Egyptian Winger Mohamed Salah Will Join Liverpool From Basel in January, Says Report: Nightly Soccer Report

Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah will join Liverpool Football Club in January from FC Basel, according to a report tonight.

Salah’s close friend and former teammate Mohamed Zika revealed the news to Egyptian TV today. Salah, a 21-year-old winger with 27 caps for Egypt and who is valued at 12million Euros, was named CAF Most Promising African Talent of the Year in 2012.

“He makes us and all of Egypt proud,” said Zika. “Everyone talks about Mohamed Salah now. And aside from that, he’s my friend, so I’m even happier for him.”

(Egyptian site Kingfut provided the news and translation of the above dialogue.)

Here are tonight’s world soccer news headlines:

Premier League

• Mohamed Zika tells Egyptian TV that close friend Mohamed Salah will join Liverpool in January — 101GG
• Former Cardiff City boss Dave Jones linked with shock director of football role at Bluebirds — Wales Online
• Fulham lining up £1.8m bid for Valenciennes defender Benjamin Angoua — The Mirror
• Sunderland’s Guy Poyet calls for season to fall in with school holidays — The Guardian
• Roberto Martinez to turn to loan market in January to bolster increasingly dwindling squad — Liverpool Echo
• AVB wanted to sign Hulk, David Villa & Joao Moutinho for Spurs and did not want 4 of 7 summer signings — The Mail
• Frank de Boer ‘turns down chance to become the new Tottenham manager’ — Metro
• Tottenham manager: Frank De Boer ‘focused on Ajax’ for the time being — The Mirror
• Tim Sherwood unsure if he will be in charge for Tottenham on Sunday — The Guardian
• Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere contests two-game ban for gesture — BBC Sport
• Jack Wilshere needs to grow up, says FA chairman — Pro Soccer Talk
• Everton’s loan haven is attracting other clubs, says Roberto Martínez — The Guardian
• Laurent Koscielny set for quick-fire Arsenal return after nasty knee injury — Metro
• Barcelona reveal Everton loanee Gerard Deulofeu out for up to eight weeks — The Mail
• Tottenham Hotspur supporters group demands answers as fans begin to turn on chairman Daniel Levy — Telegraph
• Tim Sherwood hungry for Tottenham feeder clubs but Football League oppose — The Mail
• I’m up for the challenge of managing Tottenham, says Tim Sherwood despite cup exit to West Ham — Evening Standard
• AVB gave Franco Baldini the green light over summer transfers, claims Les Ferdinand — Independent
• Swansea play down Michael Laudrup link to Tottenham job — BBC Sport
• Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero could be out for eight weeks — The Telegraph
• Arsenal monitor Diego Costa with view to January raid — Goal
• Manchester United’s David Moyes may allow Wilfried Zaha to go on loan — The Guardian
• Southampton forward and Newcastle coach face FA charges following incident at the end of Saturday’s meeting — FA
• Robin van Persie exploring future options — One World Sports
• Cox deal furthers beIN Sport’s reach in Canada — Sport Business
• Alan Hansen’s long goodbye from Match of the Day — The Mail
• Leyton Orient could share Olympic Stadium with West Ham as Barry Hearn is cleared to strike rental deal — Telegraph
• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer heads next West Brom manager market — Sky Sports
• Iker Casillas could sign for Arsenal or Manchester City in January — Metro
• Newcastle United pass up chance to sign Wilfried Zaha — Newcastle Journal
• Leon Britton back in training ahead of Swansea City’s match with Everton — South Wales Evening Post
• Chelsea lead race for Inter Milan defender Andrea Ranocchia — The Independent
• Swansea City and Hull City fined £20,000 each after Liberty bust-up — Wales Online
• Michu hopes Swansea City boss Michael Laudrup can lure Iago Aspas from Liverpool — Evening Post
• Next West Brom manager: AVB linked with Baggies job just days after his Tottenham Hotspur axe — The Mirror
• Michel Vorm goes under knife early as Swansea City star eyes Europe and World Cup — Wales Online
• Rory Delap: Making talent look ridiculous — Football 365
• Cole attends Arsenal’s Christmas bash five days before Chelsea visit Gunners — The Mail

International soccer

• Sepp Blatter says vanishing spray will be used in Brazil — Sky Sports
• Bob Bradley says his emotional goodbyes to Egypt — Pro Soccer Talk
• Greg Dyke defends ‘cut-throat’ reaction to England’s World Cup draw — The Telegraph
• FIFA fines Greece, Romania for fans’ behavior — ABC News
• UEFA 2016 qualification format adds opportunity to small nations — Inside World Football
• FIFA release newest world rankings — FIFA

Ligue Un

• Paris Saint-Germain consider moves for Eden Hazard and Yohan Cabaye — The Independent
• Real Madrid to bid for Luis Suarez despite Liverpool opening contract talks — The Independent

La Liga

• Barcelona’s signing of Neymar being investigated by court — The Globe And Mail

MLS

• TFC selects Dwayne De Rosario in re-entry draft — Toronto Sun

UEFA Champions League

• Fenerbahce loses Court of Arbitration appeal case against UEFA — FOX Soccer

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