{"id":40,"date":"2026-03-26T18:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/?p=40"},"modified":"2026-03-26T18:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:07:10","slug":"liverpool-target-bayern-munichs-michael-olise-as-mohamed-salah-replacement-paper-talk-and-football-transfer-gossip-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/?p=40","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool target Bayern Munich&#8217;s Michael Olise as Mohamed Salah replacement &#8211; Paper talk and football transfer gossip | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday&#8217;s newspapers&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Liverpool<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Liverpool<\/strong> will face a tough battle to land <strong>Bayern Munich<\/strong> star <strong>Michael Olise<\/strong> this summer, with the German heavyweights insisting their star man is not for sale. Olise is on Liverpool&#8217;s radar as a replacement for the departing <strong>Mohamed Salah<\/strong> &#8211; <em>Daily Mail<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Saudi Pro League are targeting both <strong>Michael Edwards<\/strong> and <strong>Richard Hughes<\/strong> from <strong>Liverpool<\/strong> this summer, in what could deepen a summer of upheaval at Anfield &#8211; <em>The Independent<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"1678006c-80f4-4b35-9088-eb69751100ee\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/api.condatis.sky\\\/auth\\\/video\\\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Sky Sports News' Kaveh Solhekol discusses where Liverpool's Mohamed Salah could be heading this summer\" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-component-name-alias=\"ui-sitewide-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_1678006c-80f4-4b35-9088-eb69751100ee\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"49\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-sport-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"DESF5xFjJ\" data-playsinline=\"\" data-sensitive=\"\" data-sdc-id=\"7202897\" data-sdc-video-id=\"1678006c-80f4-4b35-9088-eb69751100ee\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-token-state=\"none\" data-video-ad-unit=\"videoplayer\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:1678006c-80f4-4b35-9088-eb69751100ee\" data-video-type=\"\" data-auto-pause-on-not-visible=\"\" data-defer-source=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-closed-captions-position=\"\" data-show-closed-captions=\"true\" data-show-pip=\"\" data-show-live-stream-scrubber=\"\" data-autoload=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>          <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/03\/768x432\/skysports-football-pl-liverpool_7202905.jpg?20260325165041\" alt=\"Sky Sports News' Kaveh Solhekol discusses where Liverpool legend Mo Salah could be heading after the forward announced he'll be departing the club at the end of this season.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/03\/768x432\/skysports-football-pl-liverpool_7202905.jpg?20260325165041 600w,https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/03\/1600x900\/skysports-football-pl-liverpool_7202905.jpg?20260325165041\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><br \/>\n          <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>          <\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <video id=\"id_1678006c-80f4-4b35-9088-eb69751100ee\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-video\"\/>\n        <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>          <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-caption\">Sky Sports News&#8217; Kaveh Solhekol discusses where Liverpool&#8217;s Mohamed Salah could be heading this summer<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Mohamed Salah<\/strong> will be tempted by a staggering \u00a3200m-plus offer to become the Saudi Pro League&#8217;s new poster boy &#8211; <em>The Sun<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Inter Miami<\/strong> are willing to rival interest from the Saudi Pro League in <strong>Mohamed Salah<\/strong> with a proposal that could see the Egyptian partner <strong>Lionel Messi<\/strong> in the MLS following his departure from<strong> Liverpool<\/strong> &#8211; <em>The Independent<\/em><\/p>\n<p>MLS commissioner <strong>Don Garber <\/strong>believes outgoing <strong>Liverpool<\/strong> legend <strong>Mo is wrong<\/strong> could make a significant impact in the top flight of American soccer, and has urged him to move to the US &#8211; <em>The Athletic<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Manchester United<\/strong> are relaxed about <strong>Marcus Rashford&#8217;s<\/strong> situation at <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> and are confident they would be able to find other suitors if the Spanish giants decide against triggering their option to make the move permanent &#8211; <em>ESPN<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Inter Miami<\/strong> have sounded out <strong>Manchester United<\/strong> midfielder <strong>Casemiro<\/strong> over a potential move to the MLS &#8211; <em>Daily Mail<\/em><\/p>\n<p>MLS sides<strong> Inter Miami <\/strong>and <strong>LA Galaxy <\/strong>are interested in signing <strong>Casemiro<\/strong> when he leaves<strong> Manchester United<\/strong> in the summer &#8211; <em>The Athletic<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Al Ittihad <\/strong>are interested in signing <strong>Manchester United <\/strong>midfielder <strong>Casemiro <\/strong>on a free transfer for next season, but the Saudi Arabian club must first decide on <strong>Fabinho&#8217;s<\/strong> future &#8211; <em>ESPN<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-factbox\" data-testid=\"article-factbox\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text-wrapper\">\n<p><h4 class=\"sdc-article-factbox__title\" data-testid=\"article-factbox-title\">Watch Back Pages on Sky Sports News<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\" data-testid=\"article-factbox-text\">Back Pages is a review of the sports headlines from the national newspapers, every Monday to Friday, live on Sky Sports News from 10.30pm.\n<\/p>\n<p>Missed the show? Catch up on the latest news with the Back Pages podcast. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Manchester United<\/strong> will go to the Republic of Ireland for a four-day training camp at the start of April &#8211; <em>The Athletic<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The FA will snub <strong>Manchester United&#8217;s <\/strong>new stadium and assign Wembley to host the 2035 Women&#8217;s World Cup final &#8211; <em>The Sun<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Arsenal<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Arsenal<\/strong> are investigating a deal for<strong> Paris Saint-Germain<\/strong> forward <strong>Khvicha Kvaratskhelia<\/strong> in anticipation of a considerable reshuffle this summer &#8211; <em>The Independent<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Desperate <strong>Arsenal<\/strong> fans have been thwarted in their attempts to attend a potentially season-deciding away match, after <strong>West Ham United <\/strong>asked those trying to buy tickets to provide photographic evidence that they are genuine supporters of the east London club &#8211; <em>The Telegraph<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-custom-markup \" data-component-name=\"ui-article-custom-markup\" data-consent=\"pending\" data-vendor-name=\"captivate\" data-testid=\"article-custom-markup\">\n<section aria-label=\"Consent required\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock\" data-component-name=\"ui-consent-roadblock\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" style=\"--width: 7; 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