Liverpool are firmly in the frame for Nottingham Forest's 23-year-old Brazil defender Murillo, although Chelsea still lead the pursuit. Teamtalk) Liverpool and Manchester United will not pay Wolves' £50m asking price for 18-year-old England youth international Mateus Mane this summer as they consider the midfielder too raw.

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Chelsea first enquired about Casado last year, alongside their pursuit of Fermin Lopez. Lopez ultimately rejected a move and signed a new long-term deal with Barcelona last month, and now Casado is set to follow suit, with his own new contract close to completion.

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Liverpool and Chelsea are both showing ‘strong and serious’ interest in taking a Nottingham Forest ace away from the City Ground, and we can reveal a summer sale is ‘increasingly likely’ if offers of around £60m-£70m are tabled.

Emile Heskey has named three possible replacements for Liverpool legend Mohamed Salah, including Chelsea flop Christian Pulisic. Salah, 33, is expected to leave Anfield this summer following by far his least productive season for Liverpool.

Liverpool is level on points with Chelsea and Manchester United in the Premier League standings after beating Nottingham Forest via a late Alexis Mac Allister goal