Sepp van den Berg, the Liverpool player who hasn’t represented the club since February 2020, seems to be moving closer to a permanent move to Mainz. Negotiations between Liverpool and Mainz have reportedly begun, with the German club keen to keep the 22-year-old central defender. Van den Berg himself is also eager to stay at Mainz, where he spent the 2023/24 season on loan.
Liverpool are said to be asking for £20 million for Van den Berg, and Southampton and Brentford have also shown interest in him. If he does leave Liverpool, he will depart with just four first-team appearances to his name.
In other news, Liverpool are not interested in signing Ederson from Atalanta but have been scouting other positions. Former Liverpool coach Thomas Gronnemark has embarked on a musical journey, releasing his own song. The rumour mill suggests that Mohamed Salah could potentially move to Galatasaray this summer, although this seems unlikely. Liverpool are also reportedly interested in signing Assan Ouedraogo, a highly-rated midfield prospect from Schalke, and have made contact with Benfica midfielder Joao Neves.
Meanwhile, Manchester United are rumored to be willing to pay £60 million to sign Teun Koopmeiners ahead of Liverpool, but this is likely just agent talk. Nicolo Barella, another rumored target for Liverpool, is set to sign a new deal at Inter Milan. Chelsea has signed Fulham center-back Tosin Adarabioyo on a four-year deal.
On the entertainment front, there is a video interview with former Liverpool players Gordon Wallace and George Scott that fans should watch. The match of the night is England vs. Iceland in the Three Lions’ final warm-up game before Euro 2024. Curtis Jones has been removed from the squad, Jarell Quansah is now on standby, but Trent Alexander-Arnold will be looking to shine again.