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Today’s top stories:

• Chelsea approach Manchester United over Alejandro Garnacho

• RB Leipzig double down on Arsenal’s interest in Benjamin Šeško

• Randal Kolo Muani confirmed as a new loan signing by Juventus

• Plus more from AC Milan, Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain and more

AC Milan

• Kyle Walker arrives in Milan and says hi to AC Milan fans! Loan move from Man City, completed [pictures from AntoVitiello X account]:

• AC Milan confirm Emerson Royal will be out for the next 8 weeks with a muscle injury. His move to Galatasaray is now due to collapse despite being almost agreed on Wednesday.

• AC Milan have prepared an official bid for Santiago Giménez to test Feyenoord’s position. Feyenoord board are still firm on their position; They want to keep their stars Hancko and Giménez in January. Huge proposal needed or no chance — AC Milan want to try, after encouragement from the player.

• Milan work on Pavlovic, Chukwueze, Jovic and Okafor exits.

Arsenal

• RB Leipzig managing director, Marcel Schäfer, tells media asking about a Benjamin Šeško deal with Arsenal: “There is definitely no contact with any other club. He will continue to wear the RB Leipzig jersey.”

• Wolves stance on Arsenal target Matheus Cunha made clear.

AS Monaco

• AS Monaco consider Wilfried Ndidi one of the main options on their list for the final days of the transfer window, but a loan move with buy option clause is not easy at all. Ndidi has a buyout clause but Leicester are not opening doors to a loan at this stage.

Aston Villa

• The Loïc Badé deal between Aston Villa and Sevilla is not advancing and is currently in total stand-by. The player has also not accepted the proposal. Aston Villa’s bid was worth €23m plus €3m add-ons.

• Villa star could leave despite great performance vs Monaco.

Barcelona

• Como were very close to reaching an agreement to sign Eric Garcia earlier this week but he’s now decided to stay at Barcelona.

• Official, confirmed. Ronald Araújo has agreed on a new contract at Barcelona valid until June 2031. Documents signed and all confirmed on club side too.

• Barcelona icon heaps praise upon Raphinha.

Burnley

• Parma and Celta Vigo are showing interest in Grady Diangana as a potential free agent for next season. Burnley have offered a new deal to the player but he’s turned down the proposal.

Celtic

• Rennes complete a deal in excess of €10m for Kyogo Furuhashi from Celtic. Jota joins Celtic for €10m plus a 10% sell-on clause.

Chelsea

• Deportivo La Coruña have rejected a €15m bid from Chelsea/Strasbourg’s BlueCo Group. Depor have decided to keep Yeremay at the club until the end of the season with the same clause and same contract.

• Chelsea are set to approach Man United for Alejandro Garnacho, as expected. Napoli remain keen but no agreement on a €50m package as it was rejected by Man United. The Red Devils are insisting on a €70m fee.

• Chelsea are not working on a deal for Reda Belahyane at this stage of the window despite reports. The Verona midfielder isn’t in talks and Chelsea have different targets.

• Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign Dastan Satpaev from Kazakhstan. Transfer fee is a €4m package, add-ons included, from Kairat Almaty. It will be a record transfer for the Kazakhstan league and Dastan will join Chelsea on a five year deal plus one year option when he turns 18.

• BlueCo group are keen on signing Mathis Amougou, an 18 year old midfielder from St Etienne. Chelsea/Strasbourg are monitoring him closely.

• Si Phillips makes a great argument for why Liam Delap should be Chelsea’s new front man.

Como

• Como winger Ali Jassim is set to leave the club to join Almere in the Eredivisie, deal done for the 21 year old Iraq player.

Eintracht Frankfurt

• Eintracht Frankfurt complete a deal for Eyle Wahi. New bid of €26m plus €3m in add-ons and a 12% sell-on clause has been accepted. Medical on Friday.

Europa League

• Bodø/Glimt vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv (3-1)

• AZ Alkmaar vs Roma (1-0)

• Hoffenheim vs Tottenham Hotspur (2-3): Despite having 22 shots in the game, only five of Hoffenheim’s were on target, the same amount as Tottenham, who scored from three of theirs. James Maddison (3) and Son Heung-min (22, 77) won the game for the visitors, making goals from Anton Stach (68) and David Ngabi Mokwa Ntusu (88) nothing more than consolations [pictures from TNT Sports]:

• Porto vs Olympiacos (0-1)

• Fenerbahçe vs Lyon (0-0)

• Qarabag vs FCSB (2-3)

• Viktoria Plzeň vs Anderlecht (2-0)

• Malmö vs Twente (2-3)

• Lazio vs Real Sociedad (3-1)

• Man United vs Rangers (2-1): The hosts were good value for their win, however, the match wasn’t without its problems for Rúben Amorim’s side. As it was, Jack Butland’s own goal, punching the ball into his own net under pressure, looked like it was going to be the difference between the two sides until Harry Maguire’s mistake on 87 saw United punished by a sensational finish from Cyriel Dessers. That wasn’t the end of the scoring, however, as United captain, Bruno Fernandes, popped up with the winner in injury time [pictures from TNT Sports]:

• Union Saint-Gilloise vs Braga (2-1)

• Elfsborg vs Nice (1-0)

• Ludogorets vs Midtylland (0-2)

• Eintracht Frankfurt vs Ferencváros (2-0)

• RFS vs Ajax (1-0)

• PAOK vs Slavia Prague (2-0)

Fenerbahçe

• Diego Carlos has been confirmed as a new Fenerbahçe player from Aston Villa. Up next: Milan Skriniar.

