Liverpool news and transfers LIVE: Curtis Jones bid rejected, Yan Diomande hint, Bradley Barcola contact

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Today07:24 BSTLiverpool discussing Barcola 'every week'Liverpool is maintaining contact with Bradley Barcola as it continues its pursuit of Yan Diomande, Fabrizio Romano has told Born 'N Red.The Reds are said to be at "completely different stages" with both players, with a bid having already been sent for Diomande, but Liverpool is claimed to be discussing Barcola "every single week".It's suggested that, if PSG opens the door to an exit for the winger, Liverpool could make a move.Bradley Barcola celebrates scoring for France against Senegal(Image: Image Photo Agency)21st Jun21:21 BSTNew Diomande 'bid' details emergeNew details have emerged about Liverpool’s reported bid for Yan Diomande, with the club now waiting to see whether RB Leipzig will engage in a transfer for the winger.TalkSPORT has now detailed the specifics of the reported bid, claiming that the offer was made up of an upfront fee of around $91M (£69M) and add-ons worth $22.8M (£17.3M), as opposed to $103M (£78M) plus $11.3M (£8.6M).Leipzig is said to be holding out for $137M (£104M), having turned down the Reds’ opening bid, and Liverpool is assessing whether the German club is prepared to engage.Liverpool is in pursuit of Yan Diomande this summer(Image: Getty Images)21st Jun20:13 BSTBergvall wants to leave TottenhamLucas Bergvall has told Tottenham he wants to leave the club this summer, according to The Athletic.The 20-year-old is said to have made his current club aware that he would like to depart in search of a fresh start.Liverpool has been previously linked with Bergvall, and with midfield likely to be one of the areas the club targets this summer, his stance may be of interest to the Reds.Lucas Bergvall wants away from Spurs(Image: Getty Images)21st Jun19:12 BSTLiverpool 'keen' on new Jones dealMore on that rejected bid from Inter Milan for Curtis Jones, and what it could mean for his future as he enters the final year of his contract at Anfield.According to The Athletic, there are no active discussions at the moment, although Liverpool would be keen to explore a new deal if it can bridge the gap between the player's expectations and what the club is willing to offer him.The report also plays down the prospect of Jones leaving, claiming that senior Anfield figures would rather risk losing Jones for free next summer than allow him to leave now in a cut-price deal.Curtis Jones is the subject of interest from Inter Milan this summer(Image: Getty Images)21st Jun18:18 BSTJones 'staying' at LiverpoolFollowing on from that second Inter Milan bid being rejected, The Telegraph claims that Curtis Jones is now set to remain at Anfield.Liverpool has made it clear to Inter that is has no interest in doing business with the club after it indicated that $27M was its ceiling. The Japan captain had to pull out of the tournament through injury at the last minute.Daizen Maeda and Takumi Minamino hold up the jersey of Wataru Endo following Japan 4-0 Tunisia at the World Cup.(Image: Hector Vivas - FIFA via Getty Images)21st Jun12:00 BSTGerman media spares Florian Wirtz Denis Undav was the Germany savior against Ivory Coast yesterday, with Jamal Musiala and Leroy Sane toiling, and Florian Wirtz lacking significant output in the final third.While the Liverpool man struggled to produce much output in the final third, he was the best of a below-par attacking bunch in Toronto, Canada.The German media was not exactly praising Wirtz, but he was spared some of the very critical comments aimed at teammates including Musiala.Florian Wirtz during Germany vs Ivory Coast at the World Cup.(Image: Marvin Ibo Guengoer - GES Sportfoto/Getty Images)21st Jun11:30 BSTVictor Munoz absence explained Spain will take on Saudi Arabia at the World Cup later, but Liverpool fans will have to wait a bit longer to see new signing Victor Munoz in action.That is because the Reds' $46 million (£35 million) man has an injury that is expected to keep him out of the remainder of the group stages.He could return in the knockout phase, assuming that Spain makes it that far.

It doesn't happen all the time, it's only every four years, so I am making the most of it and for the rest, we'll see."Yan Diomande during an Ivory Coast game at the World Cup.(Image: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)21st Jun09:20 BSTFelix Nmecha linkedLiverpool and Manchester United, according to TEAMtalk, are trying to sign Borussia Dortmund's Felix Nmecha with the German 'open' to exiting the Bundesliga outfit.Nmecha, valued at around $69 million (£52 million), has been impressing with Germany at the World Cup, so it was only a matter of time before England's two biggest sides were suggested as possible destinations.He was previously at Manchester City, but went to the Bundesliga to get regular game time and is now 25.Felix Nmecha plays for Germany at the World Cup.(Image: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)21st Jun08:50 BSTCody Gakpo flyingCody Gakpo may have struggled for Liverpool in the season just gone, but he is off to a flyer at the World Cup. "That’s it basically."Cody Gakpo during the World Cup game between the Netherlands and Sweden.(Image: Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)21st Jun08:20 BSTEgypt boss denies Mohamed Salah 'rumors'Egypt manager Hossam Hassan has denied that he and Mohamed Salah have fallen out at the World Cup after he took the Liverpool legend off earlier than anticipated in the opening game of the tournament."Salah is an important part of this team," Hassan insisted, via The National News."All 26 players with us here are very important, starting with the team captain, of course, Mohamed Salah, all the way to the youngest players with us like Hamza Abdelkarim or Tarek Alaa."Mohamed Salah during an Egypt game at the World Cup.(Image: Jane Gershovich/ISI Photos via Getty Images)21st Jun07:50 BSTVirgil van Dijk injury concernLiverpool and Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk picked up a knock while playing against Sweden, but he says he will be fine."I got a knock on my hip and I couldn’t feel my thigh anymore, so that was a bit very strange, but it was probably a nerve," he said post-match.

He then popped up deep into stoppage time with a great touch and a clinical finish inside the penalty area.Yan Diomande and Florian Wirtz during Ivory Coast vs Germany at the World Cup.(Image: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)20th Jun22:00 BSTAlexis Mac Allister and Lionel Messi controversyLiverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister was on the winning side in Argentina's opening World Cup fixture, in which Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick for the South Americans in a 3-0 victory.But the clash with Algeria was not without controversy, with the Polish referee Szymon Marciniak making some high-profile calls involving the pair that did not go down well with the African side.Twenty-seven-year-old Mac Allister escaped a card for a challenge on Ibrahim Mazan, while Messi could have been sent off for a nasty-looking tackle on Aissa Mandi’s Achilles tendon, with the Inter Miami star also avoiding a booking."It’s pointless commenting on hypothetical situations, but everyone saw it, including me," Algeria head coach Vladimir Petkovic said after the match.Now, according to The Athletic, the Algerian FA has lodged a formal complaint with FIFA, expressing its dissatisfaction at how the game was officiated.Alexis Mac Allister in World Cup action for Argentina.(Image: Bill Barrett/ISI Photos via Getty Images)20th Jun21:27 BSTYan Diomande and Florian Wirtz lively Liverpool attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz has seen a fair bit of the ball so far, but it's Germany 0-0 Ivory Coast at the World Cup.Both Wirtz and Yan Diomande have had a lot of touches, but haven't quite got their final ball right yet. Safe to say he’s getting back to his best."Alexander Isak during the Netherlands vs Sweden at the World Cup.(Image: Lars Baron/Getty Images)20th Jun19:16 BSTCody Gakpo scores again!The Netherlands are 4-0 up now and Cody Gakpo has scored again!