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Friday’s Liverpool transfer roundup shed light on an enquiry made for a Dutch superstar, Bundesliga interest in a young striker and comments from Jurgen Klopp on the club’s transfer policy. Today’s edition shares an offer made for a former Anfield star, eyes on a Russian forward and a Championship club after a young Reds goalkeeper.

Liverpool lodge Coutinho bid

Calcio Mercato is reporting that Liverpool have made an offer to take Philippe Coutinho back to Merseyside. Klopp and co have tabled a two-year loan bid to FC Barcelona, with an option to then purchase the Brazilian for £88m. The 27-year-old has apparently accepted the proposal.

Reds eye Chalov

Liverpool have entered the race to sign CSKA Moscow’s Fedor Chalov according to The Mirror. They have a lot of competition for his signature, though, with Manchester City, Tottenham, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund also mentioned. The 21-year-old scored 17 goals for the Russian outfit last term.

Huddersfield favourites for Grabara

According to journalist Alan Nixon, Huddersfield Town are “red-hot favourites” to sign goalkeeper Kamil Grabara. The deal mentioned is of a loan variety. The 20-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan with Danish side Aarhus GF.

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Neil Lennon issued a transfer update ahead of the Nomme Kalju game, and the Celtic fans are far from pleased.

The Celts boss claimed that they will look to strengthen the squad further after the two-legged clash with the Estonian champions, and also reminded everyone to be patient as transfers are “a slow process” and quality is what’s important.

“If you can negotiate this tie then we can hopefully look at strengthening the side going into the third round. It can be a slow process at times but you want quality,” he said.

The club did, however, announce the signing Hatem Abd Elhamed on Wednesday, shortly after the gaffer’s comments.

The Israeli utility man joins Christopher Jullien, Luca Connell and Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo in coming to Parkhead this summer. His arrival takes the club’s spending to around £12m this window as they look to replicate the success of last season.

But Lennon’s update has worried fans, who would like bodies through the door as soon as possible.

The supporters have seen right-backs Mikael Lustig, Jeremy Toljan and Cristian Gamboa leave the club this summer, yet Abd Elhamed, who is not a specialised right-back, has been the only replacement brought in thus far.

Here’s how the supporters reacted on Twitter…

[ad_pod ]Team photos can be tricky affairs – just ask former Roma man Ashley Cole.Out of all of the challenges footballers face when they step onto the pitch, standing in a line and smiling for the camera should rank as one of the most straightforward.But it seems the hours of midweek practise stars undertake, constantly vlogging their lives on social media for us all the gawp at like some form of digital zoo, is insufficient preparation for what apparently is the media equivalent of rotating your right foot and drawing a “6†with your right hand at the same time.Before Manchester United’s recent 1-0 win over Norwegian side Kristiansund, newbie Daniel James was the latest man to fall victim to a poorly coordinated snapshot.Positioned somewhere between Nemanja Matic and the car park, the baby faced forward was all smiles as he stood amongst a group of excited mascots, looking remarkably like someone who’d won the experience off the back of a cereal box.He tweeted: “Proud moment to walk out with the team yesterday as the club mascotâ€

Ah. Banter.

Jokes aside, can we just take a moment to analyse the rest of the squad photo.

Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial are at least ten yards wide of the group, while Jones and co are sporadically strewn around like a half toppled rack of bowling pins.

Contender for worst effort ever? We think so.

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Many Southampton fans have expressed their discontent after it has been revealed that winger Josh Sims is set for a shock move to New York Red Bulls.

Football Insider revealed that Southampton are prepared to agree a deal to see the 22-year-old join the club on a season-long loan deal.

A source from Southampton has allegedly said that Ralph Hasenhuttl feels he has enough cover in his squad to allow Sims to depart the club to get more first-team action this season.

New York Red Bulls are currently third in the Eastern Conference as they look to reach the MLS play-offs.

The former England U20 international went on loan to Reading last season before his deal was cut short in January. He went on to make 17 appearances for the club before returning, registering three assists. On his arrival back at Southampton, he featured a further seven times in the Premier League, where he assisted one goal.

Many Southampton fans don’t seem to have taken lightly to the news. Some described it as ‘odd’ and ‘dumb’, and one supporter even compared it to a signing on Fifa. Alternatively, some fans understood this as being a confirmation for Sofiane Boufal staying at the club.

Here are some of the responses below…

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Some Everton fans on Twitter took the opportunity to rip into some Toffees past and present following the confirmation of Henry Onyekuru’s move to Monaco on Monday.

The Nigeria international departed Goodison Park having failed to make a single appearance for the club following a move from KAS Eupen in the summer of 2017, with the Merseyside outfit unable to get a work permit for him since.

The winger spent subsequent time on loan with Anderlecht and Galatasaray, but despite signing a five-year contract just two years ago he is already on his way.

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Many Everton supporters on Twitter took his departure as a chance to roast some of the club’s former employers, including Steve Walsh who was director of football and responsible for signings at the time of Onyekuru’s arrival.

Meanwhile, others said that he still made more of an impact than former Toffee Sandro Ramirez despite never wearing the blue shirt, while current players Oumar Niasse and Theo Walcott didn’t escape the criticism either.

Here is just a selection of the Twitter reaction…

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Sometimes supporters are reminded that there are far more important things than football, with the sport itself, at times, helping bring that to attention.

This is one of those scenarios, as young Birmingham City fan Bobby has been fighting a brain tumour for four years and has now finished his chemotherapy, as shown on Birmingham’s official Twitter account.

The club gave Bobby a few treats to mark the occasion, including a season ticket and he got quite the reception at his first game, when the Blues faced Bristol City:

The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with Bobby’s favourite player Lukas Jutkiewicz getting Birmingham’s goal, before Tommy Rowe equalised late on.

