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BBC
Nottingham Forest are set to appoint former Wolves and Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo in the next few days, with the Portuguese 49-year-old replacing current manager Steve Cooper. (A Bola - in Portuguese)
Manchester United, Fulham, West Ham and AC Milan had scouts at Allianz Arena on Sunday to watch Stuttgart's 27-year-old Guinea striker Serhou Guirassy in his side's 3-0 loss to Bayern Munich. (90min)
Manchester United football director John Murtough was in Saudi Arabia for transfer talks this month with the club willing to sell England winger Jadon Sancho, 23, French centre-back Raphael Varane, 30, French forward Anthony Martial, 28, and Brazil midfielder Casemiro, 31. (Mail)
But Varane is hopeful Manchester United will trigger the one-year extension in his contract. (Manchester Evening News)
Barcelona are ready to listen to offers for Brazil winger Raphinha, 27, with Manchester United considering proposing a swap deal involving the former Leeds United player and Sancho. (Sport - in Spanish)
Newcastle United sporting director Dan Ashworth is the Ineos Group's prime choice to assume the role at Manchester United, although they remain open to retaining Murtough. (Manchester Evening News)
Tottenham have held talks over a potential move for 23-year-old Nice and France centre-back Jean-Clair Todibo. (Football.London)
Wolves are poised to report financial losses of £65m but will target up to two new signings in the January transfer window. Viktoria Plzen forward Rafiu Durosinmi, 20, remains a £7m target, although Eintracht Frankfurt also want the Nigerian. (Telegraph - subscription needed)
Fulham are weighing up a January bid for Montpellier's 23-year-old Nigerian forward Akor Adams. (Football Insider)
Barcelona could terminate Clement Lenglet's Aston Villa loan in the January transfer window and then try to sell the 28-year-old France defender, with AC Milan interested. (Football Insider)
Chelsea are prepared to sell left-back Ian Maatsen in the January transfer window, with Manchester City, West Ham, Borussia Dortmund, Napoli and Roma interested in the 21-year-old Dutchman. (90min)
Chelsea have no intention of letting 21-year-old English winger Noni Madueke leave on loan in January. (Athletic - subscription needed)
Arsenal and England keeper Aaron Ramsdale, 25, has been linked with Chelsea but the Blues are unlikely to sign another stopper in January, despite Spain's Robert Sanchez, 26, facing a spell on the sidelines with a knee injury. (Standard)
Juventus have opened talks with Manchester City about signing England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 28. (Fabrizio Romano)
Bayern Munich and Germany forward Thomas Muller, 34, is close to signing a new contract with the club. (Bild - in German, subscription needed)
Bayern Munich have called off a January move for Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo but could reassess signing the 24-year-old Uruguay international next summer. (Sky Sport Germany - in German)
Paris St-Germain's France forward Kylian Mbappe, 24, and boss Luis Enrique's relationship has deteriorated. (AS - in Spanish)
Barcelona president Joan Laporta says the club will target a loan midfielder in January in a deal similar to the one that brought Edgar Davids to the club in 2004. (EFE, via ESPN)
Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos, 33, is considering coming out of international retirement to play for Germany at Euro 2024. (Bild - in German, subscription needed)
Paulo Xavier has left his role as Real Madrid's Latin America scout to join Arsenal, and will work in South America with two other scouts. (Athletic - subscription needed)
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DAILY MAIL
Manchester United football director John Murtough was in Saudi Arabia for transfer talks earlier this month with the club seeking to sell players to raise funds for January signings, with Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane, Anthony Martial and Casemiro among the United players available for transfer.
Murtough is understood to have left Saudi Arabia without reaching agreement on any transfers, but established some important new relationships for United and further talks are planned after his visit to Riyadh.
Burnley have launched an investigation after an Everton fan gatecrashed their coaches' room before Saturday's clash at Turf Moor.
Manchester United could finally confirm Sir Jim Ratcliffe's £1.25bn investment before Christmas.
Nuno Espirito Santo has emerged as a contender for the Nottingham Forest job if Steve Cooper pays for poor recent results with his job.
January is not expected to be a mad transfer trolley-dash for Liverpool but the club - as ever - are alert to opportunities and could make moves if the price is right.
Liverpool youngster Ben Doak is subject to interest from the same management agency that looks after Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson, with PLG UK trying to tie down the winger as he steps up his first-team involvement.
Seb Coe fears fans are being priced out of attending next summer's Olympics in Paris, which could result in 'unacceptable' empty seats at the athletics.
DAILY EXPRESS
Crystal Palace are among the clubs interested in a January deal for Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah.
Manchester United reportedly sent scouts to watch Stuttgart striker Serhou Guirassy on Sunday evening.
Tottenham have reportedly held talks over a move for Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo.
Arsenal defender Jakub Kiwior is the subject of strong interest from Napoli, who are using intermediaries to bring him to Italy.
