SUAREZ HEAPS PRAISE ON BARCA TARGET COUTINHO

LUIS SUAREZ has heaped praise on former Liverpool teammate Philippe Coutinho, insisting he would be an asset to Barcelona if he moved to the Nou Camp. Barca failed to prise Coutinho away from Merseyside this year. And Suarez says the midfielder would bring ‘a lot’ to the club, before adding: ‘He is a footballer playing at a very high level.’ SPURS have joined the growing number of clubs to have checked on Hamburg striker JannFiete Arp (right). Arp, 17, who has been prolific for Germany U17s, is also being monitored by Juventus, Chelsea and Arsenal. ÷MANCHESTER UNITED are monitoring Gremio’s creative midfielder Arthur Melo. The 21-year-old has also been linked with Antonio Conte’s Chelsea and Spanish giants Atletico Madrid and Barcelona in recent weeks following his performances which have helped his club reach the Copa Libertadores final and earned him a call-up to Brazil’s national squad. ÷NOTTINGHAM FOREST owner Evangelos Marinakis will be tried for match-fixing in Greece, bringing uncertainty over his tenure at the City Ground. He was given the green light to buy Forest in May while subject to charges relating to extortion, arson, fraud and participating in a criminal organisation, which the club are confident he will beat. ÷LEEDS UNITED have made an offer for Polish winger Kamil Jozwiak. The 19-year-old is out of contract with Lech Poznan at the end of the season and Leeds have made a £180,000 bid to take him in January. ÷ENGLAND manager Gareth Southgate has warned Jack Wilshere that he needs to be playing regular first-team football if he is to play any part in his World Cup squad. The Arsenal star is not in the squad for the friendlies against Germany and Brazil.