FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP:
- Chelsea are favourites to sign Juventus and France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 27, in the January transfer window.
- Germany midfielder Toni Kroos, 32, has still not decided whether he will retire or extend his Real Madrid contract next summer.
- Chelsea have launched a £30m bid to sign Brighton and Belgium forward Leandro Trossard, 27.
- Borussia Dortmund could demand a Premier League record fee of £130m for England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, who has attracted interest from Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool.
- Germany midfielder Toni Kroos, 32, has still not decided whether he will retire or extend his Real Madrid contract next summer.
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- Torino’s Dutch defender Perr Schuurs, 22, is on Liverpool’s shortlist as a long-term successor for the Netherlands centre-back Virgil van Dijk, 31.
- Newcastle United’s English midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, 30, is set to earn a one-year contract extension worth more than £3m.
- Leeds United are willing to listen to offers for English midfielder Adam Forshaw, 31, in January.
- Everton and Newcastle United are monitoring 21-year-old Chelsea and Albania striker Armando Broja.
FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP
- Unai Emery has signed a deal at least four-and-a-half years long, the longest managerial contract in Aston Villa’s history, as he prepares to officially start work this week.
- Spain goalkeeper David de Gea, 31, is willing to take a pay cut on his £375,000 a week wages at Manchester United in order to extend his stay at Old Trafford.
- Barcelona are looking at Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, 40, as a potential replacement for their Spanish manager Xavi Hernandez, 42.
- Arsenal and Chelsea’s hopes of signing Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha have been boosted, as the 29-year-old is yet to agree a contract extension at Crystal Palace despite being verbally offered a new deal.
