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Liverpool have seen numerous attacking players join the Merseyside club over the past few years.

With the Reds boasting the best attacking record in the Premier League this season, it seems as though the scouting and recruitment staff at the club have certainly been doing a top job.

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Looking ahead to the next summer transfer window, it seems as though the Anfield outfit have their eye on bringing yet another attacking talent to their squad.

Although, they may have a challenge on their hands this time around.

What’s the news?

According to Sky Sports Austria (via Inside Futbol) Liverpool are in talks with Red Bull Salzburg over the potential summer transfer of striker Karim Adeyemi.

It has also been claimed that despite having a basic agreement in place with Borussia Dortmund for the player, other clubs such as Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig are also in the mix to sign the 20-year-old.

With 123 senior appearances under his belt for Salzburg and his previous club FC Liefering, the attacker has scored 45 goals and provided 32 assists along the way.

This shows what an exciting young attacking and creative talent the German is and presumably why there are so many clubs after his signature.

Labelled as being “ice cold” in front of goal by former Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick, Adeyemi has found the back of the net 19 times and delivered five assists in 32 appearances across the Austrian Bundesliga and the Champions League this season.

Having been described as being “the star” for Salzburg during their Champions League clash against Bayern back in February by Glenn Hoddle, this shows how capable he is of playing against top opposition on the big stage.

Given how young he is, the £31.5m-rated starlet could be an ideal long-term investment for Liverpool to make.

Also, with Klopp having used young players in his Liverpool side such as Harvey Elliott, Curtis Jones, Tyler Morton and Kaide Gordon over the years, Adeyemi could be the next emerging prodigy to develop at Anfield.

Moving forward, as long as there is still an opportunity to sign the 20-year-old in the summer, Liverpool should stay in the mix to secure his signature.

In other news: Liverpool plotting £33m raid for “fabulous” £4.5k-p/w gem, it could be bye-bye Ox

Leeds United youngster Jack Jenkins has extended his stay with the Whites, signing a new deal that will keep him at Elland Road until 2024.

The Lowdown: Jenkins excites at Leeds

Kalvin Phillips may be Leeds’ undisputed main man in midfield for the first team, but Jenkins has similarly caught the eye for Under-23s.

The 19-year-old has made 24 appearances for the Whites’ youth team in total, including 22 in Premier League 2, registering five assists along the way.

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The Latest: Youngster rewarded with new deal

On Monday, Leeds’ official Twitter account confirmed that Jenkins had penned a new deal that will see him remain at the club until at least 2024.

The midfielder joins Whites duo Charlie Cresswell and Liam McCarron in agreeing new contracts.

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The Verdict: One for the future

It is important that Leeds build towards the future and Jenkins is someone who could become a key figure if his form at youth level translates to the senior game, highlighting the importance of tying him down.

Granted, he won’t necessarily be a first-team regular for a while – it may even be after Marcelo Bielsa eventually moves on – but long-term planning is essential.

Jenkins has one first-team appearance to his name, coming against Crawley Town in the FA Cup last season, and the hope is that it is the first of many.

In other news, Graham Smyth was disappointed with one Leeds player against West Ham. Find out who it is here.

JustJoe Football ShowJustJoe Football Show presenter Joe Wainman wants Leeds United to beef up their midfield options by signing Burnley’s Josh Brownhill.

Leeds have enquired about the availability of Brownhill, who is also being linked with West Ham United and Aston Villa, ahead of the transfer window slamming shut.

The Whites’ interest comes despite boss Marcelo Bielsa insisting he is not expecting any more signings before the deadline.

Leeds have only welcomed two fresh faces to Elland Road during the window, with Junior Firpo joining from Barcelona for £13million and goalkeeper Kristoffer Klaesson sealing a switch from Valerenga.

Jack Harrison has also moved from Manchester City on a permanent basis following a succession of loan deals.

Brownhill left Championship outfit Bristol City for Burnley in a £9million deal last year and has started the Clarets’ last two Premier League outings, including the stalemate with Leeds at the weekend.

Former All Leeds TV anchorman Wainman believes Bielsa is willing to do business for the 25-year-old but is not able to pay a significant fee.

He told Football FanCast: “At the minute, Leeds United aren’t willing to stump up a big figure for players.

“But he is someone I would take because we need a centre midfielder.”

Fulham could be set to receive a major financial boost regarding the sale of Andre-Frank Anguissa.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a report by Tutto Mercato Web, who claimed that, after joining Napoli on an initial season-long loan deal, Anguissa has already impressed the powers that be at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, with the Serie A club looking to make the 25-year-old’s temporary switch a permanent move.

