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Wednesday October 12



•Leicester have joined Lazio and Lyon in the battle to sign Ludogorets' highly-rated Brazilian forward Jonathan Cafu.
•Antonio Conte must cough up at least £50m this January for Milan centre-half Alessio Romagnoli.
•Tottenham are leading the Premier League race for Peterborough wonderkid Leo Da Silva Lopes.
•Sir Alex Ferguson 'flipped' when David Beckham asked if he could arrive to Manchester United training 'in a helicopter,' claims ex-player Mads Timm in new book.
•Phil Neville has turned down an approach from Aston Villa to join their new backroom staff - as he is focused on becoming a manager.


•Atletico Madrid are trying to tie down Yannick Carrasco to a new deal - to fend off Chelsea. The Blues have been keeping close tabs on the Belgium international forward and regard the 23-year-old as a potential target next summer.
•Arsenal midfielder Alex Iwobi has revealed he was "a bit scared" after being followed on his drive home by a Gunners fan after a recent match.
•Chelsea winger Willian, linked with a move to PSG, has revealed he wants to finish his career at Stamford Bridge.
•Xherdan Shaqiri's brother and agent claims the Stoke star could be a target for Italian side Roma in January.
•Aston Villa players are expecting Steve Bruce to become their new manager this week.
•Georginio Wijnaldum should discover on Wednesday if he has any chance of being fit for Liverpool's MNF clash with Manchester United after injuring his hamstring in Holland's World Cup qualifier against France.
•Championship side QPR are being mocked by fans of other clubs after launching a campaign urging their supporters to make more noise at home matches.


•Chelsea will consider a safe standing area at a rebuilt Stamford Bridge - but only if the government change the laws. Planning proposals have been submitted for a £500m project.
•Czech Republic legend Pavel Nedved has revealed the biggest regret he had during his career was not playing for Manchester United.
•Sevilla are looking to open talks over a new contract for Steven N'Zonzi amid increased interest from Premier League clubs.
•Valencia hope to sign Mexican striker Javier Hernandez in the January transfer window and are prepared to pay £40m and trigger his buy-out clause.


•Atletico Madrid are reportedly set to offer Yannick Carrasco an improved contract to see off interest from Chelsea.
•Paul Pogba will reach the heights for Manchester United, according to France team-mate Hugo Lloris.
•Leighton Baines is set to return to Everton's line-up for Saturday's showdown with Manchester City.


•Tottenham have held a meeting with Brazilian left-back Guilherme Arana, according to reports.
•Chelsea are lining up a sensational move for Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos, according to reports.


•The former head of English football's professional referees has described the decision to select Greater Manchester-based official Anthony Taylor for next Monday's meeting between Liverpool and Manchester United as "grossly unfair".
•Nemanja Matic has praised N'Golo Kante's impressive start to life at Chelsea and acknowledged his role within the side "is not easy".


•Steve Bruce will be confirmed as the new manager of Aston Villa on Wednesday.
•There were huge celebrations in Norway from visiting San Marino after they scored their first goal away from home for 15 years thanks to Mattia Stefanelli's equaliser. Three goals in the last 13 minutes saved Norway's blushes though.


•Manchester City forward Kevin de Bruyne's hamstring injury is swiftly on the mend and the Belgium star could be ready to face Everton on Saturday and Barcelona in the Champions League the following Wednesday.

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Thursday October 13



•Manchester United are preparing to jettison fading captain Wayne Rooney with 20 months left on his £300,000-a-week contract. There is interest from the USA and China, but United face the prospect of having to pay up the remainder of his deal if they want to offload him after this season.
•Gordon Strachan is set to quit as Scotland manager before next month's trip to Wembley.
•Gareth Southgate is closing in on the England job. Football Association chiefs have been hugely impressed with Southgate, despite England's disappointing draw in Slovenia on Tuesday.
•Simone Zaza could be on his way out of West Ham - less than two months after joining. Valencia boss Cesare Prandelli is keen on the Italy striker, who is on a season-long loan from Juventus.
•Aaron Ramsey has returned to full Arsenal training as he steps up his recovery from a hamstring injury that's kept him out since the opening weekend of the season.


•West Ham chairman David Sullivan claims fans will stop fighting at the London Stadium once the club starts winning again.
•Delhi Dynamos manager Gianluca Zambrotta has admitted he would love to sign Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
•Liverpool have told Paris Saint-Germain that Philippe Coutinho is not for sale at any price.


•AC Milan have dropped out of the race to sign Chelsea outcast Cesc Fabregas.
•Chelsea's interest in Belgian forward Yannick Carrasco has forced Atletico Madrid to try to drive up his buy-out clause.
•David de Gea was being lined up as Gianluigi Buffon's long-term replacement at Juventus after the club's relegation for match-fixing in 2006 - only for the legendary Italian to stay.


•Gareth Southgate is in pole position to become England's next permanent manager and could land the role with victory against Scotland.
•Manchester United target Reece Oxford has rubbished claims that he is set to sign new deal with West Ham.
•Manchester United are in line for a cash windfall should Michael Keane leave Burnley as Leicester and Chelsea keep tabs on the England defender.
•The Football Association fail to explain why sacked England boss Sam Allardyce was given a £1m pay-off.
•Jordan Henderson says 'world class' Wayne Rooney is still England's leader despite being dropped by interim boss Gareth Southgate.
•West Ham are braced for the toughest security test yet at their London Stadium home with Chelsea set to be allocated 5,200 tickets for EFL Cup visit.
•Mesut Ozil insists Arsenal starlet Alex Iwobi is a 'mixture of Jay-Jay Okocha and Edgar Davids'.
•Hull City join Crystal Palace and Swansea in chase for Scottish starlet Jai Quitongo.