Fiorentina

• Fiorentina are currently not convinced to proceed with a deal for Cher Ndour with PSG. Bologna remain interested and discussions took place again on Wednesday.

Ipswich Town

• Julio Enciso takes his first picture as an Ipswich Town player after a loan deal was completed with Brighton.

Juventus

• Randal Kolo Muani signs in at Juventus on a loan deal from PSG. €1m loan fee, €2m add-ons and €2.6m extra costs confirmed by Juventus.

• All documents are now ready for Renato Veiga to join Juventus from Chelsea. The Portuguese defender is planning to fly to Turin on Friday. €5m total package, loan fee included, no buy clause and back to Chelsea ahead of the Clubs’ World Cup.

• Juventus start talks with Todibo as Kelly alternative.

Lazio

• Lazio remain confident in getting the Cesare Casadei deal done after the bid sent two days ago of €12m plus a 20% sell-on clause. Negotiations at the final stages with Chelsea.

Liverpool

• Liverpool confirm midfielder has completed permanent move away.

Manchester City

• Omar Marmoush joins Man City on a contract valid until June 2029. Deal signed, sealed and confirmed for €75m transfer fee from Eintracht.

• Pundit compares Erling Haaland’s 10-year contract with Winston Bogarde situation at Chelsea.

Manchester United

• Manchester United are preparing a new proposal to Lecce for Patrick Dorgu. It’s not expected to reach the requested €40m price tag yet but Man United will try to advance after a€27m opening proposal was turned down. Dorgu is keen on the move.

• Antony remains part of the Man United squad while the clubs prepare/check documents for his transfer to Real Betis. Verbal agreement on a loan deal remains done and not in danger, United working on a replacement.

• Antony arrives for the game on Thursday night as planned, but it doesn’t change his future.

• Marcus Rashford wasn’t even on the bench again for Man United against Rangers, but Alejandro Garnacho started and Antony was on the bench.

• Rúben Amorim on Garnacho: “I think he has the potential to be so much better in every situation of the game. What I can say is he understood what I was trying to do. I just want to help them (the players) but in the end it's them who do the job.”

• Manchester United have made contact with Arsenal for 18 year old Ayden Heaven. They’re leading the race to sign Heaven while Eintracht Frankfurt and Barça have made approaches. Arsenal have also offered him a new deal. Manchester United are confident, and the player was in attendance at Old Trafford on Thursday night.

• “Amorim’s honest is welcome” - Sir Jim Ratcliffe is Man United’s biggest problem.

Napoli

• Direct contacts on Thursday between Napoli and Karim Adeyemi have been positive. Nothing sealed/agreed yet as contacts continue, while Napoli work on a €45/50m package deal with Borussia Dortmund.

• Spalletti ‘very favourable’ to Chiesa Serie A return from Liverpool.

Newcastle United

• Newcastle are not keen to sell Martin Dubravka as they’re preparing a new deal proposal for the goalkeeper. Al Shabab remain interested.

• Newcastle linked with incredible midfielder swap deal.

Nottingham Forest

• Nottingham Forest have agreed a new deal with Chris Wood until June 2027, all signed and sealed.

Paris Saint-Germain

• Gigi Donnarumma on his future, speaking to Sky Sports: “There are many rumours but my priority is to sign anew deal at PSG. I feel good here and I feel loved at this club.”

RB Leipzig

• RB Leipzig are closing in on a deal to sign Tidiam Gomis from Caen. Despite approaches from Everton and Italian clubs, RB Leipzig are ready to seal the agreement.

Sevilla

• Sevilla are in advanced talks to sign Nigerian striker Akor Adams from Montpellier. Negotiations underway and at the final stages. Deal set to happen for a €5.5m transfer fee, despite links with other clubs.

• €40m Sevilla star will note leave in January.

Tottenham Hotspur

• Special moment for Callum Olusesi as he made his Tottenham debut in the Europa League on Thursday. Ange Postecoglou and the club fully trust him for the present and future.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

• Wolves are keen on signing Jhonny Cardoso from Real Betis. There’s strong interest after the Manu deal collapsed and although it’s not an easy deal to do, the interest is genuine.