Jurgen Klopp orders Liverpool scouts to keep an eye on a £100m Chelsea transfer target

Jurgen Klopp is weighing up a move for Chelsea transfer target Victor Osimhen and has sent a club scout to keep an eye on the Napoli striker during the international break.

The Nigerian star was due to play for his country against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique in the Algarve last week.

Osimhen played for an hour against the Saudis before succumbing to a hamstring injury in front of one of Klopp’s trusted scouts, according to The Sun.

The Reds, along with their Premier League rivals, are considering capitalizing on Osimhen’s deteriorating relationship with the reigning Serie A champions.

Osimhen’s goals led Napoli to a rare Scudetto victory last season but he was left dejected and disheartened after being mocked by his own club on social media following a missed penalty earlier this month.

Napoli may be reluctant to sell a player valued at £100 million but Liverpool are already making contingency plans ahead of an expected renewed attempt by Saudi Pro League clubs to sign Mohamed Salah.

Liverpool already have a wealth of attacking options and only just over a year ago invested more than £80 million in Darwin Nunez.

The Uruguay international has shown glimpses of potential during his Anfield career so far and has earned cult hero status thanks to his energetic and sometimes erratic style.

Nunez has scored five goals in all competitions so far this season and also scored for Uruguay in their historic win over Brazil earlier this week.

However, the 24-year-old is considered a work in progress, with former Liverpool striker Michael Owen saying he needs “a lot of coaching” after a wayward performance against Union St. Gilloise earlier this month.
Speaking on TNT Sports, Owen said: “It’s either a lack of confidence, a lack of ability or a lack of concentration, but in theory most professional football players should be able to finish it.

“Nothing he does really surprises me, and I mean, he does great things and then terrible things, he has so many holes in his game and I think he has the raw material to be a player high level, but he needs a lot of coaching” and maybe a little more experience.

Meanwhile, Chelsea are also monitoring Osimhen’s situation as they themselves have problems in front of goal.

Summer signing Christopher Nkunku is expected to be out until January with a knee injury, leaving Mauricio Pochettino to rely on Nicolas Jackson and Armando Broja, who recently returned from a long break.

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The Premier League has confirmed the return to work of the Tottenham vs. Liverpool VAR blunder official.

Although England and his assistant Dan Cook were both involved in the incident against Tottenham, it has been confirmed that they will play in this weekend’s games.

Following the VAR controversy in Tottenham’s victory over Liverpool, Premier League official Darren England will resume his duties this weekend.

The match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium featured England on VAR duty when Luis Diaz’s goal was ruled offside by the on-field officials despite replays demonstrating he was clearly onside.
Later, it was discovered that England and his aide Dan Cook thought the field-level decision was actually onside.

They were both removed from participation in games that same weekend and were not chosen for the Premier League games before the break.

However, the Premier League has announced that both are coming back, with England being named the fourth official for Brentford’s match against Burnley on Saturday.
In the meantime, Cook will assist Michael Oliver when Sheffield United plays Manchester United.

The PGMOL released audio from the VAR hub that showed the officials realizing they had made the wrong call after the game had resumed, which led to a significant amount of controversy surrounding the incident.
The chief of referees Howard Webb maintains that the proper procedure was followed despite calls for the game to be stopped.

They thought about interfering in the game to end it, but they realized that is against the rules of the game, which are set by FIFA and the IFAB.

“There’s obviously a process in place that sits in the laws of the game about how we use VAR to ensure that it is delivered consistently throughout every league in the world,” said the official. And it forbids you from returning under those conditions.
They chose not to get involved as a result.

The Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton is the opening match of the weekend, and Craig Pawson has been named as the official referee.
David Coote, who served as the VAR referee for a contentious match between the two teams in 2020, will be on the panel.

According to reports, the referee was undecided whether to dismiss Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford for a reckless challenge on Virgil van Dijk that left the defender sidelined for a significant amount of time with an injury.

When Chelsea and Arsenal square off in the London derby, Chris Kavanagh will serve as the referee as the two teams look to build on their recent success.