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- The Independent
Serie A and Saudi Pro League clubs circling for Darwin Nunez
Darwin Nunez is attracting interest from AC Milan and Al Hilal as Liverpool could sell the striker this summer. Neither club has yet bid for the £85m forward but Liverpool would be willing to let him go for the right price after signing Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt for an initial £69m. Liverpool also made a £110m bid for Alexander Isak, which Newcastle were swift to reject, and the Premier League champions do not currently intend to submit an improved offer. Nunez started Liverpool's friendly against Athletic Bilbao on Monday, scoring after five minutes to continue his fine form in pre-season. The Uruguay international, who was Liverpool's club record buy when they bought him from Benfica in 2022, only scored seven goals in 47 games last season as he was usually a substitute for Arne Slot. Napoli made a bid for him earlier in the summer before opting to sign Lorenzo Lucca instead, but Nunez has other admirers in Serie A. Milan have sold Tijjani Reijnders and Theo Hernandez this summer, raising funds which could be spent on the Uruguayan striker. Midfielder Tyler Morton is closing in on a £15m move to Lyon. His departure would mean Liverpool have raised almost £150m in the transfer market this summer. In addition, at least two Premier League clubs have expressed an interest in winger Ben Doak, who is expected to leave Anfield this summer.
The Sun
21 minutes ago
- The Sun
Rodrygo ‘wants Liverpool transfer with Arsenal move unlikely due to Real Madrid outcast's demands'
REAL MADRID ace Rodrygo is reportedly favouring a move to Liverpool over a transfer to Arsenal. The Brazil ace is being eyed by the Premier League giants, who are keen on signing yet more reinforcements before the transfer window closes at the end of the month. 3 3 Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is understood to have begun weighing up a move for Rodrygo before turning his attention to prising Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace 's clutches. But, according to reports, he could be pipped to the winger's signature by the Reds. ESPN claim Anfield is the Samba star's "preferred destination" if he's to leave the Bernabeu. They also claim Arsenal opted to pursue the signature of Noni Madueke ahead of Rodrygo as the Brazilian's demands were "too high". Rodrygo's reported eagerness to join Liverpool could stem from the fact that the Kop club tried to sign him from Santos the best part of a decade ago. He revealed: "We didn't close the deal because I didn't want to. "I wanted to stay at Santos even though the offer was very good. "The pathway they promised me would also have been very good for my career. 3 "I was going to finish my studies in England to prepare for European football. "It had always been my dream to play in Europe. "Everything was very good, but my desire spoke louder. I wanted to stay at Santos and make a bit of history at the club." "And that's what happened - I was able to fulfil my dream of playing for Santos. "But it's true, I almost went to Liverpool.'
Times
21 minutes ago
- Times
Radical legal case could let players terminate their own contracts for free
New legal action that could lead to law changes allowing players to terminate their contracts with clubs without paying huge compensation has been launched across Europe. A class action by a group called Justice For Players is seeking compensation potentially totalling billions of pounds for alleged loss of income due to restrictive transfer rules. The action has been launched against Fifa and the FAs of France, Germany, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands. But the Dutch-based group said any of the estimated 100,000 male or female players who have played for a club in the EU or the UK since 2002 are eligible to join the claim. The English FA is not facing a legal claim at present but has been sent a copy of the legal action by the group. It follows a Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) ruling in October 2024 in a case brought by the former Chelsea, Arsenal and Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra, who was ordered to pay €10million (£8.7million) by Fifa for leaving the Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow one year into a four-year deal. The CJEU said some of Fifa's rules on player transfers went against EU laws and freedom of movement principles, which led to Fifa adopting an 'interim framework' on transfer rules while it looked at the legal implications of the ruling. Under Fifa's rules, players have in effect been prevented from leaving their clubs unilaterally in the middle of their contract and agreeing a free transfer elsewhere due to the threat of being forced to pay huge compensation. The CJEU ruling means any transfer fee paid for the player cannot form part of the compensation, and the new legal action claims that people in any other profession are allowed to leave their jobs in the middle of a contract. The argument in favour of the existing transfer system is that it benefits smaller clubs who earn income from selling players, and that complete freedom of movement would lead to the richest clubs paying enormous salaries to sign the best players without compensating the clubs who developed them. Franco Baldini, the England assistant manager under Fabio Capello, is one of the board members of Justice For Players. He said: 'As a former professional footballer, agent and someone who has worked in football in various managerial capacities, I have had first-hand experience of how much control and power Fifa has over the players. 'So I am very proud to be part of Justice For Players and to be part of something that could help change the existing system and make football more inclusive and more sustainable.' Justice For Players said it would be advised by the law firm Dupont-Hissel, founded by Jean-Louis Dupont, the Belgian lawyer who won the Bosman ruling in 1995 that cleared the way for players in the EU to move to other clubs at the end of contracts without a transfer fee being paid. The players' union Fifpro Europe said the action was an 'anticipated practical response to the CJEU's Diarra judgment, effectively centralising advocacy for affected players' interests that have broad implications for the football industry'. Justice For Players said its consultancy firm Compass Lexecon had estimated that damages could run into billions of euros.
