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Manchester City will be without Ruben Dias for up to six weeks with a hamstring injury, exacerbating Pep Guardiola's defensive injury crisis. The shortage of centre-backs could force the club into the transfer market, with the Crystal Palace captain, Marc Guehi, of interest. Dias and Josko Gvardiol, who has a broken shinbone, were forced off in Sunday's draw with Chelsea, leaving City with 13 fit senior outfield players for Brighton's visit on Wednesday.

Sunday's Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium came just three days after Chelsea parted company with Maresca in a shock move. While Liam Rosenior is reportedly a frontrunner to take charge, Calum McFarlane was tasked with overseeing the trip to face City, who were aiming to close the gap on leaders Arsenal. Instead, City are now six points back from the Gunners after Fernandez bundled home in the 94th minute.

"We had to accept what we were on earlier on in the week and put it behind us. We came here with a gameplan. In the first half, we made a slight error for their goal. But we grew into the game in the second half and we knew a chance would come and Enzo took the chance when it came. Credit to the staff that stepped up."

According to AS, Rodrygo Goes has decided to leave Real Madrid as soon as possible, having learnt from the mistake he made when he stayed in the Spanish capital last summer, despite interest and initial talks with several potential suitors. In fact, if it was up to the player himself, the transfer would happen this month already, but the knee injury that has ruled out Kylian Mbappe for at least three weeks has made that highly unlikely.

The Brazilian is a dynamic attacker capable of operating anywhere across the front three. He will add goals and creativity to the side. He could prove to be an excellent acquisition for all three Premier League clubs. The highly rated attacker has started just seven matches for Real Madrid this season, and he needs to play more often at this stage of his career.

Most of the big-spending clubs in the Premier League had been interested in the Ghana international after he became one of the stars of the 2025-26 season. Semenyo is the third top scorer in the league with nine goals, plus has three assists. And now the former Bristol City man will finally have the opportunity to play in Europe - and the Champions League.

Crystal Palace have stepped up their January transfer planning by submitting a loan offer for Manchester City winger Oscar Bobb, according to reports from the Daily Briefing. The move shows Palace's intent to strengthen Oliver Glasner's squad as they attempt to balance domestic ambitions with their ongoing European campaign. The Eagles are expected to be active in the winter window, largely due to the relatively small size of their current squad. While Palace's recent exit from the Carabao Cup has

Barcelona are interested in signing Nathan Ake from Manchester City in the January transfer window, according to CaughtOffSide . The report has claimed that last season's La Liga winners are considering a loan bid for Ake following Andreas Christensen's injury. Man City, too, are willing to offload Ake midway through the 2025-26 campaign, but the Premier League club want a permanent sale. The Cityzens are looking for around €30-35 million, but for Barcelona, a loan deal with the option to make it permanent next summer is more realistic.