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Daily Mirror
13 minutes ago
- Daily Mirror
Liverpool to pass £200m in sales this summer with Ben Doak exit - with two more to follow
Liverpool have been making headlines for the amount of money they have spent this summer, but they've also brought in a staggering amount as players have been moved on Liverpool have pocketed more than £200m in player sales as Ben Doak heads to Bournemouth. The Scotland international is finalising a £25m move to the south coast after undergoing a medical over the weekend. Doak, 19, signed from Celtic in 2022 for just £600,000 and spent last season on loan at Middlesbrough. He's made just 10 first-team appearances for the Reds. Liverpool have already sold Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Caoimhin Kelleher and Jarell Quansah this summer. That will get even higher before the window closes with Marc Guehi wanted from Crystal Palace and the club still trying to sign Newcastle striker Alexander Isak. But there will be more departures. Nottingham Forest. Midfielder Harvey Elliott is wanted by RB Leipzig, who are likely to make a formal move once Chelsea target Xavi Simons' future is decided. Meanwhile a 47-year-old man has been bailed and told to stay away from football stadiums in the UK after he was accused of racial abuse against Bournemouth player Antoine Semenyo on Friday night at Anfield. The Liverpool supporter was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence and then bailed pending further investigations by Merseyside Police. Semenyo reported the incident in the first-half of Liverpool's 4-2 win over the Cherries but then starred in the game with a brilliant brace. The following day, the 25-year-old Ghanaian international said on social media: 'Last night at Anfield will stay with me forever – not because of one person's words, but because of how the entire football family stood together.' He thanked his teammates, Liverpool players and fans 'who showed their true character', and the Premier League officials 'who handled it professionally'.
The Guardian
13 minutes ago
- The Guardian
Lassana Diarra seeking £56m from Fifa in compensation for past transfer rules
Lassana Diarra is to directly pursue Fifa for €65m (£56m) in compensation after the European Court's verdict on its transfer rules, with the former France midfielder describing a failure by the governing body to reach a settlement as indicative of a 'culture of contempt'. Diarra provoked significant change in the game last year when he won a case at the European Court (CJEU) claiming his freedom of movement had been restricted by Fifa rules. The organisation subsequently amended its rulebook but the one-time Chelsea player says they have failed to make personal amends and, as a result, he is starting legal proceedings against them, as well as the Belgian Football Association. 'I have been forced to fight this legal battle since August 2014. That's more than 11 years!' Diarra said in a statement released through his lawyers. 'I waited a few months before restarting the national proceedings in Belgium, thinking that Fifa and the Belgian Federation would at least have the decency to approach me to propose an amicable settlement of the dispute. This was not the case. That is their right, but it reflects a continuing culture of contempt for the rule of law and for players, despite the crystal-clear message sent by the CJEU.' Diarra is seeking the compensation for what he argues is the damage inflicted by the collapse of his proposed transfer from Lokomotiv Moscow to the Belgian side Charleroi in 2014. With his contract terminated by the Russian side, Diarra was denied a permit to transfer to Charleroi as the rules decreed that he must first pay a fine levied by Lokomotiv, as well as compensation determined by a separate legal action. In hearing the case last year, the CJEU found that Fifa's rules in the event of a contract being terminated were 'contrary to EU law' and that they imposed 'considerable legal risks, unforeseeable and potentially very high financial risks as well as major sporting risks on those players and clubs wishing to employ them which, taken together, are such as to impede international transfers of those players.' Fifa amended its rules in December in a move declared insufficient by the global players' union, Fifpro, which is backing Diarra's latest lawsuit. 'The decision to pursue litigation followed unsuccessful attempts at amicable settlement, with Fifa declining to engage constructively to resolve the rightful demand by the player to be compensated for his career losses,' the union said. The news also follows an announcement two weeks ago of a class action lawsuit being brought against Fifa over the rules, with lawyers estimating that all players during the period the rules were in force could have had their lifetime earnings reduced by as much as 8%. Diarra's lawyers, the Belgian firm Dupont-Hissel, who are also behind the Justice for Players class action, said they expect a verdict in the case within '12-15 months'. Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion 'I am doing this for myself and if I have been able to hold out against the Fifa steamroller, it is because I had a good career,' Diarra said. 'But I have also done it for all the up and coming, lesser known players who do not have the financial and psychological means to challenge Fifa before real judges.' Fifa has been approached for comment.
BBC News
13 minutes ago
- BBC News
'Segecic a player the fans can love'
Australian forward Adrian Segecic has grabbed his opportunity since joining Portsmouth, according to team-mate Josh Murphy. The 21-year-old has scored two goals in the club's opening two Championship matches this season having signed from Sydney FC in June."Segs is a really good guy around the place and a live wire on the pitch - he's got back-to-back goals and I've said to him, 'Just keep going,'" Murphy told BBC Radio Solent."He's the player who has come in and grabbed his opportunity, and hopefully he's going to be a mainstay in the team, and propel us to where we want to be."Portsmouth followed their opening day win at Oxford United with a 2-1 home defeat by Norwich City on Saturday, but Murphy said his link-up with Segecic is a major positive from those two games."The partnership has been building in pre-season, so I'm looking forward to building on that with him, and he's going to be one the fans love," added Murphy."I wish more players in the team could back themselves like Segs does as we've got a fantastic squad - he's got that confidence where he wants to get on the ball, and when we don't have the ball he's one of those who rats around, so he's a great addition to the team."Portsmouth continue their Championship campaign at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, 23 August (15:00 BST).Listen to Portsmouth pre- and post-match interviews and the podcast Who Needs Mourinho? on BBC Sounds.
