🚨 VIOLENT scenes before Brazil vs Argentina, Griezmann to snub Man United, Premier League clubs make MAJOR decision, plus the latest on Leroy Sane

Nov 22, 2023

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Today’s top stories:

Olivier Giroud would love to stay at AC Milan beyond this season. “I’d love to stay at Milan. My deal is due to expire in June and I haven’t spoken to the club about my future yet,” the player told Le JDD. “I want to stay, I think I can still help the team. I won’t put any limit to my career.”

VIOLENT scenes in the Maracana Stadium between Brazilian police and Argentina fans, which delayed the start of Brazil’s World Cup qualifying match with Argentina. [Pictures from Igor Rodrigues]
Lionel Messi commented on the violence after the match, in which Argentina were 1-0 winners. “We saw how the police were hitting people also with some of our families here — it also happened in the Libertadores final,” Messi said. “They are more focused on that than on playing the game.”
Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni cast doubt over his future after the game saying: “I have to think a lot about what to do with my future.”

Declan Rice has commented on the transfer fee Arsenal paid West Ham for him this summer. “£100m, it's a lot of money… I could understand the pressure that comes with it,” the player said. “They have invested a lot of money in me, I need to prove why I can go there and change things.”

There is nothing in the recent reports about Antoine Griezmann potentially moving to Manchester United. The player only wants to play for Atletico Madrid and that is all he is focusing on at present.

Barcelona players welcome Gavi back after suffering a season-ending injury during the international break. [Pictures from FC Barcelona]

Bayern Munich have made Leroy Sane’s new contract a priority amid interest from England - exclusive insight from Fabrizio Romano here.
Chelsea’s Trevoh Chalobah is no longer a priority for Bayern Munich - Fabrizio Romano has more.
Thomas Muller has confirmed he will not retire when his current contract at Bayern expires at the end of the season. “I definitely want to play for another year beyond 2024,” the Bayern Munich legend told BILD. “I'm still enjoying being on the pitch – I hope that's showing.”

Chelsea’s Trevoh Chalobah is no longer a priority for Bayern Munich ahead of the January transfer window - Fabrizio Romano has more.
Talks have not been held between Chelsea and Nottingham Forest about Andrey Santos’ lack of playing time - click here for more info.
Chelsea tried to sign Gabriel Moscardo in August, Fabrizio Romano has the latest ahead of January in his new column.

Chelsea tried to sign Gabriel Moscardo from Corinthians in August, Fabrizio Romano has the latest ahead of January in his new column.

Inter CEO Giuseppe Marotta has said that there are no issues with a new deal for Lautaro Martinez: “There’s no issue on a new deal for Lautaro Martínez — he also said multiple times that he wants to stay with us for many years,” Marotta said. “We are on the same page, we want to continue together and so negotiations will be easy”.

Ukrainian talent Georgiy Sudakov has signed with new representatives in ProStar agency. Shakhtar value him highly as many European clubs have sent scouts to watch him, which includes Juventus.

Darwin Nunez scored a brace for Uruguay against Bolivia on Tuesday night as part of his country’s World Cup qualifying campaign. FT: Uruguay 3-0 Bolivia [Pictures from CONMEBOL]
How close was Jeremy Doku to joining Liverpool? - Neil Jones has the story here.
Liverpool journalist Neil Jones comments on the Reds being linked to two Brazilian wonderkids.

There is nothing in the recent reports about Antoine Griezmann potentially moving to Manchester United. The player only wants to play for Atletico Madrid and that is all he is focusing on at present.
It will be difficult for English clubs to sign Nice’s Jean-Clair Todibo in January - click here to find out why.

It will be difficult for English clubs to sign Nice’s Jean-Clair Todibo in January - click here to find out why.

Talks have not been held between Chelsea and Nottingham Forest about Andrey Santos’ lack of playing time - click here for more info.

Premier League clubs have voted against a ban on clubs loaning players from within the same ownership group. This means that Newcastle can sign players on loan from PIF-owned clubs and this is the same for the likes of Crystal Palace with Lyon.
📰 Newcastle United, Sheffield United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Everton, Wolves, Nottingham Forest and Burnley are said to have voted against the proposed Premier League rule change (The Times)

Lucas Rosa is set to sign a new deal with Real Valladolid until June 2026. The agreement is sealed and will be signed soon.

Jose Mourinho doesn’t know if he will be the manager of Roma next season. “I still don’t know if I’m gonna stay at the club,” he said to TG1. “I didn’t speak to the owners about that, so I can’t answer about my future.”

Ukrainian talent Georgiy Sudakov has signed with new representatives in ProStar agency. Shakhtar value him highly as many clubs have sent scouts to watch the player.