Liverpool have held talks with Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, 28, with the Frenchman meeting the club's representatives in Paris. (Footmercato - in French), external
West Ham have added Reds midfield duo Harvey Elliott and Tyler Morton to their list of targets. (Mail), external
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Image source, Getty ImagesNew Liverpool goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili says he knows "the responsibilities that come with wearing the shirt" after making his first appearance in the pre-season friendly at Preston on Saturday.
The Georgia international played 45 minutes in the 3-1 win and told club media, external afterwards it was "a really proud moment".
"This badge means so much to so many people," he said. "I'm here just to give my best in every training session, in every match to help the team and earn the trust of our fans.
"Everybody knows this club has big ambitions and I want to be part of such [a] journey."
Mamardashvili caught the eye during Euro 2024 with his superb performances for his national side, clinching a move to Liverpool that finally became official earlier this month.
He faces a daunting test to oust first-choice keeper Alisson from between the sticks and preferred to focus on how delighted he was to be at Anfield.
"I don't like talking too much about myself," he said, "but I think I'm a very calm, concentrated goalkeeper and I'm very fast and quick.
"Ali is one of the best goalkeepers in the world right now and I can't wait to start to work [with] him and learn from him.
"I am very proud to be the first Georgian player for Liverpool and I know how much this means for my family and [for] Georgian people as well."
All 20 clubs earn a share of Premier League prize money. The amount each club receives depends on their league position and number of televised matches.
Prize money consists of UK and international merit broadcast payments, equal shares, commercial revenues and facility fees.
All clubs received a central commercial payment of £7.9m and equal shares from UK (£29.8m) and international (£59.2m) revenues.
Clubs are also paid a facility fee for matches broadcast on domestic TV. Liverpool had 30 of their 38 league matches televised - more than any other club.
1st: Liverpool - £174.9m
2nd: Arsenal - £171.5m
3rd: Manchester City - £165.5m
4th: Chelsea - £163.7m
5th: Newcastle United - £160.2m
6th: Aston Villa - £159.3m
7th: Nottingham Forest - £152.5m
8th: Brighton - £145.1m
9th: Bournemouth - £143.4m
10th: Brentford - £138.9m
11th: Fulham - £135.5m
12th: Crystal Palace - £136.1m
13th: Everton - £131.8m
14th: West Ham - £130.9m
15th: Manchester United - £136.2m
16th: Wolves - £123.1m
17th: Tottenham - £127.8m
18th: Leicester - £116.9m
19th: Ipswich Town - £111.1m
20th: Southampton - £109.2m
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Image source, Getty ImagesLiverpool overcame Preston 3-1 in a pre-season friendly on Sunday in a fixture which saw emotional tributes made for the late Diogo Jota and Andre Silva.
It was the Reds' first action since the brothers were tragically killed in a car crash and a minute of silence was observed before kick off, while after the fixture Liverpool's players stood and watched as fans sang Jota's song relentlessly.
Goals from Conor Bradley, Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo featured but words from manager Arne Slot have gained traction in the aftermath as he spoke about the grieving process the club must now respect and manage.
In his first interview since Jota's death, Slot told Liverpool TV: "If we want to laugh, we laugh; if we want to cry, we're going to cry.
"If they want to train they can train, if they don't want to train they can not train. But be yourself, don't think you have to be different than your emotions tell you.
"We will always carry him with us in our hearts, in our thoughts, wherever we go.
"Nothing seems to be important if we think of what has happened. But we are a football club and we need to train and we need to play again, if we want it or not.
"What I've said to the players, I can say it here as well. It's very difficult to find the right words because we constantly debate what is appropriate. What is appropriate in our actions? What is appropriate [for] what we have to say? Can we train again? Can we laugh again? Can we be angry if there's a wrong decision?
"And I've said to them, maybe the best thing for us to do is handle this situation like Jota was. And what I meant with that is that Jota was always himself, it didn't matter if he was talking to me, to his team-mates, to the staff, he was always himself. So let us try to be ourselves as well."
