From Monday to Friday there is all the latest news from the Premier League here, from transfer news to scandals and matchday recaps, in the compact news ticker.
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Jan 17 at 1:47 p.m
Manchester United
Jadon Sancho is set to make a comeback to Manchester United’s training squad. This is reported by “Express”, citing the well-informed United insider “The Muppetiers”. “We expect him to return to first-team training in the next few days,” the insider said on his YouTube channel.
Sancho has not played a game for the Red Devils since October 2022 and was sent to the Netherlands for special training by coach Erik ten Hag.
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Jan 17, 1:26 p.m
Newcastle United
Newcastle United are said to be interested in signing James Maddison. This is reported by “Caught Offside”, citing Fabrizio Romano. “Newcastle have a number of midfielders on their list but nothing is decided at the moment, they will be decided in the next few days,” said the transfer expert. “James Maddison is certainly still at the top of the list, but he is is not an easy target for January but could be more likely to be traded in the summer.”
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Jan 17 at 1:13 p.m
Tottenham Hotspur
FC Bayern Munich is said to have not yet given up hope of signing Tottenham star Harry Kane. This reports “90min”. According to this, the Munich team should be aware that a change will be complicated, but still try to find the striker.
Kane’s contract runs until 2024, and Spurs are said to be in talks to extend the contract with the Englishman. However, Kane is said to be dissatisfied with the sporting situation of the club.
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Jan 17, 12:56 p.m
FC Liverpool
Naby Keita could extend his contract with Liverpool, reports This is Anfield, citing Sky journalist Florian Plettenberg. He reports that “at this point in time nothing has been decided”. A contract extension is not excluded.
Keita has been with the Reds since 2018. However, his working paper expires in the summer. The ex-Leipziger is always plagued by injuries and has already missed a few games this season.
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Jan 17 at 12:38 p.m
Manchester United
Manchester United will have to fight with several top clubs for top talent Alejandro Garnacho’s contract extension, according to Express, citing The Independent. Accordingly, Juventus Turin and Real Madrid, among others, are said to be interested in the 18-year-old.
Garnacho’s contract runs until 2024, with a clause allowing Man United to unilaterally extend it by a year. Due to the interest of other clubs, the Red Devils should soon start contract talks.
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Jan 17 at 12:22 p.m
Tottenham Hotspur
Thomas Tuchel is traded as a possible successor to Spurs coach Antonio Conte. This is reported by the British “Express”, citing the “Daily Mail”. Accordingly, a contract extension from Conte is considered unlikely. His current working paper runs until the summer.
Tuchel has not accepted a new coaching position since his sacking at Chelsea in September. However, the German has already been linked to several Premier League clubs.
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Jan 17 12:06 p.m
FC Arsenal
Arsenal are said to be eyeing Moussa Diaby as a possible replacement for Mykhailo Mudryk. This is reported by “Metro” with reference to “Sky Germany”. Accordingly, the Leverkusen star should be committed as a reinforcement for the offensive.
Diaby is under contract with the Werkself until 2025. So far this season he has played in all 15 Bundesliga games, scoring six goals and providing three assists.
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January 17, 11:50 am
Chelsea FC
Chelsea could soon sell three of their stars, according to the British “Express”. Accordingly, following the signing of Mykhaylo Mudryk, Conor Gallagher, Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic are likely to leave.
For Raheem Sterling and Callum Hudson-Odoi, the Mudryk move means direct competition for their position and could therefore exacerbate their difficult situation with the Blues. Noni Madueke is also unlikely to be thrilled with the Ukrainian’s move as the PSV star’s move to Stamford Bridge now seems less likely.
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Jan 17 at 11:28 am
Manchester United
Manchester United are said to be negotiating a five-year deal with star striker Marcus Rashford, according to The Mirror, citing The Sun. Accordingly, the 25-year-old should receive a salary increase, but the Red Devils probably do not want to pay more than around 340,000 euros per week.
ManUnited coach Erik ten Hag recently emphasized Rashfod’s importance for the team: “I definitely don’t want to lose him. He is in our plans and he will stay at Manchester United.”
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Jan 17 at 11:15 am
Chelsea FC
Chelsea wants to decide on the future of top talent Conor Gallagher with the Blues in the next few days, according to “Caught Offside”, citing Fabrizio Romano. “They will be making a decision about a lot of players over the next few days, including Gallagher. Potter is still a big fan of his potential, but the decision must be made by the club together with the manager.” Gallagher is being courted by Crystal Palace and Newcastle, among others.
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January 17, 11:00 a.m
Chelsea FC
The transfer from Arsenal Kyiv to Chelsea makes Mykhaylo Mudryk the second most expensive winter transfer in history with a transfer fee of up to 100 million euros. This is reported by the “Mirror”. According to this, only former Barca star Philippe Coutinho cost more than the Ukrainian at around 160 million euros.
Mudryk leaves some well-known names behind. Among other things, his fee is higher than that of Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk, Chelsea legend Fernando Torres or ex-Chelsea star Diego Costa.
