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Real Madrid could be interested in re-signing Manchester United's former France defender Raphael Varane, 30, after Austria defender David Alaba, 31, suffered a serious injury. (Cadena Cope - in Spanish)
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag wants to keep Varane, who joined the Red Devils from Real in 2021, and Brazil midfielder Casemiro, 31, in the January transfer window. (ESPN)
Arsenal are leading Chelsea in the race to sign 27-year-old England striker Ivan Toney from Brentford. (Independent)
Manchester United are interested in Real Sociedad's Japan winger Takefusa Kubo, 22, as a potential replacement for Brazil winger Antony, 23. Kubo has scored six and provided a further three assists in La Liga this season. (Sun)
German sides Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig and Stuttgart are exploring a deal to sign Manchester United and England winger Jadon Sancho, 23. (90 Min)
Juventus could hold a slight advantage over Newcastle United in their attempts to sign Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips as the 28-year-old wants to know about the playing time he would get before deciding which club to join, with potentially more opportunity in Italy. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Brentford, Brighton and Nottingham Forest are interested in Hoffenheim's 21-year-old Germany Under-21 forward Maximilian Beier. Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen are also watching developments. (Christian Falk on X)
Chelsea are not interested in signing Arsenal's England keeper Aaron Ramsdale, 25, in January. Ramsdale has been linked with a move away after making just five Premier League starts this season. (Fabrizio Romano on X)
Ramsdale will not be allowed to leave Arsenal in January, despite his lack of playing time. (Football Insider)
Everton have placed a record £100m price tag on England Under-21 defender Jarrad Branthwaite, 21, amid interest from Manchester United and Tottenham. (i newspaper)
Fluminense's Brazil midfielder Andre, 22, has reiterated his desire to play in the Premier League amid interest from Fulham. (Standard)
Tottenham have a long standing interest in English defender Tosin Adarabioyo and could make a move for him in January, but Fulham hope the 26-year-old extends his contract with them beyond next summer. (Standard)
Tottenham have opened talks to sign 23-year-old Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo in January, with Manchester United also linked with the France international. (Talksport)
Steve Cooper, who was sacked by Nottingham Forest on Tuesday, is a contender to succeed Roy Hodgson when the 76-year-old leaves Crystal Palace. (Standard)
Chelsea and Liverpool are interested in signing 26-year-old Inter Milan and Italy midfielder Nicolo Barella. (Fichajes - in Spanish)
Liverpool are yet to find a replacement for sporting director Jorg Schmadtke, with the German set to leave the club at the end of the season having only joined in May. (Express)
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THE SUN
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has already made his decision on Sofyan Amrabat and will not be looking to keep the struggling summer loan signing beyond the end of the season.
Real Sociedad winger Takefusa Kubo, who previously played at youth levels for Barcelona and Real Madrid, is on Manchester United's radar as a possible replacement for Antony.
Casemiro is weighing up an offer to join the Saudi exodus, with Manchester United prepared to take a big loss on the midfielder they signed for £70m in the summer of 2022.
Chelsea must beat off strong competition from former manager Jose Mourinho to land Bosnian wonderkid Amar Dedic, with Newcastle also in the transfer tussle for the 21-year-old Red Bull Salzburg star.
Raphael Varane is being lined up for a shock return transfer to Real Madrid, according to reports.
Everton have slapped a huge £100m price tag on star man Jarrad Branthwaite, according to reports.
DAILY MAIL
Sir Jim Ratcliffe will recommend significant cuts to Manchester United's backroom staff once his purchase of a 25 per cent stake in the club is completed as he believes it to be over-staffed in a number of areas.
Paul Pogba's anti-doping tribunal hearing has been delayed in order to give his legal team more time to prepare their defence, according to reports in Italy.
FIFA are setting up a £200m fund to help support the professionalisation of women's football with clubs being rewarded every time they sign a U23 player and an additional bonus when one of those players makes an international debut.
Former Southampton director of performance Mark Jarvis has been appointed as the FA's new head of performance and will play a lead role ahead of England's bid to win Euro 2024.
