar Davids, Patrick Kluivert, Juliano Belletti and Javier Saviola have all been confirmed for Barcelona.



11:39THEO SQUIRES

League Cup quarter-final draw details confirmed


The Carabao Cup Quarter-Final draw will take place on Thursday 31 October on the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show.

Kicking off at approximately 8.45pm, David James will join Zoe Ball to make the draw.




Liverpool host Arsenal on Wednesday night looking to book their place in the hat.
11:32THEO SQUIRES

Besiktas 'to cancel' Karius loan


Besiktas will open talks to cancel Loris Karius’ loan contract in January according to reports in Turkey.

Loris Karius(Image: Getty Images)




The shot-stopper has kept clean sheets in three of his last four outings but that hasn’t stopped recently-installed Besiktas president Ahmet Nur Cebi wanting to offload players in January including the Liverpool loanee.

Takvim, cited by Sport Witness, claim Cebi doesn’t rate Karius and wants to replace him with Fulham goalkeeper Fabri.

11:02THEO SQUIRES

Long-serving


Jim Bentley’s left Morecambe to join Fylde this morning.

Morecambe manager Jim Bentley(Image: Pete Norton/Getty Images)





“Why do I care, Theo?” I hear you shout.

Bentley was the longest-serving manager in the Premier League and Football League having been with Morecambe for nearly eight-and-a-half years.

Jurgen Klopp celebrates after his Liverpool side defeated Tottenham at Anfield(Image: PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)




His departure sees Wycombe Wanderers boss Gareth Ainsworth now lead the way with Jurgen Klopp the sixth-longest serving behind Eddie Howe, Sean Dyche, Mauricio Pochettino and John Coleman.