Mohamed Salah out and Nicolas Pepe in at Liverpool?
Liverpool are reportedly willing to sell star forward Salah in order to bring Lille’s Pepe to Anfield.
Salah is coming off a memorable Champions League triumph with the Reds but could be heading out the door.
TOP STORY – SALAH COULD MAKE WAY FOR PEPE
According to le10sport, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is prepared to sacrifice Salah to sign Lille forward Pepe.
EXCLU – Mercato – LOSC : Nicolas Pepe sème la zizanie à… Liverpool ? https://t.co/8kJS8wUy3r pic.twitter.com/yu2swFPH0X
— le10sport (@le10sport) June 13, 2019
Pepe took Ligue 1 by storm with 22 goals as Lille qualified for the Champions League and Liverpool are believed to be among the Ivory Coast international’s admirers.
The Reds are so keen apparently that they are prepared to sell top scorer Salah, who reportedly has a complicated relationship with Klopp.
ROUND-UP
– The Maurizio Sarri saga appears to be reaching its conclusion, with Sky Italy reporting Chelsea and Juventus have reached a deal to allow the Italian to move to the Serie A champions. The former Napoli coach’s return to Italy is set to pave the way for ex-Chelsea star and Derby County manager Frank Lampard to take over at Stamford Bridge.
– According to AS, LaLiga champions Barcelona are making back-up plans should they miss out on Ajax captain Matthijs de Ligt, who is the subject of interest from Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Juve.
– Premier League title-holders Manchester City have been put off by a £90million price tag on Leicester City defender Harry Maguire, according to The Daily Mail. Pep Guardiola is reportedly eyeing the England international as a replacement for Vincent Kompany, while neighbours United are also interested.
BREAKING: Juventus have reached an agreement with Chelsea over a deal for Maurizio Sarri, according to Sky in Italy.
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) June 13, 2019
– Liverpool are not interested in making another move for Lyon captain Nabil Fekir, The Independent reports. The Champions League winners came close to signing the France international last year but pulled out amid reported concerns over his knee.
– Carlo Ancelotti is still determined to bring Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez to Napoli, says AS. James’ future is up in the air after Bayern Munich opted against signing the Colombia international permanently following a two-year loan spell.
– Cadena SER claims Barcelona head coach Ernesto Valverde is ready to sell Ivan Rakitic amid reported interest from United. The same station also says Marco Asensio is among the players on the market at Madrid following the arrivals of Eden Hazard, Luka Jovic, Ferland Mendy, Eder Militao and Rodrygo Goes.
– United and rumoured Madrid target Paul Pogba has no intention of remaining at Old Trafford in 2019-20, according to L’Equipe.
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