There was a heart-warming moment in Paris Saint-Germain's 3-1 win over Metz on Wednesday evening as 16-year-old Ethan Mbappe made his first-team debut alongside older brother, Kylian.
Chelsea's decision over Reece James's anticipated surgery on a hamstring injury has been delayed amid reservations over whether the procedure is necessary.
EVENING STANDARD
Steve Cooper will be a candidate for a quick return to the Premier League management ranks as Crystal Palace are interested in him as a potential replacement for Roy Hodgson should the veteran call time at the end of the season.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Kalvin Phillips will seek guarantees over playing time from Manchester City ahead of a decision on his future at the club, with Newcastle and Juventus both interested in the England midfielder.
Jurgen Klopp took aim at Liverpool fans after the Carabao Cup thrashing of West Ham, telling them to stay at home this weekend for the Premier League title clash against Arsenal unless they generate the right atmosphere at Anfield.
Ezequiel Lavezzi, the former Paris St-Germain and Argentina striker, was rushed to hospital after being wounded at a house party he hosted in Uruguay.
England and Australia will most likely meet in Barbados in a mouth-watering clash at the World T20 next year, while India and Pakistan will have the latest game in their fierce rivalry at the Eisenhower Stadium, 30 miles east of Manhattan.
England's most-capped men's rugby union international Ben Youngs is set to sign a new deal with the Leicester Tigers to extend his time with the team to a record-equalling 19 seasons, matching the mark held by club legend David Matthews.
Former Bath captain and director of rugby Stuart Hooper is to be named director of cricket operations at the England and Wales Cricket Board.
THE ATHLETIC
Chelsea are close to securing a deal to sign teenage Senegal midfielder Pape Daouda Diong from June, when he will turn 18. Diong was in attendance when Chelsea edged past Newcastle in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday.
USWNT midfielder Kristie Mewis, the fiancée of Chelsea striker Sam Kerr, is set to join West Ham United from Gotham FC.
Paris Saint-Germain defender Presnel Kimpembe has signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract.
Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has lost a legal challenge to rescind sanctions imposed on him by the European Union following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Santiago Solari has replaced Manuel Fernandez as Real Madrid's director of football.
DAILY MIRROR
Borussia Dortmund winger Donyell Malan would welcome a move to the Premier League according to reports, which has led to talk of a possible swap deal involving Manchester United's former Dortmund star Jadon Sancho.
Jarell Quansah is the most recent Liverpool star to sign a 'car clause' in his contract - something all young players at the club are required to do.
Chelsea have vowed to ban the fan who confronted Newcastle keeper Martin Dubravka during their Carabao Cup win.
AlphaTauri chief Peter Bayer has vowed his team will not repeat their 2023 error of not using every part made available to them by sister team Formula One champions Red Bull in their cars, which will again be piloted by Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda.
THE TIMES
Tottenham Hotspur are stepping up their search for a central defender, with Nice's Jean-Clair Todibo high on the club's list of January targets.
Matthew Mott is confident Jofra Archer will be fit to play a part in England's T20 World Cup title defence in June and expects him to be a "massive" presence.
DAILY RECORD
Al Ittihad are reported to have contacted Celtic about the prospect of Jota returning to the club in January but the Scottish champions appear to have been priced out of any deal with Premier League clubs ready to make their move.
Celtic and Rangers are keeping close tabs on Kilmarnock's loanee goalkeeper Will Dennis, who will be out of contract with parent club Bournemouth in the summer and potentially available for free.
Tony Docherty has lifted the lid on the big sell Dundee have given Liverpool loanee Owen Beck over why he should remain at Dens for the rest of the season.
Cyriel Dessers and Abdallah Sima have been rewarded for their recent Rangers resurgence with call-ups to their respective provisional national team squads for next month's Africa Cup of Nations - but it could be a headache for Philippe Clement.