The agents of RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko, 22, have contacted Liverpool to gauge their interest in the Slovenia international following Arsenal's decision to focus instead on signing Sporting Lisbon's Viktor Gyokeres. (TBR Football, external)
Bayern Munich will turn their attention to Arsenal and Belgium forward Leandro Trossard, 30, if they are unable to secure a deal for 28-year-old Liverpool winger Luis Diaz. (Bild - in German, external)
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Katie Stafford
BBC Sport journalist
Deepdale fell silent to remember the lives of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva before Sunday's pre-season friendly between Liverpool and Preston.
For the first time since their team-mate's death 10 days ago, Liverpool players took to the field in front of their own supporters in the away end, and a minute's silence was observed.
Their end was a sea of red, filled with flags, scarves and shirts to honour and commemorate their number 20.
Elvis Presley's Can't Help Falling in Love and Liverpool club anthem You'll Never Walk Alone were sung as Preston captain Ben Whiteman laid a wreath in front of the travelling supporters.
It was a moving tribute as Liverpool, and the wider football community, continue to mourn the loss of Jota and Silva.
Image source, Getty ImagesA minute's silence was observed as a picture of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva was shown on the scoreboard
Image source, Getty ImagesPreston captain Ben Whiteman laid a wreath before standing in front of the travelling fans during You'll Never Walk Alone
Image source, Getty ImagesFans loudly sung Jota's song as the players walked out
Image source, Getty ImagesA special match programme had a black and white picture of Jota and featured tributes to the Liverpool player and his brother
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Image source, Courtney NearyLiverpool fans have added their own touch to a mural dedicated to Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva.
In the aftermath of the tragic accident that killed Liverpool forward Jota and Silva, fans have taken to leaving flowers, keepsakes and images on a shrine flanking Anfield.
This week however, street artist organisation MurWalls - in conjunction with a group of fans - have created a 'Forever 20' mural on Sybil Road, located a couple of streets away from Anfield.
The piece allows fans to add signatures and messages of their own and they stand out through the use of bright marker pens against the dark paint featured in the mural.
One of the fans involved in formulating a plan for the mural was Courtney Neary and she told BBC Sport: "Last Thursday when the news broke, in the evening I spoke to Marc who owns MurWalls about a mural for Diogo.
"From Saturday onwards it was then a case of finding a wall and letting Marc figure out what the wall should be. On Tuesday we then started work, Adam for MurWalls worked on the Forever 20 being wrote while me, Dan Clubbe from Redmen TV and Lee Rogan worked on painting the black.
"Once completed we then shared posts online allowing people to know they could come and leave messages. We stood around for a few hours with the pens and then the house owner kindly took over and has since been out each day and now a pot of pens had appeared.
"Within 48 hours the wall grew to the point of being completely full. It's been lovely to see all the message left and to see how much love is being shown for Diogo, André and their family."
A second mural for Jota and Silva is planned to begin on Monday, 14 July and will be put together by Liverpool artist Paul Curtis.
Image source, Courtney NearyLiverpool artist Paul Curtis has revealed two designs, external fans can vote on as he prepares to begin work on a memorial for brothers Diogo Jota and Andre Silva next week.
Curtis has used Crowdfunder to raise funds in order to create the mural but a significant excess will be going to good causes as he expects the club to set up a foundation in the names of the two brothers tragically killed in a car crash on 3 July.
The results of a vote on the two designs were incredibly close, with the '20 Design' - seen below on the left - gathering 50.2% of votes compared to 49.8% for the 'Portugal Design'.
Image source, Paul CurtisBayern Munich have submitted a 52m euros (£44.7m) bid for 28-year-old Liverpool and Colombia winger Luis Diaz. (Bild), external
Liverpool are ready to open talks over a move for Eintracht Frankfurt's French striker Hugo Ekitike, 23, even though the club need to sanction the transfer of Uruguay forward Darwin Nunez, 26, in order to facilitate a deal. (Givemesport), external
The Reds have been impressed by Ekitike but the price tag and 25-year-old Sweden striker Alexander Isak's situation at Newcastle could also be factors in any deal. (Tbrfootball), external
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Liverpool could join Arsenal in the race to sign Real Madrid and Brazil winger Rodrygo, 24, if they end up selling Colombia winger Luis Diaz, 28, to Barcelona. (Sacha Tavolieri via Goal, external)
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Image source, Getty ImagesLiverpool artist Paul Curtis is set to paint a Diogo Jota mural and contribute thousands of pounds to charity after a fan appeal.
