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■ STEVE McCLAREN has left his role as coaching consultant at Maccabi Tel Aviv. It is believed he may have a job offer in England.

■ EVERTON hope to seal moves for Sevilla’s Steven Nzonzi and Besiktas’s Cenk Tosun. Both are valued at £25million.

■ FORMER Manchester City and Chelsea striker George Weah has been elected president of Liberia. ■ QPR have parted company with Steven Caulker by mutual consent. Caulker has struggled with depression and gambling addiction.

■ KICK IT OUT have asked the FA to act over alleged racist chanting during Millwall’s match with Wolves on Boxing Day. The group said: ‘We expect the authorities to investigate this with urgency.’