Plus: Man City in talks with River Plate over £15m deal to sign prized teenage midfielder Claudio Echeverri; Julian Alvarez says he is andquot;very happy andquot; At City, in reports connecting him to Real; Spurs revived interest in Liverpool and Joe Gomez Tottenham have turned their attention to Bournemouth and Dominic Solanke as they look for further help to sign Brighton’s Evan Ferguson.
Erling Haaland applied for his trademark andquot;EBHandquot; initials, eventually launching his own clothing line, including silk pajamas. Someone else already owns the Erling Haaland brand. Vito Mannone says his experience with Arsenal’s long-term second-choice goalkeeper made it clear that Aaron Ramsdale would be better off looking away from the Emirates.
Royal Antwerp teenage midfielder Arthur Vermeeren has emerged as a January target for Tottenham. Anthony Joshua is targeting a three-time world heavyweight title in Saudi Arabia on March 9 as he hopes to challenge Filip Hrgovic for the IBF belt.
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Former Liverpool sporting director Julian Ward has emerged as a surprise candidate for Manchester United’s new backroom. Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazer family were encouraged to demolish the outdated Old Trafford and build and build; exciting and innovative andquot; the architects responsible for the stadium renovation plans. Nottingham Forest have written to PGMOL boss Howard Webb demanding the sacking of referee Rob Jones after he made the mistake of sending off Willy Boly against Bournemouth. Manchester City are in talks with River Plate over a potential £15m deal to sign highly-rated teenage midfielder Claudio Echeverri. The Saudi Arabian Pro League is considering increasing the number of foreign players allowed in its squads next season to increase competition and branding and further increase its strength in the transfer market. Colin Graves is set to win the race to manage Yorkshire after an exclusive spell with his former county, beating off competition from Mike Ashley. DAILY MIRROR Julian Alvarez says he is andquot;very happy andquot; Manchester City after reports linked him with a move to Real Madrid.Furious Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder has vowed to take action after a mole in his camp leaked their team selection to face Aston Villa online. DAILY POST Barcelona is said to be aiming to “get out andquot; A £5.2m raise for Robert Lewandowski in his third season at the club as he has struggled this season. Tottenham have revived their interest in Liverpool defender Joe Gomez, but an injury fear for Kostas Tsimikas is damaging their chances of a deal.
Raphael Varane and his representatives insist that talk of their client leaving Manchester United to join old friend Karim Benzema in Saudi Arabia is neither a problem nor a problem. Nuno Espirito Santo says every Nottingham Forest player needs to improve when he arrives at the club, but has specifically called for goalkeeper Matt Turner and Odysseas Vlachodimos to sign up. Dwight Yorke has revealed he will struggle to follow Manchester United after a decade of mediocrity and believes Sir Alex Ferguson’s legacy has not been protected by the club’s management. DAILY EXPRESS Nottingham Forest defender Willy Boly says the possibility of yellow card decisions being reviewed by VAR officials must be reconsidered after a questionable call cost him against Bournemouth.
