Everton remain on the lookout for a new academy director and head of academy recruitment after the departures of Gareth Prosser and James Vaughan this summer. Head of academy coaching Carl Darlington, formerly of the Welsh FA, has been named as interim academy director while a replacement for Prosser is found.

Liverpool confirmed the arrival of Giovanni Leoni from Parma ahead of the Reds' opening game of the season against Bournemouth, but the Reds still want another defensive signing