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Bissouma Hails Antonio Conte Influence After £25m Transfer Sealed

Former Brighton star Yves Bissouma has hailed Antonio Conte’s influence after signing for Tottenham.

The Mali midfielder penned a four-year contract in north London on Friday to become Spurs’ third arrival of a busy early summer transfer drive.

The signing of Bissouma is seen as quite a coup for Tottenham, with Arsenal and Manchester United among the other clubs linked with the 25-year-old,

who was available for a cut-price fee of £25million as he entered the final 12 months of his contract at Brighton.

 

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The chance to test himself in the Champions League was a huge attraction for Bissouma,

with Spurs having pipped their north London rivals to fourth place in the Premier League and a return to Europe’s elite club competition on the final day of last season.

But the presence of Conte, who has agreed to stay at the club for next season after positive

talks in Italy with managing director of football Fabio Paratici, was also a massive factor

behind his decision to opt for a switch to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as he looks to take his game to the next level under the former Chelsea boss.

“We have a good group, and a great coach, everyone knows him,” Bissouma said in his first interview with Tottenham’s official website.

“I know I can pass this step with him.

“I know he will help me more to be what I want to be and try to help the team as well. I’m very happy to play with him.”

Bissouma joins versatile Croatian winger Ivan Perisic and England goalkeeper Fraser Forster

atTottenham, with that duo having already arrived on free transfers this month after leaving Inter Milan and Southampton respectively.

Conte is still looking to sign a right wing-back, with Middlesbrough’s Djed Spence his top target,

as well as a new centre-back and striker before the transfer window closes for business once more on September 1.

Wednesday's Transfer Gossip: Rashford, Nunez, Bissouma, Saka, Tchouameni, Eriksen

  • Tottenham have opened discussions with Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford, 24, over a move to north London. (Caught Offside)

 

  • Manchester United and Newcastle are reportedly the two teams closest to signing 22-year-old Benfica and Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez. (Sebastian Giovanelli via Star)

 

  • Brighton and Mali midfielder Yves Bissouma, 25, is no longer on Aston Villa’s list of transfer targets. However, Villa boss Steven Gerrard may still look for a new central midfielder this summer. (Athletic)

 

  • Manchester City have denied suggestions they are set to move for Arsenal and England forward Bukayo Saka, 20. (Mirror)

 

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• Tuesday’s Transfer Gossip: Bale, De Jong, Bergwijn, Salah, Mane, De Ligt

 

  • Real Madrid have agreed a deal worth 100m euros (£85m) with Monaco for 22-year-old French midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni. (Athletic)

 

  • West Ham sent scouts to watch Denmark and Brentford midfielder Christian Eriksen, 30, plus his international team-mate, Atalanta right-back Joakim Maehle, 25, in Nations League action on Monday with a view to a double transfer. (Star)

 

  • Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, 33, has told a Polish podcast he is leaving Bayern Munich because he wants “more emotions” in his life and the German champions “didn’t want to listen to me to the end”. (Bild – in German)

 

  • AC Milan are hoping to complete the signing of Dutch defender Sven Botman, 22, and Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches, 24, from Lille. (90min)

 

  • Leeds United have joined Southampton and West Ham in their interest of 20-year-old Red Bull Salzburg and Austria striker Junior Adamu. (Sky Sports Austria)

 

  • Former Manchester United and Netherlands forward Robin van Persie, 38, says he turned down the opportunity to join Erik ten Hag as his assistant at Old Trafford. (Mirror)

 

  • Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has been promised he can take the lead on transfer business by new owner Todd Boehly in a move designed to model Manchester City and Liverpool. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Friday's Transfer Gossip: Wan-Bissaka, Origi, Kane, Raphinha, Lukaku, Chiellini, Bissouma, Cavani

  • Manchester United have offered English defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 24, to at least one club and are also willing to sell England Under-21 defender Brandon Williams, 21. (Manchester Evening News)

 

  • AC Milan are getting ready to announce the signing of Belgium forward Divock Origi, 27, who has said his farewells at Liverpool. (Fabrizio Romano, Twitter)

