English Football
Guardiola in talks with Alexis Sanchez, as Ozil demand £290k per week
Pep Guardiola having a chat with Alexis Sanchez
Arsenal’s Chile forward Alexis Sanchez, 27, and Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, 28, want new contracts that match 23-year-old Manchester United and France midfielder Paul Pogba’s £290,000 a week, but the Gunners will not break the £200,000 mark. (Evening Standard)
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has spoken to Sanchez about a move to Etihad Stadium. (El Mercurio, via Metro)
City will consider selling England goalkeeper Joe Hart, 29, for a cut-price £10m deal at the end of the season, but not to a Premier League rival. (Sun)
Juventus are set to beat Arsenal and Chelsea to the signing of Lyon’s 22-year-old France Under-21 midfielder Corentin Tolisso, who the French club value at £35m. (Talksport)
Liverpool are favourites to sign 23-year-old Inter Milan midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia on loan in the January transfer window, with an option to buy the France international for £18.5m. (Gazzetta dello Sport, via Metro)
Southampton face a battle to keep Manchester United and Everton target Jose Fonte after contract talks broke down with the 32-year-old Portugal defender. (Daily Mirror)
Manchester City target Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 27, says he could leave Borussia Dortmund in the summer. The Gabon striker is also wanted by Real Madrid.(Manchester Evening News)
Germany defender Mats Hummels, 27, says he was “very close” to joining Manchester United from Borussia Dortmund before eventually signing for Bayern Munich in the summer. (Daily Mail)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is not actively looking to strengthen his first-team squad in the January transfer window. (Telegraph)
Midfielder Kevin Strootman is set to sign a new contract with Roma, bringing to an end Everton’s interest in the 26-year-old Netherlands international. (Calciomercato)
Tottenham’s Belgium defender Toby Alderweireld, 27, has a £25m release clause in his contract. (Le Soir, via Hertfordshire Mercury)
West Brom are no longer interested in signing Liverpool and France defender Mamadou Sakho, 26. (ESPN)
Diego Simeone will turn down Arsenal in favour of managing Inter Milan when the time comes to leave Atletico Madrid, according to his son. (Corriere dello Sport, via Daily Mirror)
Bob Bradley’s position as Swansea City manager is already coming under scrutiny as part of a wide-ranging review into how the club can climb off the bottom of the Premier League table. (Telegraph)
Sunderland may have to look for attacking reinforcements in the January transfer window after England Under-21 forward Duncan Watmore, 22, was ruled out for the rest of the season. (Daily Mail)
Former Manchester United and England midfielder Paul Scholes, 42, has started a fast-track coaching course to pave the way for a move into management. (Sun)
Former Brazil international Ronaldinho has playing offers from Europe, South America, China and the USA, according to the 36-year-old forward’s brother and agent.(Goal.com)
Torino’s Italy striker Andrea Belotti, 22, who was a target for Arsenal and Manchester United, has extended his contract with the Serie A club that includes an £84m release clause. (Torino, via Talksport)
Real Madrid’s Norway midfielder Martin Odegaard, 17, has visited Rennes with a view to signing for the French club on loan. (Ouest-France, via ESPN)
Former England manager Roy Hodgson says he “overestimated players’ understanding” of what he wanted. (Independent)
