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Mike Maignan’s return to top form has reignited Milan’s season, but not his contract talks.

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Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is set for an emotional reunion with his former club Borussia Dortmund as the two sides clash in the Champions League this week.

Sassuolo are looking to make it back-to-back wins in Serie A when they host the managerless Genoa at the Mapei Stadium on Monday evening. 

Monday’s reports indicate that Kenan Yildiz should be available for selection in time for Juventus’s Champions League test against Sporting CP on Tuesday evening, having missed out on Luciano Spalletti’s first match in charge over the weekend. 

West Ham have had a difficult season so far, but they returned to winning ways on Sunday with a 3-1 victory over Newcastle at the London Stadium, with goals coming from Lucas Paqueta, Sven Botman (OG) and Tomas Soucek.

Daniele De Rossi is now the leading candidate to take over as the head coach of Genoa, following the recent dismissal of Patrick Vieira, Football Italia understands. 

Leeds are focused on their efforts to avoid immediate relegation from the Premier League, but there are other areas that are being looked at too, with one of those being the players currently out on loan.

Manchester United and Tottenham are both tracking Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite. The 23-year-old has impressed since breaking into the first team fold at Everton, emerging as one the Premier League’s most promising young defenders.

Man City parted ways did a significant amount of business during the summer transfer window, both in terms of arrivals and exits. One player that left was Manuel Akanji, who signed for Inter Milan on a season-long loan.

Italy national team goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has been included in the FIFPRO World 11 for the second time in his career after an impressive year on an individual level, which saw him lift the Champions League trophy before securing a big move from PSG to Manchester City over the summer. 

Matteo Politano is hoping that Napoli bounce back from their disappointing 6-2 loss against PSV Eindhoven last time out in the Champions League when the Partenopei take on Eintracht Frankfurt on Tuesday evening, and has explained how his side can get the better of the Germans on the night: ‘We will find more space’. 

It has been a tough start to the season for Newcastle, but there is plenty of time for Eddie Howe to put things right – and he could do so by having further players added to his squad when the transfer window re-opens in January.

Wolves on the lookout for a new manager, having taken the decision to sack Vitor Pereira after a winless start to the 2025-26 Premier League season. A number of candidates have been linked with the position over the last 24 hours, and among them is former Liverpool and Leicester head coach Brendan Rodgers.

West Ham returned to winning ways on Sunday with an impressive 3-1 victory over Newcastle, which starts their bid to avoid relegation from the Premier League. Their chances of staying up will be significant increased if Jarrod Bowen sticks around for the entirety of the campaign, although that has not been taken for granted of late.