FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP:
- Arsenal and Newcastle are reportedly monitoring Napoli winger Hirving Lozano.
- Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has reportedly given the green light for the Gunners to make a shock bid for Declan Rice in the summer.
- Southampton are looking at the possibility of signing 29-year-old English defender Michael Keane from Everton.
- Saints have agreed a £6m deal with Dinamo Zagreb for Croatia forward Mislav Orsic.
- Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is closing in on a £15m swoop for Real Betis left-back Alex Moreno.
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- Manchester United have held initial talks about signing France defender Axel Disasi from Monaco, with the 24-year-old being tracked by a number of Premier League clubs.
- Ukraine midfielder Mykhaylo Mudryk, 22, has informed Shakhtar Donetsk that he wants to join Arsenal in January.
FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP
- Shakhtar director Darijo Srna dined with former Arsenal players Willian and Eduardo in London on Thursday.
- Coventry City could move for 31-year-old English midfielder Jamie Paterson, who is out of favour at Swansea City.
- Harry Kane says he will remember his penalty miss against France for the rest of his life – but insists it has made him even hungrier for success with Tottenham and England.
- Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez will reportedly break the law in Saudi Arabia as it is illegal for non-married couples to live together – but they aren’t expected to be punished by authorities.
- Juventus and Borussia Dortmund are monitoring Aston Villa‘s 19-year-old English midfielder Tim Iroegbunam, who is on loan at Queens Park Rangers.
- Real Madrid are becoming optimistic of their chances of beating Liverpool to the signing of England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, from Borussia Dortmund.
- Barcelona president Joan Laporta has insisted Frenkie de Jong is “not for sale” in a blow to Manchester United.
- Ajax have set a £40m price tag for 22-year-old Ghana forward Mohammed Kudus, who is wanted by Manchester United.
- Manchester United are interested in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 24-year-old French forward Randal Kolo Muani.
- Eden Hazard has been offered a chance to resurrect his career by Turkish giants Fenerbahce, according to reports.
- Leandro Trossard is ready to quit Brighton in the summer after rejecting a new contract at the Amex Stadium, according to reports.