 

  • Tottenham forward and England captain Harry Kane, 28, could now sign a new deal to stay at the club. (GiveMeSport)

 

  • Italian side Salernitana are interested in signing Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani, 35, who is looking for a new club after being released by Manchester United. (Mail)

 

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• Friday’s Transfer Gossip: Asensio, Jesus, Lacazette, Tielemans, Lukaku, Lingard, Mee

 

  • Bournemouth must pay Liverpool £15m if they want to turn Nathaniel Phillips‘ loan move into a permanent deal. The 25-year-old English defender played 17 games for the Cherries last season, helping them win promotion to the Premier League. (Liverpool Echo)

 

  • Relegated Burnley’s Netherlands striker Wout Weghorst, 29, is wanted by Turkish side Besiktas, with the two clubs in advanced talks about a transfer. (Maurice Fereira, Twitter)

 

  • Blackburn Rovers are considering appointing Everton first-team coach Duncan Ferguson and former Toffees defender David Unsworth as their new management team. (CaughtOffside, Twitter)

 

  • Leeds United will not accept a bid of under £60m for Brazil winger Raphinha, 25, who has been strongly linked with a move to Barcelona.(The Athletic – subscription required)

 

  • Liverpool’s Senegal forward Sadio Mane, 30, says he will do what the people want in response to an online poll in Senegal which found 60-70% of people want him to leave the Reds. (Sky Sports)

 

  • Tottenham and Chelsea are competing to sign RB Leipzig and Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol, 20. (Mail)

 

  • Bayern Munich’s France midfielder Corentin Tolisso, 27, could move to the Premier League when his contract expires at the end of June. (ESPN)

 

  • Experienced Juventus and Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini, 37, is set to move to the United States to sign with Los Angeles FC.(Sky Sports Italia)

 

  • Monaco will try to sign Brighton’s Mali midfielder Yves Bissouma, 25, as a replacement when France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, 22, leaves. Tchouameni has attracted attention from Real Madrid, Paris St-Germain and Liverpool. (Talksport)

 

  • Brentford are preparing to make relegated Watford an offer for £20m-rated Nigeria forward Emmanuel Dennis, 24. (Sun)

 

  • Chelsea’s Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku, 29, is willing to take a wage cut to return to Inter Milan, who he left 10 months ago to join the Blues for a club record £97.5m. (Telegraph – subscription required)

 

  • Tottenham’s Netherlands winger Steven Bergwijn, 24, is wanted by Ajax who are ready to offer the former PSV Eindhoven player a contract until 2027. (De Telegraaf – in Dutch, subscription required)

 

  • Spurs will demand £21.4m for Bergwijn, while Manchester United could also be interested as new manager Erik ten Hag was at Ajax when their interest in Bergwijn began. (ESPN)

Tuesday's Transfer Gossip: Pogba, Kulusevski,  Neves, Merino, Nunez, Bissouma, Cuadrado

  • Paris St-Germain have made Manchester United and France midfielder Paul Pogba, 29, a priority signing. (Footmercato – in French)

 

  • Tottenham boss Antonio Conte wants to make Sweden midfielder Dejan Kulusevski’s loan deal from Juventus permanent. The 21-year-old would cost Spurs £29m (35m euros) on top of the 10m euros they have already paid for the 18-month loan. (Calciomercato – in Italian)

 

  • Besiktas left-back Ridvan Yilmaz, 20, could link up with Turkey international team-mate Caglar Soyuncu at Leicester, with the Foxes preparing an £8.3m (10m euros) bid to beat off competition from Torino and Stuttgart. (TGRT Haber – in Turkish)

 

  • NBA chairman Larry Tanenbaum and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin have joined a consortium headed by Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca bidding to buy Chelsea. (Sky News, via Mirror)

 

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• Monday’s Transfer Gossip: Ten Hag, Pogba, Lukaku, Nunez, Hazard, Haaland

 

