Transfer News

Liverpool in Willian talks.

Sky sources report that Liverpool have opened talks with Anzhi Makhachkala over the possible signing of Brazilian playmaker Willian.

The highly-rated 25-year-old only moved to Anzhi from Shakhtar Donetsk in January but the Russian side are now looking to offload their star players, because billionaire owner Suleiman Kerimov is scaling back his financial commitment to the club.
And Liverpool are eager to strengthen their attacking options, having failed to land Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who joined Borussia Dortmund from Shakhtar, and Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa.
Willian recently told ESPN Brazil: "He (Kerimov) made it clear that, if good bids arrive, he would certainly help us go.
"Now I'm waiting for a new bid to arrive in the next days from a few clubs, like Liverpool.
"If it's really Liverpool, then it is surely a great club. I'm hopeful and very calm, just waiting for the best."
Liverpool may face competition for the signature of Willian, who has come close to joining Tottenham and Manchester City in the past.

Suarez trains with Liverpool ahead of apology.

The Uruguayan international had been frozen out of first-team sessions after publicly demanding a transfer but the rift between player and club now appears be closing.
However, he will definitely not feature for Saturday's Premier League opener at home to Stoke because he has six games left to serve of the 10-game ban he received for biting Branislav Ivanovic of Chelsea last April.
Despite Suarez's oft-stated desire to play Champions League football and a pair of bids from Arsenal, Liverpool have remained firm in their stance that he is not leaving and it appears increasingly likely that he will still be at Anfield when his suspension is completed.
Sky Sports reporter Vinny O'Connor said: "Luis Suarez has apologised to (manager) Brandan Rodgers and apologised to his team mates over his general conduct.
"He has started his re-integration into the Liverpool first-team and trained with them on Friday.
"Over a week ago, Brendan Rodgers said he would need an apology from Luis Suarez, as would the fans and his team mates, after the apparent attempt by the player to force a move away from Anfield. It appears that the apology has come.