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Jadon Sancho is set to be Manchester United’s top transfer target in January.
David de Gea could keep Manchester United sweating until January over a new contract.
Arsenal want to extend the contracts of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette – but only by offering hefty bonuses and without increasing their basic pay.
Reece James is being fast-tracked into the Chelsea first team as boss Frank Lampard has earmarked him as the next academy kid ready for promotion.

Manchester United are facing a staggering £36m bill if Alexis Sanchez’s protracted loan move to Inter Milan is made permanent.
Crystal Palace are ready to extend the contracts of Christian Benteke and James Tomkins.
The Premier League have turned down a request from Manchester City for extra winners’ medals.
Newcastle are bracing themselves for the lowest crowd of the Mike Ashley era when they face Leicester in the Carabao Cup next Wednesday.
Former international distance runner Zara Hyde Peters is the new chief executive of UK Athletics.

Inter Milan hope to find out by Thursday whether they can sign Alexis Sanchez from Manchester United on loan.
Tottenham are in talks to sell Victor Wanyama to Club Brugge before the Belgian transfer window shuts and hope to recoup the £11m they paid for the midfielder.

Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a £4.6m deal to sell winger Georges-Kevin Nkoudou to Besiktas.
Antonio Conte is taking further legal action against Chelsea despite having been awarded £9m in a breach-of-contract claim against his former employers.
Mesut Ozil is in contention to play against Liverpool on Saturday after he returned to training yesterday.
Football’s lawmakers are on a collision course with the Premier League and UEFA by insisting VAR must check if a goalkeeper has come off his line when a penalty is taken.

Cristiano Ronaldo claims Manchester United were wrong to pay £80m for Harry Maguire.

Chelsea are stalling on Monaco’s bid to take misfit Tiemoue Bakayoko – because they want a bigger club to come in for him.
West Ham could welcome back Mark Noble, Sebastien Haller and Felipe Anderson for the trip to Watford this weekend.

Ravel Morrison has been told by Chris Wilder he will get his chance in Sheffield United’s Carabao Cup clash against Blackburn on Tuesday.
Liverpool are refusing to let winger Ryan Kent join Rangers for a second loan spell.
Saido Berahino has been hailed as a “model professional” after scoring in his opening two matches for Belgian top-flight side Zulte Waregem.

Neil Lennon has urged the Celtic support to lay off Peter Lawwell as the Parkhead supremo always puts the club first.
Rangers are hopeful a compromise deal can be struck with Liverpool to grant Ryan Kent his wish of a return to Ibrox.
Celtic’s hopes of a huge transfer windfall have been dashed after Lyon insisted Moussa Dembele will not be sold to Juventus this month.

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