•French giants Paris Saint-Germain are running the rule over Celtic sensation Moussa Dembele - just four years after releasing him.
•Marouane Chamakh has launched a blistering attack on Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger over a perceived lack of respect.
•Jose Mourinho has reportedly set his sights on a January move for Porto midfielder Hector Herrera.


•Manchester United are expected to be without Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Luke Shaw for Monday night's clash against rivals Liverpool.
•Manchester United have opened talks over the signing of Valencia youngster Fran Villalba, according to the player's agent.

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Friday October 14



•Zlatan Ibrahimovic's two children have joined Wayne Rooney's son in the Manchester United academy.
•Manchester United will have to stump up a mammoth £450million to sign Gareth Bale from Real Madrid.
•Meanwhile, Bale's team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo is set for a new £215million five-year deal at the Bernabeu.
•Luke Shaw is back in Manchester United training and ready to give a timely boost to Jose Mourinho.
•Arsene Wenger has told Manchester City and Barcelona they are wasting their time trying to prise Hector Bellerin from Arsenal.
•Chelsea captain John Terry returned to training on Thursday following a spell on the sidelines with an ankle injury.
•Tottenham will continue their pursuit of Real Madrid midfielder Isco in the summer.


•Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte has been handed a massive transfer boost after the club clinched a staggering £900million kit deal with Nike.
•Arsene Wenger has rejected suggestions that Arsenal are prepared to sell Hector Bellerin.


•Interim manager Gareth Southgate is ready to bench Wayne Rooney again for the match against Scotland next month which will decide his own England future - but will not yet strip him of the captaincy.
•Arsene Wenger says Arsenal want Hector Bellerin to sign a new contract to ward off interest from Barcelona and Manchester City.
•Everton boss Ronald Koeman is furious with Republic of Ireland counterpart Martin O'Neill over his treatment of midfielder James McCarthy.


•Eden Hazard wants to play in the number 10 role at Chelsea but admits manager Antonio Conte will not change the formation just for him.
•Manchester United are in lie for a cash windfall if Michael Keane leaves Burnley having reluctantly allowed him to leave Old Trafford in 2014.


•Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is set to return from a hamstring injury for the upcoming matches against Everton and Barcelona.


•Arsene Wenger has offered a vote of confidence to Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud, who has been restricted to just 78 minutes of football for his club this season.


•Nottingham Forest are close to agreeing a £50million sale to an American consortium led by John Jay Moores, the former owner of Major League Baseball franchise San Diego Padres.

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Saturday October 15



•Chelsea are keen on 16-year-old Marseille central defender Boubacar Kamara.
•Memphis Depay looks set to be given a lifeline by German club Wolfsburg as his poor start to his Manchester United career continues.


•New Liverpool star Sadio Mane has revealed how Reds boss Jurgen Klopp tried to sign him for former employers Borussia Dortmund when the Senegal international was with Red Bull Salzburg of Austria.
•Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe says on-loan Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere is primed for an England recall after missing out on the last two squads.
•Nacer Chadli admits 90 per cent of people won't get why he has swapped the comfort of life in London at Tottenham for West Brom.


•Mauircio Pochettino says there are no guarantees England midfielder Eric Dier will continue to get regular club football at Tottenham.
•Steve McClaren has issued an impassioned apology to Derby fans, but insisted he hadn't double-crossed them by joining Newcastle.
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•Arsene Wenger has compared the negativity directed towards him from sections of Arsenal's support to a virus.


•Antonio Conte admits he has no idea why N'Golo Kante swapped champions Leicester for Chelsea in the summer.
•Pep Guardiola has told his Manchester City stars to get tough to win the Premier League title.
•David Moyes is convinced Sunderland keeper Jordan Pickford will become England's No.1.


•Pep Guardiola has revealed it was the memory of playing with Ronald Koeman at Barcelona that convinced him to bring John Stones to Manchester City as he believes the England international is the heir to the Dutchman's throne as Europe's finest centre-back.


•Slaven Bilic has denied that West Ham United are planning to send Simone Zaza back to Juventus in January following the on-loan striker's underwhelming start to life in England.

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Sunday October 16



•Manchester United have held further talks with Atletico Madrid about a move for Antoine Griezmann. The Red Devils see the Frenchman as a long-term replacement for Wayne Rooney.
•Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has no plans to strengthen his squad in January.
•Sunderland are set to hand goalkeeper Jordan Pickford a bumper new deal to fend off interest from Manchester City.


•Joe Hart has played his last game for Manchester City and will leave the club permanently next summer - because he feels let down by Pep Guardiola.
•The way is clear for Gareth Southgate to be the next England manager after Roberto Mancini admitted he had not had any contact with the FA.


•Tottenham are eyeing a move for Romelu Lukaku's younger brother Jordan Lukaku, a left-back currently with Lazio.
•Arsenal facing a fight to keep young Swedish centre-back Kristopher Da Graca from a move to Paris Saint-Germain.
•Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford eyed up by Everton to become their long-term No 1 stopper.
•Liverpool are set to lose the race to sign Uruguay whizkid Joaquin Ardaiz, who is edging towards a move to continental Europe.
•Manchester City rising star Bersant Celina, currently on loan with FC Twente is being chased by Borussia Dortmund.
•New Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce is working on a January loan deal for Middlesbrough forward Jordan Rhodes.


•Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he is not jealous about the money spent on transfers by clubs like Manchester United.


•Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says Anthony Taylor, the referee for Monday's big match with Liverpool, has been given an impossible job.
•Pep Guardiola concerned Manchester City's confidence has taken a hit ahead of Barcelona trip after home draw with Everton extended winless run to three.

