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Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud 'agrees terms' on Inter move to reunite with Antonio Conte

Olivier Giroud of Chelsea before the FA Cup Third Round match between Chelsea FC and Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge on January 05, 2020 in London, England.Inter Milan officials have held talks with Olivier Giroud's agents and agreed terms for a January transfer,  according to Sky Italia.The France striker, whose Blues deal expires in the summer, has agreed a two-and-a-half year contract to join the Italian side.However, Inter have yet to agree a deal with Chelsea, who are asking for between £6.8m (€8m) and £8.5m (€10m).Inter do not want to spend more than £4.3m (€5m) and Giroud has other offers on the table, including one from Lyon, but he is keen to move to Inter.Giroud has not featured for Chelsea since the end of November, with Tammy Abraham the clear No 1 striker at Stamford...
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West Ham United Reportedly reached an agreement to sign Benfica midfielder Gedson Fernandes

Gedson Fernandes of SL Benfica in action during the Liga NOS match between SL Benfica and Rio Ave FC at Estadio da Luz on November 2, 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal.According to Football Insider , West Ham United have reached an agreement to sign Benfica midfielder Gedson Fernandes after a breakthrough in negotiations.The Hammers have sealed a deal for the 21-year-old to join the club this month on an 18-month loan without an option to buy.West Ham boss David Moyes wants to add a midfielder to his squad, and Fernandes is expected to complete a move in the coming days.The likes of Everton, Chelsea and Manchester United have all been linked with the Portugal under-21 international, but it appears the London Stadium outfit have beaten fierce competition to land their man.Fernandes have already fall...
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Aston Villa Sign Drinkwater on Loan for the rest of the Season

Danny Drinkwater of Aston Villa poses for a picture at Bodymoor Heath training ground.Former England international Danny Drinkwater has joined relegation-threatened Aston Villa on loan from Chelsea until the end of the season, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.The 29-year-old midfielder, who won the league with outsiders Leicester City in 2016 and moved to Chelsea in 2017, spent the first half of the season on loan to Burnley after becoming surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge.“Danny was a key member of Leicester City’s title winning team and has represented England so he is a vastly experienced player,” said Villa manager Dean Smith. “He will strengthen our squad significantly.”Villa are 17th in the league and one point above the relegation zone, with an injury-hit squad.Forme...
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Sheffield United midfielder disclose his plan for the January window

Ben Osborn of Sheffield United during the FA Cup Third Round match between Sheffield United and AFC Fylde at Bramall Lane.Ben Osborn has no interest in leaving Sheffield United on loan during the transfer window, insisting he is ready to be patient in order to fulfil his dream of becoming an established Premier League player.The midfielder has yet to start a top-flight match for Chris Wilder’s side, with four of his seven appearances so far coming from the bench.With a number of Championship clubs understood to be monitoring Osborn’s situation at Bramall Lane - together with Billy Sharp and Luke Freeman, he has been the subject of several loan enquiries - the 25-year-old insisted he is prepared to bide his time following United’s impressive start to the new season.“My career is still on an...
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Arsenal Reportedly turned down Roma bid to sign Henrikh

Henrikh Mkhitaryan of Roma in action during the football Serie A match Ac Fiorentina v AS Roma at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence.Arsenal have reportedly rejected an approach from Roma to sign Henrikh Mkhitaryan on a permanent basis this month.The Armenia international, who joined the North London side in January 2018, moved to the Italian capital on a season-long loan over the summer having failed to impress under Unai Emery.Having missed the opening stages of the season with injury, Mkhitaryan has netted three Serie A goals in nine appearances so far this term.According to Forza Roma, the Gunners have rejected a bid worth £8.5m from Roma to strike a permanent move for Mkhitaryan.Manager Paulo Fonseca is said to highly admire the attacking midfielder, who has demonstrated excellen...
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Bayern complete signing of Schalke goalkeeper Nubel on free transfer

Alexander Nuebel of FC Schalke 04 controls the ball during the Bundesliga match between FC Schalke 04 and Eintracht Frankfurt at Veltins-Arena.Bayern Munich have announced that Schalke goalkeeper Alexander Nubel will join the club on a free transfer in the summer.The ex-Germany Under-21 international, 23, has agreed a five-year contract with the Bundesliga champions.Nubel was named Schalke captain before this season after becoming first choice after the winter break in 2018-19.He told the club in December that he would not be renewing his contract, which expires at the end of June.Nubel is serving a four-match ban after being sent off for a chest-high tackle on Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Mijat Gacinovic on 15 December.He has made 35 appearances in Germany's top flight and could be a lo...
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Report: Juventus reject bid from Leicester City for Arsenal target