The report claims that Napoli have an option to sign the Cameroon international for €15m (£12.8m) at the end of his loan deal, although it is suggested that Aurelio De Laurentiis may look to sit down with Fulham to discuss the possibility of signing the midfielder at an earlier date, and for a reduced price.

Silva will be buzzing

While losing a player of Anguissa’s undoubted ability will have come as a blow to Marco Silva and Fulham earlier this summer, reports that Napoli are already hoping to make the midfielder’s switch a permanent move is undeniably good news for the Championship side, as the early sale of the 25-year-old would provide the club with a significant cash injection which could be used in the January transfer window.

Indeed, while Fulham currently sit second in the table, with their promotion chances looking relatively strong, the Championship season is an extremely long and arduous campaign, with a couple of injuries to key players being enough to completely derail a title charge.

As such, January recruits could well prove to be the difference between an immediate return to the Premier League and a second season in the Championship for Silva. The windfall of cash that the early sale of the £70k-per-week Anguissa would generate could provide the 44-year-old with a sizeable budget to make any additions he may require in the winter market, something which would undoubtedly leave the Portuguese boss buzzing.

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Celtic have deen dealt a triple blow ahead of their upcoming Premiership fixture this afternoon.

What’s the latest?

In recent comments cited by the Daily Record, Ange Postecoglou revealed that none of James Forrest, Christopher Jullien or Greg Taylor will be available for St Johnstone’s visit to Parkhead, as the stricken trio are yet to recover from their respective injuries.

Speaking about the current state of his Celtic squad, the 56-year-old said: “It’s just Forrest, Jullien and Taylor not available for selection.”

However, in more positive news, Postecoglou revealed that he will once again be able to call upon Josip Juranovic this weekend, while James McCarthy is also set to make a return to the Bhoys squad as both players look to be nearing full fitness.

On Juranovic and McCarthy in particular, the Hoops boss said: “Juranovic has trained, he’s fit and available. McCarthy has trained, he’s fit and available.”

Ange will be gutted

While the news that Juranovic and McCarthy look as if they will play some part on Saturday is undoubtedly good for Celtic, the ongoing absences of Forrest, Jullien and Taylor will nevertheless have left Postecoglou gutted.

Indeed, versatile midfielder Forrest has been a huge source of creativity and goals for the Bhoys in recent years, with the 30-year-old having scored 18 goals and registered 20 assists over 56 appearances in all competitions back in 2018/19, as well as bagging 16 goals and providing 22 assists over 47 games the following season.

Meanwhile, centre-back Jullien has proven to be a magnificent signing for the Hoops following his £7.2m arrival from Toulouse back in 2019, with the 28-year-old helping his side to keep five clean sheets, scoring one goal and averaging a superb SofaScore match rating of 7.43 over his nine Premiership appearances prior to his injury last season.

Finally, while the surprising emergence of 19-year-old left-back Adam Montgomery has somewhat covered for the absence of Taylor on the left-hand side of the Celtic backline, the 23-year-old’s continued unavailability will undoubtedly come as a blow to Postecoglou. The Scotland international is a solid and reliable option in that role, recording more interceptions per game (1.5) than any of his Hoops team-mates.

As such, with the 56-year-old hoping that his side can continue their run of excellent recent form against St Johnstone on Saturday, being unable to call upon any of Forrest, Jullien and Taylor for the visit of the Saints will certainly make this task a bit more difficult for Postecoglou.

In other news: Kyogo 2.0: Celtic nearing exciting deal for 18-goal machine, Postecoglou will love him

Slavisa Jokanovic has revealed it was impossible for Sheffield United to turn down the latest offer for Aaron Ramsdale.

What’s the talk?

In recent comments cited by The Guardian, the Sheffield United manager revealed that, despite it being against his wishes, it was almost impossible for the Blades to turn down Arsenal’s £24m plus £6m add-ons offer for the 23-year-old goalkeeper.

The 53-year-old said: “It’s not really what I want but it’s difficult to stop this kind of situation. It’s a huge deal for the club and we have been relegated from the Premier League, so it’s complicated to say no.”

Indeed, the Serbian manager had previously stated that he would be hurt if the club sanctioned the sale of the Euro 2020 England squad member, as well as suggesting that he would not part with the shot-stopper this summer even for an offer of £100m.

