🚨 Arsenal star CLOSE to exit, Liverpool eye €100m attacker, ambitious Chelsea target revealed, UCL round-up, & more
Today's transfer headlines and UCL news clips...
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Today’s top stories:
Plus UCL highlights and full results
Champions League round-up:
Arsenal maintain 100% record with win at Inter
Arsenal made it seven wins out of seven in the Champions League this season with an impressive 3-1 win away to last season’s finalists Inter Milan.
Gabriel Jesus struck twice in the first half as Mikel Arteta rotated his side slightly, while substitute Viktor Gyokeres scored a lovely effort to seal the three points late on.
The result ensures Arsenal have won seven Champions League games in a row for the first time in their history.
FT Inter Milan 1-3 Arsenal [Pictures from Prime Video Sports]
Tottenham ease pressure on Frank with win over Dortmund
Tottenham finally got back to winning ways in style with an impressive win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.
Cristian Romero steered home the first goal before Dominic Solanke directed a second one in, though he might not have known too much about it!
FT Tottenham 2-0 Borussia Dortmund [Pictures from TNT Sports]
Manchester City suffer another shock defeat
It was another poor night for Manchester City, who were stunned by Norwegian minnows Bodo/Glimt.
City’s defence was all over the place and Rodri was sent off, but take nothing away from the home side as they produced finishes of real quality to earn themselves a memorable result.
FT Bodo/Glimt 3-1 Manchester City [Pictures from TNT Sports]
Champions League results in full
Kairat 1-4 Club Brugge
Bodo/Glimt 3-1 Manchester City
Copenhagen 1-1 Napoli
Inter Milan 1-3 Arsenal
Olympiacos 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Real Madrid 6-1 Monaco
Sporting 2-1 PSG
Tottenham 2-0 Borussia Dortmund
Villarreal 1-2 Ajax
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Arsenal
Arsenal have held positive talks over loaning Ethan Nwaneri to Marseille, with the talented young English playmaker expected to join until the end of the season with the guarantee of more regular playing time. (David Ornstein, the Athletic)
Discussing Nwaneri’s future, Arteta said: “He is probably not playing the minutes he deserves. We have a massive talent there and we need to look after him.” (Fabrizio Romano)
Real Madrid’s talented young defender Victor Valdepenas is a long-term target for Arsenal, who hope to lure him away from Real Madrid. (The Athletic)
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is alongside PSG boss Luis Enrique as long-term managerial targets for Barcelona. (Sport)
Arsenal have an interest in signing Federico Dimarco from last night’s opponents Inter Milan, though he also has other suitors and could cost as much as €50m. (Fichajes)
Aston Villa
Aston Villa are advancing in talks to sign Tammy Abraham, with an agreement sealed with the player. (Fabrizio Romano)
Barcelona
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is alongside PSG boss Luis Enrique as long-term managerial targets for Barcelona. (Sport)
Bayern Munich
A look ahead to Bayern Munich’s game against USG, with Christian Falk predicting a VERY big win. (CF Bayern Insider)
Chelsea
Chelsea are interested in Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior amid growing doubts over his long-term future at the Bernabeu. (Fichajes)
Chelsea have discussed a shock €125m move to sign one of the best young midfielders in the world - full story here!
Everton
Everton are exploring a surprise move for in-form Fulham star and former Liverpool attacking midfielder Harry Wilson. (TEAMtalk)
Leeds United
Leeds United have made initial contact over signing a new striker with Premier League experience - full story here!
Liverpool
Liverpool are preparing a bid for €100m-rated RB Leipzig talent Yan Diomande, whom they view as an ideal long-term successor to Mohamed Salah. (CaughtOffside)
Ibrahima Konate is not at all close to agreeing a new contract with Liverpool as the Reds look at Tottenham’s Micky van de Ven to replace him, though the Dutchman is also wanted by Real Madrid. (TEAMtalk)
Federico Chiesa remains a top target for his old club Juventus, who are reportedly preparing one last bid to try to bring him back this January. (Calciomercato)
Manchester City
Erling Haaland after last night’s shock defeat: “I don’t have the answers. I take full responsibility of not being able to score. I just apologise to everyone; every single Man City supporter, every supporter that travelled to Bodo, because in the end it’s embarrassing.” (TNT Sports)
Manchester United
Manchester United have been in contact over signing Al Hilal midfielder Ruben Neves, with the Portugal international open to the move to Old Trafford. (Football Insider)
Another midfielder on United’s radar is Sunderland star Noah Sadiki, with the Red Devils weighing up a possible swap deal for him involving Manuel Ugarte. (Give Me Sport)
It looks like Joshua Zirkzee’s move to Roma could be off, with Manchester United seemingly refusing to let the Netherlands international leave even on loan. (Goal)
Real Madrid
Real Madrid could reportedly be ready to sell both Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni in order to fund a move to sign Chelsea star Enzo Fernandez. (Fichajes)
Real Madrid player ratings after thrashing Monaco, with Vinicius Junior getting a 9/10. (Football Espana)
Tottenham
Thomas Frank could be an option for Crystal Palace as they keep an eye on his situation with Tottenham, where he remains in danger of the sack. (Football Insider)
West Ham United
Flamengo are preparing to come back in with a new offer for West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paqueta, who is keen to return to his former club. (Ben Jacobs)
Great roundup. That Bayern vs USG preview from Falk caught my attention since their home numbers in the CL this year are basically untouchable. I watched them dismantle Leipzig recently and the xG advantage was ridiculous, like 3+ to barely anything. USG's defensive stats in this competiton make that predicted big win feel almost inevitable.