Jurgen Klopp joked he would join an open-top bus parade if Liverpool were handed extra league titles because of financial sanctions against Manchester City.
As always, Steven Gerrard is refreshingly candid. “I was financially secure a long time ago,” he says. “So, I would not come to Saudi for money. Was it part of it? Yes. Was it the only thing that made me do it? One million per cent, no.”
The Blues have become known for cycling through managers under Todd Boehly and departing Liverpool boss Klopp wouldn’t have fancied his chances of a long tenure in charge at Stamford Bridge
Bournemouth sign Turkey forward Enes Unal on a permanent deal from Getafe for a fee of about £13m.