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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is confident Mesut Ozil will give 100% upon his return to the team for the trip to Everton, amid speculation over his future.

Abraham has scored four goals in eight Premier League appearances for Swansea since joining from the Premier League champions in the summer.

Liverpool still need another six new players to compete for the Premier League and Champions League, according to ex-England defender Danny Mills.

Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde has admitted that the Catalans are "attentive" to the possibility of improving their squad during the upcoming January transfer window.

Former Everton captain Neville thinks Koeman can turn his side's ailing fortunes around and will be given the chance to do so by Bill Kenwright.

Newcastle United striker will miss Saturday's match against former club Crystal Palace to a calf injury suffered last week.

Jose Mourinho believes it is far too early to be thinking about Manchester United's transfer plans with more than two months remaining until the January window.

Aymeric Laporte says he turned down offers to leave Athletic Bilbao, but did not rule out a move to Chelsea.

Real Madrid sold Mariano Diaz to Lyon during the summer transfer window but do not have the option to buy him back, the French club insist.

Cesc Fabregas could be Chelsea's only midfielder available to face Watford on Saturday due to the number of injuries in in Antonio Conte's squad.

Manager David Wagner has confirmed that striker Steve Mounie will be back in Huddersfield squad for Saturday's Premier League clash with Manchester United.

Danny Rose is unlikely to start when Tottenham take on Liverpool at Wembley but will make the bench as Erik Lamela nears his return from injury.

Koeman revealed the board's apparent concern but still believes he is the right man to lead Everton and transform their fortunes.

Jose Mourinho expects Zlatan Ibrahimovic to return to contention before the end of the year as Manchester United striker steps up recovery from knee injury.

Sadio Mane remains no closer to full fitness despite Senegal calling up the Liverpool forward for their final World Cup qualifiers next month.

Koeman made five changes as Everton suffered a narrow defeat to Lyon on Thursday (19 October) and is set to rotate against the Gunners.

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil is reported to have told friends that he is confident Manchester United will come calling for his services next summer.

Graham Stuart tells IBTimes UK that Everton's fixtures against the top six last season has been one of the major reasons for their form this season.

Tottenham midfielder Victor Wanyama will have to see a specialist so resolve his ongoing knee injury with Mousa Dembele now suffering from a hip problem.

Martial has started the season in sparkling form and has attracted the attention of Barcelona, who are still in the market for attacking reinforcements.

Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck has failed to recover from a hamstring injury in time to face Everton in the Premier League clash at Goodison Park.

Real Madrid keeper Keylor Navas is set to miss the visit of Eibar after suffering a recurrence of his recent injury during the 1-1 draw against Tottenham.

Ronny Johnsen tells IBTimes UK how a manager's backing can help a player and believes it is the key factor in Marouane Fellaini's rejuvenated form at Manchester United.

Kia Joorabchian is expected to meet with Liverpool next week as Barcelona look to seal January deal for long-time transfer target.

Staveley brokered the deal that saw Manchester City sold to Sheikh Mansour in 2008, which turned them into a Premier League powerhouse.

Everton are 16th in the Premier League and without a win in four games in all competitions despite spending £150m in the summer.

Manchester United are among the clubs interested in signing Benfica talent Umaro Embalo, who is also being monitored by Real Madrid.

Blatter says he will go to World Cup in Russia at Putin's invitation despite being banned from football related activity

Reports in Spain suggest that Brazilian Under-17 attacking midfielder Alan de Souza Guimaraes will swap Palmeiras for Real Madrid in the summer of 2018.