🚨 Erling Haaland exit in 2026, Bruno Fernandes shock move, Chelsea ready to pay £87m for attacker, Florian Wirtz future & more
Plus Premier League Round-up and all the latest transfer updates.
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Today’s top stories:
Messi expected to sign Inter Miami contract.
Bruno Fernandes linked with Bayern Munich.
Erling Haaland tipped to join Real Madrid.
Premier League round-up
Tottenham suffer home defeat against Aston Villa
Rodrigo Bentancur scored early for Thomas Frank’s team and it looked like they were on their way to win another match but Unai Emery’s determined Aston Villa side had other ideas.
Morgan Rogers and Emi Buendia replied with two sublime goals for Villa to earn them their fifth consecutive win.
FT Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa [Pictures from Sky Sports]
Amorim’s Man United stun Liverpool at Anfield
Ruben Amorim earned his most iconic win as the manager of Man United after beating Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield.
Bryan Mbeumo scored early in the first half to give the visitors the lead. Cody Gakpo replied in the 78th minute and it looked like Liverpool would push on for the win at home but a Harry Maguire header in the 84th minute confirmed a fourth consecutive defeat for Arne Slot’s team in all competitions.
FT Liverpool 1-2 Man United [Pictures from Sky Sports]
Arsenal
Alan Shearer on Viktor Gyokeres: “He’s not in the league of the three we showed in the previous clip [Erling Haaland, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe], far from that. But I think he brings a different strength, there’s no doubt that he will have to improve his goalscoring, as you said, he’s only got three. But one of his strengths which has suited Arsenal is he actually goes in behind. When he does that it creates space for others to play because last season you had [Kai] Havertz or [Mikel] Merino coming short and that’s easier for teams to defend against.”
Arsenal and Tottenham are monitoring French attacker Djylian N’Guessan. (CaughtOffside)
Aston Villa
Getafe’s Spanish midfielder Luis Milla, 31, has caught the eye of Aston Villa manager Unai Emery and Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone this season. (Fichajes)
Barcelona
Barcelona scouts watched former England forward Mason Greenwood, 21, score four goals for Marseille at the weekend. (TBR Football)
(Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)
Chelsea
Chelsea might trigger a buyback clause to re-sign Belgium midfielder Diego Moreira from sister club Strasbourg. Chelsea sold him to Strasbourg for £1.7m in August 2024 - having only ever given the winger 45 minutes of football. The exact amount of this clause has not been disclosed. (TBR Football)
Chelsea are ready to offer more than 100m euros (£87m) to sign 21-year-old Spain striker Samuel Omorodion from Porto next summer. (Fichajes)
Inter Miami
Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 38, is expected to sign a new contract with Inter Miami. (Fabrizio Romano)
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Liverpool
Arne Slot on Liverpool’s four defeats in a row: “It is a difficult moment. The main thing is the players need to keep believing in each other and that what we are doing is good... What I see at Liverpool is all the players are very involved. If we start them, or they come on, they do well. I see everything needed [in terms of attributes] to win games of football, but maybe it’s a smart thing we start doing this again quite soon.”
What Man Utd players did in Anfield dressing room after Liverpool win should scar Arne Slot’s men. More details!
Manchester City
Insider tips Erling Haaland to complete shock move to Champions League giants next year. More details!
Manchester United
Harry Maguire after winning Man of the Match Award against Liverpool: “I love this football club. This one goes for all fans, they will be happy today, it means everything for all of us. Our fans haven’t had the better of us over the last few years and it’s not been good for our club”.
Ruben Amorim to Sky on Manchester United’s win at Liverpool. “I think that was the biggest win in my time at Manchester United. It means a lot today, but tomorrow it won’t mean a lot. It’s three points and it’s a good victory. We fought for every ball, but we lost our composure in the second half. The spirit was there and that is the most important thing. If you have the spirit, you can win any game.”
Manchester United legends Eric Cantona, Wayne Rooney and David Beckham have been approached to front a takeover bid for the club by an unknown consortium from the United Arab Emirates. (Guardian)
Casemiro is set to be offered a new contract at Manchester United but any deal will require the Brazil midfielder, 33, to take a substantial pay cut. (Football Insider)
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes is considering leaving at the end of the season if they do not improve. Bayern Munich are keen to sign the 31-year-old Portugal midfielder. (Fichajes)
(Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images) Matthijs de Ligt reveals how Man United outsmarted Liverpool in 2-1 win at Anfield. Full Story here!
Roy Keane makes claim about Man United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo. More details!
Real Madrid
Real Madrid officials have warned Ferland Mendy that he could be released from his contract in 2026 if he does not improve his fitness record. (Fichajes)
Xabi Alonso has urged Real Madrid to hold off on signing a big-money midfielder until next summer. He’s hopeful that if Florian Wirtz continues to struggle to fit into Liverpool’s system, the midfielder might request a move, opening the door for a reunion with his former Bayer Leverkusen boss. (Defensa Central)