Transfer news and gossip: Liverpool blasted over failed deal, Chelsea eye Cagliari ace as Fabregas replacement
The transfer window is in full swing and there are plenty of news, rumours and gossip in the newspapers and online. Here’s latest transfer-related news…Chelsea are close to offloading Alvaro Morata to AC Milan on loan, with Gonzalo Higuain moving to Stamford Bridge. TheSpaniardhas flopped in the Premier League, unable to live up to his billing as the number one striker atStamford Bridgesince his 65million move from Real Madrid in 2017. (The Sun)4Chelseahave also identified Cagliari midfielder Nicolo Barella as a January transfer target as they prepare for the departure of Cesc Fabregas. (Daily Telegraph)Fabregas looked to have made his final appearance for Chelsea against Nottingham Forest on Saturday, with the World Cup winner leaving the field in tears. He is expected to join former Arsenal teammate Thierry Henry at Monaco. FULL STORY HERE.Neil Warnock labelled Liverpool a disgrace for their handling of Nathaniel Clynes move to Bournemouth. The Cardiff City managerwas keen on acquiring the right-back, only for him to join the Cherries on loan. FULL STORY HEREManchester City have taken the unprecedented step of including a Manchester United tax in rising star Brahim Diazs 22 million transfer to Real Madrid. Real will pay an initial 15.5m for Diaz with a further 6.5m payable in add-ons depending on the Spain Under-21 attacking midfielders success with the European champions. But City have insisted on a special United clause that they hope will protect themselves financially should their bitter local rivals try to buy Diaz from Real in the future. (Daily Telegraph)4Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana will NOT be allowed to leave Anfield on loan this month. Lallana hasbeen linked with a loan deal as he steps up his recovery from a groin strain that has restricted him to two Premier League starts this season butJurgen Klopp is understood to want to reintegrate Lallana into the first team. (Sky Sports)Tammy Abraham is reportedly close to joining Wolves on loan fromChelsea. The striker has been on loan with Aston Villa in the Championship this season and has scored 16 goals. FULL STORY HEREBeijing Sinobo Guoan have made an approach to sign Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele. The 31-year-old’s contract is due to expire at the end of the season and the Chinese Super League club have freed a space to sign a new foreign player after Jonathan Soriano joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal. (Sky Sports)Barcelonamidfielder Denis Suarez, 24, is on the verge of joining Arsenal. Suarez played under Arsenal boss Unai Emery at Sevilla. (Sport)4Unai Emeryis urgingArsenalto retainAaron Ramseyuntil the end of the season, rather than cash in on the midfielder in January. The 28-year-old is free to talk to overseas clubs after entering the final six months of his existing contract with the Gunners, who withdrew their offer of an extension in September, and Juventus are in talks over a deal. (London Evening Standard)Reece Oxford is ready to wait until the summer to get a move to Arsenal. West Ham are keen to sell in January and are pushing a move to a German club with Borussia Monchengladbach keen to sign the 20-year-old defender. But it is understood Oxford would prefer to stay in England rather than go back to Germany where he has already had two loan spells at Monchengladbach. (Daily Mirror)TheParis Saint-Germainmidfielder Adrien Rabiot will join Barcelona on a free transfer in the summer. The 23-year-olds contract runs out in the summer and he has agreed a signing on fee of 10m (9m) as well as a salary of just over 170,000 a week for five years with the La Liga leaders. (Guardian)4Manchester Cityhave failed in a bid to sign highly-rated teenagerJean Clair Todibofrom Toulouse, with the Frenchman close to sealing a move toBarcelona. Todibo, 19, is considered one of the best young central defenders in European football, and with his contract expiring at the end of the season he was coveted by many of the continent’s top sides. (Independent)West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini has denied suggestions that Andy Carroll and Marko Arnautovic could be leaving in the January transfer window. (Sky Sports)

