🚨 Vinicius Junior to Premier League, Man United want Chelsea star, Liverpool hold talks with defender, Arsenal attacker exit & more.
Plus Premier League Round-up and all the latest transfer content.
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Today’s top stories:
Liverpool hold talks with Schlotterbeck.
Man United linked with Andrey Santos.
Updates on the future of Endrick, Guehi, Jesus & more.
Premier League Round-up
Arsenal extend lead at the top after beating Burnley
Arsenal strengthened their position at the top of the Premier League table with a solid victory over Burnley.
Goals from Viktor Gyökeres and Declan Rice ensured the Gunners moved seven points clear of second-placed Bournemouth, who are set to visit Manchester City on Sunday.
Mikel Arteta’s men fully deserved their win, extending their unbeaten streak to nine consecutive victories across all competitions as their title charge gathers pace.
FT Burnley 0-2 Arsenal [Pictures from NBC Sports]
Joao Pedro wins London derby for Chelsea against Spurs
João Pedro’s first goal since August secured a vital 1-0 victory for Chelsea over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
A moment of brilliance from Moisés Caicedo in the 34th minute at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, winning the ball twice before setting up Pedro, proved decisive as Enzo Maresca’s men claimed all three points.
Tottenham, meanwhile, struggled to create any real danger, managing only three attempts and just one on target, their lowest attacking output in any match this season.
FT Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea [Pictures from Sky Sports]
Liverpool end their losing run against Aston Villa
Liverpool got back to winning ways in the Premier League with a 2-0 triumph over Aston Villa at Anfield.
After enduring a four-match winless run in the league, the Reds ended their poor spell on Saturday evening thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah and the returning Ryan Gravenberch.
Salah’s strike marked his 250th goal for the club, making him only the third player in Liverpool’s history to reach that milestone after Ian Rush and Roger Hunt.
FT Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa [Pictures from Sky Sports]
Premier League scores
Burnley 0-2 Arsenal
Nottingham Forest 2-2 Man United
Brighton 3-0 Leeds United
Crystal Palace 2-0 Brentford
Fulham 3-0 Wolves
Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa
Arsenal
Arsenal will let Gabriel Jesus leave the club this winter and are open to either loan bids of permanent offers worth €30M. Bournemouth, Fulham and West Ham are all keen to keep him in the Premier League, while AC Milan and Juventus lead the charge in Serie A. The Brazilian has said he wants to see out his £265,000-a-week contract at Arsenal. (Milan Live)
Mikel Arteta on talking Viktor Gyokeres off against Burnley: “We had to take Viktor Gyökeres off because he was feeling a little niggle, muscular. Martin Zubimendi as well, he asked to be subbed, so we have to wait and see”.
London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has cautioned Arsenal they will encounter numerous “obstacles” in their quest to expand the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners are examining proposals to boost their ground’s capacity beyond 70,000 spectators, as part of a plan that will cost around £500M. (Mirror Football)
Arsenal and Man United plot raid on La liga club for 22-year-old summer signing. More details!
Aston Villa
Aston Villa have joined Manchester United in wanting to sign 19-year-old Brazil striker Endrick on loan from Real Madrid in January. (Daily Star)
Aston Villa’s obligation to turn England attacking midfielder Harvey Elliott’s loan move from Liverpool into a permanent switch is thought to kick in if the 22-year-old makes 10 appearances for the Midlands club. (Independent)
Barcelona
Lamine Yamal is suffering from an ‘incurable’ chronic groin injury. (Sun Sport)
(Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)
Chelsea
Enzo Maresca: “Moises Caicedo is top. Caicedo and Rodri are the two best defensive midfielders in the world in my view”.
Enzo Maresca: “I am especially happy for the clean sheet. We need that. We are going to score goals but we need to do better defensively”
Chelsea want to sign modern attacker from top European club, £79m move lined up. More details!
Chelsea and Manchester United are interested in signing the Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Junior. (Fichajes)
Inter Milan
Inter Milan want to sign England centre-back Marc Guehi when his Crystal Palace contract expires next summer, but face competition for the 25-year old from Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Liverpool. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Liverpool
Arne Slot: “The support I got again is something that makes this club special. Fans chanting forme was great, it helped a lot. It was when we were in a difficult situation as a club and team, it is also difficult for me”.
Virgil Van Dijk: “What I’ve noticed over the last few weeks is that there’s a lot of noise that you have no control over and we have to deal with that as team. Some of the takes are ridiculous, but you deal with it. Outside noise can reach certain players, but we stick together”.
Mo Salah: “I am not happy with this start of the season. It’s a tricky season for us because we have few new players. Very good signings but they need time to adapt to the team. We just need time to adapt and know each others games and everything will be fine”.
“I would not be surprised” - Fabrizio Romano drops interesting update on Liverpool fan favourite’s future at the club. Full Story here!
Liverpool have held “positive” talks with Borussia Dortmund star Nico Schlotterbeck. (Fichajes)
Liverpool prepared to spend big on potential Salah successor who’s already wowed Slot. Full Story here!
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Manchester United
Ruben Amorim on issues with Diogo Dalot: ‘If you see Dalot, many times Dalot has the ball with space to make the cross, but he’s a right footer, he’s always inside without space.’
Ruben Amorim has been telling Patrick Dorgu to start studying PSG’s Nuno Mendes if he wants to ‘become the best left-back in the world’. Amorim is said to be ‘obsessed’ with helping Dorgu reach his true potential and the 20-year old is even called Nuno Mendes 2.0 by the coaching staff at Manchester United. (Sun Sport)
Man United player “frustrated with his current role”, two rival clubs eyeing January move. More details!
Manchester United are keen on Chelsea’s Andrey Santos as they bid to strengthen the middle of the pitch in January. Ruben Amorim is desperate to sign a new midfielder and it has become a priority for when the window opens. It is thought the Brazilian would be open to leaving Chelsea, but the Blues have no plans to sell the 21-year old to a Premier League rival. (Football Insider)
(Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images) Manchester United are lining up a £44 million move for Palmeiras striker Vitor Roque. (Fichajes)
Man United enter race to sign Liverpool target Marc Guehi. (TBR Football)
Manager Ruben Amorim expects some of his Manchester United squad to ask to leave in January in search of more minutes. The likes of Joshua Zirkzee and Kobbie Mainoo have been linked with moves away this winter because of a lack of playing time. (Times)
Napoli
Napoli want to sign Manchester United and England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 20, on loan in January, with a view to making the move permanent in the summer. (Mirror)
Real Madrid
Real Madrid have joined Manchester United and Chelsea in tracking Red Bull Salzburg’s Bosnia-Herzegovina winger Kerim Alajbegović. (Defensa Central)
Tottenham
Thomas Frank wants to bolster Tottenham Hotspur’s forward line and is eyeing up West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen and Porto’s Samu Aghehowa for a combined £110M. Spurs will sell Richarlison and Dominic Solanke to fund the moves as Frank deems both players not quite good enough. (Fichajes)