Liverpool and Manchester United have both been offered the chance to sign a midfielder that was previously on the radar of Jurgen Klopp for a long period.

The Reds transfer window last summer was dominated by moves for midfielders. Five players left the midfield corps permanently, and four were brought in to replace them.

The main objective of Klopp was a defensive-midfielder, with Fabinho seeming a particularly big loss. He eventually opted for Wataru Endo, who ended up playing 29 Premier League games for the Reds last term.

But the boss spent much of the transfer window courting Borussia Monchengladbach s Manu Kone, with some reports even suggesting there was a feeling in his home country of France that .

Having failed with their efforts to get him las…

According to reports, a big change has altered Manchester United s transfer plans with co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe wanting two more signings.

So far this summer, have paid around £150m to sign Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui.

Man Utd have already done some positive business but they could make a couple more signings before the summer transfer window closes later this month.

It s been widely reported that one of their priorities is to sign a centre-midfielder who can line up alongside England international Kobbie Mainoo.

Earlier this summer, Uruguay international emerged as Man Utd s preferred target but a deal has proved difficult with PSG refusing to budge on their reported £51m asking price.

Burnley s Sander…

England interim boss Lee Carsley has explained why he has not included Arsenal defender Ben White in his squad for their upcoming Nations League matches.

did not feature for England at Euro 2024 after he asked not to be considered for selection earlier in the year.

The standout has not played for the Three Lions since he was sent home early from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

It s been widely reported that White had a major fallout with former England assistant manager Steve Holland,

Holland followed Gareth Southgate in quitting following England s 2-1 loss against Spain in the final of Euro 2024.

However, Carsley has not included White in his England squad for their upcoming Nations League matches against the Republic of Ireland and Finland.

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Pep Guardiola has asked Man City to bring Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi to the Etihad Stadium, according to reports.

The Citizens were fairly quiet in the transfer window as Guardiola chose to bring in just two players with Savinho joining from Troyes and Ilkay Gundogan re-signing from Barcelona.

However, did raise around £100m from the sales of Julian Alvarez, Joao Cancelo, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Sergio Gomez and Tommy Doyle.

And that has given Man City plenty of room to complete deals over the next couple of transfer windows if Guardiola thinks the squad needs strengthening.

Guardiola s own future is in question with the Catalan s contract running out at the end of the season and there are reports that the Man City hierarchy whether he wants t…

Kevin De Bruyne is doubtful for Manchester City’s upcoming clash with Arsenal after suffering an injury during their Champions League stalemate with Inter Milan.

The Belgium playmaker was withdrawn at the interval after struggling in the latter stages of the first half of Wednesday’s goalless draw with the Serie A winners at the Etihad Stadium.

He will now be assessed with the situation a major concern for the champions ahead of Sunday’s visit of their closest challengers in the Premier League over the past two seasons.

Manager Pep Guardiola said: “I don’t know (what the problem is). I haven’t spoken with the doctors yet. We’ll assess tonight, maybe tomorrow. I will have more info tomorrow.”

City failed to spark as a positive Inter, who …

Ober is 0-2 with a 3.38 ERA in his last three starts but pitched six shutout innings against the Cleveland Guardians last Friday in a no-decision at Minnesota. He yielded four hits, struck out three and walked none.

This will be Ober’s first career appearance against the Rays.

Ober has won both road starts this season with a 0.69 ERA. He is 1-1 with a 2.84 ERA in four starts during the day. Ober has posted quality starts in four of his eight outings and the Twins have a 5-3 record when he pitches.

Bailey Ober, Dirty 82mph Slider. 😨

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Chirinos has pitched seven times for the Rays this season, including once as a starter. At Durham, he was 0-1 with a 5.66 ERA in five games (four starts).

Chirinos …

The closest to a consensus we have this week comes in the form of the Bills laying 12.5-point over the Chargers on Saturday night. Other NFL ATS picks include plays on the Bengals, Cardinals, Titans, Ravens, Falcons, Buccaneers and Cowboys.

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Bengals (-2.5)

When Cincinnati and Pittsburgh last played, it was Jake Browning s first start and Pittsburgh eeked out a 16-10 win. Since that time the Bengals have won three straight with Browning at the helm, while scoring 34, 34 and 27 points.

It s a much d…