Liverpool have been offered the chance to sign Nice and France midfielder Khephren Thuram, 23, for £13m this summer. (Mirror), external
Feyenoord boss Arne Slot is planning to make his assistant manager Sipke Hulshoff the first appointment to his backroom staff at Liverpool when he succeeds Jurgen Klopp. (ESPN), external
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Everton's England Under-21s centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite, 21 is interesting Manchester United, with the Red Devils prepared to offer £55m for the defender. (Daily Mail), external
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Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport football news reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesThe future ownership of Everton will be decided by current owner Farhad Moshiri and not by the Premier League, says the English top flight's chief executive Richard Masters.
777 Partners agreed to buy Moshiri's 94% stake in September but there is increasing uncertainty over the takeover amid concerning developments around the Miami-based firm.
Appearing in front of a select committee on Parliament's Football Governance Bill on Tuesday, Masters was asked why he had not rejected 777's takeover.
“The Premier League’s role in this, as regulator, is to perform the test," said Masters.
"It is not to decide who the current owner wants to sell his club to. That is his decision. At the moment, he wants to continue to have discussions with 777 about it."
Last week, 777 engaged finance restructuring experts, casting further doubts over its ability to complete the deal.
Moshiri has held talks with 777 as he looks for clarity regarding the situation, and whether it has the cash available to pay off a £158m loan owed to MSP Sports Capital.
And eight months on from agreeing to buy the club, 777 continues to undergo scrutiny from the Premier League as to whether it passes the Owners' and Directors' Test.
Last week, Everton's Fan Advisory Board called for the Premier League to dismiss 777 Partners' takeover bid and to "allow discussions with more suitable owners" to take place.
Image source, Getty ImagesAll week we are asking for your Jurgen Klopp memories as the German manager nears his final game. Send your best images to #bbcfootball on X. And send your memories of Klopp in via our form here.
Dinah Davies: Klopp brought joy back to supporting Liverpool. His enthusiasm, his passion, hugs to his players, his great smile and his love of the club and city of Liverpool will always live in our hearts. Enjoy your downtime Jurgen.
Roger: Liverpool have been lucky to have had some great managers over the years, but nobody since Shankly has connected with the fans in the way that Klopp has. But for Man City, the trophy haul would have been greater. The game needs characters, and he will not just be a huge loss to Liverpool, but also the Premier League.
Janet: Jurgen Klopp is more than just a manager of Liverpool. He's fun, caring and had Liverpool playing some of the best football I have ever seen in my 35 years supporting LFC. He's an total one off. He's 'Our Klopp'. We love him and always will.
Image source, GettyLiverpool manager Jurgen Klopp acclaims travelling fans at Villa Park
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp looked to be fighting back tears as he acclaimed the club's travelling fans for the final time at Villa Park on Monday night.
Klopp's nine-year reign will end amid what are sure to be highly emotional scenes when Liverpool face Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield on Sunday.
Liverpool's supporters spent much of the 3-3 draw with Aston Villa indulging in what sounded like a dress rehearsal for the farewell they plan to give the beloved Klopp when he takes his leave.
It is the end of a golden era in which Klopp won the Champions League, returned the title to Anfield for the first time in 30 years and won both domestic cups, including the League Cup this season.
Liverpool will, in time, announce Feyernoord coach Arne Slot as Klopp's replacement but the final day of the Premier League season at Anfield will all be about paying tribute to the charismatic German who has brought them so much joy since he arrived in October 2015.
Image source, Getty ImagesJurgen Klopp will leave his role as manager of Liverpool this summer, having overseen a prolonged period of success that has resulted in the club returning to the highest echelons of European and world football.
During a reign of nearly nine years at Anfield, his impact has been huge off the pitch as well as on it.
Speaking on The Jurgen Klopp Story, a BBC documentary about the departing Liverpool boss, former Reds defender Mark Lawrenson said: "He is the closest to [Bill] Shankly I think they've had.
"Just the way he is with the supporters, the club, he gets the history and everything. He even embraces the old lads like myself, whereas in the past one or two of the former managers didn't really want us around, but he's not like that. He points you out to people, he will grab people over and say 'hey, this fella won five league titles' and all that kind of stuff.
"I would say the best thing about him is his man-management. Not just the players, but everybody who works there and they really would walk on water for him."
Mike Richards
Fan writer
Saturday was the first time in three years that a game did not have something riding on it. No tension or fraught nerves. No chewed finger nails or hiding behind Goodison's multiple posts.
It was a day of sunshine, shorts and a chance to thank the players and manager for their efforts in the most difficult of seasons.
The frightening prospect is, however, many of those players who undertook a lap of appreciation, will not be seen gracing the hallowed Goodison turf in Everton blue again.
The words of director of football Kevin Thelwell confirmed that summer outgoings are a certainty, with patience called for.
With eight current first team players either out of contract or returning to their parent clubs in the summer, numbers are already looking thin on the ground for next season.
Combine that with the need to raise funds for working capital and hopefully some lower value additions.
Early indications suggest Jarrad Branthwaite, Amadou Onana and Dominic Calvert-Lewin have plenty of interest and may be the ones moved on to ensure the club can continue to operate amid the ownership uncertainty.
