Liverpool news: Reds ‘in advanced talks’ with Nike over kit deal that would eclipse Manchester United’s adidas contract

Liverpool are reportedly in advanced talks with Nike over a long-term kit deal that would be the biggest ever signed by a Premier League club.

Manchester United currently have the biggest deal in England with their agreement with Adidas worth £750million.

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ESPN FC report that any Liverpool deal with Nike would exceed that of United’s.

Their current contract with New Balance, worth £45million a year, is due to expire at the end of next season.

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It has been reported the American sportswear company has a ‘matching clause’ in its contract which enabled them to extend their current deal by matching a rival offer.

The Reds are also understood to have held discussions with Adidas and Puma to try and secure the highest possible figure.

Any deal struck is unlikely to reach the levels of the contracts negotiated by Barcelona and Real Madrid, but it is thought they can command a similar or better deal than United currently have.

Barcelona agreed an £100million-a-year deal with Nike in 2018 and it is the biggest in football.

It eclipsed the £98million-a-year contract Real Madrid struck with adidas in 2015.

Liverpool revealed record-breaking financial figures in February as they posted a pre-tax profit of £125million for the year ending May 2018.

Any new kit deal of the magnitude talked about would see this figure only increase.

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Football: Hazard marks milestone with early goal to help Belgium win

NICOSIA (REUTERS) - Eden Hazard marked his 100th cap with an early goal to set Belgium on their way to a comfortable 2-0 away win over Cyprus in their Euro 2020 qualifier on Sunday (March 24).
Michy Batshuayi got the other goal for the top team in the FIFA rankings, who began their campaign last Thursday with a 3-1 home success over Russia and now have six points from their opening two games in Group I.
Hazard opened the scoring after 10 minutes with a curling shot after Batshuayi had set him up. It was his 30th international goal as the 28-year-old Chelsea star became the third Belgian to reach the 100-cap mark after Jan Vertonghen and Axel Witsel.
Batshuayi doubled the score eight minutes later, running on to a pass over the top of the home defence from Thorgan Hazard, knocking it past the onrushing goalkeeper Urko Pardo and sliding the ball into the empty net from a tight angle.
Belgium, without injured regulars Kevin de Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Witsel, cruised through the rest of the contest to stretch to 12 games their unbeaten record against the Cypriots, who had beaten San Marino 5-0 at home on Thursday (March 21) in their opening qualifier.
Earlier on Sunday, Denis Cheryshev scored twice as Russia won 4-0 away in Kazakhstan for their first points of the campaign.
His first-half pair of goals were followed by two more early in the second half in Arana, from Artem Dzyuba and an own goal by Kazakh defender Abzal Beysebekov.

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Bolton Wanderers’ game against Brentford on Saturday has been POSTPONED as players await wages

Bolton Wanderers’ Sky Bet Championship match at home to Brentford on Saturday has been called off, the clubs have announced.

The EFL have also issued a statement confirming the game would not go ahead, which also said Bolton would be referred to an Independent Disciplinary Commission for being “guilty of misconduct”.

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The statement said: “Following the failure of Bolton Wanderers to provide formal confirmation of its ability to meet its obligation to fulfil its Championship fixture against Brentford FC on Saturday (27 April), the game will not go ahead as planned.

“Earlier on Friday, the playing staff at the club issued a collective statement confirming that they had decided not to fulfil the remaining fixtures of the season unless they received monies owed to them.

“As a result of these disappointing developments, the league has been forced to suspend Saturday’s fixture and under EFL Regulations, the club is now deemed to be guilty of misconduct and will be referred to an Independent Disciplinary Commission.

“The EFL Board will now consider the matter of determining whether the fixture will be played or not.No further comment will be made at this time.”

A statement from Brentford read: “The Sky Bet Championship game between Bolton Wanderers and Brentford due to be played tomorrow, Saturday 27 April, has been called off.

“Brentford Football Club will provide a further update to supporters as soon as possible.”

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Sergio Aguero: Manchester City striker has now equalled the 228 goals Thierry Henry scored for Arsenal

Sergio Aguero has now equalled the amount of club goals Thierry Henry scored during his time in England.

The pair are widely considered to be two of the best foreign strikers to have played in the Premier League.