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  • Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez, 22, will leave Benfica in the summer for 80m euros (£67m). (Fabrizio Romano)

 

  • Despite their strong interest in Nunez, Arsenal have slipped down the pecking order for his signature, behind Manchester United, Chelsea and PSG. (The Athletic – subscription required)

 

  • Wolves and Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, 25, is a target for Arsenal. (Sky Sports)

 

  • Manchester City are ready to trigger Real Sociedad’s £50m (60m euros) release clause for Spain and former Newcastle United midfielder Mikel Merino, 25. (El Confidencial, via Manchester Evening News)

 

  • Pep Guardiola is also keen on adding River Plate midfielder Enzo Fernandez to his squad, having monitored the 21-year-old Argentine after Manchester City signed his team-mate and compatriot Julian Alvarez, 22, in January. (Goal)

 

  • Manchester United are lining up their former striker Robin van Persie as a coaching assistant to incoming manager Erik ten Hag. (Mail)

 

  • Tottenham could take advantage of Colombia winger Juan Cuadrado’s stalled contract talks to snatch the 33-year-old from Juventus. (Team Talk)

 

  • Aston Villa’s English striker Danny Ings, 29, could be offered to Brighton in a swap deal for 25-year-old Mali international midfielder Yves Bissouma, as Steven Gerrard plans further clear-outs and a rebuilt squad at Villa Park. (Mirror)

 

  • Brighton’s Belgium winger Leandro Trossard, 27, is a target for Newcastle. (Mail)

 

  • Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku could end up back at the San Siro as former Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti says the Serie A club have a difficult decision to make between signing the 28-year-old Belgium striker and Juventus and Argentina forward Paulo Dybala, 28. (Rai, via Goal)

Wednesday's Transfer Gossip: Ronaldo, Kounde, Iniesta, Ndidi, Bissouma, Bowen

  • Man Utd’s striker Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, is attracting the interest of Paris St-Germain, Bayern Munich and Roma as he weighs up whether to leave Old Trafford this summer. (Sun)

 

  • Chelsea are focused on signing France defender Jules Kounde, 23, from Sevilla after being told that Paris St-Germain will not sell Brazil centre-back Marquinhos, 27. (Fabrizio Romano)

 

  • Vissel Kobe’s former Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta, 37, would welcome returning to Barcelona as a player, if the opportunity were to arise. (Goal)

 

  • Leicester and Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans, 24, has been urged to snub moves to Liverpool and Manchester United in favour of a switch to Chelsea by former United and Brazil midfielder Kleberson. (Express)

 

  • Liverpool are in talks with former England midfielder James Milner, 36, over a one-year contract extension. (Fabrizio Romano)

 

  • Manchester City have bid £5.5m plus add-ons for Atletico Mineiro winger Savio. The Brazil youth international, 17, is also being tracked by Arsenal. (Guardian)

 

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• Tuesday’s Transfer Gossip: Pogba, Broja, Wilshere, Rudiger, Carlos, Nkunku

 

  • Aston Villa are willing to spend £50m on a midfielder, with Leicester’s Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi, 25, and Brighton’s Mali international Yves Bissouma, also 25, their top targets. (Star)

 

  • West Ham are planning summer talks with their English forward Jarrod Bowen, 25, over a new contract to fend off interest from Liverpool. (Evening Standard)

 

  • Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are the latest clubs keeping tabs on Chelsea’s Albania forward Armando Broja, 20, who is on a season-long loan at Southampton. (Sun)

 

  • Leicester City and Southampton are in the hunt to sign Bristol City’s French midfielder Han-Noah Massengo, 20. (Football Insider)

 

  • Former West Ham and Chelsea defender Glen Johnson says the Blues should sign England star Declan Rice, 23, from the Hammers to replace their 30-year-old Italy international Jorginho in midfield. (Mail)

 

  • West Ham are in talks with captain Mark Noble about the English midfielder, 34, taking up a football executive role at the end of the season. (Mail)

 

  • Aston Villa will listen to offers this summer for Burkina Faso winger Bertrand Traore, 26, who is under contract until 2024. (Football Insider)

