- Ajax and Netherlands defender Jurrien Timber, 21, has hit out at ‘false’ claims that his national team boss Louis van Gaal advised him against a move to Old Trafford.
- Barcelona are taking legal advice over Antoine Griezmann’s Atletico Madrid loan deal, with a 40m euro obligation to buy triggered if he plays 45 minutes or more in 14 games. The France striker, 31, is yet to start this season.
- Manchester United offered Denmark playmaker Christian Eriksen a deal worth £43m to ward off interest from his former club Tottenham when he signed on a free transfer this summer.
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- Tottenham wanted to sign Atalanta and Ukraine midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi, 29, this summer but the Italian club refused to sell. The situation remains open for next year.
- Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says he has not been contacted by Sir Jim Ratcliffe about a potential bid to buy Manchester United.
- Chelsea expressed an interest in signing Sheffield United and Norway midfielder Sander Berge, 24, on transfer deadline day.
- Leeds are readying a bid for Blackburn and Chile striker Ben Brereton Diaz, 23, in January.
- Former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp says he told nephew Frank Lampard to sign Dele Alli for Everton, but admits the 26-year-old Englishman was a ‘disaster’ before moving to Besiktas.
- Southampton rejected a £50m proposal from Chelsea for Belgian midfielder Romeo Lavia, 18, on deadline day, having only just signed him from Manchester City.
- Manchester United are at the centre of a £20m payment war, with three different agents claiming they played the biggest role in Antony’s move from Ajax.
- Manchester United turned down the chance to sign Brighton and Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo, 20, for just £4.5m 18 months ago, before he joined the Seagulls.