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January 17, 10:00 a.m
FC Liverpool
Jürgen Klopp has promised changes at Liverpool FC. “Either I go, the manager’s position changes or a bunch of other things change. As far as I know, I won’t go unless someone tells me to. So that means maybe there’s a point where we need to change other things,” the Reds coach said, according to the Liverpool Echo. “But as I said, this is something for the future, for the future in the summer, but not now,” the German continues.
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Jan 16, 4:54 p.m
Chelsea FC
Borussia Dortmund’s sporting director Sebastian Kehl has given striker Youssoufa Moukoko an ultimatum, reports the “Express”. Accordingly, Kehl is demanding a decision from the player this week as to whether he will move to the Premier League or stay with Dortmund. According to the report, Newcastle and Chelsea are interested in the player. Kehl: “Youssoufa can now accept this offer and commit to Borussia Dortmund, or we will go our separate ways.”
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Jan 16, 4:43 p.m
FC Liverpool
The country of Qatar has apparently chosen Liverpool FC as a priority investment object, reports “Caughtoffside”. Liverpool have been up for sale for some time as Fenway Sports Group are looking to move on after quite a successful stint as owners of the club. Liverpool was valued at €4.38 billion by Forbes last May. So should FSG sell, it would be a sizeable gain after they bought the club for €338m in 2010.
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Jan 16 at 2:53 p.m
Manchester United
Dirk Hebe, the agent of Borussia Dortmund’s Marco Reus, was spotted at Old Trafford during the Manchester derby last weekend, reports Caughtoffside. According to the Daily Mail, Manchester United have previously shown interest in the German international. Reus’ contract expires at the end of the season.
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Jan 16, 12:41 p.m
Chelsea FC
Chelsea manager Graham Potter says he has “no idea” how his club managed to sign Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk for €70m. Mudryk was close to a move to Premier League rivals Arsenal before moving to Stamford Bridge. When asked if he in any way helped convince Mudryk to choose Chelsea, Potter replied, “I have no idea how that came about.”
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Jan 16 at 12:02 p.m
Manchester United
Borussia Dortmund have their eye on young Manchester United striker Anthony Elanga and could get ahead of Bournemouth and Everton in the transfer race. Elanga has slipped down the pecking order at Manchester United, most notably following the arrival of Anthony. The lack of playing time could weigh on Elanga and it wouldn’t be a surprise if Manchester United sign more attackers in the January transfer window.
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January 16, 11 a.m
Manchester City
Man City coach Pep Guardiola admits his team is not making optimal use of striker Erling Haaland at the moment. The Norway international is now on a surprising three-game unbeaten run and barely featured at the weekend against Manchester United (2-1 ManUnited). Guardiola: “Maybe we need to find him a little bit more in the last third. We tried to drop him because we knew [Luke] Shaw and [Raphael] Varane would follow him.
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January 16, 11 a.m
Chelsea FC
RB Leipzig’s sporting director Max Eberl has confirmed that striker Christopher Nkunku will move to Chelsea in the summer, reports the “Standard”. According to this, a change for over 56 million euros was already agreed in October. Chelsea have already brought Joao Felix (on loan), Benoit Badiashile and Mykaylo Mudryk into the squad. Chelsea FC’s spending has thus increased to over 450 million euros in less than a year.
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January 16, 10:35 am
Chelsea FC
Chelsea and Tottenham are no longer interested in signing Everton striker Anthony Gordon, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claims, according to a report by Caughtoffside. Gordon, 21, had caused a stir with his Premier League performances, attracting interest from Chelsea and Spurs over the summer. A new contract with Everton could therefore now be considered for Gordon.
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Jan 16 at 9:25 am
FC Arsenal
After Mykhaylo Mudryk surprisingly joined Chelsea instead of Arsenal, the Gunners are exploring the transfer market for alternatives. Players are said to have already been offered, including Raphina, who actually wants to stay at FC Barcelona. As transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reports on “Caught Offside”, Arsenal had already been interested in the Brazilian in the summer. “This week Arsenal will decide the post-Mudryk strategy,” said Romano.
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Jan 16 at 9:16 am
FC Arsenal
After Arsenal lost the race for Shakhtar Donetsk’s Mykhaylo Mudryk in the last yards to Chelsea, the Gunners are in search of a new striker in Italy. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano writes in “Caught Offside”: “Arsenal are chasing Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (21) after missing Mykhaylo Mudryk.” However, the Georgian could be too expensive in winter. Arsenal may try again in the summer.
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Jan 13 at 4:21 p.m
Manchester City
Manchester City’s John Stones will not be available to Pep Guardiola for the derby against Manchester United, the Manchester Evening News reports. The seeded central defender of the Sky Blues did not manage to recover from his injury in time. The Spanish champions coach’s injury concerns continue. Over the past few weeks, the Citizens coach has had to do without his defensive backs Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo due to injury.
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January 13, 4:10 p.m
Manchester United
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has confirmed that Donny van de Beek’s season is over. This is reported by the “Manchester Evening News”. Accordingly, the 25-year-old suffered a serious knee injury in the 3-0 win against Bournemouth.
The midfielder will now be out until the end of the season, according to ten Hag. However, the Dutchman is expected to be back just in time for the pre-season preparations in the summer.