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Monday October 17



•Jose Mourinho is ready to keep Wayne Rooney out of the firing line at Liverpool on Monday night.
•Claudio Bravo claims it will take some time for Manchester City to hit their full stride under Pep Guardiola.
•Liverpool star Sadio Mane insists it was his decision to stay at Southampton when Manchester United bid £25m for him in the summer of 2015.


•Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal will need to break the bank to keep Mesut Ozil at the club.
•Jose Mourinho is facing a touchline ban after his row over referee Anthony Taylor.
•Ronald Koeman has questioned Sergio Aguero's mental strength after his fourth penalty miss of the season.
•Mark Noble has revealed West Ham players and staff held crunch talks after a team night out.


•Paul Pogba has warned arch rivals Liverpool he is set to hit top gear.
•Wolves have made English football history with an exclusive deal to broadcast matches live in China.


•Jurgen Klopp has dismissed talk of Jose Mourinho being a fading force ahead of Liverpool's clash with Manchester United tonight.
•Jordan Henderson isn't sure of the words he will deliver before Liverpool head out to face Manchester United on Monday.
•Toby Alderweireld will undergo a scan on Monday after falling awkwardly and injuring his knee in the draw at West Brom.
•Ronald Koeman is using Everton to put himself in the frame to manage Barcelona, a journalist has claimed.


•Celtic should make the most of Moussa Dembele while they can as he'll be off at the end of the season, according to his former Fulham team-mate Lewis Holtby.
•Chelsea will have to pay £50m if they want to sign AC Milan defender Alessio Romagnoli.

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Tuesday October 18



•Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has begun talks over a £40m move for Bayern Munich defender David Alaba.
•Sunderland have been in contact with consortiums from China over a possible takeover, with owner Ellis Short willing to listen to offers of more than £150m for his rock-bottom side.
•Inter Milan are lining up Michy Batshuayi as a replacement for Mauro Icardi, according to reports.
•Arsene Wenger has called in a Paris-based turf technology firm hoping to quash the injuries that have hampered his side in recent months.


•AC Milan have stepped up their interest in Cesc Fabregas. Milan chiefs were at Chelsea's victory over Leicester on Saturday and are understood to have used the trip as a chance to enquire about the Spaniard's situation.
•Revelations from Stamford Bridge over Diego Costa's unhappiness with manager Antonio Conte. It's reported the striker was furious at being screamed at from the touchline during the 3-0 win over Leicester.
•Former Manchester United boss Dwight Yorke claims black players cannot even get interviews for managerial jobs.
•Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke appears to have admitted for the first time that he will let Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang join Real Madrid.
•Theo Walcott insists his Arsenal side are better prepared than ever for this season's "mad" title race.


•Neymar's new contract at Barcelona has a few conditions. The buy-out clause is fixed at £181m for the first year of the deal, £200m for the second year and £226m for the remaining three years.
•Arsenal are considering a swoop for former Chelsea defender Zech Medley.
•Arsenal striker Yaya Sanogo could be going on loan to Saint-Etienne, according to reports.


•West Brom has put overweight Saido Berahino on a special training regime with scales and his future in the balance.
•West Brom striker Saido Berahino was eight pounds overweight before the international break, leading to him being left out of the squad that faced Spurs last weekend.


•Barcelona are monitoring Manchester United's 16-year-old attacking midfielder Angel Gomes.
•A Manchester United fan who worked on the new stand at Anfield has taunted his team's rivals by leaving a host of Red Devils memorabilia in the roof.
•Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has hit back at France president Francois Hollande's claims that striker Karim Benzema is not a good 'example of morality'.


•Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is prepared to sell goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois next summer.


•FA chairman Greg Clarke has suggested it may be too soon for the highly rated Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe to be thrown into the "furnace" of the England job.


•Nolito says Manchester City will respect but not fear Barcelona on Wednesday.

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Wednesday October 19



•Chelsea are set to go back in for AC Milan and Italy defender Alessio Romagnoli with a £49m January bid.
•Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool are heading for a tug-of-war over Paris Saint-Germain centre-back Presnel Kimpembe.
•Manchester City will earn around £720,000 if Denis Suarez features against them for Barcelona on Wednesday night.
•Manchester United's centre-back Eric Bailly has been hammered by team-mates Juan Mata and Ashley Young over his white jelly-shoe sandals.
•Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal must offer more than money to keep their stars at the Emirates. Meanwhile, the club are ready to sell Yaya Sanogo in January.
•Newcastle could make a move for their former defender Tamas Kadar.
•Didier Drogba has backed down in his row with Montreal Impact.
•Lee Probert is not allowed to ref in the Premier League until he proves his fitness.


•Real Madrid defender Pepe is ready to consider a move to Chelsea after his ugly contract stand-off.
•Former England boss Roy Hodgson has been offered a lucrative route back into management in the Chinese Super League.
•West Ham are keeping tabs on Besiktas' former Fulham midfielder Kerim Frei.
•Manchester United are tracking Sporting Lisbon's 21-year-old winger Gelson Martins.
•Valencia teenage star Fran Villalba is set to snub interest from Manchester United and sign a new contract with the Mestalla club.
•Former Tottenham and Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas is set to return as Wolfsburg manager.


•Chelsea are weighing up a move for AC Milan defender Alessio Romagnoli.
•Juventus are set to make a move for Aston Villa goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini.


•Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal will not be forced to sell their best players, including Mesut Ozil, Hector Bellerin and Alexis Sanchez.
•Brexit has been simulated in the new computer game Football Manager 2017, and it's going to make the game harder than ever.
•Premier League clubs have been warned for the first time that they could face serious sanctions, including substantial fines, if they fail to keep a promise to provide minimum standards for disabled fans by August 2017.


•Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla has urged the club to tie Hector Bellerin down on a new long-term contract.
•Mansfield Town manager Adam Murray has confirmed that he's banned his players from using their mobile phones while they're at the club.


•Chris Smalling believes Manchester United's performance in the 0-0 draw at Liverpool showed they are contenders to win the Premier League title.


•Former England goalkeeper David James has warned Manchester City stars they are playing for their futures against Barcelona.


•The FA will demand that Manchester United make Marcus Rashford available for the European U21 finals next summer irrespective of his development with England's senior side this season.


•Police will boost the number of officers on duty at Sunday's Old Firm showdown by 50 per cent.

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Thursday October 20



•Sam Allardyce is being lined up for a sensational return to Sunderland. A Chinese consortium bidding to buy the club will break the bank to bring back the former boss if they win control.
•Hull City's 17-year-old defender Josh Tymon is set for his Premier League debut on Saturday against Stoke while he is still on wages if just £160 a week.
•Sunderland have been handed a huge injury boost with Adnan Januzaj set to return from injury ahead of schedule.


•In-demand Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci was so desperate to play for Pep Guardiola that he called Manchester City about a transfer this summer, according to City's chief executive.
•Jurgen Klopp has admitted Liverpool are wary of West Brom's threat from set-pieces ahead of their Anfield clash.
•Gareth Southgate has been told his role as England's Under-21s boss will be unaffected if he does not get the job with the senior team.


•David Moyes has arrived at Sunderland for the long term, the club's chief executive has insisted.


•Luke Shaw has lifted the lid on Manchester United's antics in the dressing room by revealing Zlatan Ibrahimovic tells loads of jokes and Paul Pogba is dancing all the time.


•Nottingham Forest owner Fawaz al-Hasawi has been asking potential buyers of the club for an annual salary that could rise above £1m and a series of financial demands that include an extraordinary clause entitling him to whatever the players earn in bonuses.

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Friday October 21



•Sergio Aguero is set to be the next high-profile casualty of Pep Guardiola's ruthless Manchester City revolution, with some at the club convinced the 28-year-old striker will be on his way at the end of the season.
•Slaven Bilic admits West Ham are still suffering from the "killer blow" of Andy Carroll's continued injury absence.


•Joe Hart's new Torino team-mates are staggered Pep Guardiola booted him out of Manchester City insisting he is the Rolls-Royce of goalkeepers.


•Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has set his heart on moving to the Premier League with the former Argentina midfielder likely to move to England in 2018 when his contract expires.
•Aitor Karanka has hit back at his Middlesbrough critics and said he is "150 per cent confident" they will stay up playing his way.
•Mike Phelan wants his former Manchester United coaching colleague Tony Coton as his assistant at Hull.
•Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe admits the club have gone backwards since David Moyes' arrival as manager in July.
•Kenny Jackett and Kevin Blackwell head Sky Bet Championship side Rotherham's shortlist to succeed the sacked Alan Stubbs as manager.


•Tammy Abraham can become Chelsea's next top centre-forward, according to his Bristol City team-mate Gary O'Neil.
•Arsenal are keeping tabs on Fiorentina goalkeeper Giacomo Satalino, according to reports.


•Vincent Kompany's future at Manchester City has been plunged into fresh doubt after it emerged the captain was omitted from the squad to face Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday despite being fully fit.
•Jurgen Klopp says Manchester United's physical, long-ball game has given Liverpool a taste of what is to come when they play West Brom this weekend.
•Claudio Ranieri has compared himself to an electric car after admitting that Leicester City have recharged his managerial career.


•Manchester City would 'open the door wide' if Lionel Messi leaves Barcelona before the end of his career, insists chief executive Ferran Soriano.
•Chelsea will check on Middlesbrough defender Ben Gibson on Saturday as Antonio Conte steps up his search for defensive reinforcements.
•Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho won't receive special treatment at Stamford Bridge as he returns to former club Chelsea.


•The supporters' trust at Swansea, for years praised as a model club run as a partnership with fans, has angrily criticised the chairman, Huw Jenkins, and other former shareholders for making millions by selling to US investors.
•The new UEFA president, Aleksander Ceferin, has suggested the Champions League final could be contested in New York or elsewhere outside Europe for the first time.
•Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has rallied against the influx of Far East money into Serie A and said the sales of Inter and AC Milan to Chinese investors are a defeat for Italian football.


•Mauricio Pochettino wants greater control of transfer policy at Tottenham and has told Daniel Levy that he does not want him to find a direct replacement for the club's departing head of recruitment, Paul Mitchell.
•John Terry has suffered another ankle injury that is expected to keep him out of Chelsea's Premier League match against Manchester United on Sunday.
•Ross Barkley has been told to heed a "wake-up call" after being dropped to the bench by Ronald Koeman.


•Celtic captain Scott Brown believes Rangers will be more dangerous now Joey Barton has been banned from his club.
•Derek McInnes says Aberdeen won't be affected by a half-empty Hampden Park after claiming they would be happy to play Morton in the car park.
•Neil Lennon believes Rotherham's decision to axe his Hibs predecessor, Alan Stubbs, after 14 games was "ridiculous".

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Saturday October 22



•Inter Milan are interested in Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta and would like to get a deal done in January.
•Yannick Carrasco has signed a bumper new contract tying him down to Atletico Madrid until 2022.
•Arsenal forward Danny Welbeck could return to action ahead of schedule.
•Everton are plotting a potential January move for Sporting Lisbon's star defender Ruben Semedo.