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They are also both the record goalscorers for their respective clubs.

Henry scored 228 goals in 375 games for the Arsenal during an eight-year stint with the north London club that saw him win two Premier League titles and two FA Cups between 1999 and 2007.

Aguero has now equalled that total of 228 for Manchester City by scoring in their 2-0 win over Fulham on Saturday.

The Argentina international is also in his eighth season in England but has reached that total in 43 fewer games.

Aguero still has fewer Premier League goals but is on course to overtake him if he continues scoring at the same rate.

Henry hit 175 for the Gunners while Aguero has 162.

The Manchester City forward is currently leading the way with 19 Premier League goals this season ahead of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Harry Kane, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah who all have 17.

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Manchester United are out of the race to sign Matthijs de Ligt, with the 19-year-old Ajax captain to choose either Barcelona or Paris Saint-Germain. (Marca)

Leicester and England defender Harry Maguire is set to snub a move to Manchester United, in favour of a switch to rivals Manchester City. (Daily Mail)

Meanwhile, James Maddison is set to snub interest from Man United and Tottenham as he wants to stay at Leicester City.(Daily Mail)

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United could make a move to sign 22-year-old Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans, who spent last season on loan at Leicester from Monaco, if Paul Pogba leaves Old Trafford this summer. (The Independent)

Neymar has rejected a transfer to Real Madrid and told Paris Saint-Germain that he only wants to move to Barcelona. (Daily Express)

Arsenal are close to signing Belgium winger Yannick Carrasco from Chinese Super League side Dalian Yifang. (Daily Mirror)

Gunners target Joachim Andersen, the 23-year-old Sampdoria defender, could pick AC Milan over Arsenal if his current manager Marco Giampaolo takes over at the San Siro. (Metro)

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Tottenham have been offered PSG forward Julian Draxler as a potential replacement for Christian Eriksen. (Daily Star)

Danny Rose may leave Spurs and join Everton in a player-plus-cash deal to bring Toffees left-back Lucas Digne to White Hart Lane. (Daily Star)

Paris Saint-Germain may make another offer for Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye this summer. (Le 10 Sport)

Salomon Rondon is set for talks with Fenerbahce after Newcastle’s plans to make his loan deal from West Brom permanent hit a brick wall. (The Sun)

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Real Madrid: How Zinedine Zidane plans to wrestle LaLiga from Barcelona and why his legacy is at stake this summer

Last summer was an uncharacteristically austere one at Real Madrid. This summer will not be.

Finishing 19 points behind Barcelona does not permit that. Finishing behind Atlético Madrid for a second season in a row does not permit that. Bringing back Zinedine Zidane does not permit that.

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The French coach has more skin than most in this summer’s game. The three time Champions League winner was treated like a hero when he made a shock return to the Santiago Bernabéu earlier this year. Treated as the only person capable of pulling Madrid out of their mess.

Zidane had the leverage needed in negotiating his comeback to earn exceptional power in the transfer window that is rarely if ever granted to a Madrid coach. He will have a huge say on who they bring in and who they move on in the coming months.

The success or failure of his moves in this transfer window in returning Madrid to the top will define part of his legacy.

The operations will be many and they will be complicated. The first signings, winger Rodrgyo, defender Éder Militão and striker Luka Jović, are only the tip of the iceberg. The trio are support players – destined to enter into squad rotation – and not direct requests from Zidane, who has his sights set on far bigger targets. The kind of signings Madrid failed to make last year with disastrous consequences.

This year there is no doubt over who Zidane’s first priority is. A priority he has been advocating since way back in 2009, when he first returned to Madrid as an advisor to Florentino Pérez.

“I would bring Eden Hazard to Real Madrid with my eyes closed,” the Frenchman said of the then Lille player at the time. Chelsea ultimately beat Los Blancos to the punch, but matters will soon be put right.

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Hazard ticks so many boxes for Madrid in terms of quality, suitability for constructing a new team, and availability that he’s effectively a ‘tap-in’ for both Zidane and the club.

The Belgian is so consistent and so clearly ready for the step up that there is not even a molecule of doubt that he will perform.

