The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers.
Premier League
Liverpool will not stage a planned Anfield farewell for Mohamed Salah on Saturday against Brighton as the club seeks to protect players’ transfer value (The Telegraph). German outlet BILD reports that Florian Wirtz being touted as Liverpool’s long-term future has angered Salah and lies at the heart of tensions between the players.
Former Arsenal and Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is aiming for a return to the Premier League in January after being released by Besiktas over the summer (The Athletic). Manchester United are reportedly considering a pre-season friendly with Wrexham next summer (Daily Mail).
A parliamentary panel plans to recall the West Midlands police chief constable after finding parts of the force’s evidence about the decision to bar Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from an Aston Villa match were incorrect (The Guardian).
Fulham are reportedly exploring a surprise move for former Everton and Juventus striker Moise Kean to address their goalscoring issues (Daily Mail). Wolves are set for a major overhaul of their recruitment strategy, moving away from a heavy reliance on agents (Daily Mail). Fulham are also said to be weighing up Strasbourg boss Liam Rosenior as a possible replacement for Marco Silva (The Sun).
International football
FIFA officials may be forced to move the World Cup group match between Egypt and Iran after complaints from both countries about a Pride event (The Sun). Andre Onana has been named in Cameroon’s 28-man AFCON squad despite the coach who selected him being sacked last week (The Sun).
European football
The Sun claims Jurgen Klopp has reached an agreement with Red Bull to step down as their head of global soccer and would be available to replace Xabi Alonso at Real Madrid if Alonso were sacked.
Scottish football
Besiktas have identified Nico Raskin as a potential January target (The Scottish Sun).
Other notes
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