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January 13, 3:40 p.m
Manchester United
According to Erik ten Hag, new signing Wout Weghorst will not play for the Red Devils against Manchester City on Saturday. This reports “90Min”. Instead, the Dutchman will have to wait for his Manchester United debut. The reason: The club will not be able to register the striker in time for the Manchester derby on Saturday. Nevertheless, the transfer is “imminent”.
It is questionable which striker ten Hag will now send into the race against the Sky Blues. Anthony Martial is currently injured.
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Jan 13, 3:01 p.m
Chelsea FC
Todd Boehly, the owner of Chelsea FC, wants to stay with Blues coach Graham Potter. This is reported by the “Express”. Accordingly, the US mogul is even willing to forego participation in European football next season for the sake of long-term success.
Boehly has ruled the club with such an iron hand in recent months that throwing Potter out would mean losing face to his investors.
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Jan 13, 2:32 p.m
Chelsea FC
According to “Bild”, Chelsea and Newcastle United have broken off transfer negotiations with Youssoufa Moukoko. The reason for this is Moukoko’s age: The English clubs believe that the youngster is not – as officially assumed – 18 years old, but could already be 22.
There is no evidence for the speculation. Instead, the Hamburg Nord district office had already officially confirmed Moukoko’s date of birth in 2017: November 20, 2004.
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January 13, 2:20 p.m
Manchester City
Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been acquitted of four counts of alleged rape, the Guardian reports. Another allegation of sexual assault was also dropped. The 28-year-old is still facing another trial, as a rape allegation could not be resolved by the jury.
Mendy had been charged with seven counts of raping four women, attempting to rape a fifth woman and sexually assaulting a sixth woman.
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Jan 13 at 1:55 p.m
Manchester United
Manchester United’s new signing Casemiro isn’t just an asset to Erik ten Hag’s team on the pitch. As the “Telegraph” reports, the Brazilian is also increasingly influencing off the pitch as a leading player.
Accordingly, the 30-year-old midfield clearer is now a “silent authority” in Manchester. He’s the first to get to training and the last to leave. He motivates his teammates to have breakfast and lunch together every day and is therefore responsible for the high training standards of the Red Devils.
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Jan 13 at 1:17 p.m
Brighton Hove
Brighton Hove
The reason for the 28-year-old’s “hiring problems” is the recent transfer rumours. Trossard is therefore on Chelsea’s transfer wish list.
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Jan 13 at 12:55 p.m
Manchester United
As the main owners of Manchester United, the Glazer family wants to sell part of the traditional English club this year. According to the Telegraph, the American family has now set a deadline for incoming offers. Accordingly, a possible deal should be completed by the end of April. No official asking price has yet been announced for the Old Trafford club, but a sum of between 6.8 and 9 billion euros is assumed.
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January 13, 12:15 p.m
Chelsea FC
Chelsea welcome the FA’s decision to recognize homophobic chants directed at Blues fans against Manchester City as breaching FA policy. This could now lead to disciplinary action against the Sky Blues, according to Football London. A statement from the association states: “Anyone who takes part in these songs must know that their actions have consequences.”
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Jan 13 at 12:02 p.m
Newcastle United
Newcastle United striker Joelinton was arrested Thursday night for driving under the influence of alcohol. As the “Daily Mail” now reports, coach Eddie Howe is considering removing the 26-year-old from the squad for the upcoming game against Fulham. “I’ll think about it and analyze it and make a decision as the game approaches,” said the Newcastle coach.
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January 13, 11:00 a.m
FC Liverpool
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold is confident despite the mixed season so far and is not willing to write off the current season prematurely. Liverpool are currently in seventh place, 16 points behind the top of the table. In an interview with “Sky”, Alexander-Arnold emphasizes: “It’s a season that we weren’t satisfied with, but we still have a lot of time ahead of us, so I wouldn’t write us off for a long time.”
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Jan 13, 10:48 am
FC Arsenal
According to a report by the “Daily Star”, Arsenal FC is said to have made a third offer for Mykhailo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk. According to transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano, it should be around 70 million euros. In addition, additional performance-related bonuses are to follow. Most recently, the Ukrainian club demanded around 99 million euros for the 22-year-old midfielder.
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Jan 13 at 9:19 am
FC Liverpool
Liverpool FC and Manchester United are said to be just two of several top European clubs interested in Eintracht Frankfurt defender Evan Ndicka’s summer signing. This is reported by the “Liverpool Echo” with reference to the journalist Ben Jacobs. The 23-year-old’s contract ends after the current season and the Frenchman would be available on a free transfer. As Jacobs points out, there is “a mad hunt for the 23-year-old all over Europe.”
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Jan 13 at 9:06 am
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly favorites in the race for Sporting Lisbon defender Pedro Porro, according to transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano. In addition to Spurs, Chelsea are said to be interested in signing the 23-year-old. According to Romano, Tottenham are the club “actively working to sign Pedro Porro”. The Spaniard is currently under contract with Sporting until the summer of 2025, his release clause is said to be 45 million euros.
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