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Monaco manager Thierry Henry went full dad mode on 17-year-old defender Benoît Badiashile, shooting the youngster a stern death stare after he forgot to tuck in his chair after a UEFA Champions League press conference on Tuesday.
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Man City vs West Ham team news and line-ups: Mahrez starts while Nasri faces old club at the Etihad. need to refocus again quickly to the title race as they welcome the Hammers to the Etihad. 3.
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THE Saudi Arabian government has denied Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is plotting a £3.8bn takeover of Manchester United. It comes after SunSport exclusively revealed that the mega-rich Saudi Royal family have been stepping up their interest in the Premier League club - in the hope of a deal BEFORE next season.
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Unai Emery has done a good job for Arsenal in difficult circumstances, according to Gunners legend Sol Campbell. Arsenal have struggled for consistency over the course of the season and Sunday's 3-1 defeat to Manchester City highlighted their defensive frailties once more - with the club still yet to keep a clean sheet away from home in the Premier League this season.
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Denis Suarez made his very first start for Arsenal in a friendly against Al-Nasr during the Gunners' warm-weather break in Dubai on Tuesday. And it seems his performance split Gunners supporters
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Neil Warnock blasts 'criminal' letdown from officials as Cardiff manager is involved in stand-off at full-time after Chelsea loss The Bluebirds boss felt very hard done by after the defeat
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Manchester City 3 Arsenal 1 as Sergio Aguero scores controversial hat-trick - 5 talking points. The striker appeared to score with his hand but the home side dominated their Premier League rivals.
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Mauricio Pochettino hints at Spurs future after all-English Champions League Tottenham news: Spurs 'eye Massimiliano Allegri' as Juventus 'chase Mauricio
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AS Monaco have officially confirmed that former boss Leonardo Jardim will return as manager of the club after the French side sacked Thierry Henry on Thursday. The Arsenal legend endured a difficult spell as manager of the Principality side, and left the club second bottom in Ligue 1.
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Heurelho Gomes was Watford's hero as he saved two second-half penalties in a 1-0 win at West Brom. Gomes had been in fine form all afternoon, producing smart saves to twice thwart Stephane Sessegnon in the first half West Brom responded well to the setback and James McClean burst past two defenders before getting caught in two At the other end, Ben Foster produced a similarly fine save to deny Watford captain Troy Deeney.
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Former Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino was one of the various pundits to share their outrage at the former Barcelona star. He believes Neymar can add another tag to being the world's most expensive player - that of the most hated. And, asked for his view on talkSPORT, Cascarino claimed Neymar is the most disliked player in world football.
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Arsenal star man Alexis Sanchez has 'finalised' deal to sign

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Tottenham vs Liverpool: Harry Kane STARTS – confirmed team news for Champions League final
Harry Kane starts for Tottenham in their Champions League final against Liverpool in Madrid.The England captain has not played a competitive match for almost two months due to a ‘significant’ ankle injury suffered in April.getty2He replaces semi-final hero Lucas Moura, who starts on the bench despite his hat-trick against Ajax in the previous round.Kane is Tottenham’s top scorer this season, but doubts surround his match fitness as Spurs embark on the biggest night in their history.

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 Harry Winks, who has been out for nearly two months with a hip problem, is also named in Mauricio Pochettino’s starting XI for the all-English showpiece.Meanwhile, Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino also returns from injury to start up front for the Reds.getty2The Brazilian provides Jurgen Klopp with a timely boost after missing the last three games with a thigh problem.Elsewhere, Georginio Wijnaldum gets the nod in midfield following his heroics against Barcelona in the miraculous semi-final comeback, with James Milner the man to make way.

Confirmed teams

Tottenham: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Winks, Sissoko, Son, Alli, Eriksen, Kane.Subs: Gazzaniga, Vorm, Sanchez, Foyth, Davies, Aurier, Dier, Walker-Peters, Wanyama, Lucas, Lamela, Llorente.Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Henderson, Salah, Firmino, Mane.Subs: Mignolet, Lovren, Milner, Gomez, Sturridge, Moreno, Lallana, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Shaqiri, Brewster, Origi, Kelleher.