Telegraph
Jurgen Klopp takes aim at Liverpool fans: Stay home for Arsenal unless you are noisy
Liverpool manager was unhappy at the atmosphere in first-half against West Ham when, despite a fine performance, his side were 1-0 up
Mike McGrath at Anfield
Jürgen Klopp took aim at Liverpool fans after the Carabao Cup thrashing of West Ham, telling them to stay at home this weekend for the Premier League title clash against Arsenal unless they generate the right atmosphere at Anfield.
Klopp was unhappy with the reaction of supporters during a first-half when his team were only 1-0 up, just days after the goalless draw against rivals Manchester United. And after his team ran out 5-1 winners, setting up a semi-final against Fulham, he demanded a change from supporters for Saturday when his team face the league leaders.
“I thought in the first-half when the boys played really exceptionally, I was not overly happy with the atmosphere behind me. I asked people what do they want?” Klopp said.
“We changed a lot of things and we dominated West Ham like crazy and missed chances. If I was in the stands I would be on my toes, 1,000 per cent. I don’t know if the Man United game was that bad that we have to say sorry we didn’t smash them.
“We need Anfield on Saturday. Arsenal didn’t play this week, they prepared for this game and anyone who knows anything about them knows they will be prepared. So we need Anfield on their toes from the first second, without me having an argument with the opposition coach.
“If it is too much football in December, if you are not in the right shape, give your ticket to somebody else. It was just not the excitement I felt. There were so many good performances but we were only 1-0 up.”
After both teams made six changes to their teams from the weekend, Liverpool took control of the game and led through Dominik Szoboszlai’s 25-yard drive, with West Ham jeered off at half-time after failing to have a shot on goal.
Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo added to the scoreline before Jarrod Bowen pulled one back, having been declared Klopp’s favourite player outside his own squad ahead of the game.
“Probably my favourite player besides all my players I have to say. It’s great what he is doing and how he has developed,” said Klopp on Sky Sports.
Jones and Mohamed Salah added more goals before the final whistle to put Liverpool within sight of the trophy they won two seasons ago, during a campaign when they won both domestic cups.
Klopp insisted his team were not significantly different to the weekend when they failed to score against United.
“Of course there was a difference, a couple of things didn’t fit on Sunday which fit today,” he said. “I am not allowed to talk about what Manchester United did, we played against a deep defending opponent. Some good goalie saves, our decision making wasn’t great.
“Today we scored in those moments, the difference is sometimes one inch. Second half we did it and 2-0 was Curtis, through the legs, cheeky but we need luck. Cody’s a wonderful goal but similar situations, we had a lot of really good performances, individually, probably better than on Sunday that is how it is and tonight is one of the nights where we could enjoy the game. A really good performance in all departments.”
David Moyes’ barren run at Anfield continued – he has never won there as a manager – and he admitted he was concerned at how many West Ham could concede.
Moyes, who made six changes to the side that beat Wolves in the league, said: “The best part was we got in at half-time only 1-0 down and it gave us a bit of a chance.
“I’ve got to say, I’ve been here lots of times and been beaten lots of times but tonight was probably the one where I thought: ‘My goodness, how many more are they going to get tonight?’.
“We weren’t strong enough. I thought the second goal was the biggest turning point. We got in at 1-0, had done well to keep it at that but the second goal was a killer.”
Caught Offside
West Ham cleared to sign impressive forward for just £15-20m
West Ham United could reportedly be cleared to sign a new striker on the cheap this January.
According to Football Insider, the Hammers have been scouting Montpellier striker Akor Adams in recent times, while Fulham are also mentioned as potential suitors for the 23-year-old.
Both West Ham and Fulham are said to be keen on strengthening up front this winter, and Football Insider state that Adams could be available for as little as round £15-20m.
This could be a huge opportunity for the two London clubs, so it will be interesting to see if either side step up their interest in the young Nigerian in the next few days or weeks.
West Ham’s inconsistent form this term surely means David Moyes needs to make some changes this January, and Adams looks like he could be an ideal option to breathe new life into this team.
Football Insider add that Adams has been compared to his fellow countryman, Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, which is some compliment indeed.
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