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Europa & Conference League round-up
Aston Villa make it eight wins in a row
Aston Villa continued their superb form with another win, this time beating Basel 2-1 away from home in the Europa League.
Goals from Evann Guessand and Youri Tielemans did the job for Unai Emery’s side, who extended their recent run to eight consecutive wins in all competitions!
FT Basel 1-2 Aston Villa [Pictures from TNT Sports]
Nottingham Forest grab hard-fought win vs Utrecht
Nottingham Forest also picked up a win in the Europa League as they came away with a 2-1 victory away to Dutch outfit Utrecht.
Arnaud Kalimuendo and Igor Jesus bagged the goals either side of a Utrecht equaliser in a tense second half.
FT Utrecht 1-2 Nottingham Forest [Pictures from TNT Sports]
Crystal Palace stroll to win away to Shelbourne
It was a comfortable evening for Crystal Palace as they scored three first-half goals to win away to Shelbourne.
Christantus Uche, Eddie Nketiah and Yeremy Pino fired in three early strikes and it proved to be enough for the Eagles.
FT Shelbourne 0-3 Crystal Palace [Pictures from TNT Sports]
Arsenal
Arsenal are eyeing Rodrygo Goes and Rafael Leao as new additions out wide, but currently have no plans to replace Viktor Gyokeres with a new striker signing. (Mark Brus, the Daily Briefing)
Arsenal are reportedly keeping tabs on Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Diant Ramaj, who has also previously been monitored by Chelsea. (Sport.de)
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Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich chief Max Eberl is set for a direct face-to-face meeting with Marc Guehi on January 1st as they look to beat Liverpool to the Crystal Palace centre-back’s signature. (Sky Germany)
Liverpool transfer target Michael Olise continues to attract strong interest but it looks like Bayern Munich have absolutely no intention of letting the French winger leave. (Christian Falk, CF Bayern Insider)
Kobbie Mainoo to Bayern Munich could end up being a story to watch, even if the Manchester United midfielder is not currently a priority for the Bundesliga giants. (Christian Falk, CF Bayern Insider)
Enzo Fernandez is an ambitious target for Bayern Munich, who are prepared to pay as much as €120m to sign the Chelsea midfielder. (Fichajes)
Chelsea
Enzo Fernandez is an ambitious target for Bayern Munich, who are prepared to pay as much as €120m to sign the Chelsea midfielder. (Fichajes)
Raheem Sterling to Leeds? The Chelsea winger is attracting interest from Daniel Farke’s side as they look to strengthen in January.
Chelsea are looking again at Barcelona midfielder Marc Casado after recently looking at him and other members of Hansi Flick’s squad. (TEAMtalk)
Liverpool
Liverpool are pursuing Bradley Barcola as one of their top targets to replace Mohamed Salah in attack, but PSG don’t want to sell the Frenchman. (Mark Brus, the Daily Briefing)
Bayern Munich chief Max Eberl is set for a direct face-to-face meeting with Marc Guehi on January 1st as they look to beat Liverpool to the Crystal Palace centre-back’s signature. (Sky Germany)
Liverpool transfer target Michael Olise continues to attract strong interest but it looks like Bayern Munich have absolutely no intention of letting the French winger leave. (Christian Falk, CF Bayern Insider)
Another winger Liverpool could turn to is Yan Diomande, with the Reds looking to beat Arsenal and Manchester City to the €100m-rated 19-year-old. (Fichajes)
Manchester City
Pep Guardiola has heaped huge praise onto Rodrygo Goes after Manchester City were strongly linked with the Real Madrid forward during the summer.
Manchester United
Manchester United are accelerating their efforts to sign Arda Guler from Real Madrid ahead of other interested clubs such as Arsenal and Liverpool. (Fichajes)
Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen says he cannot fathom why Ruben Amorim isn’t playing Kobbie Mainoo more often, and that he now expects the England international to push again for a move to Napoli in January. (Daily Mail)
Kobbie Mainoo to Bayern Munich could end up being a story to watch, even if the Manchester United midfielder is not currently a priority for the Bundesliga giants. (Christian Falk, CF Bayern Insider)
Newcastle United
Newcastle United are eyeing Javi Guerra from Valencia, though he recently signed a new contract with the La Liga club. (Fichajes)