Liverpool's Roberto Firmino says he dreamed of moving to England

Roberto Firmino: Wants to play in the Champions League

Roberto Firmino says he dreamed of playing in the Premier League and moved to Liverpool to "fight for titles and play in the Champions League".

The Brazilian joined Liverpool from Hoffenheim in a July deal which could reach up to £29million with clauses, which would make him the third most expensive signing in the club's history.

Firmino is yet to score for the Reds despite featuring in each of their four opening Premier League games, with the club itself undergoing a somewhat inauspicious start.

Regardless, the 23-year-old believes he has secured a "dream" move to a club capable of competing for titles and, come May, qualifying for the Champions League.

"It's strange but I remember just before I moved to Hoffenheim that I had a dream about playing in England," he told the official Liverpool FC magazine.

"At the time that wasn't an option, the opportunity wasn't there for me. Then it came along a few months ago and I quickly decided it was the right offer for me.

"As a footballer, I always want more. I really enjoyed my time in Germany but didn't actually win anything. So the next step was to join a club that can compete for trophies, that's why I came here.

"I want to fight for titles and play in the Champions League. So moving here really is a dream come true."

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Milan: Balotelli attitude 'extraordinary'

Mario Balotelli: Off to a good start in Milan

AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani is pleasantly surprised by the "radical change in attitude" that he has seen in Mario Balotelli.

The Italian forward has returned to Milan on a season-long loan from Liverpool just one year after leaving the Rossoneri on a £16million transfer to Anfield.

The 25-year-old endured a dismal year in England scoring just four goals in his 28 appearances for the Reds and has much to prove this season if he is to revive his career.

Galliani believes the player has taken already one step towards that and said to Sky Italia: "He (Balotelli) has had an extraordinary approach, he has changed radically.

"He is the first to arrive and the last to leave (Milan's training ground) Milanello.

"(AC Milan coach Sinisa) Mihajlovic wants for the players to have breakfast at 8:30 and he is there before that at 8.

"If he continues to have the same approach shown in the first week he will do well with us.

"This is his last opportunity of his career and I don't think he will throw it away."

Balotelli was considered surplus to requirements at Liverpool and

was left out of the club's pre-season tour of the Far East and Australia and trained away from the first team.

He has reportedly taken a pay cut to return to Milan, where he scored 26 goals in 43 appearances after joining from Manchester City in January 2013.

Milan have thrown Balotelli a lifeline and the player is keen to have a strong campaign and return to Italy's squad ahead of next year's Euro 2016.

Balotelli, who has yet to make his first appearance for the Rossoneri since his return, was an unused substitute in Milan's 2-1 triumph over Empoli last weekend.

He is expected to feature in the Milan derby at

Inter, Balotelli's former club, on September 13.

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Jose Enrique says he is happy to stay with Liverpool

Jose Enrique: Has fallen down the pecking order at Liverpool

Liverpool full-back Jose Enrique has vowed to "fight for his future" at the club after denying West Brom made a deadline day bid to sign him.

Spanish full-back Enrique is seemingly out of favour with Reds boss Brendan Rodgers and had been training with just Mario Balotelli and Fabio Borini, who have now both been sold.

With West Brom reportedly interested in signing the 29-year-old left-back on deadline day, it appeared his Anfield turmoil was close to coming to an end.

But the former Newcastle player insisted there was no offer from the Baggies and says he plans to battle for a shirt under Rodgers.

Enrique tweeted: "Just to let you all know that it wasn't any offer from West Brom for me.

"I'm happy to stay and fight for my place."

Enrique's last Liverpool appearance came in the FA Cup at Bolton in January, and he has been criticised by fans for posting photos of himself on holiday and at leisure on Twitter and Instagram.

But he has now deactivated both accounts, after posting a final message which read: "I thought it was good to share with the fans pictures but I think they have been killing me for that.

"Ok, chao (sic) Instagram and Twitter. Focus on football and show myself again."

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Villa and Liverpool agree Ilori loan

Tiago Ilori: Moved to Villa

Liverpool have reached agreement with Aston Villa for the season-long loan of defender Tiago Ilori.

The 22-year-old defender has yet to make a senior appearance for the Reds since his £7million move from Sporting Lisbon two years ago.

Liverpool are keen for the Portugal Under-21 international to head out on loan in order for him to play first-team football and the Premier League deal sheet has been submitted and the clubs have until 8pm to complete the paperwork.

