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Brentford agree deal in principle to sign Liverpool defender Sepp van den Berg amid Bayer Leverkusen interest; Joe Gomez in contention to face Brentford on Sunday; watch Liverpool vs Brentford live on Super Sunday this weekend, kick-off 4. 30pm
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Wednesday 21 August 2024 22: 34, UK Brentford have agreed a deal in principle with Liverpool to sign Sepp van den Berg. It is understood the west London club have agreed to pay £25m plus £5m in add-ons for the centre-back. Van den Berg joined Liverpool in a £4. 4m move from Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle in 2019, and has made four senior appearances. The decision is now down to the player and the Dutchman is aware of interest from Bayer Leverkusen. The German club are also willing to agree to this deal with Liverpool but need to sell one of their centre-backs first. The Bundesliga champions have interest from other clubs in Edmond Tapsoba, Jonathan Tah and Odilon Kossounou. Sky Sports News has already reported Newcastle's interest in Tapsoba.
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21-year-old attacking midfielder Fabio Carvalho has already made the switch from Liverpool to Brentford this summer. Sky Sports News understands Liverpool defender Joe Gomez is training well and currently in contention for their first home game of the campaign on Sunday, live on Sky Sports, against Brentford. The England international did not make the squad for their opening-day win at Ipswich amid uncertainty over his future this summer. Aston Villa are thought to be among the 27-year-old's admirers as Unai Emery's side evaluate potential replacements for Fulham target Diego Carlos. No winner of the £2M, no problem. There is another chance to win £1, 000, 000 with Super 6 this weekend!
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