🚨 Man Utd's £100million target, Liverpool want PL striker, Alexander-Arnold bombshell, Attacker prefers Arsenal over rivals & more.
Plus Premier League Round-up and other latest updates.
Good morning folks and welcome to the latest edition of the Daily Briefing! Thanks as always for reading, and hope you enjoy!
Today’s top stories:
Premier League round up
Chelsea make it three Premier League wins in a row
Chelsea cruised to victory in what was Enzo Maresca’s 50th Premier League game as the manager of the Blues.
A first half goal from Pedro Neto and a second half goal from Enzo Fernandez takes Chelsea to second place in the league for the time being.
Meanwhile, Burnley edge closer to the relegation zone with another defeat.
FT Burnley 0-2 Chelsea [Pictures from TNT Sports]
Liverpool suffer shock home defeat against Forest
Liverpool’s Premier League struggles worsened on Saturday after suffering a humiliating 3-0 home defeat to relegation-battling Nottingham Forest.
The loss, Liverpool’s sixth in their last seven league games, matched their heaviest home defeat at Anfield.
Forest took the lead through Murillo in the first half before Nicolò Savona and Morgan Gibbs-White struck to seal a famous win and mount further pressure on Slot’s faltering reign.
FT Liverpool 0-3 Nottingham Forest [Pictures from NBC Sports Soccer]
Harvey Barnes inspires Newcastle against Man City
Harvey Barnes produced a moment of magic to inspire Newcastle United to a memorable 2-1 victory over Manchester City at a roaring St James’ Park, ending the Magpies’ winless streak against Pep Guardiola’s side.
Barnes struck twice in quick succession, first in the 63rd minute, then again just seven minutes later, to secure a massive win for Eddie Howe’s team.
His brace came on either side of Rúben Dias’ equaliser, capping off a crucial win for Howe and his team against Guardiola’s strong Man City side.
FT Newcastle 2-1 Man City [Pictures from Sky Sports]
Premier League scores in full:
Burnley 0-2 Chelsea
Bournemouth 2-2 West Ham United
Brighton 2-1 Brentford
Fulham 1-0 Sunderland
Liverpool 0-3 Nottingham Forest
Wolves 0-2 Crystal Palace
Newcastle United 2-1 Manchester City
Arsenal
Arsenal and Manchester City are interested in signing the highly talented Spanish prospect Rodrigo Mendoza. (Il Messaggero)
Pete O’Rourke on Arsenal interest in Juventus star Kenan Yildiz: “I’m sure Arsenal will be ready to make a move for the highly rated attacking player as well. He’s regarded as one of the hottest young properties in European football.”
Arsenal are not expected to pursue Bournemouth and Ghana striker Antoine Semenyo, 25, in the winter transfer window and are likely to have a quiet January. (Football.London)
Arsenal, along with Premier League rivals Chelsea, enter race to sign Nottingham Forest defender Murillo. (Caught Offside)
AS Monaco
Paul Pogba after making first appearance after almost two years: “Playing football is what I love the most. Football is NOT over for me. I was the one who suffered the most. I was looking forward to it. You have moments when the devil tries to talk in your head to say it’s over. But there is a good God, I believe in myself”.
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!
Barcelona
Barcelona are already setting their sights on making Marcus Rashford’s transfer permanent upon the culmination of his loan spell. (iNews)
(Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images) Bayern Munich insider Christian Falk has explained that any interest from Barcelona in striker Harry Kane is not yet being taken too seriously.
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund and Germany forward Karim Adeyemi wants to join Arsenal, not Manchester United, who are also interested in the 22-year-old. (Mirror)
Inter Milan
Inter Milan are looking at the opportunity to sign Aston Villa’s Emi Martinez as they look for a long term replacement of Yann Sommer. (Fichajes)
Liverpool
Liverpool target Angelo Stiller would prefer a move to their rivals. Full Story here!
Liverpool are looking in a strong position to sign Crystal Palace central defender Marc Guehi as a replacement for Ibrahima Konate. (Caught Offside)
Arne Slot on Liverpool defeat: “If things go well or things go bad it’s always my responsibility. I tried to adjust a few things that didn’t really work out. We have quality players. It’s my job to get the best out of them. I am not at the moment. It’s my responsibility”.
Virgil Van Dijk after Forest defeat: “We are in a very difficult moment. We have to get out of it. We all take responsibility. We concede too many easy goals. They scored from a set piece again. But we were not good. In the battles, the second balls”.
Liverpool are understood to have made a generous new contract offer to Ibrahima Konate as they bid to keep him from leaving for Real Madrid. (Caught Offside)
Liverpool are on alert regarding the situation of Jean-Philippe Mateta, who’s understood to be in discussions over a potential new contract at Crystal Palace. (The Daily Briefing)
Manchester City
Manchester City are interested in signing the FC Koln attacker Said El Mala. Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea are also part of the race to sign the 19-year-old winger as well. (Football Insider)
Manchester United
Manchester United have been told that they would have to pay £100million to sign Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson. (TEAMtalk)
(Photo by Molly Darlington/Getty Images) The reason why Man United signed Benjamin Sesko in the summer over a move for Viktor Gyokeres. More details!
Manchester United are emerging as the favourites to seal the transfer of highly-sought-after Ajax wonderkid Jorthy Mokio. (Caught Offside)
Manchester United are ready to offload both Casemiro and Jadon Sancho instead of triggering the option to extend their contracts by a year. (The Sun)
Numerous clubs now ‘monitoring’ Man Utd man’s situation after INEOS U-turn on his future. More details!
Newcastle United
Newcastle United are interested in signing the AZ Alkmaar midfielder Kees Smit. (Daily Mail)
Real Madrid
Real Madrid defender Trent Alexander-Arnold is unhappy with his situation at the Spanish club, and he wishes that he had signed a new contract with Liverpool. (El Nacional)
Real Madrid expect an agreement to be reached with Vini Jr over a new contract, with negotiations now said to be “on track”. (Diario AS)
According to Bayern Insider Christian Falk, Los Blancos are among three clubs still in the race to sign defender Dayot Upamecano.