 

  • Pep Guardiola is considering offering Brazil midfielder Fernandinho, 36, a place on his Manchester City coaching staff for next season. (Sun)

 

  • Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Newcastle are all monitoring Kalvin Phillips‘ contract situation at Leeds. The 26-year-old England midfielder’s present deal is due to end in 2024. (90min)

Thursday's Transfer Gossip: Pochettino, Elneny, Bissouma, Haaland, Diaz, Rudiger, Akanji

  • A number of Manchester United players want the club to step up their efforts to appoint Paris St-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino as the Old Trafford club’s next boss. (Express)

 

  • Arsenal turned down offers in the January transfer window for Egypt midfielder Mohamed Elneny from Newcastle, Leeds and Watford, despite the 29-year-old’s contract being set to expire in July. (Sun)

 

  • Everton were impressed in talks with former Tottenham director of technical performance Steve Hitchen and could bring him in as their director of football. (Mail)

 

  • Brighton can expect renewed interest from Aston Villa for sought-after Mali midfielder Yves Bissouma, 25, this summer after rejecting a £35m bid in the January transfer window. (Athletic, subscription required)

 

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• Wednesday’s Transfer Gossip: Xhaka, Kean, Modric, Mane, Kane, Vidal, Kelly

 

  • Italian keeper Gianluigi Buffon, 44, is currently playing for Serie B side Parma but would ‘seriously consider’ a move to Major League Soccer. (90 Min)

 

  • Chelsea have offered Germany international Antonio Rudiger a new contract worth close to £200,000 per week in a bid to keep the 28-year-old defender at Stamford Bridge after he received pre-contract offers from Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain to join them on a free in the summer. (Goal)

 

  • Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick is interested in signing 26-year-old Borussia Dortmund and Switzerland defender Manuel Akanji. (Sport1, via Teamtalk)

 

  • Newcastle United keeper Martin Dubravka, 33, turned down a loan move to Manchester United in January, with the Magpies offering the Slovakia international to the Old Trafford club in their attempts to bring in England stopper Dean Henderson, 24, until the end of the season. (Manchester Evening News)

 

  • Tottenham could bring Christian Eriksen back to the club from Brentford after the 29-year-old Denmark midfielder’s six-month contract with the Bees ends. (Guardian)

 

  • The father of Colombia winger Luis Diaz claims Tottenham’s hesitation over signing the 25-year-old allowed Liverpool to beat them to his son’s signature. (Blu Radio, via Metro)

 

  • Borussia Dortmund boss Marco Rose says “honest” talks are taking place with Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland as the 21-year-old decides what to do regarding his future. (Bild, via Mirror)

Thursday's Transfer Gossip: Lamptey, Zakaria, Arthur, Bissouma, Tielemans, Haidara

  • Manchester United are in interested in Brighton right-back Tariq Lamptey. Brighton want £40m for the 21-year-old, who has played for England U21s. (Mail)

 

  • The Old Trafford club have also made contact with representatives for Borussia Monchengladbach and Switzerland midfielder Denis Zakaria, 25. (Christian Falk – Sport Bild)

 

  • Arsenal have made contact with Juventus over a loan deal for Brazil midfielder Arthur Melo, 25. They are also targeting Leicester’s Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans, 24. (Goal)

 

  • The Gunners are also still interested in Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic, 21, but will struggle to finance move for the Serb by the end of the month (Sky Sports)

 

  • Paris St-Germain are interested in signing Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, with the 28-year-old Frenchman also keen to move to the Ligue 1 club. (L’Equipe – subscription required)

 

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• Wednesday’s Transfer Gossip: Haaland, Martial, Rashford, Wijnaldum, Coman, Ndombele, Nketiah

 

  • Meanwhile PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino is still in contact with Man Utd over a move in the summer. Current interim manager Ralf Rangnick, however, is keen on Ajax boss Erik ten Hag. (Le Parisien, via Sun)

 

  • Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger is now planning to stay at Stamford Bridge. The German, 28, is out of contract next season and had been linked with a move away. (Bild, via Teamtalk)

 

  • Aston Villa are chasing the signature of Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma, 25. (Telegraph)

 

  • Leicester City and Filip Benkovic have agreed to cancel the 24-year-old Croatian defender’s contract. (Leicester Mercury)

 

  • Ousmane Dembele is set to leave Barcelona at the end of the season and Manchester United are keen on the 24-year-old France international. (Mirror)

 

  • Tottenham have rejected a bid for Dutch winger Steven Bergwijn, 24, from Ajax. (Talksport)

 

  • Newcastle are preparing a bid for 23-year-old RB Leipzig and Mali midfielder Amadou Haidara. (Mail)

 

  • Georginio Wijnaldum is reported to have become “isolated” at Paris Saint-Germain because of speculation surrounding his future.(Daily mirror)

 

  • Chelsea have revived their interest in Sevilla defender Jules Kounde and are also looking at fellow Frenchmen Presnel Kimpemba and Aurelien Tchouameni. (The sun)

 

  • Massimiliano Allegri was “one step” from becoming Real Madrid manager when Zinedine Zidane left his role last year.(The sun)

 

  • Samuel Umtiti could still leave Barcelona for Newcastle United this month despite signing a new contract earlier this week, which was designed mainly to allow the club to register Ferran Torres. (Daily express)

 

  • Chelsea are recalling midfielder Kenedy from his loan spell in Brazil with Flamengo because of their injury crisis.(The sun)

 

  • Tottenham want to make three key signings in the transfer window. Spurs are in talks with Wolves over Spanish midfielder Adama Traore, 25, and are searching for a right wing-back and attacker. (Telegraph)

 

  • Arsenal and West Ham are battling it out for the signature of Eintracht Frankfurt winger Filip Kostic. (The sun)

 

  • Manchester City are targeting young Brazil left-back Abner Vinicius who plays for Athletico Paranaense. (Daily telegraph)

 

  • Leeds are interested in Torino and Nigeria full-back Ola Aina, 25. (Calciomercato – in Italian)

 

  • Newcastle have made a new £28m offer for Sevilla and Brazil defender Diego Carlos. The Magpies previously had a £25m bid for the 28-year-old turned down. (Talksport)

 

  • Juventus are interested in a loan move for Barcelona and Netherlands forward Memphis Depay, 27. (Di Marzio)

 

  • Manchester City are ready to try and tempt Flamengo sensation Matheus Franca to come to the Premier League but the teenage midfielder has an £83m release clause.(Daily star)

 

  • West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is set to sign a one-year contract extension with the club. The 36-year-old retired from international duty with Poland last year. (Sun)

 

  • Manchester United will prioritise a new contract for England striker Marcus Rashford. The 24-year-old’s current deal runs out in June 2023. (ESPN)

 

  • Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl says it will be difficult to ensure key players stay at the club, despite the recent takeover. (Independent)

 

  • Barcelona are close to giving up on hopes that Ousmane Dembele will sign a new contract and expect to lose him to the Premier League in the summer.(Daily mirror)

 

  • Arsenal are considering a summer move for Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans, who will then be entering the final year of his contract.(Daily mirror)

Saturday's Transfer Gossip: Milinkovic-Savic, Haaland, Bissouma, Sanchez, Pogba

  • Manchester United are chasing the signature of Lazio and Serbia midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, 26. (Calciomercato – in Italian)

 

  • United have offered France midfielder Paul Pogba, 28, a deal worth £500,000 a week to remain at the club. (Sun)

 

  • Pogba, though, has denied being offered a new deal. (Mail)

 

  • The Red Devils have ended their interest in signing Borussia Dortmund and Norway striker Erling Haaland. (Mirror)

 

  • Liverpool are prepared to offer Barcelona and Spain midfielder Gavi, 17, around £80,000 a week to land his signature. (El Nacional – via Mail)

 

  • But Manchester City are also interested in signing Gavi, who has a £42m release cause in his contract. (El Nacional, via Mail)

