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Liverpool are expected to rival Newcastle for Hugo Ekitike after being told Alexander Isak is not for sale in this window.The Premier League champions have always been interested in Isak but it is understood Newcastle have no interest in selling their striker and value him at least at £150m. Liverpool are set to turn their attentions to Eintracht Frankfurt’s Ekitike, who was the subject of a rejected club-record bid from Newcastle in the last 24 hours.The Reds have been scoping out the market all summer for possible centre-forward options, establishing availability and price – but they have not made an offer for Isak.Sources on Merseyside insist no…
Rome CNN — A 46-year-old American man accused of the murders of a 29-year-old woman and her baby has faced a preliminary legal hearing in Rome after being extradited to Italy. The California native, named in an international arrest warrant and by Italian police as Francis Kaufmann, was extradited from Greece over the weekend. Italian police say he previously used an authentic US passport in the name of Rexal Ford and an Italian identity card in the name of Matteo Capozzi. The preliminary hearing took place in Rome’s Rebibbia prison on Tuesday. According to the Rome prosecutor’s office, Kaufmann exercised…
CNN — US inflation heated back up in June, rising to its highest level in four months, as price increases — including those from tariffs — packed a bigger punch. Consumer prices rose 0.3% last month, pushing the annual inflation rate higher to 2.7%, the highest since February, according to the latest Consumer Price Index data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tuesday’s data came right in line with economists’ forecasts for the headline CPI to rise from the 0.1% monthly and 2.6% annual increases reported in May. They expected higher gas prices would help lift the overall…
CNN — Two men have been sentenced to four years and three months each in prison for felling a landmark sycamore tree in northern England. Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were both found guilty of two counts of criminal damage in May, one relating to the tree itself and the other to Hadrian’s Wall that it fell on, according to the UK’s PA Media news agency. The pair were sentenced in Newcastle Crown Court in northeast England on Tuesday. The tree had stood sentinel on the Roman-built Hadrian’s Wall for more than 200 years before being “deliberately felled”…
Beth LindopJul 15, 2025, 08:19 AM ETCloseBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.Liverpool have rejected a €67.5 million (£58.6m) bid from Bayern Munich to sign forward Luis Díaz, a source told ESPN.Díaz enjoyed the most productive season of his Liverpool career last term, scoring 17 goals in all competitions and helping Arne Slot’s side to the Premier League title.If not PSG’s Dembélé, who should win the 2024-25 Ballon d’Or?Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool look to make Mateta moveThe 28-year-old has two years left on his contract and has been linked with a…
In his latest column, Sky Sports’ Paul Merson dissects Arsenal’s transfer business so far, giving his verdict on the potential signing of Noni Madueke from Chelsea…I am flabbergasted by Arsenal signing Noni Madueke. I’m shocked. If Arsenal went and bought any player from Chelsea, he’d have been the last one I thought they’d sign.I just don’t see it. It’s a lot of money for a player who is not a prolific goalscorer. He’s the sort of player that has a good game here and a good game there, but that’ll be it. The consistency of performance isn’t there.I hope he…
Liverpool have rejected Bayern Munich’s first official offer for winger Luis Diaz. The bid is believed to be worth £58.5m – and the club have turned it down outright. Sky Sports News exclusively revealed on July 2 that Liverpool had told Bayern that Diaz is not for sale.Nevertheless, Bayern believe Diaz is keen to join them and have returned with a first official bid.According to Sky in Germany, Bayern are preparing another offer for Diaz, who remains a top priority for the German champions. If they do, then Liverpool have another decision to make – but the club’s stance has…
Nottingham Forest are adamant Morgan Gibbs-White is not leaving the club but are yet to lodge a formal complaint with the Premier League about Tottenham’s conduct in their attempts to sign the midfielder. Sky Sports News can reveal that Forest have been trying for almost a year to open negotiations with Gibbs-White over a new and improved contract at the City Ground, but he has chosen not to engage in those talks. Forest are prepared to give him a huge pay rise, in exchange for the removal of the release clause, which would make him one of, if not the,…
Jul 15, 2025, 07:56 AM ETAtlético Madrid are in advanced talks with Lyon of Eagle Football Holdings to sign Thiago Almada, sources have told ESPN.A 2022 World Cup winner with Argentina, Almada has already given the green light to join the Rojiblancos this summer. Sources have told ESPN that a deal for Almada worth between €15 million and €20m ($17.5m-$23m) is close to being reached by the clubs with just minor details left to resolve.Atlético turned their attention to Almada earlier this month after Argentinian forward Ángel Correa left the Rojiblancos to join Tigres UANL in Mexico’s Liga MX.–Correa exits…
CNN — Syria’s military entered a stronghold for the Druze community in the country’s south on Tuesday, the government said, reigniting fears of attacks against minorities and triggering renewed Israeli strikes on the forces dispatched by Damascus. Clashes broke out over the weekend between Druze forces and Bedouin tribes in the southern city of Suwayda, leaving 30 people dead and injuring dozens more. The violence prompted an intervention by the Syrian government, which lost eighteen of its soldiers in the clashes. Islamist forces allied with the Syrian government joined the fight this week, heightening concern among the Druze and prompting…