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Paris Saint-Germain could be set to rival Barcelona for Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho . The Brazilian is wanted by the Spanish giants to replace Neymar - who joined PSG for £199million. But according to Le Parisien , the French side are not ready to stop spending yet, and could launch a £100million bid for Coutinho. PSG want to build a team that can win the Champions League and are prepared to spend big money to fine tune their squad. But all of Barcelona's approaches for Coutinho have so far been rebuffed with Jurgen Klopp insisting none of his star players will be sold this summer. The situation is likely to be the same with any approaches from PSG. Coutinho was left out of the Liverpool squad on Saturday night for the friendly against Athletic Bilbao. The 25-year-old is still suffering from a slight niggle that also saw him miss the meeting with Atletico Madrid. Klopp, meanwhile, has effectively admitted defeat in the hunt for Vigil van Dijk. The German ma...

The Colombian is eager to get more playing time under his belt with the World Cup on the horizon and is expected to return to his former club Carlos Bacca wants to return to Sevilla, according to the AC Milan forward's agent. The Colombia international is expected to leave San Siro this transfer window, having been left out of a friendly win over Bayern Munich and both legs of their Europa League tie with CSU Craiova. Bacca left Sevilla for Milan in 2015 and has scored 31 Serie A goals. He won the Europa League twice at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan and Bacca's representative Sergio Barila told AS: "It is now well known that Carlos wants to return to Sevilla. "He had a splendid personal and sporting experience in that city, which is why he wants to return. This is an important year for players, that of the World Cup, so he needs to play in order to take part. "He is in good shape physically and ready for a great season. "When Bacca arrived at Milan, he si...

Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar , is now the second-highest paid player in the world. The 25-year-old completed his world-record move to Ligue 1 on Thursday, after PSG activated his £200m release clause. Neymar has penned a five-year deal with the French club, which will see him pick up £515,000 a week at the Parc des Princes. He is already the highest-paid footballer in Europe, but only second to Shanghai Shenhua’s Carlos Tevez in the world. Here’s the current top 10. 1. Carlos Tevez (Shanghai Shenua) £615,000-per-week 2. Neymar Jnr. (Paris Saint-Germain) £515,000-per-week                        3. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) £500,000-per-week 4. Oscar (Shanghai SIPG) £400,000-per-week 5. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) £365,000-per-week 6. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) £350,000-per-week 7. Hulk (Shanghai SIPG) £320,000-per-week 8. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) £290,000-per-week 9....

Liverpool take a 23-man squad to Dublin today for the pre-season friendly with Athletic Club. The meeting with the La Liga outfit is the final warm-up game before the new Premier League campaign gets under way at Watford next weekend. Jordan Henderson does not travel due to illness, Daniel Sturridge remains sidelined with a thigh injury, and Philippe Coutinho has a sore back. The clash with the Spanish side at Aviva Stadium kicks off at 5.15pm BST, with live coverage available on LFCTV and LFCTV GO. Liverpool squad: Mignolet, Karius, Ward, Alexander-Arnold, Flanagan, Gomez, Matip, Lovren, Klavan, Moreno, Milner, Robertson, Can, Grujic, Ejaria, Wijnaldum, Woodburn, Salah, Kent, Firmino, Origi, Solanke, Mane. Source: All Football

With Neymar now having spread his wings and fled to Paris, countryman Ronaldinho set out his hopes that one day the 25-year-old will take over from Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to rule the roost in world football. At 222 million euros, the former Barcelona player now becomes the most expensive footballer in history - by far. "I hope Neymar will be the main man when Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi are no longer on top," Ronaldinho said. "They are very good players and continue to make a difference. "But Neymar is in a great moment and, as a Brazilian, you expect him to take over." With FIFA's 'The Best' award due on October 23, the former Blaugrana idol said there were only two players worthy of the title. "I think it will be between Ronaldo and Messi again," he concluded.

Nigeria’s ailing President Muhammadu Buhari who has been away in London for almost three months has become the subject of a sports betting game in his homeland. A popular sports gaming site, NaijaBet.com, is asking those interested to stake their money on when Buhari who left Nigeria on May 7 on his latest medical trip to the British capital, would return. The company usually focusses on English Premiership, Champions League and other sporting events, but recently launched the ‘Buhari to Return’ game: To read full article - http://v.duta.us/FCyY-gAA

Man City striker Kelechi Iheanacho has joined Leicester City for £25m, He'll wear the number 8 shirt. Reports from England reveal that the player has completed a £25 million move from City to the Foxes after passing a medical. According to sources close to KweseESPN, the fee makes the Super Eagles star the most expensive Nigerian player ever, displacing Odion Ighalo when he signed for Chinese club Changchun Yatai for £20m in January. Meanwhile, the move is the second highest African transfer fee this season behind Egyptian international, Mohamed Salah's £34.3m move from Italian Serie A side, AS Roma to Liverpool. Although the move was delayed by legal issues over image rights with his former agents, sources close to the player confirmed to KweséESPN that after passing his medical on Tuesday, the player signed a five-year contract with the Foxes. However, an announcement is only expected within the next 24-48 hours as the club wants to tidy up legal detail...