#transfers

#transfers

This was another test against Premier League opposition and the next stage of our development is playing against these players. If you give them an inch you're going to get punished and they were clinical in those moments. We will analyse that and learn from it.

Arsenal monitoring Tino Livramento as a potential summer signing, Aston Villa exploring deal for Conor Gallagher and Dominik Szoboszlai close to agreeing contract extension at Liverpool. Arsenal are monitoring Newcastle United and England full-back Tino Livramento, 23, as a potential summer signing. (Sun), external Aston Villa are exploring a deal to bring 25-year-old Atletico Madrid and England midfielder Conor Gallagher back to the Premier League.

Aston Villa still have a way to go if they want to make good on their bid to bring Conor Gallagher to the club this month. The former Chelsea captain made a move to Atletico Madrid in 2024 and Unai Emery is said to be keen on a move to bring him back to the Premier League. Gallagher appeared in every game in all competitions for Diego Simeone's side this season - but most of his league outings have been from the bench.

Fermin Lopez was a major transfer target for Chelsea during the summer transfer window, with the Blues making great efforts to lure the young midfielder away from FC Barcelona. In the end, however, the La Masia graduate decided to stay put at the club, snubbing the Premier League heavyweights' overtures. Barça, for their part, also had no intention of parting ways with the 22-year-old Spaniard, who has become a key player for Hansi Flick.

Tottenham Hotspur are closely monitoring Brentford forward Kevin Schade, as per Sky Germany. The Germany international, 24, is widely expected to be on the move after this summer's World Cup. Brentford value Schade's transfer at around the €50 million, although they still hope to renew his contract beyond 2028, while a host of other clubs retain a long-term interest in signing him.

According to Fichajes, citing journalist Diego Firmino, it could be that Palmeiras will come in with an offer for Casemiro amid doubts over his Man Utd future. The report suggests the veteran Brazil international could be offered a two-year deal by Palmeiras, though it remains to be seen if he'll definitely return to the Brazilian league. Casemiro might well end up having tempting offers from elsewhere, with Saudi Pro League clubs perhaps also realistic as potential destinations for him,

I'm very happy and very excited, I'm looking forward to it. It's been a dream I've had to play in this league and this is a really big club so I'm really happy.

FC Barcelona will begin the defence of their Spanish Super Cup crown tomorrow when they take on Athletic Club in the semi-finals in Jeddah. Coming into the game on the back of a hard-earned victory over RCD Espanyol in the Catalan derby, Hansi Flick & co. will be gunning to carry forward the momentum and secure a place in the final.

Indeed, according to SPORT, Bayern Munich midfielder Leon Goretzka has entered Barcelona's orbit. The German midfielder is out of contract at the end of the season and has no intention of renewing with the Bavarian giants. And, at the request of manager Hansi Flick, Barça are monitoring his situation. Moreover, the midfielder himself would prioritise signing for the Blaugrana in order to reunite with his former coach, with whom he enjoys a very good personal relationship.

AC Milan have been offered the chance to sign Federico Chiesa from Liverpool, but there is an obstacle and other teams are in the race. Milan have already signed one forward in the winter window as Niclas Füllkrug arrived from West Ham United on loan with an option to buy. Amid the talk that Christopher Nkunku is a serious target for Fenerbahce, there might yet be the need to sign another.

Leicester City have reportedly blocked a potential January exit for defender Caleb Okoli, turning down a transfer approach from Italian Serie B side Cremonese. According to Sky Sports reported Gianluca Di Marzio, the Foxes have made it clear that the 24-year-old centre-back is not for sale during this window, despite the player's fluctuating minutes in the Championship this season.

Both Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are showing strong interest in Nathan De Cat . The young Belgian has established himself in Anderlecht's first team and has already made 26 competitive appearances. According to reports from Ekrem Konur on the X platform , De Cat is not only on the radar of the two German clubs, but also of Olympique Marseille and Bayer Leverkusen. However, Anderlecht plans to let the player leave no earlier than the summer, which complicates negotiations.

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.

Raheem Sterling is prioritising a permanent move away from Chelsea this month amid interest from West Ham and Fulham, sources have told ESPN. The 31-year-old has been frozen out at Chelsea with that situation not expected to change despite Enzo Maresca's departure as head coach on Thursday. Sources say that West Ham have approached Chelsea to sign Sterling on loan but the winger rejected that move only on the basis it was temporary.

We've been thinking about it since the end of the 2024 summer transfer window to be prepared for all scenarios. As you know, in addition to squad planning, my responsibilities included reducing the salary level. Therefore, we initially focused on 'internal transfers' which are contract extensions and youth players - and only then on external players, players we want to sign,

The English Football League has long been a hunting ground for Premier League outfits searching for value in an inflated market and while the financial gap between clubs is huge, the gulf in talent is often not as wide. There will undoubtedly be interest in the 72's leading talent and that can have a knock-on effect whereby Championship teams look to strengthen by glancing down to League One or League Two.

No, we haven't trained yet, so today's going to be the first training session with the players who started against Villa. We will know more this afternoon. On Declan Rice's fitness Not yet, and we have another session today, so let's see how he comes in today and how that's feeling, but [the Villa] game was too early for him.

The 24-year-old is reported to have begun talks with "two top agents" amid hopes of accelerating his departure from the Bernabéu, but Los Blancos are unlikely to consider offers until the summer following the recent injury to striker Kylian Mbappé. Manchester City and Arsenal are said to be the two most likely destinations for Rodrygo, but Liverpool, who remain on the lookout for a long-term successor for Mohamed Salah, also can't be ruled out.