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Flocking to Twitter, many Liverpool fans have erupted as Sky Sports Germany backs news on reported FSG target and Red Bull Salzburg striker Karim Adeyemi.

Jurgen Klopp’s side, starting the 2021/2022 campaign in imperious form, have looked seemingly unstoppable at times going forward.

Scoring 17 goals in five games alone across all competitions in October, their last Premier League outing away to bitter rivals Manchester United showcased exactly what they’re capable of.

Their stunning 5-0 win at Old Trafford set a benchmark for the high level demanded by Klopp but that doesn’t mean FSG and co are totally ignoring the transfer market.

Indeed, as per Sky in Germany, Liverpool are indeed one of the sides to have ‘expressed an interest’ in signing red hot striking sensation Adeyemi.

Backing other reports, Sky sources now say that the exciting 19-year-old, who has scored 15 goals in all competitions already this season (Transfermarkt), is a target for the Reds.

Flocking to this claim, it’s safe to say many fans are excited and want to see him move to Anfield – with one of them even comparing the teenager to Sadio Mane.

Find all of their verdicts on this claim down below.

Liverpool fans flock to Sky update on Adeyemi…

“this and a Salah renewal and we’ll be happy for now”

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“I want him more than Jude tbf”

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“Mad not to buy him! RB Salburg will sell for a decent fee!”

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“Please please please”

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“Great talent”

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“Pls be true”

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“The new Sadio”

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“yessss.. he’ll be worth 100M+ in 2yrs time.”

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The WICB’s incoming CEO is determined to usher in a new era of cooperation with an increasingly militant WIPA

Alex Brown23-Sep-2009Ernest Hilaire makes no attempt to sugar-coat the situation. Speaking before West Indies’ abject top-order batting performance against Pakistan at the Wanderers, the incoming West Indies Cricket Board chief executive spoke chasteningly of the manner in which the board and West Indies Players’ Association allowed an industrial dispute to descend into an international embarrassment.Hilaire will assume the reins from Steve Camacho, the WICB’s acting CEO, on October 1 and his first order of business will be to end the damaging dispute with the West Indies’ Players Association that prompted leading players including Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan, to undertake strike action. The recent moves of WIPA and WICB to accept the recommendations proposed by the region’s CARICOM leaders appears a step in the right direction. However with the ICC’s pledge of a best-versus-best Champions Trophy already in tatters on account of West Indies’ second-string touring party – on Wednesday only a defiant rearguard and some inspired bowling staved off a complete rout against Pakistan – much damage has already been done.Hilaire recognises as much, and is determined to usher in a new era of cooperation with an increasingly militant WIPA. The veteran St Lucian administrator is hopeful that West Indies’ next international assignment – the Test and one-day tour of Australia – will witness a return to normality.”We need to work with WIPA in the future and make sure we do so constructively,” Hilaire told Cricinfo. “We need to be more mature about our relationship. The threat of strike action should not be a weapon of choice in negotiations. We need to have respect for each other and build trust in each other and identify that we are partners in this. We have the same ultimate goal, and that is to restore West Indies cricket to its pinnacle.”We must all ensure that we never go through this again. Even if we don’t agree with WIPA, we have to be mature and professional enough to resolve it without resorting to the measures we have in the recent past. Not for one minute could we dream that there will never again be differences between the board and the players. We just need to handle those in a mature and professional way. Nobody is looking to destroy WIPA.”Hilaire concedes the board’s governance has suffered from “inefficiencies” and “failures to communicate” in the past. He intends to submit a plan that will allow the WICB to streamline its operations and “build a professional and modern high-performance structure” that will assist the senior team in recouping the ground lost during this year’s damaging labour dispute, while also addressing the oft-neglected domestic system.They are lofty ambitions – particularly for a board with a lamentable recent performance record and a reputation for conflict among its various regional members – but Hilaire believes all will be attainable during his term as chief executive. To do so, he will need the board and the players’ union to lay down their arms and commit to a long-term partnership; a truce he hopes to broker in the short-term.”It would be very difficult for anyone to make the case that the board has been at its most efficient and effective,” he said. “That can be said of a lot of organisations and corporations, too. You just have to look at the size of the staff and the general ability to cope with the demands of international cricket. We have to have the capacity to implement changes, or we risk going down the same old road.”There are some long-lasting issues. There needs to be better efficiency and better lines of communication between the two parties. The issue of rights and contracts I suspect might take a little longer to resolve than some of the other issues. But we must make sure that the core issue of getting the players back on the field is not contingent on just one area of negotiations.”We have a very proud cricketing heritage. We dominated world cricket in the 1980s and for a period of the 1990s. The true dream of West Indies cricket is to return to that dominance, but we of course realise that there is a long, long road ahead for us to realise that. What we have is a very distinct brand of cricket – the way we bat, bowl and carry ourselves. That has to be rediscovered, but we must ensure that we do not become stuck in the past.”

Some Everton fans have been reacting to some news that has emerged on a new partnership, and it’s fair to say they are excited by the possible fitness boost for Toffees players.

The Goodison Park faithful announced a partnership with The Turmeric Co. with a launch video on their official Twitter page, in which Wales international and founder Hal Robson-Kanu spoke to Head of Nutrition Lloyd Parker and defender Mason Holgate about its benefits, including Holgate’s experience relieving stiffness and soreness in his body.

Everton Women player Izzy Christiansen also revealed how their products help her recover from games quicker.

As per the Merseyside club’s website, the nutrition-packed turmeric shots ‘enhance performance and aid recovery’, and are ‘scientifically proven to have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-depressant properties, in addition to assisting with weight management and improving skin condition’.