With Martin Skrtel, Dejan Lovren, Kolo Toure and Mamadou Sakho ahead of him in the pecking order at Anfield, Brendan Rodgers feels his development would be helped by playing elsewhere.

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Deadline Day: Arsenal & Spurs draw blanks

Anthony Martial to Manchester United is expected to be the biggest deadline-day transfer, with Arsenal and Tottenham struggling to do business.

ARSENAL

- Arsenal have shown interest in Paris Saint-Germain trio Edinson Cavani, Adrien Rabiot and Marco Verratti but have received little encouragement, with their hopes of a deadline-day signing fading (Daily Telegraph)

- Galatasaray are preparing a huge offer for Arsenal star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

ASTON VILLA

- Joleon Lescott has joined Aston Villa from West Brom for an undisclosed fee

- Aston Villa have signed goalkeeper Matija Sarkic from Belgian outfit Anderlecht

- Liverpool defender Tiago Ilori is considering an offer of a season-long loan move to Aston Villa after rejecting the chance to join Sunderland

- Aston Villa have had a bid rejected by Crystal Palace for striker Dwight Gayle (Sky Sports)

BOURNEMOUTH

- Bournemouth have signed striker Glenn Murray from Crystal Palace for £4million

- Bournemouth are in talks with Serie A club Genoa to take Diego Perotti on loan but look unlikely to land Jonathan de Guzman

CHELSEA

- Chelsea have completed the signing Reading centre-back Michael Hector for £4million

- Senegal defender Papy Djilobodji has signed a four-year deal with Chelsea, Nantes have announced

- West Ham have completed the season-long loan signing of Chelsea winger Victor Moses

CRYSTAL PALACE

- Crystal Palace are looking to sell Dwight Gayle, Joe Ledley and Glenn Murray to make way for a new centre-back and striker (Daily Mirror)

- Aston Villa have had a bid rejected by Crystal Palace for striker Dwight Gayle (Sky Sports)

- Bournemouth have signed striker Glenn Murray from Crystal Palace for £4million

- Watford are looking to clinch the £4million signing of Crystal Palace midfielder Mile Jedinak (The Sun)

EVERTON

- Everton have signed defender Ramiro Funes Mori from River Plate for a fee of £9.5million and on a deal until 2020

- Everton are interested in Roma striker Juan Iturbe (Daily Mirror)

- Aaron Lennon is hoping Watford will rescue him from Tottenham (Daily Express)

- Everton are battling to snap up Swiss wonderkid Breel Embolo for £14.5m but fear they could lose out in a January auction for the Basel teenager (The Sun)

LEICESTER CITY

- Swansea winger Nathan Dyer is set to sign on loan for Premier League rivals Leicester (Sky Sports)

- Leicester have joined Norwich and West Brom in the race to sign Jonathan Walters from Stoke City (Sky Sports)

- Leicester City are in talks with Sporting Lisbon over a possible deal for right winger Andre Carrillo, according to reports

- Leicester defender Liam Moore has joined Bristol City on loan

LIVERPOOL

- West Brom's deal for Liverpool left-back Jose Enrique is off (Liverpool Echo)

- Liverpool defender Tiago Ilori is considering an offer of a season-long loan move to Aston Villa after rejecting the chance to join Sunderland

- Liverpool have signed Nigerian forward Taiwo Awoniyi, who will immediately head out on loan with FSV Frankfurt

- Sunderland will try to sign Liverpool defender Tiago Ilori on loan (Daily Mirror)

MANCHESTER CITY

- Juventus are keen to sign Samir Nasri, but the Frenchman wants to stay at Manchester City (Daily Mirror)

- Manchester City defender Jason Denayer has completed his move to Turkish club Galatasaray on a season-long loan

MANCHESTER UNITED

- Anthony Martial has returned to France after successfully completing a medical ahead of his proposed £36million transfer to Manchester United

- Real Madrid have defended their conduct over the failed £29m bid to sign David de Gea and accused Manchester United of "holding up the deal"

- Javier Hernandez has joined Bayer Leverkusen for £7.3million

- Manchester United are prepared to loan out James Wilson, with a host of Premier League and Championship clubs interested

- Emmanuel Adebayor has been offered to Manchester United as a solution to their striking problems (Daily Mail)

- Southampton are confident of keeping both Victor Wanyama and Sadio Mane (Daily Telegraph)

NEWCASTLE

- Steve McClaren does not expect Newcastle to make any further additions this summer

