January Transfer Centre - Paper Talk Man U And Others On Big Purchase (Read Talks)

Manchester United are ready to splash £90m on Sean Longstaff and Moussa Dembele in January.
Raheem Sterling wants Phil Foden in the England team with him – but Pep Guardiola claims he must wait for his Manchester City chance.
Former Lyon coach Bruno Genesio has claimed he was set to become Newcastle United boss in the summer instead of Steve Bruce if the club had been taken over by a consortium led by Peter Kenyon.
Arsenal scouts will watch Red Bull Salzburg youngster Dominik Szoboszlai when the Austrian champions face Liverpool on Wednesday night.

Manchester United have targeted Celtic and Scotland physio Tim Williamson as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer continues to reshuffle his backroom team.
Arsenal are open to loaning Mesut Ozil in January but fear they will be unable to offload their top-earner.
Antoine Griezmann has confessed he has found it ‘difficult’ to form a relationship with Lionel Messi as the pair rarely talk.
Joe Root has been snubbed by the Northern Superchargers as the England Test captain faces a ballot alongside Jonny Bairstow and Rory Burns before being picked for a Hundred team at the competition’s official launch on Thursday.

Heung-min Son has opened up on how he wanted to quit Spurs after a nightmare start but boss Mauricio Pochettino convinced him to stay and become the team’s star man.
Arsenal have eyed Real Sociedad loanee Martin Odegaard as a replacement for Mesut Ozil but Real Madrid are asking as much as £71m for the resurgent star.
Chelsea have been handed a huge boost ahead of their Champions League trip to Lille on Wednesday as they welcomed back N’Golo Kante, Olivier Giroud and Kurt Zouma from injury.
Diego Costa has reportedly emerged as a shock transfer target for Qatar side Al Rayyan but Atletico Madrid are desperate to keep the star until the summer.
Manchester United target Gianluigi Donnarumma has reportedly rejected a new £5.3m-a-year deal with AC Milan.
Jamaal Lascelles escaped with just a ticking off from Steve Bruce after his unauthorised London visit.

Massimiliano Allegri has been learning English as he is targeting a job in the Premier League, especially the Manchester United job should Ole Gunnar Solskjaer be sacked.
Gary Kirsten will meet with the England and Wales Cricket Board on Wednesday to outline his vision for the men’s national team and its vacant head coach position.
The IAAF president, Sebastian Coe, has told athletes coached by Alberto Salazar they must sever their links with immediate effect.

Barcelona are to hold a meeting between the players and the board to discuss their failure to sign Neymar as it’s understood several players are unhappy that the club didn’t manage to recapture the Brazilian superstar over the summer.
Newcastle’s crisis means Man Utd are confident over a cut-price Sean Longstaff deal.

Gary Kirsten is in line to be appointed England head coach this week in a major coup for Ashley Giles.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is considering leaving Paul Pogba out of the Manchester United squad to face AZ Alkmaar after he aggravated his ankle injury during the 1-1 draw with Arsenal on Monday.
The Football League board will decide today on the sanction that Liverpool will face for fielding an ineligible player in the Carabao Cup.

Kieran Tierney was at the centre of a fitness riddle after Arsenal pulled the plug on his Scotland recall.
Hearts have received an injury boost after being told Craig Halkett could be back within eight weeks.
Cluj star Billel Omrani declared himself fit and ready to down Celtic again after his brace at Parkhead knocked out Neil Lennon’s men from the Champions League in August.

Former Ayr United manager Ian McCall has claimed Lawrence Shankland was “very close” to joining Rangers last January.
Shankland insists he will handle the pressure of his shock call-up to the Scotland squad and admitted he cannot wait to test himself at international level.
In-form Alfredo Morelos has been called up for Colombia’s friendlies against Chile and Algeria later this month.
Former Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio will make an announcement on his future this week, having been linked with Rangers over the summer.
Sheyi Ojo is set to turn his back on England and join Rangers team-mate Joe Aribo in lining up for Nigeria.
Celtic and Rangers are set to lock horns in the second round of the SFA Youth Cup in a repeat of last season’s thrilling final.

January Transfer Centre – Paper Talk Man U And Others On Big Purchase (Read Talks)