FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP:
- Mbappe reportedly earns around £85m a year after signing a new contract at Paris Saint-Germain, so Real would likely have to match that in order to persuade him to move.
- Shakhtar Donetsk forward Mykhaylo Mudryk remains focused on a move to Premier League leaders Arsenal as talk about his future continues to swirl.
- Chelsea are leading the race for West Ham midfielder Declan Rice. The 23-year-old England international has turned down three contract offers and has 18 months remaining on his current deal.
- Marco Silva says Fulham and Crystal Palace‘s success with players coming through the Championship shows England’s second tier can provide Premier League quality additions.
- Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou will not risk Josip Juranovic against Hibs this week after his delayed return to Lennoxtown following the World Cup.
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- Cristiano Ronaldo‘s potential next employers Al-Nassr are also keen on Chelsea’s impending free agent N’Golo Kante.
- Philippe Coutinho could be on his way out of Aston Villa next month just a year after his return to the Premier League.
- Lionel Messi is set to stay at PSG after agreeing to sign a new contract with the Ligue 1 side.
- Gabriel Martinelli is expected to sign a new Arsenal contract soon with negotiations going well.
FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP
- Kevin De Bruyne is backing Manchester City team-mate Erling Haaland to become football’s all-time top goalscorer.
- Jurgen Klopp has showered praise on “absolutely exceptional” England star Jude Bellingham but the Liverpool boss will likely face a major financial hurdle to be able to secure the Borussia Dortmund midfielder in the summer.
- Graham Potter says talks with Chelsea’s hierarchy have left him confident they support him despite a rocky run of form before the World Cup break.
- Steve Lomas hopes his Northern Ireland compatriot Steven Davis will be able to come back from the knee injury which has ended his season with Rangers.
- Tottenham manager Antonio Conte has confirmed the club will be active in the January transfer window.
- David Datro Fofana is widely expected to complete a move to Chelsea at the start of the January transfer window.
