Liverpool vs Brentford

Brighton have rejected two Liverpool bids for Yankuba Minteh, £50m then £60m, despite the winger reportedly agreeing personal terms. With Bradley Barcola still the priority target and Endrick lined up as a contingency, this is a genuine stand-off rather than a deal nearing completion.

Tottenham's near-£400m summer rebuild was exposed as a mentality problem, not a money problem, as Roberto De Zerbi's side crashed 3-0 at Brentford with four debutants, including £100m man Sandro Tonali, all failing to make an impact.

BBC Sport's tactical breakdown of Roberto De Zerbi's rebuilt Tottenham looked promising until a 3-0 defeat at Brentford exposed the gap between pre-season patterns and Premier League reality, with De Zerbi himself admitting his side are 'not ready' and lacking fight.

Matthias Jaissle has urged Newcastle fans and reporters to 'avoid the negativity from outside' as his rebuilt, youth-heavy squad prepares to face Alexander Isak's Liverpool in his first Premier League game in charge. The German coach is masking short-term risk from losing Gordon, Tonali and Guimarães with long-term ambition symbolised by a new £190m training ground.

Liverpool have had a £50m bid for Brighton's Yankuba Minteh rejected, with the winger unavailable for two months after leg surgery. It's the clearest sign yet that Liverpool still don't have a coherent plan to replace Mohamed Salah on the right wing.

Inter Milan are closing in on a £30m (€35m) deal for Curtis Jones after Liverpool's failure to secure a contract extension eroded a valuation that stood at €40m just days earlier. The sale echoes Inter's identical tactic in landing Djed Spence from Tottenham and comes amid a wider Anfield rebuild under new head coach Andoni Iraola.