:focal(1189x318:1191x316)/origin-imgresizer.eurosport.com/2024/11/20/4063712-82411888-2560-1440.jpg?ssl=1 "Van Dijk baulks at Liverpool contract provide, Lopetegui in limbo – Paper Spherical")
Liverpool have supplied Virgil van Dijk a contract extension however it’s stated to have fallen wanting the 33-year-old’s expectations, The Athletic stories. The Liverpool captain is amongst three key gamers, in addition to Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold, whose contracts expire on the finish of the season.
The Premier League leaders need to finish uncertainty over Van Dijk’s future, however are but to agree phrases with their influential centre-back.
“In contrast, talks with Van Dijk have seen Liverpool desk a gap bid to maintain the 33-year-old past June – although it fell wanting his expectations and thus far there was no breakthrough on the worth or size of an extension.
“The dialogue has taken place for a while and continues, amid all three males enjoying a central position within the facet’s high quality begin to the season beneath head coach Arne Slot.
“Their excellent type suggests the matter isn’t having a unfavourable on-field affect and the standing of Van Dijk was underlined on Monday, by means of a nomination for the FIFPRO Males’s World11. Conversations are additionally ongoing between Liverpool and Alexander-Arnold, whose age (26) and standing as an academy graduate current variations to the opposite instances.
“The suitable-back has generated well-documented curiosity from Actual Madrid however, equally to his team-mates, it stays unclear how the matter will conclude. Van Dijk’s recreation has gone up one other degree this season as he continues to steer by instance within the coronary heart of defence.”
West Ham in limbo on Lopetegui
West Ham are weighing up whether or not to sack Julen Lopetegui earlier than Monday’s Premier League match in opposition to his former facet Wolves, the Telegraph stories. Tuesday’s 3-1 defeat at Leicester has put Lopetegui on the brink simply months after taking cost in the summertime.
Simply 14 league video games into his reign, Lopetegui’s future shall be determined by West Ham’s board earlier than the weekend, with the expectation that he shall be dismissed – though there may very well be a present break up within the camp.
“Telegraph Sport understands that Lopetegui was set a goal of 4 factors from dealing with Leicester and Wolves however with the defeat on the King Energy he can not, clearly, obtain that.
“The Spaniard has proved to be an unpopular alternative at West Ham for David Moyes, who left in the summertime after his contract expired, and has secured simply 4 victories within the league this season, shedding seven instances. That’s regardless of greater than £120 million of participant recruitment which raised expectations. Nevertheless, the dour model of soccer has additionally meant he has not earned a lot help.”
Newcastle open to provides to fund January
Newcastle are open to provides for Miguel Almiron and Martin Dubravka, and will even contemplate promoting Callum Wilson, Harvey Barnes or Sean Longstaff in a bid to fund their switch home windows in January and past, The i Paper stories.
The paper claims Newcastle United must pay greater than £60m to signal Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo, one of many gamers they admire.
“One potential answer is investigating potential mortgage with an choice to purchase offers. That’s how they had been in a position to dealer a transfer for Lewis Corridor in the summertime of 2023 once they had reached their PSR restrict.
“There isn’t any prospect of one in all Newcastle’s ‘crown jewels’ being offered in January, with Bruno Guimaraes, Anthony Gordon and Alexander Isak seen as irreplaceable within the subsequent buying and selling interval.”