Jamie Carragher believes that while Arsenal and Liverpool's 3-3 draw was a great advert for the Premier League, their defensive problems will lead to a lack of silverware.
N'zonzi had asked for a move out of Sevilla with Everton and Arsenal interested in his services in January.
Manuel Akanji's contract at Basel will run down in 2021. His impressive form for the Swiss club has seen him attract interest from Liverpool and Dortmund.
The Spaniard picked up a niggle midway through the first half but soldiered on till the midway mark after which he was replaced by the returning Shkodran Mustafi.
Arsenal and Liverpool can enter Christmas in the Premier League top four with a win at The Emirates Stadium.
Pulisic has been of interest to Liverpool in recent seasons and is Dortmund's leading light after the departure of Ousmane Dembele.
Sandro and McCarthy, who has only featured once this season, both impressed during a friendly match at Finch Farm earlier this week.
Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde has refused to accept that his side are the favourites to win the first El Clasico of La Liga against Real Madrid on Saturday.
Michael Carrick, Antonio Valencia and Marouane Fellaini remain out for Manchester United's visit to Leicester City with a string of first-teamers to return after a midweek rest.
Swansea will be without Wilfried Bony for the Premier League games against Crystal Palace and Liverpool due to a hamstring injury.
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo will be "100%" fit to face Barcelona in the the first El Clasico of La Liga.
Everton boss Sam Allardyce has effectively ruled out a move for Sunderland defender Lamine Kone in January.
Zaha's spellbinding form for the resurgent Eagles has attracted interest from what Hodgson calls "so-called bigger clubs".
Arsene Wenger is still weighing up whether to use three or four at the back when Arsenal host Liverpool on Friday.
Jonny Evans will be allowed to leave West Brom for the right price in January with a return to Manchester United said to be the likeliest option.
Gabriel Jesus and Kylian Mbappe have shown their qualities at Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) respectively.
Arsenal were smashed 4-0 by the Reds in the reverse fixture at Anfield in August, which they will be looking to remedy.
Everton's director of football Steve Walsh and the club's new chief scout Martyn Glover flew to France on Wednesday (20 December) to watch Soumaoro as Lille drew 1-1 with Nice.
UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier only plans on winning against Stipe Miocic or Francis Ngannou if he was to return to his old heavyweight division.
With all the preparation behind him, Raonic expects Djokovic to make a blast in the Australian Open, trumping the likes of Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Murray was previously confirmed to take part in Melbourne for the 2018 Australian Open, which begins on 15 January.
UFC 219 headliner and former boxing champion Holly Holm has warned Floyd Mayweather that should he decide to explore MMA, he will have to prepare for a whole new world.
The Belgian will have only a year left on his current deal after the season and would need a sumptuous offer to put pen to paper.
West Bromwich Albion are willing to allow Jonny Evans leave the club in the January transfer window if they receive a bid of around £30m. He has 18 months left on his contract.
Neymar has warned Real Madrid that PSG are capable of beating them as they intend on making history by winning the Champions League for the first time.
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino claims the club have missed a player like Victor Wanyama who has not featured for the north London club since their home defeat to Chelsea.
Gary McAllister has heaped praise on Mohamed Salah and has backed the Egypt international winger to surpass a tally of 30 goals in all competitions for Liverpool this season.
English football is braced for another festive period but when with the sport realise it is hurting the chances of its own national team?
Daniele Rugani has seen his first team opportunities being limited, which has made him to consider the option of leaving Juventus.
Zinedine Zidane is expected to deploy his strongest side when Real Madrid take on Barcelona on Saturday [23 December] for the first El Clasico of the La Liga season.