Bayern Munich hero tips Liverpool to seal David Alaba transfer despite fierce competition

Red Velvet have announced their first concert in over two years as a full group, The ReVe Festival: Prologue, will take place next month.The K-pop girl group last gave an in-person concert in February 2020 when they performed in Fukuoka, Japan. However, they were without singer Wendy for the show, who was recovering from a stage accident that happened in December 2019.Red Velvet’s full line-up – completed by Seulgi, Joy, Yeri and Irene – will bring The ReVe Festival: Prologue concert to Seoul’s Olympic Handball Gymnasium on March 19 and 20.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony’s $106.4M global box office weekend for Uncharted was another reminder to a streaming-obsessed entertainment industry that the tried-and-true business model of theatrical features still works, and that there’s an audience for them.

The news focus on Presidents Day was of Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin, as he ordered troops to enter two separatist regions of Ukraine for “peacekeeping” purposes after he recognized their independence.

Dancing On Ice's Alex Murphy, 32, once suffered a cancer scare after noticing she had a lump on her breast.The professional skater opened up on the terrifying experience today during an Instagram Q&A on her Stories.Alex was asked by a fan what health scare she suffered and she took the opportunity to reply in a lengthy post.She penned: "Everything is all good now."I found a lump on my boob, was referred to a specialist, and I had to have a series of mammograms, ultrasounds and biopsies."It came back benign so I'm in the clear.“I’ve been referred for some generic counselling because of my family history, so hopefully that will all come back clear as well.“I shared it on Facebook only because I was getting so much [faeces emoji] about how my content had stopped and how Paul and I had ‘definitely split up’ etc.” (sic)She went on: "It was horrible, but I think we're through the worst of it now.“I’m recovering from the biopsy fine, and I'm just mentally tired but I'm more than OK."In view of her 192,000 followers, Alex urged other women to perform self-breast exams.She concluded: “So ladies if you actually read to the end of this… check your boobs.”Alex became the winner of Dancing on Ice 2020 alongside Joe Swash after replacing Alex Schauman.She gained notoriety thanks to her performances on Dancing On Ice and her own YouTube series Celebs Go Skating.The American skater previously confessed she would also “love” to compete in Strictly Come Dancing.Alex admitted she is already “ahead of the game” with her extensive dance experience after years of performing on ice.In an interview with Express.co.uk last year, Alex said: “I’d love to do Strictly because I'm so competitive.

Lorraine Kelly, 62, has taken to Instagram to share her weight loss news with her 474,000 followers.The post was originally posted by Weight Watchers coach ‘Suzy StirFry’ and Lorraine shared the post on her Instagram Stories.In the photo, they both looked surprised, but very pleased.@wwsuzystirfry captioned the image: “This is what losing THREE AND A HALF POUNDS on holiday looks like! Please join me in congratulating @lorrainekellysmith in nailing her new plan!She added: “You’re on fire” followed by heart and fire emojis.“You really can live your life the way you want to on Personal Points,” Suzy added.@mrsflan70 commented: "Wow!! That's incredible and especially on holiday.

All hail the Queen of TikTok: Penelope Disick! The 9-year-old showed off her moves once again in a new video with dad Scott Disick, 38, showing off a quick routine to the bass heavy “Captain (whistle)” by Nutcase22. The pair mimicked a flute playing move during a whistle part of the song, both giving the camera an ultra-serious look in the clip shared on Sunday, Feb. 20.

Michael Buble’s family is getting bigger! The Canadian crooner, 46, and wife Luisana Lopilato, 34, revealed they have another child on the way in a sneak-peek at the forthcoming music video for his track “I’ll Never Not Love You” which emerged on Monday, Feb. 21.

Boris johnson today (February 21) said that the response to the pandemic would be "vaccine led" as he announced that all lockdown restrictions will be ending by Thursday. Speaking after he announced all remaining Covid restrictions will be axed, the PM said there "may be significant resurgences" and "it's very possible that those will be worse than Omicron".Whitty said at a Downing Street press conference that new strains were to be expected and while some "will just disappear" others could escape vaccines and result in a fresh wave in hospitalisations.Prof Whitty said: “Some of those new variants will just disappear, but some of them will cause us significant problems and they could be either more vaccine escaping but as severe as Omicron, but the net effect would be actually more people end up in hospital because a lot of our protection is from vaccination, or it could be more intrinsically severe, because Omicron came from a much earlier variant.”He added we “could certainly end up with something which is more likely to lead to hospitalisations than Omicron”, adding that winters are expected to be “tricky” even in the absence of significant new variants due to the combination of Covid, flu and other respiratory problems.The Chief Medical Officer also urged Brits who test positive for Covid to self-isolate, even though they will no longer be forced to do so under law.“As we look at the next weeks, we still have high rates of Omicron and I would urge people in terms of public health advice, and this is very much the Government’s position, that people should still if they have Covid try to prevent other people getting it and that means self-isolating," he said.

