Dutch commentator Nelson Valkenburg has spoken out again about Christian Horner following his dismissal, pointing out that—aside from Horner himself, the drivers and Helmut Marko—Jonathan Wheatley was never truly engaged with the media.

Liverpool are in advanced talks with Eintracht Frankfurt over Hugo Ekitike. The former Paris Saint-Germain player has a €100m (£86m) release clause and it is expected that Ekitike would want to make the switch to Anfield and that personal terms could be agreed with the 23-year-old.