Liverpool have signed Japan midfielder Wataru Endo on a long-term contract, subject to international clearance and work permit application. Endo, 30, has signed for a reported £19million fee from Bundesliga club Stuttgart.
He told Liverpoolfc.com: “I’m very happy right now and I’m so excited to join a big club in Liverpool. “It feels amazing and this is my dream. It’s always (been) a dream to play (in the) Premier League and with one of the biggest clubs in the world. It’s a dream come true for me.”
Manchester United say they are working “through the final stages” of their internal investigation into Mason Greenwood having completed the “fact-finding phase”.
The 21-year-old has been suspended by the club since January 30, 2022, over allegations relating to a young woman after images and videos were posted online.
Greenwood was facing charges including attempted rape and assault until the Crown Prosecution Service announced six months ago that the case had been discontinued.
The forward has remained suspended by United throughout this period and the club are now close to announcing their decision on his future, having shelved plans to do it before their Premier League opener.
A club statement read: “Following the dropping of all charges against Mason Greenwood in February 2023, Manchester United has conducted a thorough investigation into the allegations made against him.
“This has drawn on extensive evidence and context not in the public domain, and we have heard from numerous people with direct involvement or knowledge of the case.
Reinstated in the PSG first-team after a long struggle with management, Kylian Mbappé is set to make his first L1 start of the season at Toulouse on Saturday (Matchday 2), while Marseille, knocked out of the UEFA Champions League, will try to lick their wounds at Metz on Friday.
Mbappe: A long awaited comeback
The captain of Les Bleus, long sidelined from training due to a contractual dispute with his managers, was the big absentee on the opening day of the championship, and Paris was able to measure the influence of its star on its game by conceding a sad draw at the Parc des Princes against Lorient (0-0). But reconciliation is clearly underway between the two parties, and the Parisian striker’s return to the first team comes at just the right time for PSG, in search of their first win in Toulouse.
All eyes will be on the Bondy prodigy, but there will also be another attraction at the Stadium, as Ousmane Dembélé, one of the French champions’ star recruits this summer, is also set to start for his new club on Saturday.
Both good news for coach Luis Enrique, who will be able to count on the two 2018 world champions to bolster an attacking sector that has been lacklustre until now, and which is in the process of being rebuilt following the departures of Neymar and Lionel Messi.
