Gossip: Man United battle Chelsea, Spurs for £126.1m CBs

INTO MILAN After ‘REVEALING’ Jose Mourinho’s ‘five-man transfer wishlist’ on Wednesday – which was actually just a collation of old rumours presented as a new one – The Sun are back on Thursday with an actual update. And they might not like it. They will apparently face competition for one of their main targets, Milan …

Pochettino confirms Tottenham midfielder out until 2019

Click:BR-25M 4P 1 25kA Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele has been ruled out until the new year with an ankle injury. Demeble suffered the problem against Wolves last week and scans have confirmed ligament damage. The Belgium midfielder has been linked with a move away from the club in January. Pochettino hopes Dembele will be back …

Herrera opts not to rub salt into Man City’s FFP wounds

Ander Herrera hopes that underdogs Manchester United can show their bite in the Manchester derby and replicate their stunning win at Juventus. Pep Guardiola’s swashbuckling Manchester City lie in wait at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, when the Red Devils will look to build on a tremendous Champions League night in Turin. Cristiano Ronaldo’s exceptional …

Man Utd target stuns club by suggesting he wants to leave

Marko Arnautovic has stunned West Ham by stating that he wants to “compete with the best players”. Is he not aware that he plays with Mark Noble? Arnautovic joined West Ham for a club-record fee of around £25m last summer, and has shone for the club since. He has scored 16 goals in 46 games for …

Benitez: It’s business as usual despite takeover talk

Rafael Benitez insists it is business as usual at Newcastle despite owner Mike Ashley revealing that he hopes to sell the club within weeks. Ashley sprang something of a surprise on Monday evening when, in a rare television interview, he announced that he is in talks with potential buyers and hopes to conclude a sale …

Spoiler: Virgil van Dijk is F365’s player of 2018

With apologies to whoever writes Football365’s annual list of the greatest players of this calendar year, I am unashamedly giving away the ending. The wizard is just a man speaking through a microphone, Roger Kint is Keyser Soze, Tyler Durden is not real and Virgil van Dijk is our player of 2018. The man who finished eighth …

Holding on Kane: ‘He scores goals, doesn’t he?’

Rob Holding has nailed down a place in Unai Emery’s Arsenal side and is now relishing the prospect of keeping Harry Kane quiet when he faces Tottenham for the first time on Sunday. The Gunners prepared for the first north London derby of the season with a 3-0 Europa League victory against Vorskla in Kiev, …

Report: United ready to offer Martial bumper £45m deal

Manchester United are preparing a mega new contract offer for Anthony Martial reportedly worth a staggering £45million over five years, including bonuses. The France winger’s Old Trafford career had looked likely to come to and end over the summer, after reports of several fall outs with Red Devils boss Jose Mourinho. However, the 22-year-old has …