Darwin Nunez is expected to be in Liverpool’s squad for the Community Shield on Sunday despite ongoing speculation about his future.
It’s understood the Uruguay international’s representatives are in talks with Al Hilal, who have been linked with the striker for several months, but the Saudi Pro League club have yet to open discussions with the Reds.
Until the 26-year-old makes a decision on whether he wants to move to the Middle East there is unlikely to be any approach.
A similar situation surrounds midfielder Harvey Elliott, who is wanted by RB Leipzig.
The 22-year-old, player of the tournament as England won the European Under-21 Championships this summer, made 28 appearances last season but only three were starts in either the Premier League or Champions League.
His opportunities are likely to be even more limited heading into the new campaign and after featuring in Monday’s 4-1 win over Athletic Bilbao he was last to leave the pitch, waving and blowing kisses to all four sides of the ground.
Leipzig want Elliott as a replacement for Xavi Simons, who looks set to leave for Chelsea, and the Bundesliga club are currently trying to sell a move to Germany to the player.
Tottenham captain Son Heung-min (above) is expected to complete his transfer to Los Angeles FC on Wednesday.
Son revealed on Saturday, before playing in Sunday’s pre-season 1-1 draw with Newcastle in his home country of South Korea, that he would leave Spurs after a decade of service for the Premier League club.
After an emotional farewell, Son arrived in Los Angeles on Tuesday and watched LAFC clinch a 2-1 win over Tigres at BMO Stadium.
A press conference has since been arranged by the Major League Soccer club for Wednesday, when Son’s arrival is set to be officially announced.
The 33-year-old made the decision to bring his time at Tottenham to an end this summer after he helped the club end a 17-year trophy drought in May with Europa League final success over Manchester United.
With Son into the final 12 months of his deal at Spurs, the South Korea forward felt it was the right time for a “fresh challenge”, having signed from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015.
LAFC had already indicated their int erest in Son by this point and a deal for a fee in excess of £20m (€23m) has been reached with Tottenham.
Son’s transfer will be an MLS record, surpassing the $21.5m (€16.1m) Atlanta spent on signing forward Emmanuel Latte Lath from Middlesbrough in February.
Spurs stalwart Son will exit north London after scoring 173 goals in 454 appearances.
Teenage Chelsea striker Marc Guiu (above) is on Wearside to undergo a medical as Sunderland close in on a loan deal.
The clubs agreed terms for the 19-year-old last week and the Black Cats are now working to add the Spanish player to a pool of frontmen already bolstered by the additions of Chemsdine Talbi and Simon Adingra.
Guiu, who left Barcelona for Stamford Bridge last summer, made 16 senior appearances for the Blues during the 2024-25 campaign.
Nine of them came in the UEFA Conference League, in which he scored six goals, including a hat-trick against Shamrock Rovers.
He was also used as a substitute twice in Chelsea’s victorious Club World Cup campaign.
Should the move go through, Guiu will join new recruits Enzo Le Fee, Habib Diarra, Noah Sadiki, Reinildo Mandava, Talbi, Adingra, Granit Xhaka and Robin Roefs at the Stadium of Light, with head coach Regis Le Bris, who signed a new long-term contract on Monday, busily re-shaping his squad following promotion to the Premier League.
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