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According to TEAMtalk, 24-year-old winger Real Madrid star Rodrygo is open to a move to the Premier League and several English giants including Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly monitoring his situation closely.

Manchester United have been tipped as a possible realistic option to sign Joao Palhinha, who is currently on loan at Tottenham from Bayern Munich.

Riccardo Calafiori was one of Arsenal’s best players in a 2-0 win over Brentford on Wednesday, and the Gunners’ supporters were delighted, especially by his attacking performance: ‘He’s not real.’

Tiago Gabriel’s rise at Lecce has not gone unnoticed. The Portuguese defender has been one of the surprises of the Serie A season, earning attention not only from Italy’s biggest clubs but now from the Premier League as well.

Former Italy international Alessandro Florenzi explains how video games were ‘essential’ to create a solid group in the Azzurri U21 squad and reveals Daniele De Rossi threatened to kill him ‘in front of everyone’ during a Serie A match.

Milan managed to make around €175 million in player sales during the summer and this number is expected to go as clubs consider triggering their buy options for players on loan from the Rossoneri.

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.