Curtis, who has painted over 250 public pieces in the region - including the likes of Bill Shankly and the late Hillsborough campaigner Anne Williams - hoped to raise £2,000 to cover the costs of the upcoming piece.
The sum was gathered in 35 minutes online and as the crowdfunder appeal now stands at over £21,000, the excess funds will go to good causes.
"The crowdfunder will be open for the next four weeks," said Curtis, who hopes to start his painting on Monday, 14 July and complete the work inside a week.
"Now, everything you donate will go to the foundation that will be set up in the future. The club are working to sort this out.
"A massive thanks to everyone who has donated. I have been getting donations from Japan, America. It's a measure of the guy - he touched people beyond football.
"I think there is a plan to set up a foundation in the two brothers' names. That has given me an obvious place for where the money can go."
Curtis told BBC Radio Merseyside he has already been offered and accepted a wall to paint on in the shadows of Anfield.
He will put two or three proposed designs on social media and wants fans to select the final mural, which is expected to feature both Jota and his brother Andre Silva after the pair were tragically killed in a car accident on 3 July.
Curtis has won awards for his work in the past and was praised for his mural of the late Williams, who was one of the most prominent campaigners in the decades that followed the Hillsborough disaster of 1989.
"It's very nerve-racking as you are representing somebody's memory, especially to her family," said Curtis.
"There's a lot of pressure and if I am being honest, I am getting those sort of feelings now. I have got to get this right. There's a lot of focus on it. You really want to represent him in a way that's suitable. It does make you nervous.
"We need to celebrate him as well. He probably wants us to remember him as the player, as the person who made us want to go to the football. I want it to not forever be mournful, to be a celebration as well."
Listen to Curtis on BBC Radio Merseyside
Image source, Getty ImagesArne Slot, Andy Robertson and Michael Edwards all attended the floral memorial outside Anfield on Tuesday to pay personal respects to Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva.
Head coach Slot, his wife Miryam, friend and team-mate Robertson, and Fenway Sports Group's CEO of football Edwards joined supporters who had placed flowers in remembrance over recent days.
Image source, Getty ImagesArne Slot and his wife pay tribute to Diogo Jota outside Anfield
Image source, Getty ImagesArne Slot and his family's written tribute to Jota
Slot - who managed Jota for just one season but a season in which they won the Premier League title - wrote: "Diogo, we had the same dream and we fulfilled it together. Andre and yourself will forever be in our hearts."
Image source, Getty ImagesAndy Robertson lays flowers and a handwritten note
Image source, Getty ImagesRobertson's note paying tribute to Jota
Referencing his nickname for his friend, Robertson wrote: "MacJota, our hearts are broken but feeling very grateful for the memories you gave us all!
"I will miss you. Love you, brother. Robbo x."
Image source, Getty ImagesEdwards looks at the growing flowers and tributes to Jota outside Anfield
Image source, Getty ImagesEdwards and his family's' written tribute to Jota
"Down to earth, determined, a great finisher and above all loved and respected by all who knew him," wrote Edwards.
"He gave everything to the team, with quiet strength and unwavering humility. His impact reached far beyond the pitch."
Italian champions Napoli have made a £42m bid for Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez. (Gianluca di Marzo), external
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The BBC's search to find a new football expert is under way, with 12 content creators competing in Last Pundit Standing to win a role as BBC Sport's next football content creator.
The first two episodes of the show - co-hosted by former Watford captain Troy Deeney and YouTuber and football presenter James Allcott - are available to watch on iPlayer, as well as BBC Sport's YouTube channel and TikTok account, with new episodes every week until 11 August.
The contestants, who were chosen from more than 400 applicants, will be whittled down through a series of tasks staged at iconic football locations as the creators are challenged by some of the biggest names in the game.
Watch the first two episodes of Last Pundit Standing now on BBC iPlayer
