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#transfers

According to my sources, as first reported here for the Daily Briefing, it looks increasingly like John Stones will not be offered a new contract, with his current deal at the Etihad Stadium due to expire at the end of this season. There seems to be an acceptance that it's time for both City and Stones to part ways, and some suitors may already have established early contacts to sound out the player.

Aston Villa might move for Morgan Gibbs-White, Liverpool's Mohamed Salah is a target for one of the Saudi Pro League's top clubs, and Sandro Tonali's wages could be an obstacle for any Serie A side looking for a deal. Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White might be heading for the exit door this summer and Aston Villa view the 26-year-old England international as an excellent fit.

When I played at Dinamo, they told me that if I wanted to win the Golden Ball, I would have to play for Milan. In Ukraine, it is not even clear how we manage to play, but the importance of football is that it is a hope for many children. In all these years of the war, I have understood that there are no impossible things.

Nico Schlotterbeck said before that he wanted to win titles. When he signs autographs in future, he wants to be able to say that he's won titles. Now, with Dortmund only six points behind Bayern in the title race, he's said that the club have to be talking itself up as a potential champion of Germany. If not Dortmund, who else instead of Bayern? So, I think it's in Dortmund's interests to encourage rather than downplay his personal ambition.

Despite adding Ademola Lookman to a star-studded frontline that already included Antoine Griezmann, Alexander Sorloth and Julian Alvarez, Diego Simeone wants to see Atletico Madrid share the goals around. Lookman joined Atleti from Atalanta for €35m on Monday, then scored on his debut as Simeone's men thrashed Real Betis 5-0 in the Copa del Rey three days later. Atleti will be reunited with Betis in LaLiga on Sunday, having gone unbeaten through their last six top-flight games.

With the mercato just closing, and Jean-Philippe Mateta not joining AC Milan, Oli and Anthony looked at a few others who could've stayed or joined. The mercato is a strange time, isn't it. Ultimately, it is a very volatile period for football clubs, and we saw this again with Mateta's failed move to Italy, which we have recently written a feature about. However, his move is not the only like it. There are several 'What If' moments from the past few years

Romero made headlines on Monday when, within an hour of the transfer window closing, he revealed on Instagram he played with an illness in Sunday's 2-2 draw against Manchester City and call it "disgraceful" the squad were left with only 11 fit players. It was a view which resonated with many Tottenham fans given the north London club's lack of transfer activity since the signing of Conor Gallagher on January 14, especially as Spurs have lost nine players to injuries since the start of 2026.

"I'm really happy with where we are at. Martin coming in as head coach has been a huge uplift for us in terms of detail, knowledge, understanding the WSL and the wider leagues across Europe and worldwide. This window, we have brought in the right characters that have the ambition and belief shared with Martin." Ho's influence has extended into recruitment, with Spurs reshaping their squad in the January transfer window, which closed earlier this week.

Monaco have dropped Paul Pogba from their Champions League squad for the knockout stages in order to make room for their January new signings, sources have told ESPN. Pogba, who will turn 33 next month, has not played since the start of December and has only featured three times this season for the club -- a pair of five minute cameos against Rennes and PSG in November and again off the bench against Brest.

"Everything that is done here is never in panic, it's always a long-term idea or something that has been thought about for a long time," Slot said of Van Dijk ahead of Liverpool's clash with Manchester City. "As I've said before, what a compliment to him at his age to play every three days, not only for his club but also for his country."

Of course, we are aware of the fact that Virgil will not play for this club for 10 more years but he has a one-and-a-half year contract left so he will be with us for that period of time and maybe even longer if he keeps staying fit as he is now. As I've said before, what a compliment to him at his age to play every three days, not only for his club but also for his country.