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Emre Can is in the final eight months of his contract with Liverpool and can begin discussing pre-contracts with club outside England from January onward.

Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla is still confident of returning to action in the New Year after detailing his horrendous struggle with an achilles injury.

De Vrij's contract with the Italian giants expires at the end of this season and he insists he has not penned fresh terms.

Alli missed the first three Champions League games of the campaign because of a ban he received last season.

Lukaku has gone without a goal for United since netting in a 4-0 win over Crystal Palace in September.

Robinson has made seven league appearances for Bolton this season and will remain at the Macron Stadium until at least January.

The Gunners have not won the title since 2004 when Arsene Wenger could call on the likes of Patrick Viera, Ashley Cole and Thierry Henry, among others.

Real Madrid are said to have approached Liverpool over the possibility of signing Philippe Coutinho next summer, despite Barcelona's desperation to sign the Brazilian.

Wilshere was not included in the squad for the England friendlies next week despite Wenger stating that he believes the midfielder is ready to get back into the international fold.

Manchester United midfielder Matic returns to Stamford Bridge for the first time since being sold by Chelsea.

Luke Shaw has fallen out of favour at Manchester United and has played just 47 minutes of first-team football this season.

Paul Pogba sustained a hamstring injury in the Champions League clash against FC Basel in September.

Arsene Wenger happy with his selection policy after Arsenal's second-string stutter during dull Europa League draw against Red Star Belgrade.

Cesc Fabregas won the title in his first season at Chelsea when Jose Mourinho was the manager at Stamford Bridge.

Sadio Mane was not expected to return to action until after the next international break after suffering a serious hamstring injury while on duty with Senegal.

Martina suffered a heavy fall and required serious medical attention during the first half of side's defeat by Lyon.

Barcelona target Jonathan Tah is said to have a €25m (£22.3m, $29.1m) release clause in his contract at Bayer Leverkusen.

Wales boss Chris Coleman has claimed Bale will only feature in the coming friendlies against France and Panama if Real Madrid give him their blessing.

Cologne's win over BATE Borisov means Arsenal book their place in the last 32 with two matches to spare, despite being held to a goalless draw by Red Star Belgrade.

Sam Allardyce, Sean Dyche and Marco Sliva have all been linked with the vacant post at Goodison Park.

France coach Didier Deschamps believes Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris will miss a minimum of 15 days with groin injury sustained against Real Madrid.

Tyson Fury remains intent on reminding the public of his status as a lineal heavyweight champion, but will it be enough to secure a clash with Anthony Joshua?

Red Star Belgrade striker Richmond Boakye says he will not feel under pressure to impress any Chelsea scouts during Thursday's Europa League clash with Arsenal.

Bilic says his position as West Ham boss is far from secure heading into the Premier League visit of Liverpool.

Sakho missed Palace's 2-2 home draw with fellow strugglers West Ham United on Saturday with a calf injury.

David Unsworth's beleaguered Toffees face a very tough task against Bruno Genesio's side at the Groupama Stadium.

Mourinho will seemingly have to make do without Jesse Lingard, Marouane Fellaini, Michael Carrick, Paul Pogba, Marcos Rojo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the clash at Stamford Bridge.

Origi joined Wolfsburg from the Reds on a season-long loan in the summer and believes he can develop his game at the Volkswagen Stadium.

Chelsea star N'Golo Kante has been left out of the France squad as it still uncertain whether he will be back to face Manchester United on Sunday.