- Tottenham Hotspur could be tempted to make a last-gasp attempt to sign forward Ayoze Perez from Newcastle for £15million (Daily Mail)

- Newcastle teenager Olivier Kemen has completed a permanent move to French club Lyon

NORWICH

- Norwich have signed Dynamo Kiev striker Dieumerci Mbokani on loan for the rest of the season

- Stoke City forward Jonathan Walters has handed in a transfer request, amid interest from West Brom and Norwich

- Ricky van Wolfswinkel has joined Real Betis on a season-long loan from Norwich

SOUTHAMPTON

- Southampton have completed a £11.5million deal for Celtic's Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk

- Zambian striker Emmanuel Mayuka has left Southampton to join French club Metz on a three-year contract

STOKE CITY

- Stoke City are in a deadline-day transfer limbo as they seek a replacement for Jon Walters. The club is reluctant to let Walters leave until they have signed a replacement - and Crystal Palace's Mile Jedinak is looking unlikely at this stage after being pinpointed by boss Mark Hughes (The Sentinel)

- Stoke City forward Jonathan Walters has handed in a transfer request, amid interest from West Brom and Norwich

SUNDERLAND

- DeAndre Yedlin has become Sunderland's eighth summer signing after completing a season-long loan move from Tottenham

- Liverpool defender Tiago Ilori is considering an offer of a season-long loan move to Aston Villa after rejecting the chance to join Sunderland

- Sunderland have allowed Italy winger Emanuele Giaccherini to join newly-promoted Serie A side Bologna on a season-long loan

SWANSEA CITY

- Swansea winger Nathan Dyer is set to sign on loan for Premier League rivals Leicester (Sky Sports)

- Swansea are unlikely to make any deadline-day signings (Daily Mirror)

TOTTENHAM

- West Brom have rejected a fourth bid from Tottenham for Saido Berahino

- Spurs will make a £15million bid for West Ham's Cheikhou Kouyate and are confident the midfielder wants to join but are aware their fierce rivals will not want to sell (The Sun)

- West Brom and Tottenham are attempting to sign Manchester United forward James Wilson on loan (Daily Mail)

- Tottenham Hotspur could be tempted to make a last-gasp attempt to sign forward Ayoze Perez from Newcastle for £15million (Daily Mail)

- Southampton are confident of keeping both Victor Wanyama and Sadio Mane (Daily Telegraph)

- Aaron Lennon is hoping Watford will rescue him from Tottenham (Daily Express)

- DeAndre Yedlin has become Sunderland's eighth summer signing after completing a season-long loan move from Tottenham

WATFORD

-  Colombia forward Victor Ibarbo has signed for Watford on a season-long loan from Roma

- Watford have signed midfielder Adlene Guedioura on a three-year deal from Crystal Palace, fee is undisclosed

- Watford have signed 19-year-old striker Obbi Oulare on a five-year deal from Club Brugge

- Watford are in talks with Roma forward Victor Ibarbo and AC Milan winger Suso (The Times)

- Watford aim to tie up a £7m deadline-day swoop for Rennes hardman Abdoulaye Doucoure (Daily Star)

- Watford are looking to clinch the £4million signing of Crystal Palace midfielder Mile Jedinak (The Sun)

- FC Porto have signed Miguel Layun from Watford on a season-long loan, with an option to buy him for £4.4million at the end of the season

WEST BROM

- West Brom have rejected a third bid from Tottenham for Saido Berahino

- Joleon Lescott has joined Aston Villa from West Brom for an undisclosed fee

- West Brom's deal for Liverpool left-back Jose Enrique is off (Liverpool Echo)

- West Brom and Tottenham are attempting to sign Manchester United forward James Wilson on loan (Daily Mail)

- Stoke City forward Jonathan Walters has handed in a transfer request, amid interest from West Brom and Norwich

- West Brom are in talks over a £5m move for Napoli midfielder David Lopez but face competition from Leicester City (Daily Mail)

- West Brom have signed goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard on a free transfer from Manchester United

- Olympiakos have signed Brown Ideye from West Brom for an undisclosed fee

WEST HAM

- Michail Antonio has become West Ham's fourth deadline day signing after arriving from Nottingham Forest for a fee of £6.5million

- West Ham have announced the signing of striker Nikica Jelavic from Championship side Hull

- West Ham have completed the season-long loan signing of Chelsea winger Victor Moses

- West Ham have re-signed Barcelona midfielder Alex Song on a second season-long loan deal

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