Merih Demiral of Juventus FC in action during the Serie A football match between Juventus FC and Udinese Calcio. Juventus FC won 3-1 over Udinese Calcio.Leicester have fallen short with their £25.5m bid for Juventus centre-back Merih Demiral, claims Sky Sports.Brendan Rodgers wants to sign a new centre-back this month after failing to replace Harry Maguire in the summer.Leicester banked £80m for the England international and are now prepared to re-invest part of that in order to find his successor.Caglar Soyuncu has stepped up and filled the void left by Maguire with aplomb and now Rodgers wants to partner the 23-year-old with his Turkey international team-mate.Demiral only joined Juventus in the summer but has struggled to get a look in under new manager Maurizio Sarri.The 21-year-old was...
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Tottenham Target Loan Move For Atletico Madrid Midfielder Thomas Lemar

Thomas Lemar of Atletico de Madrid looks on during the Liga match between Real Betis Balompie and Club Atletico de Madrid at Estadio Benito Villamarin.Tottenham Hotspur have opened talks with Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Lemar in the January transfer window, according to reports.The 24-year-old moved to Spain from Monaco in 2018 but has failed to replicate the heights he reached in helping the French team win the Ligue 1 title a year earlier.A World Cup winner with France, Lemar was heavily linked with a move to Arsenal and Liverpool before deciding to join Atletico for a reported €60m (£51m).After featuring in 31 games in his first season at the Wanda Metropolitano, the forward has been used more sparingly so far this season, playing in only 13 league games.And according to Foot Merc...
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Lyon reject opening bid from Chelsea for Moussa Dembele

Moussa Dembele of Olympique Lyon. Chelsea are willing to pay up to £34m for Moussa Dembele, but Lyon are confident of keeping hold of their striker in the January transfer window.The former Celtic forward, who has scored 30 goals since moving to Ligue 1 from Celtic for £20m 18 months ago, is one of the options Chelsea are weighing up in January.However, the French club released a statement on Thursday outlining their intent not to let the 23-year-old leave.It read: "Olympique Lyonnais has taken note of certain information relayed by the media suggesting that Moussa Dembele could interest other clubs during this transfer window."We would like to reaffirm its wish, as in the summer of 2019, to keep Moussa Dembele."The club has full confidence in Moussa and counts in particular on him to...
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Juventus Complete Dejan Kulusevski Signing

Juventus' new player Dejan Kulusevski poses in Turin, Italy.Italian Serie A champions Juventus have completed the transfer of Dejan Kulusevski after the Swedish midfielder passed a medical, the Bianconeri confirmed on Tuesday.On loan at Parma from Atalanta, the 19-year-old has managed four goals and seven assists in 17 league games so far this season, catching the eye of clubs like Inter Milan and Liverpool.Kulusevski has signed a four-year contract with Juventus and will remain on loan at Parma for the remainder of the 2019-20 season.Reports suggest that Juventus will pay Atalanta 35 million euros plus performance-related bonuses.
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Ascacibar leaves Stuttgart and Signs for Hertha Berlin

Hertha BSC Unveils New Signing Santiago Ascacibar.Hertha Berlin has signed Argentine midfielder Santiago Ascacibar from second-division club Stuttgart.The Bundesliga club said Wednesday that the 22-year-old defensive midfielder signed a “long-term deal” and will join the rest of the squad for its winter training camp in Orlando, Florida.“Santiago can play at a variety of different positions in central midfield,” Hertha sporting director Michael Preetz said. “At just 22 years old, he is a young midfielder in the midst of his development and is strong in tackles. We’re extremely pleased.”Ascacibar made 56 Bundesliga and 13 second-division appearances for Stuttgart after joining from Argentine side Estudiantes in 2017. Stuttgart was relegated from the Bundesliga last season.Ascacibar has made...
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Real Madrid Reportedly Launch Move for Liverpool Winger Sadio Mane

Sadio Mane of Liverpool in action during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield.Real Madrid have reportedly made contact with the representatives of Sadio Mane, who has emerged as a top target for Los Blancos.The Senegalese forward was in sensational form in 2018/19, scoring 26 goals in 50 appearances in all competitions as Liverpool won a sixth European Cup and finished second in one of the greatest Premier League title races in history.He's continued where he's left off this season with 14 goals already for the Reds, who are 13 points clear at the top of the table and well on course to finally win the Premier League.Mane, who finished fourth in the 2019 Ballon d'Or rankings and was Lionel Messi's pick for the award, has been integral to all t...
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Benfica reach £17m agreement to sign Borussia Dortmund midfielder Julian Weigl

Julian Weigl of Borussia Dortmund in action during the Bundesliga match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Borussia Dortmund at the PreZero Arena.Portuguese champions Benfica have agreed a deal with Borussia Dortmund to sign German midfielder Julian Weigl for £17m (€20m).Weigl has been a permanent fixture in Dortmund's midfield since his move from 1860 Munich in 2015.The 24-year-old, who has five caps for Germany, has made 171 appearances for the club, winning the German Cup in 2016-17 and the German Super Cup earlier this season."Julian approached us with this wish and we agreed, also because of his service to the club," Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc said in a statement."We wish him all the best for the future."Dortmund said the deal is subject to a successful medical exam, with We...
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Juventus wrap up a deal for Dejan Kulusevski