One thing is for sure, it promises to be a summer when the winds of change blow through the corridors of the club.
Next season already feels like an uphill struggle, even before this one has ended.
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Jordan Chamberlain
Fan writer
Liverpool are way too easy to score goals against.
Arsenal have let in 28. Manchester City, 33. Liverpool, 41. That's why Jurgen Klopp's side will not fight for the title on the final day of the season.
Against Aston Villa on Monday night, it was the same old story. One semi-promising attack for the opposition leads to a goal and the entire vibe of the game shifts.
Liverpool started well, but the ease in which Aston Villa equalised in the first-half set the tone. You don't have to work hard to score versus Liverpool, which is simply not right considering Virgil van Dijk is in central defence and Alisson is in goal.
There is a structural issue regarding how much the midfield protects the backline and it's something incoming manager Arne Slot will have to fix.
Does he need to buy a new holding midfielder? Maybe.
Will Trent Alexander-Arnold move into the centre full-time and play alongside a more dedicated anchorman in a double-pivot? Hopefully.
It was the abysmal finishing against Manchester United and Crystal Palace that saw Liverpool begin to stumble, but in reality, conceding so many goals and winning matches was never sustainable for a title-challenging side. Third is where Liverpool deserve to finish.
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Image source, Getty ImagesBBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty is answering all of your footballing questions.
Anon asked: Morning Phil, as a Liverpool fan watching our season fizzle out. Do you think I’m justified in feel a little underwhelmed by the appointment of Arne Slot?
Phil answered: Let’s be honest, anyone following Jurgen Klopp might have provoked that reaction apart from perhaps Xabi Alonso, who decided to stay at Bayer Leverkusen.
There is absolutely no reason to be underwhelmed by the appointment apart of Arne Slot other than the fact he is not Jurgen Klopp.
Liverpool will have done full due diligence on a coach with personality who has done fine work at Feyenoord and who was a serious candidate for Spurs not so long ago.
I think you just have to trust the club to get it right.
We asked for your views on Monday's 3-3 draw between Aston Villa and Liverpool.
Here are some of your answers.
Aston Villa fans
Jon: Nervous and just lacking that killer instinct in front of goal. Emi's mistake totally stunned the crowd and we were left bewildered! However, the two goals from Duran Duran sent the crowd wild! Great game.
Gary: A side playing almost on memory. They were dominated by Liverpool and got pretty lucky. All of the brilliant work has been put in before now.
Theo: Good result in the end, but defensively we weren't at it. I think if Tielemans stayed on we'd have won, but fair play to Chambers and Duran for changing the game. Even more credit to Unai Emery for making the changes to get back into the game. Onto Palace and let's secure Champions League football!
Marco: We showed a lot of nerves tonight right from the off. We've looked exhausted and with a pile of injuries I didn't think we would get anything from this or the Palace game but credit to the Villa boys, it could have ended 6-6.
Liverpool fans
Paul: Heavy metal football - exciting, intense, attractive for sure, but trophies is what counts and at the end of this nine-year love affair, one Premier League, one Champions League and an FA cup is the same as what City did last season. Defence is key and to concede 44 goals in a season is not acceptable. In the 1978-79 season we conceded 16 in 42 games!
Will: Another unconvincing display. On top for long periods and then losing control by making wrong choices. Allison is too casual with the ball at his feet allowing opponents to pressurise him and rush poor passes out to defenders giving them problems. Making four subs at the same time - same as against Spurs - proved once again to break our rhythm. Not great.
David: Liverpool played the last 20 minutes with the Euros and the beach in mind - scared of getting injured and not wanting to give 100% effort. Villa upped their game and Liverpool didn't want to respond. Once again, Salah played with very little interest or desire. Played like a man who knows his time is up at Liverpool. Roll on next season.
Ray: Yet another game where Klopp's substitutions have made the team worse. It's a worrying trend that started during the United cup game. Both sides great going forward but woeful defensively and they're supposedly the third and fourth best teams in the league.
Real Madrid are still interested in signing versatile England international Trent Alexander-Arnold, 25, from Liverpool with his contract situation at Anfield up in the air. (Fabrizio Romano via Football365), external
Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso hopes to manage all three of his former clubs Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich but is not certain in which order. (Abendzeitung - in German), external
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Image source, Getty ImagesLiverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "You can go through my career - it's really rare we play for nothing in the last two games. I count maybe two or three times.
"I'm not used to that. I'm not sure I'm great at it, to be honest. I wanted us to show character because I don't lack motivation because of negative possibilities but we all know if they win today - 3-0 or 4-0 - then everyone's going for us.
"I saw a team with top character, most importantly. For the character we showed today we should have five points - but we got only one.
"The place was rocking and that's really difficult. I loved the performance and the character we showed. Now it's a home game - which is slightly different - but today we had to show that and the boys did it with flying colours."
On Jarell Quansah: "He played an exceptional game, trying to play against Ollie Watkins. You can ask that of a lot of centre-backs and they would struggle. He did extremely well. So often he saved our backside in decisive moments. Really nice development and he deserves that now."
On the fans: "I have no doubt about our relationship. I appreciate that a lot. I can't yet put it really into words because I have to protect myself a little bit. The emotions will come out."