 

  • Everton have been offered Inter Milan’s former Arsenal and Manchester United striker Alexis Sanchez, 33, on a free transfer. (Sun)

 

  • Barcelona will switch their attentions to Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes in the summer if they are unable to secure a deal to sign Erling Haaland. (The sun)

 

Aston Villa are interested in Brighton’s 25-year-old Mali international midfielder Yves Bissouma. (Sky Sports)W

 

  • West Ham will reject any offer Newcastle make for French defender Issa Diop, 24. (Football London)

 

  • Newcastle have increased their bid for Lille defender Sven Botman, 21. (Newcastle Chronicle)

 

  • Manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed he is eager to sign a central defender on loan at Leicester. (Leicester Mercury)

 

  • Chelsea are not planning to turn their loan deal with Atletico Madrid for midfielder Saul Niguez into a permanent move in the summer.(The sun)

 

  • Paris Saint-Germain have already decided on Zinedine Zidane as the replacement for Mauricio Pochettino if he leaves for Manchester United. (The sun)

 

  • Norwich City are holding out for £15m from Newcastle for midfielder Todd Cantwell. (The sun)

 

  • Liverpool have turned down a £7m bid from Watford for English defender Nathaniel Phillips, 24. (Football Insider)

 

  • The Reds are also not prepared to let Belgian striker Divock Origi, 26, leave in a cut-price deal in January. (Liverpool Echo)

 

  • England forward Raheem Sterling is set to complete a U-turn and sign a new contract with Manchester City despite interest from Barcelona. (Daily mail)

 

  • Amad Diallo, Shola Shoretire and Anthony Elanga could all benefit with more playing time if Anthony Martial leaves Manchester United this month.(Daily mail)

 

  • Sevilla are not prepared to let Brazilian defender Diego Carlos, 28, join Newcastle for anything other than a substantial fee. (Daily Star)

 

  • AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie is in talks over a move to Real Madrid despite Liverpool and Tottenham showing interest in the 25-year-old Ivory Coast international. (El Nacional – in Italian)

 

  • Arsenal and England midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles, 24, has arrived in Italy before a loan move to Serie A side AS Roma. (football.london)

 

  • Chelsea are exploring options to cover the left side of defence in Ben Chilwell’s absence, as well as talking to Lyon over a return for 27-year-old Italy left-back Emerson Palmieri, who is on loan at the French club. (Evening Standard)

 

  • Former Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is considering a takeover bid for Championship club Derby County. (Telegraph)

 

  • Xavi Simons will only sign a new deal at Paris Saint-Germain this month if he is guaranteed a loan move, with Rangers one of the potential destinations.(Daily record)

 

PSV Eindhoven are providing competition for Rangers with both sides interested in Vitesse Arnhem defender Danilho Doekhi. (The Scottish sun)

 

  • Three clubs in England are interested in signing Aberdeen midfielder Dean Campbell including Bolton Wanderers. (Daily record)

 

  • Barcelona are the latest club to monitor Antonio Rudiger’s situation at Chelsea with the 28-year-old Germany international defender out of contract at the end of the season. (Sky Sports)

 

  • Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 34, could force his Paris St-Germain exit after just one season if the club fails to win the Champions League, according to former Barcelona midfielder and Spain international Lobo Carrasco. (El Chiringuito TV, via Mirror)

 

  • Liverpool and Manchester United look set to miss out on Kingsley Coman, with the winger set to sign a lucrative new contract at Bayern Munich. (Daily mirror)

 

  • Arsenal face a tough battle to tempt Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic to join the club in January because of their lack of Champions League football and could lose out to another of European football’s big spenders.(The guardian)

 

  • Paris Saint-Germain are hopeful Kylian Mbappe will stay at the club if Zinedine Zidane becomes their next manager.(Daily mirror)

 

  • Ethan Galbraith could be the next Manchester United youngster recalled from a loan spell, with multiple Championship clubs interested in the midfielder currently playing for Doncaster.(Daily mirror)