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The Barcelona star, who has scored 110 Champions League goals in his career - second only to the all-time top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo on 126 - hit 12 goals this season, but the Blaugrana were
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"The sale of Stockport County Association Football Club to the Melrose Consortium has yet to be completed due to a number of outstanding requirements of the Football League, which must be satisfied prior to the conclusion of any sale of the Club. The Football League have confirmed that Stockport County can start the 2009/2010 Season in
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Danny Murphy tips Crystal Palace ace to join top Premier League club Monday, 4 March 2019 Danny Murphy has tipped Crystal Palace's Aaron Wan-Bissaka for a big future at one of the Premier League's biggest clubs - suggesting he could be 'an upgrade' on Kieran Trippier for Tottenham.
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Barcelona To Wear A Special Anniversary Kit For El Clasico Ryan Sidle in FOOTBALL Barcelona will be kitted out in a special edition kit when they take on Real Madrid for the second time this week on Saturday, following Wednesday's win in the Copa del Rey semi final.
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Gennaro Gattuso is in danger of losing his job at AC Milan after a woeful run of form. And, according to reports, Arsene Wenger and Fabio Capello are on a potential shortlist to take over at the Serie A side.
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The Copa Libertadores final between River Plate and Boca Juniors, originally planned for Nov. 24, has been postponed for a second time following Saturday's crowd trouble.. River's second leg
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Emiliano Sala: What we know about the missing Cardiff City footballer after his plane disappeared over the Channel Jack de Menezes The Independent January 24, 2019, 3:27 PM UTC
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Simple. The financial fair play is a joke. And more than that, it is completely illegal, and is based on no valid reasons. How can anyone forbid you to spend money, if you prove it comes from a legal source?
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Ovie Ejaria is set for another loan move this month after cutting short his stay at Ibrox. The 21-year-old played 28 games for Rangers, scoring twice, after his summer loan move from Liverpool. But Ejaria decided to head back to Liverpool rather than stay for the rest of the season. According to The
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Liverpool's most influential player this season revealed - and it's not who you think. The ECHO has been running the rule over Jurgen Klopp's team all season
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Moment "Wolves fan" attacks young Watford supporters as the leave Wembley. of rivals Watford following Sunday's FA cup clash. shocking and unprovoked attack by this Wolves fan on
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Gemma Bonner recalled to England Women squad for SheBelieves Cup Phil Neville has handed a recall to Manchester City's Gemma Bonner in his England Women's squad for the 2019 SheBelieves Cup. But Chelsea's Millie Bright and Jade Moore of Reading will not travel to the tournament in the United States as they continue to build up their
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Five reasons why Liverpool will end their 29-year hoodoo and be crowned Premier League champions this season
Jurgen Klopp and his players are refusing to admit it but, let’s face it, Liverpool are now the favourites to win the Premier League this season.They are seven points clear at the top of the table and a win over title rivals Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday could give the Reds a ten-point cushion.7It has been a very professional campaign so far and has the makings to arguably be the club’s best season since the glory days of the 1970s and 1980s.But can Liverpool finally win a league title after 29 years? Below you can see five reasons why it’s their crown to lose.

Liverpool have something to prove

The 2017/18 season was a decent campaign but it could have been so much better.They achieved their target of qualifying for the 2018/19 Champions League proper, however, they were just one game away from being champions of Europe.7A 3-1 loss to Real Madrid in the final in Kiev saw Liverpool go another season without a trophy and critics labelled this as another typical Liverpool performance.The Reds could have spent the summer feeling sorry for themselves but it seems this defeat is spurring them on even further to achieve greatness and a league title would be the perfect way to silence those doubters.