The more immediate consequence of his signing this summer though is a financial one: gone are the days when Real Madrid had the monetary advantage needed to out-muscle all-comers in the market.

The economic strength of the top Premier League sides, Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus means that with Hazard through the door, the Spanish giants will have to be more selective about their subsequent moves and how they use their resources.

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So while the faltering performances of Toni Kroos and Luka Modric last season make it clear that a big-name midfielder needs to be brought in, there isn’t the financial leeway to bring in two.

Zidane prefers Paul Pogba, the club prefers Christian Eriksen. The resolution of that battle, how the chosen player performs, and who their principle backer at Madrid was, will be remembered.

Sign Pogba, suffer a flat season from the France international at huge expense, and Zidane’s support of him will not be overlooked. Or vice-versa, should the midfielder return to the level he showed at Juventus.

Negotiations for either midfielder will be prolonged and tricky, but a more straightforward operation is Ferland Mendy.

The Lyon left-back is Zidane’s express request to compete with the declining Marcelo, and the coach will get his way.

Zizou already contacted the 23-year-old directly to convince him that he is in line to get enough minutes in 2019/20 to compete for a spot in France’s Euro 2020 squad, showing the Madrid boss is ready to be ruthless with the underperforming veteran who currently defends the left side of the defence. But as a key player in so many trophy wins, Marcelo’s shoes are big ones to fill, and there will be a large amount of scrutiny on the successor chosen by Zidane.

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Then there are his choices regarding who to move on. Funds are not limitless, and to complete the level of signings planned this summer, Madrid need to balance the books to the tune of around €200m in sales.

Isco, Dani Ceballos, James Rodríguez, Marcos Llorente and Mateo Kovačić are all likely candidates. Raúl de Tomás meanwhile, despite his strong season on loan at Rayo Vallecano, failed to do enough to earn support from Zidane, the signing of Jović suggests.

And this time around there was no great protest in favour of Keylor Navas either, who will finally be moved on to clear the way for under-fire Thibaut Courtois.

This time Zidane picked his battles. One battle the manager has taken up though is his clear push to get rid of Gareth Bale, the Welshman dropped for two matches in a row then an unused substitute, denied any kind of send-off in the last game of the season at the Bernabéu. No ambiguity about Zidane’s wishes there.

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Should any of the players who depart go on to perform exceptionally elsewhere it will likely become a point of contention – remember the fuss over what happened with Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder after being ushered out the door not too long ago. And this time, the buck stops with the manager.

Every time Zidane says yes, says no, or says nothing at all in the coming weeks, it has the potential to be a moment of great consequence when conclusions are made this time next year.

Club legend or otherwise, Zizou has a huge amount at stake this summer.

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Eden Hazard completed his long-awaited move from Chelsea to Real Madrid on Friday and could become the Spanish club's most expensive signing in their history. Zinedine Zidane can build his new
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His leadership skills guided Ajax to the Champions League semi-final and there is no surprising there is now an ongoing tug-of-war between Europe's elite clubs for his signature. If De Ligt can get the better of Sterling then England's biggest danger is nullified and the Three Lions will have a real chance of hurting the Oranje.
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Zinedine Zidane is back in charge of Real Madrid but how can he improve on perfection? He won't need to any more, writes Adam Bate. They do say never go back but will Zinedine Zidane even be able
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Real Madrid: 4 things Zinedine Zidane must do to save his job Real Madrid are in real trouble this season. If their manager wants to stay in the hot seat, he needs to make some urgent changes.
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Perez lies on why left Zidane and Ronaldo? And his relationship with Ramos

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Real Madrid: How Zinedine Zidane plans to wrestle LaLiga from Barcelona and why his legacy is at stake this summer Last summer was an uncharacteristically austere one at Real Madrid. This
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What will Real Madrid's transition to 2019/2020 look like?

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Zinedine Zidane (23/06/1972, Marseille) has been named as Real Madrid's new head coach, with the Frenchman returning to the club at which he etched his name into the history books both as a player
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All in all, judging by the little Zinedine Zidane gives away, Real Madrid fans should not expect a revolutionary summer like we had in 2009/2010. The word that has been mentioned most with Real Madrid this season has been "transition", however, it is likely to be gradual and not a revolving-door summer.
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