Any boost to the players on the pitch will be welcomed by supporters, and some Toffees in particular are excited about the partnership and how it can help the team, given a poor run of form that has seen them lose their last three matches in the Premier League.

Their poor run of form has of course not been helped by injuries to the likes of Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Abdoulaye Doucouré, so any boost in the health and fitness department is welcomed.

Everton fans on partnership

These Blues gushed as the partnership was announced on Twitter, with one EFC fan even going as far as to claim that they are ‘buzzing’, although perhaps with a hint of sarcasm too…

“Buzzing just what we needed COYB”

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“This is legitimately the highlight of our season so far.”

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“Announce a win”

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“Something for the fans to get excited about”

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“Yes lads! Great news! To town!”

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“Yessssssss. GET IN.”

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In other news, find out what January transfer news has Evertonians fuming here!

The opener James Smith scored his maiden first-class century to put South Australia in a strong position at stumps on the second day against Tasmania

Cricinfo staff14-Oct-2009
ScorecardThe opener James Smith scored his maiden first-class century to put South Australia in a strong position at stumps on the second day against Tasmania. At the close, the Redbacks had reached 4 for 225 and were only 11 shy of Tasmania’s total, with Mark Cosgrove well set on 46 and Graham Manou on 2.The strong reply was set up by Smith, who was playing his fifth first-class match. He struck 20 fours in his 116 before he became the second of three wickets for Jason Krejza, who also picked up Tom Cooper for 11 late in the day. Smith and Cosgrove had combined for a 78-run stand that continued the impressive work started by Smith and Daniel Harris in their 94-run opening partnership.There was little for the Tigers to celebrate on the second day, although an impressive innings from their debutant wicketkeeper Brady Jones was a rare highlight. Jones top scored with an unbeaten 45 batting at No. 9 in the Tigers’ innings of 236 but he had little support.

Manchester United’s owners have their eye on two managers to succeed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer when it comes to the time to relieve the club legend from his duties, according to reputable journalist Lewis Winter for the Daily Express.

Duncan Castles took to the Reach PLC ‘Transfer Window’ podcast to reveal some juicy details in the highly-speculated Manchester United manager saga, claiming that the Glazers have narrowed the search down to two names – Mauricio Pochettino and Brendan Rodgers.

He elaborated by saying: “They are putting out a message that they still believe in the cultural reboot, the kind of PR story that they’ve sold around Solskjaer. They therefore want a manager to fit that profile.

“I think that reduces down to most likely a couple of names, one of whom they’ve been interested in for a long time, Mauricio Pochettino, who may become available because he did not want to be at Paris Saint-Germain this summer, he was ready to go back to Tottenham.

“Paris Saint-Germain is obviously a very fragile situation for any coach. I can see why the Glazers are looking at the possibility that Pochettino might become available at some point during this season.

“Another name very prominent is Brendan Rodgers, who has a profile in terms of the kind of football he plays and development of youth that would appeal and fit with that cultural reboot idea and is interested in moving from Leicester at some point in the not too distant future to one of the top clubs in England.”

Solskjaer is yet to be sacked from the Manchester United, but the clock is running down after mounting speculation from the media and calls from some fans to move on from the former Red Devils striker amid devastating home defeats to two huge rivals in Liverpool and Manchester City.

Rodgers’ record

Rodgers is currently managing Leicester City and was recently linked with the Newcastle job, but he quickly dismissed rumours of the move, saying that he was ‘very happy’ at the Foxes. However, could his head turn for a Champions League side with a winning history and Cristiano Ronaldo in tow?

Rodgers’ most famous role is with Manchester United’s fiercest rivals Liverpool, so it would be interesting to see if he would be genuinely interested in taking up the position after almost winning the Premier League with the Merseysiders in 2013/14.

Former Liverpool star Steve McManaman has spoken on the Anfield connection potentially affecting Rodgers move to Manchester United, saying: “I can’t see Brendan going there. I think he’s got the credentials, yes, but I think his history with Liverpool would be too much for everybody.”

Pochettino gets McManaman’s backing

Pochettino is the other candidate said to be in contention for the managerial role at Old Trafford. The former Spurs boss is currently in France taking care of a star-studded Paris Saint Germain team which includes the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and of course Lionel Messi. The Glazers will surely be looking at the PSG manager’s experience with, and connections to, some of the biggest footballers in the world right now.

McManaman also weighed in on Pochettino’s potential for the position at Old Trafford and sees him as a more fitting appointment for United. He wrote in his column for horseracing.net: “It wouldn’t surprise me if Manchester United went back and got Mauricio Pochettino.

“Anyone who works at Paris Saint-Germain for a couple of years has normally had enough of it! And Poch would probably be the man because of his knowledge and experience of England and the Premier League.”

Fans will be buzzing

While Rodgers may have strong Liverpool connections as mentioned above, he dominated Scottish football during his time at Celtic, masterminding an unbeaten season in 2016/17, while he also eliminated United en route to winning the FA Cup with Leicester last term.

Meanwhile, Pochettino guided Tottenham to their one and only Champions League final in 2019 and consistently qualified them for the competition, with Spurs sliding significantly since his departure two years ago.

Therefore, considering the rich stock of both candidates on the Glazers’ shortlist, United fans may well be buzzing over the names who are line to replace Solskjaer if the incumbent manager is given his P45 in the near future.

In other news: Ole may have just made his biggest “sackable offence” amid “ridiculous” Man Utd howler