Liverpool
Financial details were not disclosed by either club, but British media reported that Liverpool triggered a 35 million euros ($39.73 million) release clause for the Dutch international, whose deal with Leverkusen was valid until 2028.
Liverpool boss Arne Slot has not decided whether Trent Alexander-Arnold will play in their Premier League finale against Crystal Palace after he was booed at Anfield two weeks ago.
Salah, the second player to claim the award three times after former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry, leads the Premier League scoring chart with 28 goals this season, helping Liverpool win their second league title since he joined in 2017.
Premier League champions Liverpool are disappointed that Trent Alexander-Arnold is leaving at the end of the season but manager Arne Slot said on Friday that a new player will step up to fill his shoes.
Slot's men, who have an unassailable 15-point lead over second-placed Arsenal atop the table, travel to Chelsea on Sunday in what is a big game for their hosts with the fifth-placed Londoners chasing a Champions League qualifying spot.
Arsenal kept Liverpool's Premier League title-winning champagne on ice, but only just, as they were twice pegged back at home by Crystal Palace with Jean-Philippe Mateta scoring a superb equaliser in a 2-2 draw on Wednesday.
With Mohamed Salah having signed a contract extension at Liverpool on Friday, manager Arne Slot now wants to tie up the future of defenders Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold to help the Premier League leaders finish the season strong.
During Liverpool's 1-0 win, Tarkowski won the ball in a challenge with Alexis Mac Allister but his studs-up follow-through caught the Argentine midfielder square on the calf. Tarkowski was shown a yellow card with VAR not intervening.
Had it not been for his keeper, Harvey Elliott's late goal might have been irrelevant but Alisson produced a career best display to help Liverpool survive Paris St Germain's onslaught in their Champions League last-16 first leg on Wednesday.
The league leaders climbed 13 points clear at the top of the league table with their 2-0 victory over Newcastle United in driving rain that could not dampen the celebratory mood of fans.
Manchester City are not used to playing a supporting role in a Premier League title drama but Sunday's home game against leaders Liverpool at least offers Pep Guardiola's inconsistent side the chance to grab centre stage again.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot praised Pep Guardiola’s management of his injury-hit Manchester City side and raised his own squad’s fitness concerns ahead of Sunday's Premier League clash at the Etihad.
Premier League leaders Liverpool needed Trent Alexander-Arnold's second-half equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw at Aston Villa on Wednesday that lifted them eight points clear at the top.
The Premier League deleted a statement on its website on Thursday that said Liverpool manager Arne Slot had been handed a two-match touchline ban, after the Dutchman was sent off during a stormy end to Wednesday's2-2 draw with Everton, opens new tab.
Liverpool will be without Curtis Jones when they host relegation-threatened Ipswich Town on Saturday, manager Arne Slot said, after the midfielder was substituted at halftime in their 2-1 Champions League victory over Lille on Tuesday.
West Ham United captain Jarrod Bowen fractured his left foot during their Premier League match against Liverpool at the weekend, the London club said on Tuesday.
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah said he senses something different about the way the club are performing as Premier League leaders this season after they secured a 3-1 comeback win over Leicester City to move seven points clear.
Liverpool are sweating on the fitness of central defender Ibrahima Konate for Sunday's home Premier League clash with champions Manchester City but Trent Alexander-Arnold is ready to return.
The World Cup winning forward has scored one goal in his last six games in all competitions but manager Carlo Ancelotti defended him after Wednesday's match as an "extraordinary" player who just needed support and patience to thrive in Spain.
Liverpool enjoyed a perfect day as they came from behind to beat Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 and Premier League title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal both suffered defeats on Saturday.