Fans will be fuming

With it having been claimed that United would not be budging on their initial £35m asking price for Ramsdale just a matter of day ago, the fact that the ‘keeper looks to be heading to Arsenal for a guaranteed transfer fee of almost £10m less than this figure, in addition to the sale clearly being against Jokanovic’s wishes, will undoubtedly have fans of the club fuming.

Indeed, the fact that news of the £10.8m-rated man’s sale came shortly after the Blades were battered 4-0 by West Bromwich Albion, a game which the 23-year-old did not feature in, clearly demonstrates just how important the shot-stopper is within the Sheffield United team.

Furthermore, while the deal has not been completed just yet, with there now only being a couple of weeks left of the summer transfer window, Jokanovic faces the unenviable task of sourcing an apt replacement for the goalkeeper alongside attempting to secure his side’s first Championship win of the season – with the Blades currently occupying one of the three relegation spots in the second tier.

As such, it very much appears as if affairs both on and off the pitch at Bramall Lane are in something of a mess at present, with fans of the club surely furious with their side’s performances in the league, as well as what looks to be the United hierarchy going back on their word regarding the transfer of Ramsdale.

In other news: Lost 84% duels: £1.35m-rated SUFC bottler who made 5 passes badly let Jokanovic down

Leeds United are expected to submit a bid for Nahtian Nandez in the coming weeks and he would be the perfect signing for manager Marcelo Bielsa…

What’s the word?

According to Italian outlet Tuttomercatoweb, the Yorkshire giants could soon ‘make a proposal’ to Cagliari for the 26-year-old midfielder before this month’s transfer deadline.

The Uruguay international has regularly been linked with a switch to Elland Road and is now thought to be valued at around €20m (£18m).

Nandez has not featured for the Serie A outfit since being withdrawn early with an injury during the Rossoblù’s heavy 4-0 defeat to Udinese before the winter break.

Dream Bielsa signing

It’s thought that the addition of a new central midfielder is amongst the Whites’ biggest priorities this window.

“To my mind, failing to add a midfielder [in the summer] was a mistake and it looks like the priority the club need to focus on in the coming window. You can go back to the interest in Michael Cuisance to see how long they’ve actually been after a player in that area,” recently suggested the reliable Phil Hay of The Athletic.

Indeed, Leeds have not bolstered Bielsa’s engine room with sufficient quality in several seasons now and with players like Mateusz Klich underperforming and Kalvin Phillips on the treatment table, the need for reinforcements in the middle could be key.

The Argentine would surely love a new midfielder and Nandez fits the bill immensely.

Standing at a diminutive 5 foot 7, the ball-winning powerhouse is still strong and would be capable of featuring in a high-pressing system.

“I think he’s only about five foot seven, but you wouldn’t know it if you just watched clips of him, he is a little bit of a machine. He’s so powerful but at the same time, has really, really good ball control,” Italian football expert Conor Clancy once told This is Futbol.

Meanwhile, during the current campaign, the Cagliari star is averaging two tackles, 1.5 dribbles and 1.1 key passes per game, via WhoScored, which merely goes to show his ability to win the ball and then drive forward to make an impact in the final third.

It is that sort of industrious presence that will surely excite Bielsa, so director of football Victor Orta and chairman Andrea Radrizzani could do little wrong in splashing out £20m for a midfield beast ready-made for the football on offer in west Yorkshire.

AND in other news, Leeds could sign Grealish 2.0 in £18m-rated “god-given” talent, he won’t cost a penny…

The current crisis at Manchester United is showing no signs of drawing to a conclusion as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s woes grow ever larger.

What’s the story?

United’s latest defeat at the hands of fierce rivals Manchester City was their sixth of the campaign in all competitions and saw them drop to sixth place in the Premier League table.

Their poor performances and dismal results have led to intensifying pressure on Solskjaer’s shoulders, with several star names linked with replacing the Norwegian tactician in the Old Trafford dugout.

The likes of Zinedine Zidane, Erik ten Hag and Ralf Rangnick have been touted as possible successors, but The Athletic’s Red Devils reporter Laurie Whitwell has claimed a new managerial arrival is not on the horizon.

Relaying Whitwell’s comments online, the United Journal tweeted: “I genuinely believe that Manchester United are not talking to any other candidates in a serious manner with a view towards (an) appointment.”

Manchester United fans will be fuming

Although Solskjaer has done vasts amount of good work throughout his two-and-a-half-year reign in the red half of Manchester, large sections of the club’s supporters are growing increasingly frustrated at the club’s displays.