•Sergio Aguero has been told by Pep Guardiola he can leave Manchester City when he wants to.
•Cristiano Ronaldo's contract extension at Real Madrid is still waiting to be finalised due to a row over its length.
•Gareth Bale would like to stay at Real Madrid but is in no rush to sign a new deal as negotiations continue.
•Chelsea scouts will run the rule over potential January transfer target Ben Gibson on Saturday when Middlesbrough travel to the Emirates to face Arsenal.
•Peter Odemwingie is set to join Bolton Wanderers. The former West Brom forward is a free agent after being released by Stoke in the summer.
•Liverpool defensive starlet Joe Gomez is a loan target for fellow Premier League side Bournemouth as well as Championship high-fliers Huddersfield.
•Pep Guardiola has revealed Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany's head is not right after two years of injury hell.


•Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has directed stinging criticism at English clubs as he claimed academies are "kidnapping" young foreign talent instead of promoting local youth.
•Vincent Kompany is set to become the latest high-profile casualty of Pep Guardiola's reign after the Manchester City captain was left out in Barcelona.
•Sunderland players will have their wages halved if they are relegated from the Premier League.
•Everton No 1 Maarten Stekelenburg says that a keeper's 'priority is to save balls not kick them.
•Arsenal are finally in a position to win the Premier League, says Arsene Wenger: "There's more to come from our team... the confidence is there"


•Tony Pulis has revealed that Saido Berahino will be offered a new deal, despite confirming the forward has been placed on a special weight-loss programme.
•Jurgen Klopp has shrugged off concerns about Daniel Sturridge's goal drought and assured the Liverpool striker "even Gerd Muller had streaks like this".


•Manchester giants United and City are set to go head-to-head in the race to snap up Monaco defender Fabinho.
•Chelsea want to sign highly-rated defender Alessio Romagnoli in January - but Milan will snub their advances.


•Jose Mourinho has admitted he has never been close to Roman Abramovich despite Chelsea's owner twice appointing him and the Portuguese being the most successful manager in the club's history.


•Chelsea are close to agreeing a new contract with Dominic Solanke after the England Under-21 striker lowered his wage demands.


•Former Celtic and Scotland keeper Rab Douglas has signed for Arbroath - at the age of 44.
•Rangers ace Niko Kranjcar could be facing months on the sidelines with a knee injury.

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Sunday October 23



•Lorenzo Insigne's agent is pushing for talks with Liverpool over a January move to Merseyside to help end the striker's spell at Napoli.
•Dominic Solanke is on the verge of signing a new contract at Chelsea after lowering his wage demands.
•Everton's James McCarthy will be a target for a host of clubs in the January transfer window after failing to impress boss Ronald Koeman.


•Wayne Rooney is a major doubt for Manchester United's Premier League match at Chelsea after not travelling with the squad for the visit to Stamford Bridge.
•Manchester United are set to recall Cameron Borthwick-Jackson after lack of game-time on loan at Wolves.
•Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta faces a two-month injury lay-off after suffering a nasty knee injury against Valencia.


•Tim Sherwood thinks Manchester City could buy Michael Carrick in January as the midfielder struggles to get in to the Manchester United side under Jose Mourinho.


•Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola wants to replace Sergio Aguero with Borussia Dortmund star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.


•Paul Parker has called Peter Schmeichel 'a coward' and claims he would often 'throw his rattle out the pram'.
•Europe's biggest fans group have given a big thumbs-down to UEFA plans for the Champions League Final to be played in locations such as New York.
•Chelsea starlet Nathaniel Chalobah is to be offered a new deal after impressing Antonio Conte.
•Bayern Munich have dealt Manchester City a fresh blow - by warning Pep Guardiola to forget about David Alaba.
•Everton boss Ronald Koeman is targeting Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman as a replacement for Gareth Barry.
•Manchester United are ready to battle Arsenal in the scramble for Atletico Madrid's £40million-rated defender Jose Gimenez.
•Wayne Rooney will be offered a mega £500,000-a-week deal to quit Manchester United to link up with Sven-Goran Eriksson in the Chinese Super League.


•Jurgen Klopp has said that Steven Gerrard will always be welcome back at Liverpool; the former club captain has hinted at a return to England from Los Angeles on social media.

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Monday October 24



•Tottenham's Moussa Sissoko is set for a three-game ban after the ref missed his elbow on Harry Arter.
•David Moyes could face an FA charge after a tunnel confrontation with referee Bobby Madley following Sunderland's defeat to West Ham.
•Olivier Giroud is set for his first Arsenal start of the season in the EFL Cup this week.
•Steve McClaren wants to be reunited with Chris Martin at Derby in January. Martin is on loan at Fulham in a season-long deal.
•Southampton boss Claude Puel is keeping tabs on teenage Espanyol midfielder Marc Roca.


•N'Golo Kante scores more goals in training than Cristiano Ronaldo, says Chelsea team-mate David Luiz.
•Sunderland's Victor Anichebe has been panned for a dreadful copy and paste tweet.


•Pep Guardiola locked his players in the dressing room following the home draw against Southampton.
•Sunderland boss David Moyes could face FA punishment over ref rant.
•Stoke boss Mark Hughes has silenced the sack talk after his side's victory over Hull.


•Arsene Wenger is relaxed over his future ahead of the Arsenal AGM.
•Pep Guardiola held a lengthy dressing room inquest with his Man City players, but joked he was delayed by wine.


•Jose Mourinho appeared to accuse Antonio Conte of trying to "humiliate" him on his return to Stamford Bridge.


•Stoke City have blamed Hull's Sam Clucas for the post-match confrontation on Saturday.

