FOOTBALL

Tottenham have reportedly insisted that Erik Lamela will not leave the club for Atletico Madrid on loan in January

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has insisted the club will not rush into the January transfer period.

Antoine Griezmann insists that he wants to stay at Real Sociedad despite Arsenal interest in his signing.

Roberto Soldado promises to score more goals after a hat trick against Anzhi Makhachkala.

Jose Mourinho says his strikers can't be compared to the likes of Luis Suarez or Sergio Aguero

Manchester United manager David Moyes has confirmed that Robin van Persie will miss a month of action,

Barcelona forward Pedro is hoping Barcelona can steer clear of Arsenal and Manchester City.

Manchester United won't be rushed into contract talks with Wayne Rooney despite interest from Chelsea

Alvaro Negredo and Javi Garcia claim City didn't know 4-2 win over Bayern Munich would secure top spot in group.

IB Times UK looks at some of the players across Europe who will soon be entering the final six months of their contracts.

Rafa Benitez argues that defeating Arsenal requires complete concentration in both attack and defence

Peter Schmeichel has urged David Moyes for the sale of five to six first team players in January

Mamadou Sakho says he appreciates that every Liverpool player is fighting hard to get noticed by Brendan Rodgers

Gerard Deulofeu will extend his spell at Everton one more year as Barcelona believe it is the best way to continue his development.

Per Mertesacker insists that Arsenal finishing second has a silver lining to it.

Mikel Arteta has slammed the FA for Arsenal's fixture list.

David Villa says he came very close to moving to Arsenal but Barcelona didn't want him to leave

Arsenal are planning a January swoop for Real Sociedad winger Antoine Griezmann.

Inter Milan will use Manchester United's interest in Fredy Guarin to their advantage and attempt to sign Javier Hernandez, reports suggest.

Andre Villas-Boas says he will decide over the weekend who should start in front of goal for Tottenham

Brendan Rodgers says Jordan Henderson could be back in play.

Arsenal manager wants to sign Kurt Zouma as replacement for Thomas Vermaelen.

Reports suggest the agent of Nemanja Matic will travel to London for talks with Chelsea over a proposed return to the club.

Roberto Martinez has suggested Ross Barkley will be rewarded with an improved contract in the coming weeks.

Koke's agent says that the Spaniard wants to stay at Atletico Madrid despite United interest.

Jose Mourinho wants his Chelsea side to draw Galatasaray in the Champions League to ensure 'King Didier' returns to Stamford Bridge.

Angel Di Maria has confirmed a number of clubs are interested in signing Angel Di Maria.

Andre Villas-Boas says Tottenham are looking into the Romanian transfer market in the lead-up to January

Brendan Rodgers has reportedly traveled to Germany to take a closer look at Julian Draxler