🚨 Liverpool want £130m signing, Man United star's exit, Arsenal attacker linked with PL move, English star to Saudi & more
Plus Premier League Round-up and latest transfer updates.
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Today’s top stories:
Chelsea beat Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.
Ruben Amorim future update.
Latest updates from Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga.
Premier League Round-up
Tottenham beat Leeds thanks to Mohamed Kudus
Tottenham’s summer signing Mohamed Kudus was the star of the show for Thomas Frank’s side against Leeds United.
The winger assisted Mathys Tel for the first goal and after Leeds United had scored through Noah Okafor, Kudus took the responsibility upon himself to score the winner for the North London club.
FT Leeds 1-2 Tottenham [Pictures from TNT Sports]
Rice scores against former club West Ham
In a match that saw Mikel Arteta start with an attacking line up, boasting players like Eberechi Eze, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Leandro Trossard and Viktor Gyokeres, it was Declan Rice who started the scoring for the Gunners.
Bukayo Saka added another in the second half from the penalty spot, a goal in his 200th PL appearance for the Gunners.
FT Arsenal 2-0 West Ham United [Pictures from NBC Sports]
Sesko on the scoresheet again for Man United
Ruben Amorim’s side beat Sunderland at Old Trafford in a much needed win for the team and the manager.
Mason Mount started the scoring with a wonderful finish before Benjamin Sesko doubled their lead after scoring his second Premier League goal of the season.
Goalkeeper Senne Lammens made his debut for the club and looked comfortable in goal, unlike other United goalkeepers.
FT Man United 2-0 Sunderland [Pictures from NBC Sports]
Estevao goal at Stamford Bridge stuns Liverpool
Defending champions Liverpool suffer back to back defeat in the Premier League.
Moises Caicedo gave the Blues the lead with a thumping long range effort at Stamford Bridge but his goal was cancelled by Cody Gakpo.
However, in the 96th minute of the match, Estevao scored the winner and broke the hearts of Liverpool fans.
FT Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool [Pictures from Sky Sports]
Ajax
Former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag could make a sensational return to management and replace Johnny Heitinga at Ajax. (De Telegraaf)
Arsenal
Bukayo Saka made his 200th PL appearance for Arsenal against West Ham United.
Arsenal would accept an offer of around £30M for striker Gabriel Jesus. Everton are a possible destination for the Brazilian forward in January as they look to add goals to their squad. Arsenal want £30M for the striker they paid £45M for and are willing to make a loss of £15M. (Teamtalk)
“I have one name” – Fabrizio Romano names new Arsenal transfer target from Real Madrid. Full Story here!
Mikel Arteta on Declan Rice: “I think he was struggling with back pain, and he asked me to come off. I don’t know [if there’s a possibility that he doesn’t join the England squad], let’s see what the doctor says and what’s the best thing for him.”
Mikel Arteta on Odegaard injury: “For Martin I think it was a clash knee-to-knee, it’s not looking very positive at the moment.”
AS Roma
AS Roma director Massara and Paulo Dybala’s camp plan to meet in the upcoming weeks to discuss the contract situation. Both sides happy together and willing to negotiate new deal for Paulo to stay longer; nothing done or even close yet now. (Fabrizio Romano)
Barcelona
Hansi Flick: “I don’t know if Lamine will be ready for El Clásico. It’s a complicated injury; it’s not easy to say whether he can play in two or three weeks. We’ll take it step by step”.
Barcelona are set to rival Liverpool to sign France defender Dayot Upamecano as a free agent when his contract expires at Bayern Munich next summer. (Fichajes)
(Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images) Barcelona will step up their interest in 25-year-old Borussia Dortmund and Germany defender Nico Schlotterbeck who is available on a free transfer next summer. (Sport)
Bayern Munich
Manuel Neuer is considering extending his playing career beyond 2026 and signing a new contract at Bayern Munich. (BILD)
Bayern Munich have identified AC Milan and France goalkeeper Mike Maignan, 30, as their replacement for 39-year-old German shotstopper Manuel Neuer. (Teamtalk)
Chelsea
Estêvão Willian to ESPN on his match-winner against Liverpool. “I can’t describe it. The first thing I did was thank God. Only God knows how much I fought and worked to be here today, and to make my family proud. I dedicate this goal to God and my family. It’s incredible, indescribable. I hope it’s the first of many to bring much joy to these fans.”
