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Sepp van den Berg looks set to close in on a permanent move to Mainz, while Tom Werner has made admissions that will anger Liverpool fans.

Van den Berg is said to be in talks

It’s easy to forget that Van den Berg is still a Liverpool player considering he hasn’t represented them since February 2020.

However, a permanent move seems very likely this summer, and journalist Florian Plettenberg CLAIMS that “negotiations” between the Reds and Mainz have begun.

? Excl. News Sepp van den Berg | Negotiations have begun between Liverpool and Mainz for a permanent deal! #LFC

Mainz 05 want to keep the 22-year-old centre-back. And van den Berg, keen to stay.

Mainz chiefs optimistic of finding deal with Liverpool soon… pic.twitter.com/4wuKRUmmtZ

— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) June 7, 2024

Van den Berg spent the 2023/24 season on loan at the German side and all sides seem happy to see him move there in the near future.

This is Anfield understands Liverpool want £20m for him, with Southampton and Brentford also interested.

Should the 22-year-old leave Liverpool, he will leave with just four first-team appearances to his name.

5 other things today: Werner “determination” and Koopmeiners support

• Liverpool are not interested in signing him Ederson from Atalanta, but they also scouted other positions, reports David Lynch

• Former Liverpool coach Thomas Gronnemark released his own song, his musical journey starting with the red ones. Yes, you read that right!

Rumor mill

• Salah “could come” to Galatasaray this summer, according to journalist Zeki Uzundurukan – file that under “won’t happen” (Milli Gazette)

• Liverpool are believed to be ‘interested’ in signing Schalke teenager Assan Ouedraogo – the 18-year-old is a highly-rated midfield prospect (Christian Falk)

• The Reds have made contact with Benfica midfielder Joao Neves over a move to the club – same goes for Arsenal and Man United (HITC)

Another chat from another place

• United are said to be willing to pay £60million to sign Teun Koopmeiners ahead of Liverpool this summer. It’s probably just talk from the agent! (Calciomercato)

• Reds target Nicolo Barella is now rumored to be set to sign a new deal at Inter Milan – could be a brilliant midfield addition (Fabrizio Romano)

• Chelsea sign Fulham centre-back Tosin Adarabioyo on four-year deal – he’s a decent player

Video of the day and match of the night

Here’s a reminder to watch our video with former Liverpool players Gordon Wallace and George Scott! It was an interesting interview…

The match of the night is England vs. Iceland (19:45 BST)in the final warm-up game of the Three Lions before Euro 2024.

Curtis Jones has been dropped from the squad and Jarell Quansah is now only on standby, but Trent Alexander-Arnold will be looking to shine again.