Atletico Madrid midfielder Marcos Llorente has auctioned off the shirt in which he scored two goals against Liverpool to raise money for Spain's fight against coronavirus. 

The Premier League giants have been long-term admirers of the 25-year-old Spanish international but he has a release clause of £135million in his Atletico contract.

The Ghanaian has become a key figure at the Wanda Metropolitano this season, featuring 35 times across all competitions to help Atletico reach the Champions League quarter-finals.

The Spanish FA have proposed the clubs they wish to take part in European football next term should the Spanish top flight fail to be completed, but it is set to cause huge controversy.

The 20-year-old has already made over 50 appearances for Valencia since making his first team debut as a 17-year-old back in 2017 and has been linked with a move to a host of top clubs.

The Argentina defender was linked with Atletico Madrid last summer but ended up staying with the Eredivisie champions and has since emerged as a key target for Barcelona to replace Junior Firpo.

When Matteo Guendouzi joined Arsenal in an £8million deal from Ligue 2 side Lorient in the summer of 2018, his signing was meant to be one for the future.

Around 3,000 Atletico Madrid supporters travelled for their Champions League victory in Liverpool. It came a day after LaLiga announced league games would play behind closed doors.

The four-day Festival was staged as planned in front of 250,000 people, with additional hygiene measures in place due to the coronavirus pandemic, and concluded on March 13. 

A scientific adviser is interested to see whether there is a link between the number of coronavirus deaths in Liverpool and Spain after the Reds faced Atletico Madrid at Anfield in March.

The Ghanaian midfielder has been heavily linked with a summer move to the Emirates and has a £43million release clause in his current deal - allowing the Gunners to snap him up on the cheap.

Diego Simeone's side prevailed at Anfield on March 11 to book their place in the Champions League quarter-finals but it came against a backdrop of sporting uncertainty because of Covid-19.

The Spaniard's playing days so far have taken him from Spain, to Italy, to England and back to his homeland again, but the Liverpool centre-back has made a lasting impression.

Liverpool's Champions League quarter-final at home to Atletico Madrid will be the focus of an inquiry by the city council over concerns it spread coronavirus in the area.

The pair fell out at Stamford Bridge which resulted in the now Atletico Madrid forward being tossed out of the club. Costa went AWOL just months after Chelsea won the league title in 2017.

David de Gea has signalled his intention to stay as Manchester United's No.1, saying he wants to remain at Old Trafford for 'many years'.

The Uruguayan's contract at PSG is up this summer and he is being heavily linked with a move away from Paris, with Atletico the most likely destination.

Diego Simeone and his players had medical checks at the club's training ground this week and the 22-year-old full-back has reportedly tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Diego Simeone and his players began their preparations for the restart at the club's Ciudad Deporutiba Atletico de Madrid complex after Spain relaxed lockdown measures this week.

When James Rodriguez slammed home his sixth goal for Colombia at the 2014 World Cup, it was widely agreed that he had the potential to reach the very top. So where did it all go so wrong?

Darmian spent four years at United before joining Parma last summer, but saw Rashford make his first-team debut in his first year at the club before France midfielder Pogba joined a year later.

The Manchester United forward has not played since sustaining a back injury against Wolves in an FA Cup third round replay on January 15, but is nearing full fitness as he trains during lockdown.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: The Premier League will make a desperate plea for unity this week amid claims that the bottom six clubs are sabotaging plans to resume the season.

IAN LADYMAN: As English football conjures ever more fanciful ways to conclude an interrupted season, this is the problem. Anyone can get coronavirus, that includes footballers.

West Bromwich Albion midfielder Jake Livermore recalls how he took the young left back under his wing when he arrived in Yorkshire as a quiet teenager from Scotland.

Steve Parish has defended attempts to get the season back up and running amid the coronavirus pandemic, stressing not doing so would be a major financial blow to taxpayers and the football community.

Paul Ince has called on Manchester United to end the 'Paul Pogba circus', backing manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to build a side based around the 'United Way.'

Liverpool lead second-place Manchester City by 25 points, and Hugo Lloris insists 'everyone' within the game wants to see the 2019-20 campaign reach its natural conclusion on the pitch. 

Life is already beginning to return to the status quo in South Korea, with the coronavirus outbreak now seemingly under control and new cases in single digits following a February peak.

EXCLUSIVE: Etihad has a large cargo operation, but has been forced to repurpose 22 of its passenger planes as freighters during the coronavirus pandemic, including the Man City jet.

Cologne have ramped up checks following the three positive tests, a development that will alert the Premier League as they monitor how Germany are attempting to resume football.

The division's 20 clubs are currently locked in talks over the fastest and safest way to resume top flight football and finish the current season but are some distance away from agreeing to plan of action.

Almost a quarter of the Gunners' revenue for the 2018-19 season came from matchday earnings and shutting fans out of the Emirates Stadium amid Covid-19 fears could cost them £122m.

The Premier League are encouraging clubs to unite in support of Project Restart to ensure the 2019-20 season reaches its natural conclusion on the pitch.

Hancock has offered a glimmer of light to football and horse racing fans hoping to see the sports return to their screens after saying it was a possibility should sufficient testing be in place.

The defender has been training at home since March with the nation lockdown down during the coronavirus outbreak, and now many teams are preparing to return to training with their clubs.

A return so soon without extensive knowledge on the coronavirus has left club medics fearing the worst, with many insisting that it still poses a 'risk of death' despite safety measures already laid out.

Arsenal have already welcomed players back to their training ground for individual training and the rest of the top flight will be ordering stars to social distance when they return to training.

EXCLUSIVE: Premier League clubs could offer an app to fans which would send virtual cheers or jeers from their homes to stadiums, in an attempt to generate an atmosphere for matches.

Premier League clubs are facing tough negotiations with commercial sponsors over the coming weeks should the season finish behind closed doors.

Smith, who has been in charge since 2018 and led Villa back to the top flight, has warned his squad may have to play the rest of the season without two players due to a medical issue and a high-risk family member.

The Red Devils have not won the Premier League since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013. City have won three league titles in that time as Liverpool edge closer to winning their first in 30 years.

special' to the squad after overcoming a string of injuries and adjusting to life down south. While Arsenal legend Ian Wright believes Tierney has the ability to be a 'magnificent' player for Arsenal

He's already broken the 20-goal mark for the third consecutive campaign but that is not enough these days. Scoring every other game is not deemed prolific enough and Sterling wants more.

A study has calculated the earning power of each top-flight team on Instagram by looking at a player's number of promotional posts and estimating their earnings through a report into influencer marketing.

Next Monday, the fate of the Premier League season will finally be decided when all 20 clubs vote on plans to press ahead with Project Restart.

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: There had been doubt over whether the 72-year-old would be forced to miss the remainder of the season, should it restart, due to Government guidelines.

The Magpies are the subject of a £300million takeover bid backed by Saudi's Public Investment Fund, and if that is ratified the club would become one of the richest in Europe.

With games set to be played behind closed doors, some clubs are opposed to 'neutral hubs' to finish the season, but Purslow says it is the 'duty' of all 20 clubs to find a workable solution.

Netflix is continuing its attempt to dominate with a new musical competition reality series. The new Rhythm + Flow, the trailer for which dropped this weekend, will focus on hip hop.