Liverpool-linked midfielder goes AWOL from training; his club are prepared to sell for £35m

One midfielder in whom Liverpool are reportedly interested may have burned his bridges with his current club after going AWOL from training in recent days.

The Reds have already enjoyed a blockbuster transfer window which has seen them spend around £250m on new additions such as Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike and Jeremie Frimpong, and speculation persists over a possible big-money swoop for Alexander Isak.

The Swedish striker has fuelled the transfer fire by telling Newcastle chiefs that...