Overview

• Liverpool observed a 20th-minute applause and confirmed they will retire Diogo Jota’s shirt number in a 4-1 preseason victory over Athletic Club.
• Sixteen-year-old academy forward Rio Ngumoha scored his second consecutive preseason goal to spark Liverpool’s early dominance at Anfield.
• Newcastle United have submitted a €90 million proposal for RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko, who has yet to declare a preference between the Magpies and Manchester United.
• Crystal Palace midfielder Eberechi Eze looks set to stay after Arsenal declined to trigger his reported £68 million release clause.
• Negotiations persist over Juventus’s pursuit of Newcastle’s Sandro Tonali and Everton’s talks with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall on personal terms.