Reds to Battle Everton and West Ham for Norwegian Teenager

The words of comfort every Reds fan needed to hear. Another international break nears its conclusion, and clubs, fans and media return to their regularly scheduled programming. For the former, this means assessing which players are in which condition and begin to put into practice the planning that has gone on as the athletes have been away with their national teams. For the latter, it entails filling column inches despite there being little in the way of quotes, performances or narratives to write about. The end result is always, predictably, that trustworthy old comrade, transfer rumour mongering. Typically, rehashed, recycled, or — with the transfer window still nearly two months away — poorly sourced stories that are unlikely to ever turn the corner and become reality. Thus, Olaus...