While it will have been frustrating to concede the goal in the 83rd minute, being able to share the game with Bobby will have cheered many up.

A selection of Twitter reaction to Bobby’s reception, including posts from proud Birmingham fans, can be seen below:

This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…

Zak Rudden has joined Plymouth Argyle on a six-month loan deal, and it should open the door for Eamonn Brophy to come to Rangers.

What’s the story?

The 19-year-old striker has swapped Ibrox for the southwest of England and League Two, leaving Steven Gerrard with not many options behind Jermain Defoe and Alfredo Morelos. Rudden joins Kyle Lafferty in leaving the Gers this summer, although the Northern Irishman saw his contract torn up.

With both Rudden and Lafferty departing it would be no surprise to see Gerrard dip into the market to strengthen his options up top.

Despite Morelos and Defoe starting the season on fire, the club has been linked to strikers at various points over this window to act as their cover. The most recent name linked to provide support to the proficient pair was Kilmarnock’s Eamonn Brophy.

Bring in Brophy

In Morelos and Defoe, Gerrard has two forwards that will score goals for fun, but to go with just those two is a huge risk with four competitions to fight for.

While the Colombian goal-getter looks like he’s learned from last season’s disciplinary shambles, it’s still the early season and the Gers have cruised through the majority of their matches with little tension.

Morelos’ indiscipline largely came in the more intense games (see the Ufa red and his battles with Aberdeen’s Scott McKenna as pertinent examples), so we’re yet to see if he’s truly past the problems yet.

On top of the 23-year-old’s question marks, Defoe isn’t risk-free either. At 36, he’s not going to get fitter. So, having a third option could be beneficial for both the strikers currently at Ibrox.

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This is where Brophy would come in, operating as a reliable supporting act to the duo. There’s no guarantee he’d want to fill such a role having just come off a stellar season at Rugby Park that culminated in him making his Scotland debut, but he’d be ideal for the position.

Brophy’s a reliable Premiership player and, like Lafferty, can put in a shift on the park, allowing the more creative players and potentially a strike partner the space to create and score themselves.

Brophy could be the big benefactor of Rudden’s temporary departure, and the Gers should definitely bring the 23 year-old in before one of the aforementioned duo costs them either through injury or indiscipline.

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This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…

Tottenham Hotspur have entered into talks over a January deal for Juventus forward Paulo Dybala, per Football Insider.

What’s the word?

Spurs made a move to sign Dybala in the summer, sources confirmed to Football FanCast, with there actually being a confidence a deal could be struck on deadline day.

Image rights complications saw the deal collapse, however, per sources, and Football Insider now reports that Spurs remain in contact with Juve.

Of course, the Italian giants have a longer transfer window in which to operate and could yet sell him before the end of the month, with the report stating that PSG are interested in securing his signature too.

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Sensible behaviour

This makes complete sense.

The report claims that Daniel Levy, the Spurs chairman, has been in talks with Juve.

Indeed, this is not as though he has had to completely restart negotiations.

The next week will clearly be crucial – PSG could well kill this plan stone dead – but Spurs’ proactivity should impress fans, particularly following their poor result against Newcastle United on Sunday.

Perhaps the 23-cap Argentine could well be in the XI for the return fixture next year, and perhaps he could stop them losing 1-0 all over again.

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This article is part of Football FanCast’s Pundit View series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent quotes from journalists, pundits, players and managers…

Charlton boss Lee Bowyer has revealed what he thinks is the reason behind his side’s excellent start to life back in the Championship.

The Addicks earned promotion with a dramatic late winner against Sunderland in the League One playoff final last term, and have begun life back in the second tier in unbelievable fashion.

Bowyer has overseen four wins and two draws from the south Londoners’ first six games back in the Championship, with Charlton one of three teams not to lose a game along with Swansea and West Brom.

What did he say?

Speaking to London News Online, the 42-year-old said: “The players just don’t stop until the end. That makes a massive difference. Our fitness is different to other teams – we are getting stronger at the end of games.

“I think [the fitness] is down to the way we train. Our intensity in training is really, really high. Other clubs might not train at the same intensity.”

Bodes well for the season 

The Championship is one of the most gruelling divisions in Europe with a whopping total of 46 games to play across the campaign.

The players’ bodies will undoubtedly be tested at times, and injuries are a given for most sides.

Whilst technical ability and being able to put the ball in the back of the net is obviously crucial, having the weapon of outlasting your opponents and picking them off when they are at their weakest is also a wonderful trait to have amongst the squad – it certainly bodes well for the Addicks’ hopes of a successful season.

Bowyer also said that the aim is to simply stay in the Championship and re-establish themselves in the division, although if his charges are able to perform at a high level consistently for 90 minutes, there is no reason why they cannot aim their sights a bit higher.

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Caoimhin Kelleher is yet to make his senior debut for Liverpool but he impressed fans in his display for the Republic of Ireland U21s on Tuesday.

The 20-year-old has acted as the understudy to Adrian in a number of the games since Alisson picked up an injury, and some fans are making the comparison between the youngster and the Brazilian.

Indeed, it is not Kelleher’s impressive saves or command of his box which has earned him praise, but the skill he has with the ball at his feet and his composure under the pressure of attackers.

The clash against Sweden was only his eighth appearance for the U21s but he is not afraid to show off his array of skills, some of which the Anfield faithful believe he learned from Alisson.

Despite the praise, Kelleher may need to work on the fundamentals of goalkeeping if he is to be given a chance in the first-team. In his two games for Liverpool U23s this season he has conceded five goals and kept only one clean sheet in 11 last term.

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However, that won’t stop Reds fans being impressed, and here are some of their reactions comparing him to Liverpool’s No.1.

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