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Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool captain ready to leave club with approach from European club ‘imminent’ – Paper Talk | Football News

May 9, 2026:

Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool captain ready to leave club with approach from European club ‘imminent’ – Paper Talk | Football News

The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s newspapers…

PREMIER LEAGUE

Virgil van Dijk could be ready to leave Liverpool in the summer and is facing an imminent approach from Galatasaray – Daily Express via FotoMac

Wolves are close to agreeing a deal to sell Manchester United target Joao Gomes to Atletico Madrid – talkSport

Arsenal are among several Premier League clubs linked with Porto midfielder Victor Froholdt – The Times

Jose Mourinho has been backed to make a dramatic return to Chelsea, despite links to Real Madrid –The Sun

Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai has defended he and his team-mates for going on holiday amid backlash from fans after a poor defence of their Premier League title – Daily Mail

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Andre Onana and Manuel Ugarte are two of NINE players that are expected to leave Manchester United in the summer – ESPN

Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are among the clubs interested in Sporting CP wing-back Maxi Araujo – AS

Crystal Palace have identified Kieran McKenna, Frank Lampard, Sean Dyche and Thomas Frank as potential alternatives if they can’t convince Andoni Iraola to join the club – Daily Mail

Palace are choosing to focus on hiring Frank Lampard with Fulham also interested in the Coventry boss – The Sun

On the pitch, Crystal Palace are making Middlesbrough’s Hayden Hackney their number one target for the summer – The Telegraph

EUROPEAN FOOTBALL

The parents of two unnamed Real Madrid players have complained to club president Florentino Perez about their children’s playing time – Mundo Deportivo

Some Real Madrid players are convinced that Vinicius Jr is acting as a mole for interim boss Alvaro Arbeloa – Mundo Deportivo

CRICKET

Ben Stokes could open the bowling for England in future Tests after doing so for Durham – The Telegraph

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