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Chelsea have reportedly been working on a transfer deal for highly-rated Burkina Faso wonderkid Mohamed Zongo.

Paulo Dybala has recovered from a fever but worked separately on Thursday, while Tommaso Baldanzi was absent from today’s training session.

Juventus are looking for a midfielder who can genuinely raise the technical level in the middle of the pitch. But before even thinking about a potential target, we have to understand whether the club in question is willing to let him go, otherwise we’re just wasting time.

Whilst Italy are still yet to qualify for next year’s World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, the Azzurri will still find out their possible opponents for the group stage on Friday.

Liverpool have been struggling to match their high expectations this season, and last night at Anfield there was another display to echo the concerns around the club.

Tottenham Hotspur are preparing for a major midfield rebuild next summer, with reports suggesting the North London club plan to spend big on two of the Premier League’s most promising young talents, Brighton’s Carlos Baleba and Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton.

Manchester City midfielder could be offered the chance to leave the club and join Leeds United, according to Football Insider.

Napoli’s 1-0 win away to Roma left plenty of debris in its wake, and not only in the standings.

Napoli’s Stanislav Lobotka is expected to miss Sunday’s Serie A match against Juventus after suffering a ‘muscle strain’ on Wednesday.

The FIGC has confirmed that the World Cup play-off semifinal against Northern Ireland on March 26, 2026, will be played in Bergamo.

Mohamed Salah is not happy with his situation at Liverpool after being dropped by manager Arne Slot for the team’s last two Premier League games in a row.

Aston Villa produced one of the most dramatic turnarounds of the Premier League season on Wednesday night, edging Brighton & Hove Albion 4-3 in a pulsating clash at the Amex Stadium.

Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi admits Juventus-linked Pierre-Emile Højbjerg is unlikely to leave in the January transfer window and says it’s ‘very hard’ to replace Milan midfielder Adrien Rabiot.

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank has been criticised by Arsenal legend Ian Wright for the way he spoke about being interviewed for the Chelsea and Manchester United jobs.

Juventus director Giorgio Chiellini regrets Dusan Vlahovic’s ‘serious’ injury, but hopes it will give an ‘opportunity’ to Jonathan David, while coach Luciano Spalletti is a ‘man on a mission’ and ‘lives for Juve.’