Lyon are reportedly interested in signing Chelsea defender Benoit Badiashile on loan for the remainder of the season.
Tim Henman has warned Emma Raducanu fans to lower their expectations ahead of the 21-year-old's return to action.
Ronnie O'Sullivan has suggested snooker needs to bring in a new rule to "get rid of boring players".
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has called out the FIA over their handling of the investigation into F1 Academy director Susie Wolff and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff.
DAILY MIRROR
Former Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita has failed to make a positive impression at Werder Bremen since joining in the summer, it has been claimed.
Josh Cavallo, one of just two openly gay top-flight footballers, has shared the vile death threats that he has been sent ever since he came out two years ago.
Kevin De Bruyne is refusing to allow the shock of having his family home burgled to halt his bid for a Manchester City return.
THE ATHLETIC
Chelsea are not willing to loan out Noni Madueke in the January transfer window but are prepared to listen to offers over £40m for Conor Gallagher in January.
Paulo Xavier has left his role as Real Madrid's Latin America scout to join Arsenal.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed the club are targeting a midfield signing in January - if they can improve their salary cap situation.
Nat Phillips is set to return to Liverpool from Celtic in January with another loan move likely for the second half of the season.
Quique Sanchez Flores has been appointed as Sevilla's third permanent manager of the campaign and fifth since the start of last season.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Wolves are poised to report financial losses of £65m but will target up to two new signings in the January transfer window.
Lewis Hall's future is not dependent on the number of appearances he makes for Newcastle United during his season-long loan, with the defender eligible to face parent club Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.
James Taylor, the England cricketer forced to retire at 26, has urged sporting authorities to improve heart screenings after footballer Tom Lockyer's second collapse in seven months.
THE TIMES
Martin Dubravka has revealed that he did end up with a winners' medal from last season's Carabao Cup final, when Newcastle United, his club of more than five years, lost to Manchester United, where he had a short loan spell.
Rangers defender Connor Goldson has given a candid assessment of how low the club was only two months ago and claimed some players did not trust each other's ability until the new manager Philippe Clement took over.
THE SUN
Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne's home in Belgium was reportedly ransacked by robbers during a break-in on Saturday.
David Raya says his battle with Aaron Ramsdale has made them both better goalkeepers.
Manchester City are holding talks with Juventus over a potential deal for Kalvin Phillips.
Michael van Gerwen hopes to sink his teeth into the Sid Waddell Trophy at least one more time - before getting his jaw broken next year.
Michael Schumacher's ex-manager says he has no "hope" of seeing the F1 legend again.
Deontay Wilder had confirmed a deal is in place to finally fight Anthony Joshua with "nothing stopping it".
SCOTTISH SUN
The SFA has announced the appointment of Graeme Jones as their new performance director.
Alexandro Bernabei is poised to make a January exit from Celtic.
Michael Beale has opened up on his time at Rangers and insists he never wanted to manage "the whole football club".
Ridvan Yilmaz could be poised to make a January exit from Rangers.
Motherwell chairman Jim McMahon will stand down at the club's AGM in February.
DAILY RECORD
Nat Phillips will not be extending his stay at Celtic with the Liverpool loanee set to return to Anfield in January.
A move in January for reported Rangers target Nathaniel Adjei has not been ruled out by Hammarby's director.
Lawrence Shankland reckons speculation linking him with a January move from Hearts is proof he's at the top of his game.
Lowland League clubs have voted to leave the door open to Premiership B teams for another two seasons.
Sport Witness
Player having discussions to join West Ham – President reveals there’s ‘nothing on my table’ for January transfer
On November 30th, Corriere dello Sport stated West Ham United are keeping tabs on FC Luzern’s Ardon Jashari. It was also explained that he could be a bargain for the Premier League side as he’s valued at €6m.
Operating mainly as a defensive midfielder, he’s managed four goals and two assists from 23 games this season.
The Switzerland international’s form seems to have caught the attention of West Ham and a few other clubs.
That’s according to Neue Zürcher Zeitung, who state the Hammers, SC Freiburg, Villarreal and Bologna are among the clubs interested in the 21-year-old. The newspaper backs him to ‘continue to shape Swiss football for a long time’.
Solothurner Zeitung have a report on the midfielder and their title questions whether he’ll soon play for West Ham or Freiburg.
Within the report, it’s explained that Jashari is in talks with David Moyes’ side, Villarreal and the German club.
The player graduated from the Swiss club’s youth system and made his way into their first team in 2020. His current deal lasts until 2026 and Luzern president Stefan Wolf has ruled out a transfer for him in January.
When Nau.ch asked whether Jashari’s sale would improve the club’s finances, he said: “We don’t have to sell Ardon. In addition, three parties always have to agree to a transfer – there is nothing on my table. We would like to continue working with Ardon Jashari until the end of the season, after all we have sporting ambitions.”
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