Liverpool are to miss out on a good portion of the money owed by Barcelona for Philippe Coutinho, while Everton are keen on signing Moussa Dembele from Lyon – all in Tuesday’s papers.
LIVERPOOL TO MISS OUT ON LARGE COUTINHO PAYMENT
Liverpool are set to receive only £4.5m of the £84m fee Barcelona still owe for the purchase of Philippe Coutinho, according to reports.
Coutinho moved to Barcelona from Merseyside in January 2018 for around £142m, following months of speculation over his future at Anfield.
According to the Daily Mirror, Liverpool are still owed £84m for the Brazilian’s sale but they will not even see £5m of the fee due to the money appearing to be payable to a third-party lender.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are due to be paid £24m of the remaining £84m in the short term and the rest at an unspecified date, but the newspaper says that while this will be paid off, only a small fraction of it will go into Liverpool’s accounts.
Coutinho endured a tough time with Barcelona in the season-and-a-half he spent with the Catalan giants and he is now plying his trade in the Bundesliga after being sent out on loan to Bayern Munich for the current campaign.
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AND THE REST
Everton are weighing up a £40m move in January for Lyon striker Moussa Dembele, who has also been on the radar of Manchester United (Daily Star)
United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer fears that a defeat to Liverpool after the international break could pose a serious threat to his future at Old Trafford (The Mail)
The Norwegian boss made a private outburst to his players after Sunday’s defeat to Newcastle, warning them that they could be sold by the next manager if he is sacked (The Sun)
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is set for talks with chairman Daniel Levy about the club’s plans for the January transfer window, as well as about the futures of Eric Dier and Christian Eriksen (Daily Star)
Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic has expressed frustration at not being given more playing time by boss Frank Lampard (The Guardian)
Arsenal striker Gabriel Martinelli faces a choice over who he could represent at international level, the 18-year-old eligible to play for both Italy and Brazil (The Mirror)
Former Newcastle striker Salomon Rondon has revealed that he wanted to stay at St. James’ Park in the summer but was not given the opportunity to do so (Newcastle Chronicle)
Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson has said that his side must sign another striker in January if they are to challenge for a top-six finish (Evening Standard)
Palace hitman Wilfried Zaha is taking legal action against his agent, Will Salthouse, over the failure to secure the attacker a move away from Selhurst Park in the summer (The Mail)
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola and midfielder David Silva had an argument following Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to Wolves at the Etihad (The Mirror)
English referees have been told to order players not to leave the field by the nearest point when substituted if they feel doing so could lead to clashes with opposition fans (The Times)
Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori has said that it took him a while to decide to represent England ahead of Canada or Nigeria (The Guardian)
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