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Today's transfer headlines and news clips from the Europa League and Conference League...
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Today’s top stories:
Manchester United star could be available in January
Liverpool eyeing another Premier League defender
Plus Europa news clips & more
Europa League round-up
Nottingham Forest fans losing patience after another defeat
It was another bad night for Nottingham Forest, who remain winless under Ange Postecoglou.
Fans will have been expecting a lot more on their first home game in Europe for so long, but they were undone by set pieces and a late counter-attack, with fans calling for Postecoglou to be sacked already!
FT Nottingham Forest 2-3 Midtjylland [Pictures from TNT Sports]
Aston Villa pick up another win in Europe
Aston Villa look to be recovering after their poor start to the season, with the Europa League proving a happy competition for them so far as they made it two wins from two.
Emi Buendia scored a superb opening goal on the night, and John McGinn was clinical to fire home a second to make sure of the points.
FT Feyenoord 0-2 Aston Villa [Pictures from TNT Sports]
Europa League scores in full
Feyenoord 0-2 Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Midtjylland
Celtic 0-2 Braga
Bologna 1-1 Freiburg
Brann 1-0 Utrecht
FCSB 0-2 Young Boys
Fenerbahce 2-1 Nice
Ludogorets 0-2 Real Betis
Roma 0-1 Lille
Panathinaikos 1-2 Go Ahead Eagles
Viktoria Plzen 3-0 Malmo
Basel 2-0 Stuttgart
Celta Vigo 3-1 PAOK
Genk 0-1 Ferencvaros
Maccabi Tel Aviv 1-3 Dinamo Zagreb
Lyon 2-0 Red Bull Salzburg
Porto 2-1 Red Star Belgrade
Sturm Graz 2-1 Rangers
Europa Conference League round-up
Crystal Palace extend unbeaten run to 19 games
Crystal Palace remain unbeaten in 19 games in all competitions and picked up their first away win ever in Europe last night.
Goals from Daniel Munoz and Eddie Nketiah gave them an impressive 2-0 win away to Dynamo Kyiv.
FT Dynamo Kyiv 0-2 Crystal Palace [Pictures from TNT Sports]
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Arsenal
Arsenal and Chelsea are among the top clubs circling for 16-year-old Mexico wonderkid Gilberto Mora, who is being tipped for a big move to Europe next summer. (TEAMtalk)
Gabriel Martinelli has told Mikel Arteta he wants to be playing every game for Arsenal after a reduced role so far this season. Full story here!
Martin Odegaard: “You can see how hungry everyone is in training by how much we want it. Hopefully it’s going to be our year. We’ve used everything that’s happened to us in a good way.”
Barcelona
Frenkie de Jong is closing in on a new contract with Barcelona, having reached a verbal agreement to extend his stay at the Nou Camp. (Fabrizio Romano)
Chelsea
Arsenal and Chelsea are among the top clubs circling for 16-year-old Mexico wonderkid Gilberto Mora, who is being tipped for a big move to Europe next summer. (TEAMtalk)
Chelsea’s interest in Kenan Yildiz has been confirmed, with Juventus doing their best to tie their star player down to a new contract to avoid losing him to the Premier League. (Fabrizio Romano)
Crystal Palace
Marc Guehi on Liverpool move falling through late on: “I don’t have much to say, to be honest…I’m focused on playing football and playing for Palace. But to the fans I want to say thank you very much for your support. I definitely feel it.”
Liverpool
Liverpool scouts have given rave reviews after monitoring Crystal Palace centre-back Maxence Lacroix, who could now be a top Reds target instead of his teammate Marc Guehi. (Football Insider)
Marc Guehi on Liverpool move falling through late on: “I don’t have much to say, to be honest…I’m focused on playing football and playing for Palace. But to the fans I want to say thank you very much for your support. I definitely feel it.”
Manchester United
Yehor Yarmoliuk is a target for Manchester United as they add him to their list of defensive midfielders for upcoming transfer windows, but other big names are also keen. (Mark Brus, the Daily Briefing)
Joshua Zirkzee remains on the radars of both Juventus and AC Milan ahead of the January transfer window as he finds himself out of favour at Manchester United. (ESPN)
Manchester United have now sealed the signing of 17-year-old Colombian talent Cristian Orozco for 2026. He’ll join for $1m from Fortaleza. (Fabrizio Romano)
Newcastle United
Newcastle United have a growing interest in Athletic Bilbao star Oihan Sancet for upcoming transfer windows. (Mundo Deportivo)
Nottingham Forest
Ange Postecoglou on Nottingham Forest fans already chanting for him to be sacked: “The fans are disappointed. They are allowed to have an opinion on it. I heard their opinion. Nothing surprises me in football. It’s the climate we’re in. It seems that’s the way things are going. It’s nothing I can control. My responsibility is to make sure we get some wins for this football club and progress it. I would prefer if people were optimistic in their outlook of what I’m doing. I can only change that by winning games of football.”
Real Madrid
Real Madrid are eager to sign a new midfielder, and a new name on their list is Paris Saint-Germain youngster Warren Zaire-Emery, who is emerging as an alternative to Manchester City’s Rodri. (Fichajes)
Tottenham
Yehor Yarmoliuk to Tottenham could be one to watch as they rival Manchester United for the 21-year-old Brentford youngster. (Mark Brus, the Daily Briefing)
West Ham United
James Ward-Prowse doesn’t look to be in Nuno Espirito Santo’s plans at West Ham and could return to former club Southampton this January. (TEAMtalk)