Ryan Gravenberch position on joining Liverpool or Man Utd with deadline battle anticipated

According to reports, Liverpool and Manchester United have a chance to win an end-of-summer deal for Bayern Munich midfielder Ryan Gravenberch.

Gravenberch is ready for a new challenge away from Bavaria and could find himself in the final stages of the Premier League market

Liverpool and United could switch to a new midfielder before Friday’s deadline, with Gravenberch one of the names linked to both clubs.

Erik ten Hag added Mason Mount to his ranks in a £60m deal before transferring Fred to Fenerbahce after entering the final year of his contract at Old Trafford.

Meanwhile, Jurgen Klopp has spent £134m luring Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai and Wataru Endo to Anfield to cover an exodus of midfielders.

James Milner, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jordan Henderson and Fabinho left Merseyside this summer. And now the German boss may be keeping an eye out for a fourth arrival in the form of Gravenberch to further bolster his engine room.

According to Sky Germany, there is a feeling that Liverpool will be pushing for Gravenberch in the coming days.

So far, no negotiations have been communicated with the 21-year-old player and Bayern are awaiting concrete offers to take him away from the Allianz Arena.

Gravenberch is fourth in Thomas Tuchel’s hierarchy in midfield, behind Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka and Konrad Laimer.

According to the report, he is not happy with his current situation and wants to play regularly this season after a frustrating first year at Bayern. Klopp’s revamped midfield showed promising signs at the start of the season, with two wins and a draw against Chelsea, AFC Bournemouth and Newcastle United.

Endo, Mac Allister and Szoboszlai all started in Sunday’s 2-1 win at Newcastle, and are expected to be Liverpool’s first-choice trio going forward.

It’s a different story for Ten Hag, who have had a turbulent start to the season despite taking two wins out of three on the card.

United’s midfield has been a major concern, with Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes and Mount all struggling to co-exist in the first two matches against Wolves and Tottenham.

More strength is needed alongside Casemiro to keep him from isolating himself now that Fred is no longer in the game and Ten Hag are actively looking to sell Scott McTominay and Donny van de Beek.

And Gravenberch could provide that if United raise the money to start a permanent or loan search before the window slams.

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Jurgen Klopp intervenes as angry Virgil van Dijk ‘insults’ officials over Liverpool red

Virgil van Dijk was sent off in a nightmarish first half for Liverpool against Newcastle.

Jurgen Klopp stepped in by seemingly pushing Virgil van Dijk through the tunnel after the Liverpool defender was sent off against Newcastle. Van Dijk has been sacked for the first time in his Reds career after bringing down Aleksandar Isak to deny a clear scoring chance.

The Dutchman was visibly angry with the decision and it took him some time before he walked off the pitch. He continued to yell at referee John Brooks, with Sky Sports commentator Gary Neville implying he was “insulting” the referee. Van Dijk eventually made his way to the touchline and continued yelling at the fourth official, sounding like he was cursing in his face. Liverpool manager Klopp then appeared to step in to prevent his experienced star from getting into further trouble.

Klopp gently nudged Van Dijk through the tunnel and away from the scene, where the defender clearly wanted to continue arguing his case against the fourth official. The German then continued to protest with the agents, risking being reprimanded.

Van Dijk’s red card came as part of a chaotic first half for Liverpool at St. James’ Park. Fellow defender Trent Alexander-Arnold narrowly escaped sending off in the opening six minutes.

The England defender was booked after three minutes for throwing the ball away after a decision he didn’t like – now considered a mandatory yellow card under guidelines given to referees at the start of the season. Moments later, the right-back cynically brought down Anthony Gordon.

Umpire Brooks only let an embarrassed Alexander-Arnold get away with a warning. But it was the English ace’s mistake that led Newcastle to open the scoring midway through the first half. Mohamed Salah’s poor pass proved too much for Alexander-Arnold to control, allowing Gordon to escape on goal. The former Everton winger coolly passed Alisson.

Newcastle then had the chance to make it 2-0. Isak collected Gordon’s pass and appeared to be one-on-one with Alisson, only for Van Dijk to bring down the Swede savagely.

Brooks had no choice but to show the 32-year-old the red card. Van Dijk will miss the match between Liverpool and Aston Villa next weekend, but his apparent abuse of the referee and fourth official could cost him an extended suspension.

Speaking of Sky’s match commentary, ex-Manchester United defender Neville said: ‘Now he’s abusing the referee. You just have to take your medicines and leave the pitch. We’ve all been there.’