Gary Neville on Caicedo: “He’s the best midfield player in the league at this moment in time. And I think I’m comfortable saying that. Gravenberch last season, and maybe Declan Rice and Rodri obviously, for the last few years. But now, I think at this time, we can say that Caicedo is the best midfield player in the league, and he’s performing like that.” (Sky Sports)
Alan Shearer : “That was a gigantic performance from Caicedo. It had a bit of Frank Lampard and a bit of N’Golo Kante and that’s not just today by the way, that’s all season” (BBC MOTD)
Jamie Redknapp on Chelsea: “Winning the Club World Cup was huge for this team, but it’s come at a cost. Look at PSG, they’re decimated by injuries. So I think Chelsea will be a slow burner as well, and we’ll get better as the season goes on. And we’re so quick to judge teams right now, but it doesn’t matter after seven, eight games. It matters at the end of the season, and I think Chelsea are going to get stronger and stronger.” (Sky Sports)
Chelsea have won back-to-back Premier League games against Liverpool for the first time since 2014 under Jose Mourinho. (Squawka)
Chelsea star Moises Caicedo is being closely watched by Real Madrid. (CaughtOffside)
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Liverpool
Liverpool have considered transfer move for €65m-rated PSG star. More details!
Liverpool are prepared to pay close to €150 million (£130m) for Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise. (Fichajes)
Liverpool have now failed to keep a clean sheet in 6 consecutive games.
Liverpool in discussion to sign new centre-back in the January transfer window. (Ben Jacobs)
Liverpool are reluctant to let France defender Ibrahima Konate leave in January amid interest from Real Madrid and remain determined to keep the 26-year-old at Anfield in the long term despite his poor start to the season. (Football Insider)
(Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images) Virgil van Dijk after Chelsea defeat: “I’ve said repeatedly that this season will be tough. It’s not only because of happens on the pitch, but also because of what has happened off it”.
Manchester City
Manchester City are monitoring the situation of Atletico Madrid right-back Nahuel Molina as they consider options for the new year. (Teamtalk)
Real Madrid are plotting an audacious bid to sign Manchester City’s Spanish midfielder Rodri and are willing to pay £130m for the 29-year-old. (Star on Sunday)
Manchester United
New era for Manchester United in goal as Senne Lammens started as GK against Sunderland after joining the club on Deadline Day.
Rúben Amorim: “It’s a dream for me to be here at Man United and I want to continue. I want to fight for this”.
Some of Manchester United’s summer signings are among the “most disillusioned” under Ruben Amorim and frustrated that the promises made to them—tactically and otherwise—have not yet been fulfilled. United spent more than £200M during the summer, with Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Sesko and Senne Lammens arriving. (Ben Jacobs)
Napoli are the lead club to sign Manchester United and England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo in January. If Ruben Amorim stays in charge at Old Trafford it’s likely Mainoo will itch to move to find minutes to get himself into Thomas Tuchel’s 2026 World Cup squad for England. (Tuttomercatoweb)
Man United star has given up on the project, wants transfer if Amorim stays. More details!
Ruben Amorim becomes the first Manchester United manager since Sir Alex Ferguson to win his 50th game at the club.
Mason Mount: “It was an exciting game, we enjoyed it. The first-half performance, up 2-0, really helped us. The second half we wanted to push on for more but the result was the most important thing. Happy with three points.”
Mason Mount: “We support our coach. We’re with Amorim, 100%. We’ve had some difficult results, which have been painful for the team, the staff and the fans, but today it was important to win”.
Mason Mount on Lammens: “It’s important in the Premier League keeping clean sheets, you have chances to score and then to keep the clean sheet in the second half was so important. He was solid, when we were under pressure, the option was Ben [Sesko] and we worked off that. Buzzing for him, everyone was around him today, it can be tough making your first start, we want to be together and I felt that today so we keep moving forward.”
Ruben Amorim: “It’s frustrating to not have this kind of performance again. We need to do this kind of performance away as well - it’s our responsibility to play like this.”
Ruben Amorim on Sesko: “He has time, he’s going to stay here for a lot of years. The media puts a lot of pressure on the goals for the striker but for me it’s the effort that is the most important thing. Every time we kick the ball he’s fighting for it, that’s massive for us. To win the second ball and give us time to breathe. I’m really happy with that.”
Šeško: “It’s always a lot of pressure, especially in a club like this. We always take it in a positive way, we showed once again that we can play well and win games. It’s important now to continue like that”.
Man United involved in three-horse race to sign Dusan Vlahovic. (Tuttomercatoweb)
Manchester United and England defender Harry Maguire, 32, is being lined up for a move to the Saudi Pro-League with Al-Nassr and Al-Ettifaq both interested in signing him. (Sunday Mirror)
(Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe believes boss Ruben Amorim is deserving of a full season in charge at Old Trafford. (The I)
Paris Saint-Germain
PSG are ready to try and sign Eric García on a free transfer if he does not sign an extension in the next two months with Barcelona. However, his priority is to remain with the Spanish champions. (Sport)
Tottenham
Mohammed Kudus has 5 goal contributions in 7 Premier League appearances for Tottenham.
Tottenham learn asking price for 25-year-old target who is on fire this season. More details!