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Tuesday October 25



•Jose Mourinho has told Wayne Rooney he will have to leave Manchester United if he wants regular first-team football.
•Morgan Schneiderlin has been informed by Jose Mourinho that he can also leave Old Trafford.
•Manchester City are lining up a £20m swoop for versatile Bayern Munich star Juan Bernat.


•Manchester United players have been stunned by Jose Mourinho's hands-off and distant approach at their Carrington training ground.


•Chelsea are targeting Roma defender Antonio Rudiger with a possible £35m price tag as Manchester United and City weigh up moves for the Germany international.
•West Ham will hire their old Upton Park stewards to avoid crowd trouble against Chelsea at the London Stadium.
•Kevin De Bruyne says Pep Guardiola's methods are the only way to win titles.


•Barcelona star Xavi says Jose Mourinho must not start a war to change Manchester United.
•Sean Dyche has opened the door for 'first class' Joey Barton to make a dramatic return to Burnley from Rangers.
•Marouane Fellaini has been ruled out of Manchester United's EFL Cup game against Manchester City after David Luiz's horror tackle.
•West Ham are eyeing a £1.5m move for Millwall star Mahlon Romeo.


•Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke wants Arsene Wenger to stay at the club beyond next summer.
•West Brom are poised to make a £4m bid for Leeds United defender Charlie Taylor.


•Leicester's Christian Fuchs wants to play Major League Soccer one day.
•Kevin de Bruyne and Marouane Fellaini will both miss the Manchester derby on Wednesday.


•Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will put his young guns in the firing line against Tottenham in the EFL Cup.

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Wednesday October 26



•Chelsea are preparing a £35m bid for Antonio Rudiger as they aim to beat Manchester United to the Roma defender's signature.
•Wayne Rooney will not leave Manchester United until he has topped Sir Bobby Charlton's 40-year-old goalscoring record.
•Disgraced former England boss Sam Allardyce told a court via videolink from his holiday in Thailand how he was conned in a £60,000 Christmas "hampers and champers" scam.
•Arsenal are stepping up their chase of Juventus' highly-rated 16-year-old striker Moise Kean.


•Pep Guardiola to keep faith in Man City youngsters in bid to inflict more misery on Man United.
•Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United can take advantage of vulnerable Manchester City - and their last clash proves it.
•"It is not like we are playing Millwall" - West Ham boss Slaven Bilic downplays animosity for Chelsea game.
•Michael Carrick ready to lead as Manchester United bid to "bounce back" in derby clash with City.


•Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs could be set for his first managerial job after being linked with Wigan to replace Gary Caldwell.
•SFA chief executive Stewart Regan has pledged to fight England tooth and nail in the battle for Celtic's teenage sensation Karamoko Dembele.
•Brendan Rodgers insists Celtic defender Jozo Simunovic is going nowhere.


•Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed his biggest regret in 27 years as manager of Manchester United was not reaching the Champions League final in Glasgow in 2002.
•Antonio Conte admits the potential for crowd trouble at the London Stadium tonight will not stop him whipping up Chelsea fans.


•Pep Guardiola will use his reserve players to humiliate Jose Mourinho as Man City prepare for EFL Cup trip to United.
•Jose Mourinho sends tailored text messages to Manchester United stars ahead of big games as he looks to arrest slide in EFL Cup clash with City.
•Former Olympiacos manager Marco Silva in line to replace Walter Zenga at Wolves on agent Jorge Mendes' advice.


•Jose Mourinho has claimed living in Manchester has been a "bit of a disaster" so far as he painted a frustrated picture of life in a goldfish bowl.
•West Ham United have begun training at the London Stadium in an attempt to make their players feel more at home there.


•Henrikh Mkhitaryan's ability to cope with the physical demands of English football prompted doubts among Louis van Gaal's Manchester United coaching team over his suitability for the Premier League.
•Manchester United's start to life under Jose Mourinho has not been the fairy tale story that many had hoped for, and reports suggest that his 'hands-off' approach to training has left the players surprised and stunned with his methods, having expected much more from the so-called 'Special One'.
•Wigan are ready to offer Karl Robinson a quick return to management - after sacking Gary Caldwell.

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Thursday October 27



•Inter Milan are interested in bringing out-of-favour Manchester United skipper Wayne Rooney to Italy.
•Meanwhile, Rooney will keep making the England squad even if United never pick him, says Gareth Southgate.
•Former Paris St-Germain manager Laurent Blanc is stalling on signing an agreement to replace Frank de Boer at Inter, because he believes he could replace Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford.
•Chelsea have gained a leg up over their rivals in the pursuit of emerging Swedish star Alexander Isak.
•Sam Allardyce could be offered a route back into football with Championship side Wolves.
•Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and Everton's Ronald Koeman are both readying themselves for a January tug of war over Hull starlet Josh Tymon


•Stoke right-back Glen Johnson is being linked with a shock move to Barcelona.
•Mamadou Sakho is finally ready to leave Liverpool - the French defender has been exiled by Jurgen Klopp and admits he has no future at Anfield.
•Arsenal and Everton are set to battle it out for Hull's teenage left-back Josh Tymon.
•The Gunners are also are watching Middlesbrough youngster Harry Chapman, who is on loan at Sheffield United.
•Leicester are monitoring Leeds left-back Charlie Taylor, who could be available on a free next summer.
•Tottenham midfielder Nabil Bentaleb is set to join Schalke on a permanent basis next summer.


•Mamadou Sakho no longer exists in Jurgen Klopp's eyes and will leave Liverpool this winter, according to a damning report in France.
•Manchester United star Henrikh Mkhitaryan will not be leaving in a January transfer.
•Juventus are monitoring Pablo Zabaleta's contract situation at Manchester City.


