Manchester United are reportedly interested in a transfer move for Atletico Madrid central midfielder Conor Gallagher, but not for his asking price of €30m.
Inter Milan are searching for a Perisic-like profile as uncertainty surrounds Denzel Dumfries, with the club focusing on a very specific type of reinforcement rather than the many names circulating in recent weeks.
Sevilla parted ways with Loic Bade and Dodi Lukebakio in the summer, and January could see another key player depart. Los Nervionenses are acutely aware that they must continue raising funds in order to overcome their financial woes, and player sales is the easiest way to get this done.
Sky Sports’ predictions for today’s huge Chelsea – Aston Villa game are in, and it’s not good for the Blues. Villa roll into the game on a run of 10 wins in a row, but perhaps aren’t as menacing as that record would suggest, given they’ve scored some fantastic goals and nicked some wins in that time.
Here are the City player ratings from Manchester City’s massive 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest at The City Ground today. Goals from Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki were enough for City to see off a determined Nottingham Forest side at The City Ground.
Genoa continues to monitor Mattia Perin as they aim to secure his services as soon as possible. The goalkeeper has spent much of his time at Juventus as a second choice, with his last consistent spell as a first-choice goalkeeper occurring during his loan at Genoa.
Italy international Riccardo Calafiori was forced to drop out of the Arsenal starting line-up at the last minute ahead of their Premier League clash against
AC Milan left-back Davide Bartesaghi has been impressing this season in Serie A, and his progress has not gone unnoticed across Europe. Real Madrid are the latest side to begin monitoring his progress.
Usually Christmas feels packed full of games – in this case, Chelsea have had their first week off for a while, meaning that today’s clash with Aston Villa has felt like a long time coming.
Jurgen Klopp has penned a heartfelt tribute to the late Diogo Jota on the eve of Liverpool’s Premier League fixture against Wolves on Saturday afternoon.
Chelsea take on Aston Villa this afternoon, and while this is really a game of two teams towards the top of the table looking to convince everyone (or perhaps, anyone) that they’re really title contenders and not just aiming to stay in the top four mix, there’s a new narrative thread emerging.
Liverpool will round off a calendar year of extreme highs and lows this afternoon when they play Wolves in their final fixture of 2025. It’s been a chastening
Arsenal takes on Brighton in the Premier League in a few hours and this is the confirmed starting eleven. The Gunners have not been at their most fluent in recent weeks, but they have still managed to claim wins, including an away triumph over Everton in their last league match.
Because of the weird timings of the Christmas schedule, Enzo Maresca ended up doing his press conference previewing today’s Aston Villa game way back at the start of the week, and there’s since been a little update from the coach.
Leeds are planning to make signings in January, as they seek to improve their squad for the second half of the Premier League season. Defence is one area that could be addressed, which is why targets have been drawn up by the club’s sporting department.
West Ham have already finalised their first January deal, with Niclas Fullkrug making the move to AC Milan. The veteran striker will officially join the Serie A giants when the January transfer window opens, having reached an agreement to end his disappointing 18-month spell at the London Stadium.
Brennan Johnson’s time at Tottenham Hotspur looks to be coming to an end. The 24-year-old has struggled to maintain a spot in Thomas Frank‘s starting line-up this season, despite scripting his name in the Tottenham history books when he scored the winner against Manchester United in the Europa League final back in May.
Arsenal and Manchester City are the primary clubs competing for the Premier League title this season, with the Gunners currently leading the standings.
Manchester City received a boost ahead of the January transfer window when Antoine Semenyo chose City as his preferred destination should he leave Bournemouth next month.
Man City are very much in the Premier League title race, and in order to consolidate their bid, they want to make signings in January. Pep Guardiola wants at least one attacking reinforcement brought in, with the idea being for that player to be Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo.
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim managed to deceive his Newcastle counterpart through a pre-match ploy. Ahead of the Boxing Day clash against the Magpies, all sources projected a 3-4-2-1 formation when the lineups were announced, with Lisandro Martinez combining with Luke Shaw and Ayden Heaven in the back-three.
Tottenham Hotspur attacker Brennan Johnson has been linked with a move away from the club in recent months. The 24-year-old has struggled for regular opportunities at the North London club, and he has not been at his best.
As of right now Manchester City are well-placed to launch into the second half of the season. Pep Guardiola’s side sits second in the Premier League table, two points behind Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal side after seventeen matches.