Liverpool are in the midst of a defensive injury crisis, with Joe Gomez joining Virgil van Dijk as a long-term absentee at the back after suffering a knee injury on international duty.

Juventus are in pole position to sign David Alaba from Bayern Munich, according to a report from Italy, in news which comes as a blow to Liverpool.

Liverpool will benefit massively from Thiago who can take the responsibility off their front three, according to Glen Johnson.

Bayern Munich hitman Robert Lewandowski has recalled a lengthy chat he had with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.

Jurgen Klopp is facing up to a mounting casualty list, after it emerged Trent Alexander-Arnold could miss five games with the injury he sustained in Sunday's 1-1 draw at Manchester City.The right-back underwent a scan on the injury at Melwood on Tuesday and is expected to miss four weeks of action.That would rule him out of games against current table-toppers Leicester, Brighton and Wolves, as well as Anfield Champions League clashes against Atalanta and Ajax.Liverpool are already without talismanic centre-half Virgil van Dijk, who could miss the rest of the season following surgery on the knee ligaments injury he suffered against Everton last month.Midfielder Fabinho was deputising for Van Dijk in defence but is now also out, while Thiago

Jurgen Klopp has been warned about signing David Alaba as a "short-term fix" by former Liverpool goalkeeper David James.

Liverpool signing Bayern Munich defender David Alaba would have “long-term consequences” for the club, says former player David James. The Reds have been trying different combinations to fill the gap left by Virgil van Dijk’s injury.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp could bring Roberto Firmino back into his team to face Manchester City despite the form of Diogo Jota.Jota has been in scintillating form since joining from Wolves in the summer and netted a hat-trick in the Champions League win over Atalanta.But, with it being such a big Premier League clash at the Etihad, Klopp is expected to revert to his trusted front three.That means Firmino should be alongside Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane for the Reds.In midfield, Klopp is likely to bring Naby Keita back in with Thiago Alcantara still out injured, while Joel Matip could feature in defence.Klopp said: “With Thiago, that’s how it is.

straight to your inboxLiverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Thiago Alcantara will miss this weekend's Premier League clash with Manchester City but there is a boost with Diogo Jota.The defending champions travel to the Etihad Stadium for the first meeting of the two title rivals this season, where victory for the visitors would open up an eight-point advantage over Pep Guardiola's side. Victory for City, meanwhile, would see them move within two points of the current league leaders with a game in hand still to play.

Liverpool and Manchester City are among five clubs eyeing up a free move for out-of-contract Bayern Munich defender David Alaba at the turn of the year.Alaba, 28, has less than a year remaining on his current Bayern deal, with both parties reaching an impasse in negotiations amid the coronavirus crisis.The German champions are unable to match his salary demands due to the pandemic, which has damaged club finances across the globe, and have therefore withdrawn their original offer.According to Spanish outlet AS, Alaba is attracting interest from five top European clubs with just two months to go until he can begin negotiating a free move abroad.Liverpool and City are said to be keen on signing the Austrian, who is capable of operating at

straight to your inboxDavid Alaba, after 12 exceptional years with Bayern Munich, looks set to leave the Bundesliga champions at the end of the season after a contract offer was withdrawn.That has inevitably led to heightened speculation over a potential move to the Premier League for the 28-year-old, with Manchester City and Chelsea amongst the sides believed to be interested.A switch to the Etihad would make sense on many levels, especially given Alaba’s relationship with Pep Guardiola, who he played under at Bayern.If the Austria international did join City, though, how would he fit into the starting XI? Here, we’ve taken a look at where the versatile defender might play.At left-back in a 4-3-3The most obvious position for Alaba to play

Liverpool are set to be without Thiago Alcantara once again for Tuesday night’s Champions League clash with Atalanta.

straight to your inboxDavid Alaba says it was a slap in the face to be asked to consider being part of a swap deal at Bayern Munich. The defender is out of contract at the European champions at the end of the season, which has prompted plenty of speculation over his future.