•Barcelona are reportedly considering a shock move for Stoke right-back Glen Johnson - and they also have eyes on Manchester United and Chelsea players this winter.
•Liverpool are set to leave their historic Melwood training ground so that they can bring the first and youth teams together on one site.


•Spanish club Real Sociedad has shown just what it means for a football club to be a pillar of its community by offering a job to a homeless man who slept rough outside the stadium.
•Wigan are ready to offer Ryan Giggs his first managerial role, though the size of his transfer budget could make or break any deal.
•Manchester United sent a scout to Dingwall on Wednesday night to run the rule over Moussa Dembele as Celtic moved seven points clear at the Premiership summit.
•Frank Lampard has tipped Manchester City to capture the Premier League title this season, but heaped praise on new Chelsea manager Antonio Conte.
•Tottenham midfielder Eric Dier believes team-mate Harry Kane, should have made the Ballon d'Or shortlist.


•Simon Mignolet is unhappy at being Liverpool's second-choice goalkeeper and has hinted he will leave if the situation does not change.
•The Premier League may have to pay the Football Association to move FA Cup ties to midweek for a winter break to be introduced, Martin Glenn warned on Wednesday.


•Manchester United are on their third permanent manager since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement and have spent £460m on a faltering squad in search of success.
•Manchester United's coaching team expressed doubts about signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan during Louis van Gaal's reign.


•Stoke have given defender Phil Bardsley compassionate leave after his grandfather died in a car accident.

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Friday October 28



•Barcelona are lining up a shock £20million move for Liverpool right-back Nathaniel Clyne in January.
•Liverpool have signed Bury teenager Emeka Obi, dubbed the best 15-year-old in England.
•Paris Saint-Germain are desperate to sign Manchester United target Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid - and are willing to pay the France international's £89m buy-out clause.


•Chris Smalling, Marcos Rojo and Daley Blind could leave Manchester United, with manager Jose Mourinho targeting Germany defender Antonio Rudiger.
•Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes five teams are capable of winning the Premier League, including Spurs and his old club. He hasn't named Chelsea on the list.
•Bayern Munich are increasingly confident forward Robert Lewandowski will sign a contract extension at the club.
•Wigan are ready to appoint Manchester United Under-21 coach Warren Joyce as their new manager.


•Real Madrid tried to hire Pep Guardiola as a replacement for Rafael Benitez last November, according to the Manchester City manager's biographer it has been reported.
•Bastian Schweinsteiger's future has been cast into further doubt after he was omitted from Manchester United's 2016/17 team photo.
•Liverpool are considering leaving their Melwood training base in a bid to bring the first-team and the academy closer together.
•Erik Lamela is hoping to become the latest Tottenham player to commit his future to the club by signing a new contract.
•Claudio Ranieri has warned Leicester duo Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez that making the Ballon d'Or short-list will not spare them from the axe if they underperform.


•Vincent Kompany faces a big battle to prove he can fit Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola's prototype of a centre-half.
•Nigel Pearson has emerged as a leading contender to take over at Wolverhampton Wanderers after the dismissal of Walter Zenga.


•Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan will not push for a move and insists he "will do everything to try and help the team" despite having only played four times since his £30m move from Borussia Dortmund in the summer.


•Xabi Alonso believes Jurgen Klopp has been successful at Liverpool because he has embraced the culture, tradition and hunger of the club.


•Arsenal and Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil held discussions with Fenerbahce over a move to Turkey in the summer according to reports.
•Nathaniel Chalobah insists he never lost belief he would be handed the chance to prove himself at Chelsea.
•QPR director of football Les Ferdinand has told fans to get realistic over their chances of promotion this season.


•Manchester United sent a scout to watch Moussa Dembele in Celtic's 4-0 victory over Ross County on Wednesday.
•Scotland's most expensive player Olivier Burke is being shaped into a number 10 at RB Leipzig, his coach Ralph Hasenhuttl has revealed.

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Saturday October 29



•Manchester United and Manchester City could make audacious moves for Barcelona's Luis Suarez, according to stunning reports in Spain.
•Manchester United's Matteo Darmian has reportedly agreed to join Inter Milan.
•David Moyes claims he's ready "to take his poison" in his desperate bid to save Sunderland's season.


•Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho insists that Ronald Koeman will be frustrated in his stated hope of bringing Wayne Rooney back to Everton.
•Sam Allardyce has rejected interest from Wolverhampton Wanderers, even though the FA would not have blocked their attempt to lure him to Molineux.


•Real Madrid's superstars have been criticised for disrespecting their lower-league opponents after leaving the changing room of third-tier Cultural Leonesa in a disgraceful state following their Copa del Rey game in Leon.
•Everton outcast Oumar Niasse could be rescued by Turkish club Galatasaray.


•Samir Nasri wants to quit Manchester City and move to Sevilla permanently in the summer.
•Manchester United coach Warren Joyce will meet Wigan this weekend to discuss the possibility of becoming their new boss.
•Brighton are lining up a January bid for Exeter youngster Ollie Watkins.


•Chelsea are reportedly eyeing a move for Paris-Saint Germain star Javier Pastore in January.
•Celtic and Scotland have been rocked after defender Kieran Tierney was ruled out for the rest of the year after a freak training ground injury.


•Jack Wilshere says his England axe was the final straw and admits he had to leave Arsenal to revive his career.
•Ryan Giggs admits he dreads the thought of Liverpool winning the Premier League and fears this could be the season the Anfield club win their first top division title in 27 years.

