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Mauricio Pellegrino is tasked with reinvesting the £75m recouped from the sale of Virgil van Dijk to save Southampton's season.

The lingering uncertainty surrounding the future of manager Mark Hughes is likely to have a significant impact on Stoke's January transfer business.

Manchester City remain keen to sign Alexis Sanchez and could move in January owing to Gabriel Jesus' recent knee injury.

PSG are believed to be preparing a shocking bid of €170m (£151.3m, $204.8m) in signing Lazio star and Manchester United target Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.

Liverpool and Barcelona are at loggerheads over the fee for Philippe Coutinho, with the former demanding £133m to allow the midfielder to leave in January.

Andy Murray will not play at the 2018 Australian Open after failing to recover from his long-standing hip injury. Nadal is on his way to Melbourne for first Grand Slam.

Mandar Tamhane, considered as one of the best football administrators in India, currently works as the chief technical official of Indian Super League side Bengaluru FC.

Arsenal forward Stephy Mavididi has completed his loan move to Charlton Athletic until the end of the 2017-18 season.

Klopp is keen to strengthen his defence further by signing Alisson, who is also wanted by Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona.

Jose Mourinho wants to sign two full-backs and an attacking midfielder during the January transfer window.

Antonio Conte defended Alvaro Morata after the Chelsea striker missed a host of chances in the draw against Arsenal.

Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez needs several new additions to ensure the club's return to the Premier League is not a one-season affair.

Arsene Wenger has confirmed Arsenal will sign Konstantinos Mavropanos from PAS Giannina to Arsenal this month before being immediately sent out on loan.

Manchester United are impressed by the progress made under Jose Mourinho and are ready to back the Portuguese tactician in the transfer market.

Philippe Coutinho still remains a priority target for Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde in the January transfer window.

Ernesto Valverde remains coy about the possibility of signing Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool after insisting that Barcelona have a lot of respect for his current side.

Reports claim that Liverpool will allow Ben Woodburn and Ovie Ejaria to leave the club on loan this month, with the former targeted for a reunion with Chris Coleman at Sunderland.

Live coverage of the Premier League showdown between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium.

Mourinho is keen to spend in January and has one eye on a move for Rose, but Woodward has warned the Portuguese he will likely have to wait until the summer to sign the full-back.

Romero would be content with a loan move away from Old Trafford if it meant he would feature regularly between now and the World Cup.

Mauricio Pochettino say Spurs will monitor Rose's fitness after he missed the 2-0 win at Swansea City.

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema will miss the first leg of the Copa del Rey last 16 against Numancia after suffering an injury during the last month's defeat to Barcelona.

Turan has not seen one minute of action in Catalonia this season and is searching for a route away from the Spanish league leaders.

Liverpool should delay the big-money departure of Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona until the summer, according to former defender Jamie Carragher.

Spaniard returned to action on Tuesday after missing two games and took to Twitter to explain his absence.

Sanchez is in the final knockings of his contract in north London and has been courted by Manchester City for a number of months.

Kasey Palmer and Ike Ugbo have both returned to Stamford Bridge early after Chelsea opted to end their respective loan stints with Huddersfield Town and Barnsley.

Zinedine Zidane has given his blessing for Real Madrid to complete the signing of Kepa from Athletic Club Bilbao but Los Blancos won't sign a striker in January.

Sanchez is in the final six months of his contract at the Emirates Stadium and is widely expected to leave the Gunners.