Dejan Kulusevski of Parma(Loan) during the football Serie A match Parma v Brescia at the Tardini Stadium.Juventus have reached an agreement with Atalanta over the transfer of Dejan Kulusevski according to a report from Italian broadcaster Sky Sport Italia transfer market expert Gianluca Di Marzio.The youngster looked set to join the Bianconeri’s arch-rivals Inter but the reigning Italian champions have swooped in with an offering totalling €45 million for the 19-year-old.Inter are believed to have made a €35 million offer for Swedish international in recent weeks but will not raise their offer and will therefore miss out on him and will be forced to go after other targets instead.Kulusevski has starred whilst out on loan at fellow Serie A club Parma this season and the report does not spec...
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Juventus join PSG and Bayern Munich in transfer race for Barcelona keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen next summer

Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen of Barcelona during team warm up before the Barcelona V Alaves, La Liga regular season match at Estadio Camp Nou.Barcelona star Marc-Andre ter Stegen is undoubtedly one of the best goalkeepers in recent time. His sparkling career at Camp Nou, his maturity and determination to give his best is being noticed by the all the great European clubs.However, according to Mundo Deportivo, clubs like Juventus, Bayern Munich and PSG are reportedly in the race to rope in Ter Stegen.The three clubs have already made their interest known to the German goalkeeper to see if he has any interest in leaving the Camp Nou, say Reports.“Three of the most important teams in the continent have already polled Ter Stegen to know if he would be willing to leave Barcelona. As MD has l...
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Inter Milan Reportedly Reach Contract Agreement With Arturo Vidal

Arturo Vidal of Barcelona in action during the Barcelona V Alaves, La Liga regular season match at Estadio Camp Nou.Arturo Vidal's relationship with Barcelona has hit boiling point, with the Chilean international ready to depart Spain to link up with former boss Antonio Conte at Inter.The friction between the two clubs reached its tipping point earlier in the month when Vidal's agent allegedly held talks with the Spanish champions earlier this month after the South American was left out of the starting side for the clash with Real Madrid.According to Gazzetta dello Sport,Inter are ready to offer the former Juve man a two-year contract to lure him to the San Siro as soon as January.Reports claim that Inter are a little turned off by the transfer fee, which Barcelona still expect to reach 15...
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Barcelona eyeing PSV striker Donyell Malen

Donyell Malen of PSV during the Dutch Eredivisie match between Feyenoord v PSV at the Stadium Feijenoord.Barcelona could reportedly move for PSV Eindhoven forward Donyell Malen at the end of the season.The Spanish champions are thought to be in the market for a long-term Luis Suarez replacement with the Uruguay international entering the latter stages of his time at Camp Nou.Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez has been linked with a move to Spain, but according to Diario Sport, Malen has also been identified as a possible target in next summer's transfer window.The 20-year-old, who joined PSV in 2017 after failing to make the breakthrough at Arsenal, has scored 17 times in 25 appearances for his Dutch club during the 2019-20 campaign.Malen has also contributed one goal in four appearances for t...
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic rejoins AC Milan until end of season

Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC MilanZlatan Ibrahimovic has returned to AC Milan on a contract until the end of the current Serie A season with the option to extend the deal for a further season, the club has said.The 38-year-old former Sweden international had been without a club since the end of his previous contract at MLS club LA Galaxy.He previously spent two years at Milan, scoring 56 goals in 85 appearances and winning the Serie A title in 2011.“I’m coming back to a club I hugely respect and to the city of Milan which I love,” Ibrahimovic said. “I’ll fight together with my teammates to change the course of this season. I will do everything to make it happen”.
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Report: Man utd loanee Chris Smalling want permanent move to Roma

Chris Smalling of AS Roma in action during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and AS Roma at Stadio Artemio Franchi.Manchester United star Chris Smalling has reportedly expressed a desire to complete a permanent move to Roma having settled in brilliantly in Italy.The experienced Englishman was loaned out in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first full season in charge with many not expecting him to perform as well as he has done so far.Smalling’s form has even seen him, if reports are to be believed, be considered for a recall to the national side with Gareth Southgate said to be impressed.United fans had previously expressed concerns as to why Marcos Rojo or Phil Jones didn’t leave the club first as they were the more dispensable players.With Solskjaer’s men defensively poor of late, having fa...
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Mandzukic quits Juventus for Qatari cub Al-Duhail

Mario Mandzukic of Juventus during the match between Juventus v Juventus U19 at the Villar Perosa Stadium.Croatia striker Mario Mandzukic has left Juventus to join Qatari club Al-Duhail on a free transfer after a four-year stint with the Italian side.Al-Duhail announced the signing of the World Cupper on their official website on Tuesday. Mandzukic’s move ends the rumours and speculations which stated that the footballer could join Manchester United in the winter transfer window.“The team’s management succeeded today in contracting with the Croatian striker Mario Mandzukic of Juventus in a free transfer deal after the end of his contract with his Italian team,” Al-Duhail said in a statement on their website.Mandzukic was a part of the team that finished runners-up in the 2018 FIFA Wor...
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