Gossip: Reds set to improve Mamardashvili bid

Liverpool have submitted an improved £34m offer for 23-year-old Valencia and Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili. (Relevo - in Spanish)

Bayer Leverkusen have made contact with Liverpool about a potential deal for Sepp van den Berg, with the Reds set to demand £25m for the Dutch defender. (Florian Plettenberg)

Brentford hope to scupper Xabi Alonso's efforts to sign Van den Berg from former club Liverpool. (Times - subscription required)

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