🚨 Bruno Fernandes SHOCK update, Liverpool losing defender race, Chelsea €80M move, Arsenal & Barcelona transfer battle & more
Plus Premier League Round-up and latest transfer updates.
Good morning everyone and welcome to the latest Daily Briefing - all your essential football headlines in one place, delivered ad-free and straight to your inbox! Thanks for reading, and enjoy :-)
Today’s top stories:
Liverpool stunned by Brentford.
Bruno Fernandes release clause update.
Goals from Premier League plus latest transfer updates.
Premier League Round-up
Sunderland stun Chelsea at Stamford Bridge
A stoppage-time strike from Chemsdine Talbi completed Sunderland’s comeback in a 2–1 win over Chelsea.
Enzo Maresca’s side struck first after just four minutes, finishing a slick move with Alejandro Garnacho rolling in his first goal for the club. But Sunderland hit back on 21 minutes. Wilson Isidor scored for the visitors.
With the game heading for a draw, Talbi popped up in added time to steer home the winner, sealing a dramatic turnaround for the Black Cats.
FT Chelsea 1-2 Sunderland [Pictures from NBC Sports]
Mbeumo at the double as Man United beat Brighton
Bryan Mbeumo scored twice as Manchester United claimed a third straight Premier League win with a 4–2 victory over Brighton at Old Trafford.
Matheus Cunha opened the scoring on 24 minutes with his first United goal, curling past Jan Paul van Hecke, before Casemiro’s deflected effort made it 2–0.
Mbeumo extended the lead just after the hour mark, but Danny Welbeck pulled one back for Brighton with a brilliant free-kick. Charalampos Kostoulas then headed in a second deep into stoppage time.
Mbeumo sealed the result in the 96th minute, smashing home his second to secure United’s fourth consecutive home win.
FT Man United 4-2 Brighton [Pictures from Sky Sports]
Liverpool suffer fourth consecutive league defeat
Liverpool’s hopes of retaining their Premier League crown have taken a major blow following a 3-2 defeat to Brentford that leaves their title defence hanging by a thread.
Dango Ouattara opened the scoring before Kevin Schade and Igor Thiago piled on further misery for the defending champions.
Although Milos Kerkez pulled one back to give Liverpool a glimmer of hope and Mohamed Salah finally broke his goal drought, the damage had already been done.
FT Brentford 3-2 Liverpool [Pictures from TNT Sports]
Premier League scores in full
Chelsea 1-2 Sunderland
Man United 4-2 Brighton
Newcastle United 2-1 Fulham
Brentford 3-2 Liverpool
Al Nassr
Cristiano Ronaldo reaches 950 career goals with Al Nassr on top of the Saudi Pro League! 34 goals, 3 assists in 38 games in 2025.
Arsenal
Arsenal set to battle it out with Barcelona for French attacking prodigy. More details!
Barcelona
Barcelona scouts have been monitoring English 24-year-old Marseille forward Mason Greenwood. (Sun)
Although Ansu Fati has made a strong start at Monaco, Barcelona have no intention of bringing the young winger back to the club. Fati is averaging a goal every 65 minutes for Monaco this season. (Sport)
The Daily Briefing newsletter is now FREE to read - with all your essential football headlines delivered ad-free straight to your inbox seven mornings a week.
UPGRADE to a paid subscription to receive exclusive in-depth transfer news, comment, and analysis from our experts!
Bayern Munich
Why Bayern Munich are leading Liverpool in the race to sign Marc Guehi. Full Story here!
Chelsea
Chelsea would be willing to offer €80M to sign Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga. However, the Spanish side do not need money, and would prefer that either Enzo Fernández or Moisés Caicedo join as part of a swap deal. (E Noticies)
Moises Caicedo has NO INTEREST in leaving Chelsea and the Blues would not entertain any offers whatsoever for his signature amid reported interest from the likes of Real Madrid. (GiveMeSport)
(Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Liverpool
Liverpool are considering moves for Newcastle and England forward Anthony Gordon, 24, and Bournemouth and Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo, 25. (Football Insider)
Arne Slot on losses after Brentford defeat: “The most concerning thing is you lose four in a row, after you judge performance. For me this was the worst of all the losses.”
Arne Slot: “Football is about scoring goals but it’s also about not conceding goals. For so many games now we have conceded 1,2 or 3 goals and every time almost in the first 5 mins. It would definitely help if we score goals but that only helps if as a team we can keep a clean sheet.”
Arne Slot: “If you change quite a lot during the summer, it is not a surprise it goes a bit like this but I did not expect it to go for four losses in a row. A bumpy road is not surprising but four losses in a row... it is not an excuse but we have had five away games in six.”
Manchester City
Manchester City and Tottenham are interested in Sporting and Denmark midfielder Morten Hjulmand, 26, as well as Manchester United. (Record)
Pep Guardiola on rest for Erling Haaland ahead of the World Cup: “I’m so sorry to my colleague Solbakken at the Norway national team but I’m not thinking about that… Maybe at the end when we win the Premier League ten points in front, ten games to go after he will rest. Now he feels fit, he feels fine.”
Manchester United
Matheus Cunha: “My message to Man United fans… I am one of them. This is the club I grew up watching and to be here is a mix of sensations. To help them, it is my dream come true”.
Amorim on Bryan Mbeumo: ‘He’s a working machine.’
Amorim on Casemiro: ‘He’s an example for everyone. In the beginning he was behind every midfielder, even Toby (Collyer). But he fought and he worked and now he’s back in the national team.’
Manchester United are considering a loan move for 20-year-old English Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jobe Bellingham in January. (Express)
Insider dismisses Manchester United chances of signing Barcelona star. More details!
Manchester United have reportedly set aside €120M to fund a potential January double swoop for Athletic Club midfielder Oihan Sancet and Sporting CP defender Ousmane Diomande. (Fichajes)
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has a release clause of £56.68M in his current contract, which can be triggered by teams outside of England. (BBC)
Man United are now plotting a big-money move for Rafael Leao. (Fichajes)
(Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images) Man United eyeing January move for star hailed as a “fantastic player” by Amorim. Full Story here!
Newcastle United
Newcastle and Tottenham are interested in 25-year-old Juventus and France defender Pierre Kalulu. (TuttoJuve)
Tottenham
Tottenham and Manchester City are keeping tabs on Aston Villa’s England defender Ezri Konsa, with the 28-year-old also tracked by Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United over the past 12 months. (TBR Football)
Tottenham tracking Porto striker Samu Aghehowa who has a release clause of €100 million. (Caught Offside)
West Ham United
West Ham and Sevilla are exploring a potential move for out-of-favour Manchester United and Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee, 24. (Mirror)