Liverpool have learnt how to beat the ‘lesser teams’

Getting results against the top teams, ie the Manchester clubs, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham hasn’t been much of an issue in recent seasons – it’s been against the Premier League’s ‘lesser sides’ where Liverpool have lost valuable points.However, 20 games in this term and Liverpool are unbeaten – sweeping aside all the teams they are expected to beat – only dropping points against Manchester City at home and Chelsea and Arsenal away so far.Klopp has managed to drill it into his players that every game is a cup final and gone are the days when Liverpool would only lift themselves for the glamour games.7

Brilliant defence and solid spine

During the first half of last season, Liverpool’s defence was a shambles. Things have changed a lot over the last 12 months, however.Conceding just eight Premier League goals this season (compared with 23 at the same stage last term), you could make a very strong case that the best defence in the division is now at Anfield.Central to this has been Virgil van Dijk whose 75million price tag looks like a bargain now. Not only has he come in and performed brilliantly but he’s improved others around him – a quality very few footballers possess.7The likes of Dejan Lovren and Joel Matip, who were quite flaky in the past, have come in at points this season and have looked highly competent at their jobs. Joe Gomez has also taken his game up another couple of notches.Liverpool’s spine has improved greatly following their work in the summer transfer market.Despite his showboating which led to a cheap goal being conceded against Leicester in September, Brazilian Alisson has restored order in goal and plays with a real calmness that makes Kopites less nervous every time the ball is near their goal.The signing of Alisson’s countryman Fabinho has also given the defenders more protection from opposition attacks and midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum has taken his game up another level.7As for the front three of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane, well, there’s no need to explain just how good they are.

Manchester City are lacking the same intensity this season

Pep Guardiola’s side won the Premier League at a canter last season and took their football to incredible heights.It’s therefore not a surprise to see City go through a bit of a lull and their form in December has been catastrophic in their bid to retain their title.7Three defeats including a shock back-to-back losses against Crystal Palace and Leicester have seen them lose ground on a Liverpool side who look like they have no weaknesses.

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Guardiola even said that a failure to secure a win against the leaders would spell the end of the Citizens’ title hopes.

Liverpool are getting the luck needed to be champions

Finally and probably most importantly, Liverpool are getting the luck they need to become champions.You could find numerous moments throughout the season where Liverpool were fortunate but some of the standout ones include when City missed a golden opportunity to win at Anfield after Riyad Mahrez missed a late penalty.Divock Origi’s comical winning goal in the Merseyside derby in December which saw Jordan Pickford spill a nothing ball back into play and the Belgian heading in was an extraordinary slice of luck too.Even their 3-1 victory over Manchester United, Klopp’s first Premier League win over the Red Devils, saw Liverpool get the luck. The Reds were deserved winners but Xherdan Shaqiri’s second-half double which won the match was fortunate as both goals took huge deflections which not even David de Gea could save.7It’s such a clich to say it but there’s a long way to go in the race for the Premier League title this season.But if Liverpool can manage to avoid defeat against City on Thursday night, failure to go on and win the league would be a disaster for them.It’s Liverpool’s title if they want it.

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/Tottenham Hotspur legend Paul Gascoigne has shared pictures of himself with fellow heroes ahead of their match with Inter Milan. Spurs' new stadium has its second and final test event on Saturday evening and 55,000 fans are expected through the doors.
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"He understands that we need to improve, because in one year it is impossible that we can improve 200 per cent, that we can play Barcelona and beat them easily. This is impossible. "We need to work and we need to bring in other players. "When you play in the Champions League, you should play with 11 good players.

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Ander Herrera says caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has "the affection of all" the Manchester United players, and that he should be given the job on a full-time basis.
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Rangers news: Steven Gerrard 'desperate' to begin Ibrox challenge NEW Rangers manager Steven Gerrard insists he is ready for the challenge and determined to hit the ground running at Ibrox.

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Man City have already started their next rebuild. Vincent Kompany will be part of Manchester City's history forever and Pep Guardiola now has the difficult task of replacing him.
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candidates Sam Allardyce is now the frontrunner for the job but who else is in contention to lead the Premier League's bottom side? David Wagner has left Huddersfield by mutual consent after holding detailed discussions with the board.
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Celtic vs Rangers team news: Kieran Tierney an injury doubt for Old Firm derby The Scotland left-back missed his country's Euro 2020 qualifiers against Kazakhstan and San Marino with a calf
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Ashley Cole arrived in Los Angeles on Thursday as the former Chelsea and Roma defender joined the influx of big stars to the MLS. But the 35-year-old has had to take a big pay cut to join the Galaxy.
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