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Liverpool manager Arne Slot says goalkeeper Alisson Becker is a doubt to face Bournemouth in Saturday’s Premier League game because of a muscle issue.
Alisson has played in all of the Anfield side’s four league games this season and was in goal for their Champions League win at AC Milan on Tuesday.
He also played for Brazil in the Copa America during the summer as well as the recent international
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard is set to be out for at least three weeks with an ankle injury, according to Norway’s team doctor.
Ola Sand said there is “probably no fracture” to Odegaard’s left ankle, which he injured while playing for Norway on Monday, but added that an absence of less than three weeks would be “just a bonus”.
Odegaard limped off during Norway’s Nations League win over Austria and
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says new signing Mikel Merino will be out for a “few weeks” after injuring his shoulder during his first training session with the club.
The Spaniard completed a £31.6m move to the Gunners from Real Sociedad on Tuesday.
Merino, Arsenal’s second signing of the summer following the arrival of Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna, trained with his new club for the first time on Thursday.
The 28-year-old
In pre-season, he has been able to show the form that drove Chelsea to sign him from under the noses of Liverpool.
“I heard about Chelsea from a long time ago before that [deal] started,” said Lavia. “It was a no-brainer. The interest from Liverpool was there but in my head I wanted to play for Chelsea.”
Maresca knows Lavia’s pedigree, having worked with him when coaching Manchester City’s elite
Cardiff City’s Isaak Davies, Jamilu Collins and Kion Etete are all set for lengthy spells on the sidelines due to injury.
The trio missed the Bluebirds’ 2-0 pre-season win over Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Ground.
And boss Erol Bulut confirmed Wales Under-21 international Davies, Nigerian left-back Collins and forward Etete will miss the beginning of Cardiff’s 2024-25 season.
“Kion is injured, Isaak is injured and JC is also injured
Rooney had recently spoken of being “relieved” to be back fit after missing almost the entire 2023-24 League One promotion-winning campaign..
The former Burnley young player – who is the cousin of former Derby boss and ex-Manchester United and England striker Wayne – started only three league games last season before it was ended by injury.
Warne, who spoke to BBC Radio Derby and the Derby Telegraph after Wednesday’s 4-0
Blackburn Rovers midfielder Isaac Whitehall has signed a new one-year contract at Ewood Park.
Whitehall, 22, who has been with the club since he was 12, also has the option of a further season.
Having missed over two-and-a-half years with a foot injury, he is targeting a first-team return after appearing for the Under-21s last term.
“It’s a fresh start,” he said. “Hopefully I can get a good full pre-season,
Rooney, who is the cousin of former Derby boss and ex-Manchester United and England striker Wayne, said the months of rehabilitation were “tough” both on and off the pitch.
“It was a dark place at the start, but I’m thankful to get here now,” he said.
The centre-back came through as a youth player with Burnley before joining Derby in September 2022. He has gone on to feature 21 times
Blackburn Rovers defender Scott Wharton is expected to miss the majority of next season after suffering a serious knee injury.
The 26-year-old fell awkwardly late on in Sunday’s 3-1 home defeat by fellow Championship strugglers Sheffield Wednesday.
Wharton, the older brother of Crystal Palace midfielder Adam, made 34 appearances in all competitions for Rovers this campaign.
John Eustace’s men are three points above the relegation zone with two matches of
Tottenham defender Destiny Udogie has been ruled out of the final weeks of the Premier League season through injury.
The Italy full-back has played 30 times for Ange Postecoglou’s side in his first season at Tottenham after moving from Udinese.
Udogie, 21, revealed on Instagram he has had surgery on an injury without revealing any more