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Nicklas Bendtner advised by Denmark boss Moten Olsen to leave Arsenal in the New Year

Andros Townsend claims that Tottenham are better off without Gareth Bale and will challenge for silverware this season.

Arsenal are set to offer Per Mertesacker a new deal as the defender goes from strength to strength with the club.

Tottenham Hotspur will turn their attention to Southampton full-back Luke Shaw if their revived bid for Fabio Coentrao fails.

Nigel Winterburn says the strain on Olivier Giroud is showing

Ramires is glad his performances have alerted Real Madrid but he is only interested in staying at Chelsea.

The Liverpool captain has voted for Luis Suarez among his top three for the Ballon d'Or award

Micah Richards admits he will have to consider his future as he continues to struggle for regular game time at Manchester City.

Novak Djokovic closes the 2013 season with a one-sided win over Rafael Nadal

Arsene Wenger says he trusts his assistants with his secrets at Arsenal as the manager conducted a Twitter q&a with fans.

Liverpool defender Daniel Agger feels he deserves to feature regularly in the first team after seeing his opportunities somewhat limited this season.

Borussia Dortmund executive Hans-Joachim Watzke revealed Marco Reus has a release clause in his contract.

Federico Macheda says he will be looking for another club in January after finding himself out of favour at Manchester United.

Brad Friedel is confident Tottenham have enough attacking talent to turn around their fortunes in front of goal.

Brendan Rodgers says he offered Jordan Henderson a chance to move to Fulham but the midfielder said no.

Christian Eriksen says he's disappointed over his limited game time for Tottenham but wants to prove he's worthy of a starting place.

The England captain has swatted away Sir Alex Ferguson's criticism

Laurent Koscielny claims that Olivier Giroud is burning out as Arsenal look to January for more firepower

Mitchell Johnson and George Bailey are among the new faces for Australia ahead of the first test

Steven Gerrard has admitted that he had doubts over Luis Suarez playing alongside Daniel Sturridge to lead Liverpools' strike force.

Wayne Rooney revealed Manchester United focused on Arsenal's smaller players during their 1-0 victory over the Gunners at Old Trafford.

Liverpool defender Glen Johnson believes that the current crop is the best starting eleven he has ever played with in a Liverpool shirt.

Tottenham are planning a swoop for Halmstads' 17-year-old starlet Valmir Berisha.

Luke Shaw has no plans to leave Southampton

The England hooker could win 50th cap against the All Blacks

Alan Hansen says that Arsenal will go on a bad run after their loss to Manchester United and won't challenge for the title.

Henry Galeano confirms to IBTimesUK that Under-17 World Cup MVP Kelechi Iheanacho would be interested in joining Arsenal after impressing chief scout Steve Rowley

Brendan Rodgers is considering sending Raheem Sterling to Swansea on loan

Thomas Vermaelen wants to remain at the Emirates