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Sunday October 30



•Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is lining up an audacious £135m bid for Barcelona forward Luis Suarez.
•LA Galaxy have been warned off trying to lure Wayne Rooney to America by former chief Alexi Lalas.
•Chelsea are eyeing a move for Newcastle's young skipper Jamaal Lascelles in an £18m deal.
•West Ham have opened talks with Reece Oxford over a long-term deal.
•Manchester City want Juventus starlet Moise Kean and Valencia whizkid Kanjin Lee to join the Pep Guardiola revolution.


•Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City are preparing to go head to head with Real Madrid for Celtic's £40m sensation Moussa Dembele.
•Cesc Fabregas could be left kicking his heals at Chelsea until the end of the season with AC Milan cooling on the idea of a January move.


•Wayne Rooney will not be forced out of Manchester United - and the club will look for a significant transfer fee if the striker decides his future lies away from Old Trafford.
•Phil Jagielka believes Wayne Rooney would be a perfect fit for Everton if the England captain decides to leave Manchester United.
•Galatasaray will offer Netherlands winger Memphis Depay a route out of Manchester United.
•Real Madrid have put Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino on their managerial wanted list.
•Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic is weighing up potential offers from across Europe and the Far East.
•Sunderland defender Lamine Kone is set to spark a transfer rush in January with at least four clubs keen on him.
•Leicester are weighing up a move for Red Bull Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita.
•Yaya Toure's agent has accused Pep Guardiola of snubbing his attempts to end the midfielder's Manchester City limbo.
•Southampton's Nathan Redmond is in line for a call-up to England's senior squad.


•MK Dons will check on the availability of Ryan Giggs before choosing their next manager to replace Karl Robinson.
•Watford are looking to sell Juan Carlos Paredes in the January transfer window to former club Barcelona SC in Ecuador.
•Stoke City and England goalkeeper Jack Butland has returned to see a specialist after experiencing more discomfort from an ankle injury that has already kept him out for seven months.
•Everton teenager Dominic Calvert-Lewin has been called up to their first team squad to face West Ham on Sunday.
•The design of the £700m Olympic Stadium - West Ham's new home ground - is so flawed for football use that it has created a 'battleground' for fans, say stadium experts.
•Paul Pogba's controversial agent Mino Raiola has raised further questions over a reported £24.3m payment he received following his client's world record move from Juventus to Manchester United.


•Phil Jagielka believes Everton's ability to produce a successful team is more important than their spending power in the club's desire to retain their best players.


•Xherdan Shaqiri has splashed out on a new luxury pad to demonstrate that he feels at home at Stoke City.
•Manchester City are in line to become the next Premier League club to secure a mega-money kit deal.
•Manchester United will decide in January whether to take up their option to extend Antonio Valencia's contract.


•Antonio Conte says he had never heard of N'Golo Kante until his rise to prominence with Leicester City, but now believes the Chelsea player is "a complete midfielder".

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Sunday October 30



•Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is lining up an audacious £135m bid for Barcelona forward Luis Suarez.
•LA Galaxy have been warned off trying to lure Wayne Rooney to America by former chief Alexi Lalas.
•Chelsea are eyeing a move for Newcastle's young skipper Jamaal Lascelles in an £18m deal.
•West Ham have opened talks with Reece Oxford over a long-term deal.
•Manchester City want Juventus starlet Moise Kean and Valencia whizkid Kanjin Lee to join the Pep Guardiola revolution.


•Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City are preparing to go head to head with Real Madrid for Celtic's £40m sensation Moussa Dembele.
•Cesc Fabregas could be left kicking his heals at Chelsea until the end of the season with AC Milan cooling on the idea of a January move.


•Wayne Rooney will not be forced out of Manchester United - and the club will look for a significant transfer fee if the striker decides his future lies away from Old Trafford.
•Phil Jagielka believes Wayne Rooney would be a perfect fit for Everton if the England captain decides to leave Manchester United.
•Galatasaray will offer Netherlands winger Memphis Depay a route out of Manchester United.
•Real Madrid have put Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino on their managerial wanted list.
•Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic is weighing up potential offers from across Europe and the Far East.
•Sunderland defender Lamine Kone is set to spark a transfer rush in January with at least four clubs keen on him.
•Leicester are weighing up a move for Red Bull Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita.
•Yaya Toure's agent has accused Pep Guardiola of snubbing his attempts to end the midfielder's Manchester City limbo.
•Southampton's Nathan Redmond is in line for a call-up to England's senior squad.


•MK Dons will check on the availability of Ryan Giggs before choosing their next manager to replace Karl Robinson.
•Watford are looking to sell Juan Carlos Paredes in the January transfer window to former club Barcelona SC in Ecuador.
•Stoke City and England goalkeeper Jack Butland has returned to see a specialist after experiencing more discomfort from an ankle injury that has already kept him out for seven months.
•Everton teenager Dominic Calvert-Lewin has been called up to their first team squad to face West Ham on Sunday.
•The design of the £700m Olympic Stadium - West Ham's new home ground - is so flawed for football use that it has created a 'battleground' for fans, say stadium experts.
•Paul Pogba's controversial agent Mino Raiola has raised further questions over a reported £24.3m payment he received following his client's world record move from Juventus to Manchester United.


•Phil Jagielka believes Everton's ability to produce a successful team is more important than their spending power in the club's desire to retain their best players.


•Xherdan Shaqiri has splashed out on a new luxury pad to demonstrate that he feels at home at Stoke City.
•Manchester City are in line to become the next Premier League club to secure a mega-money kit deal.
•Manchester United will decide in January whether to take up their option to extend Antonio Valencia's contract.


•Antonio Conte says he had never heard of N'Golo Kante until his rise to prominence with Leicester City, but now believes the Chelsea player is "a complete midfielder".