Bar the opening day victory over Leeds United, the 20-time English champions have been below-par all season, resulting in humiliating defeats to Liverpool, City and Young Boys.

Their sub-standard season has led to a protest being organised by some fans who are calling for Solskjaer to be sacked and the Glazer family to relinquish their ownership of the club.

As a result, Whitwell’s latest revelation is likely to leave those supporters fuming, with no end in sight for the Scandinavian’s tenure.

It will be a huge shame if the 48-year-old isn’t fondly remembered by those associated with United in years to come after overseeing an extensive squad rebuild, achieving consecutive top-four finishes and blooding several exciting youngsters into the first-team squad.

Ultimately, though, things will have to drastically improve at the Theatre of Dreams if Solskjaer is to keep his job in the long-term, but it seems as though he’ll be given time to turn things around.

And, in other news…Imagine him and VDB: Man Utd must hire Ole alternative with a 73% win percentage

Everton are experiencing one of their worst seasons since the Premier League began thirty years ago, and the reckless spending on transfers since Farhad Moshiri arrived has definitely contributed to the Toffees’ demise.

The club now found themselves in financial turmoil on top of the relegation battle the squad are currently embroiled in, recording huge losses over the last three years – with recent reports suggesting that players will need to be sold this summer to recoup funds and balance the books at Goodison Park.

With that being said, Moshiri must now work to repair his years of spending without a second thought, and Fabian Delph has been named by sports journalist Paul Brown as one of the “disaster” signings for Everton who could be set to leave at the end of his contract.

Brown told GIVEMESPORT:

“Obviously, Fabian Delph has been a complete disaster, but his contract is up soon, so there’s absolutely no prospect of them extending that, that I can see.”

Delph returned to action against Manchester United for the first time this year following a thigh injury that had kept him sidelined for the majority of 2022, with injuries being a huge part of the former Manchester City star’s time with the Toffees.

The midfielder who was hailed a “leader” by Pep Guardiola has only made 37 appearances since he joined Everton three years ago in a deal worth up to £10m from Manchester City, spending over 16 months out injured (422 days) – something which proves the transfer has been less than beneficial for the club.

With the 32-year-old out of contract this summer, there has rather understandably been no movement from the club to extend his current deal.

Indeed, it would appear highly advisable for Lampard to axe Delph from his squad this summer, whether the side remain in the Premier League or not, as the rarely-seen player’s wages are one of the highest in the team at £92k-per-week.

Lampard must, however, focus on the immediate problems and will be hoping that his team are well-rested and ready to go following their victory over Manchester United when they return to action next week against Leicester City.

And, while Delph quite clearly has no future at Goodison Park, the 43-year-old manager will nevertheless be hoping the former England international can salvage something from his time at the club by playing a part in keeping the Toffees in the division over the remaining games of the season.

AND in other news: Everton must launch move for “outstanding” 25 y/o “Wolverine” as insider claim emerges

Taking to Twitter, journalist Jason Burt of The Telegraph has made a Tottenham Hotspur claim involving Atletico Madrid star Yannick Carrasco.

The Lowdown: Spurs eye late Jan move?

On deadline day, reports emerged from France of Spurs holding an interest in the Belgium forward as transfer chief Fabio Paratici eyed last gasp moves after sealing both Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur from Juventus.

The 28-year-old, who holds a €60million (£50million) release clause, was apparently at the centre of last gasp Spurs discussions amid Lilywhites talks for other targets.

However, the move appeared to eventually break down, with Telegraph reporter Burt sharing what he knows.

The Latest: Tottenham ‘failed in an attempt’…

According to his sources, Tottenham failed with a deadline day swoop for Carrasco as his club took a hard-line stance selling so late on.

“Understand Tottenham Hotspur have failed in an attempt to sign Yannick Carrasco. Atletico Madrid insist the Belgium international is not for sale today,” said the reporter.

The Verdict: Missed out?

As Spurs have to settle for just two new signings, missing out on top targets Adama Traore and Luiz Diaz, news of another failed capture won’t exactly be welcome news.

Manager Antonio Conte reportedly asked for three new additions at N17 but the Lilywhites fell short of his transfer demand (The Telegraph), with the Italian now having to guide Spurs to a Champions League spot without his desired backing.

Carrasco certainly would’ve been a viable candidate, especially going by his attacking versatility and ability to play across the forward line.

In other news: Tottenham also held deadline day talks over signing 176-goal attacker, find out more here.