Barcelona to make surprise move for Premier League superstar, Chelsea want Real Madrid star and more Premier League news, 31 July 2018

Ben Woodburn close to signing for Sheffield on loan

Ben Woodburn coming on for Salah v Brighton and Hove Albion - Premier League

According to Liverpool Echo, youngster Woodburn is close to signing for Sheffield United on a season-long loan deal. Woodburn was not part of the Liverpool squad that traveled to Evian for their week-long training camp.

Klopp believes that with adequate game time, Woodburn will become good enough to be a starter for the Reds.

Kante offered big money by Chelsea to stay

Kante in action against Manchester United

N'Golo Kante, widely touted to be the best holding midfielder in the world and now a World Cup winner, has been offered as much as £290,000/week to stay put at Stamford Bridge, according to The Times.

Kante has been linked with a move to Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea are ready to make the soft-spoken Frenchman their highest paid player by offering him wages on par with what Pogba earns at Manchester United.