TRANSFER RUMOURS
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Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United and Chelsea are keeping a close eye on German youth international Nicolo Tresoldi, but Club Brugge have no intention of selling their 22-year-old striker in January.
(Football Insider)
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Chelsea have been linked with a move for England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold if the 28-year-old Real Madrid defender becomes available.
(Football Insider)
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Manchester United are considering a January move for Leeds United striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 29.
(Athletic)
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Manchester City are favourites to sign 17-year-old United States winger Mathis Albert from Borussia Dortmund, with Chelsea also interested.
(Teamtalk)
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Chelsea could have a deal in the region of £90m agreed with Bournemouth for England midfielder Alex Scott, 23, before January.
(Daily Mail)
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Chelsea are monitoring 21-year-old Como defender Jacobo Ramon, with Arsenal and Manchester United also being linked with the Spaniard.
(Daily Mail)
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Barcelona president Joan Laporta is keen on bringing Spain and Tottenham full-back Pedro Porro, 27, to the club.
(3Cat)
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Paris St-Germain or Barcelona may edge out Liverpool and Arsenal in the pursuit of Russia's Galatasaray midfielder Aleksey Batrakov, 21, who is open to a move to one of Europe's elite clubs.
(Teamtalk)
INTERNATIONAL STUFF
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The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will return to its traditional two-year cycle after a U-turn from the Confederation of African Football (Caf). In December, Caf announced that the tournament would be held every four years instead, but that decision has been reversed after a review.
(BBC Sports)
OTHER STUFF
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Tottenham will not receive additional funds from Bayern Munich as Harry Kane's transfer to the Bundesliga giants in 2023 did not include a Ballon d'Or clause for the England forward, 33.
(Goal)
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The first tentative steps to end the 3pm television blackout have been taken by Scottish football as it seeks offers for the next broadcast cycle.
(BBC Sports)
Source BBC Sport/SkySports