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Manchester United have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of Nicolas Gaitan, with the Benfica playmaker insisting that his future lies in Portugal.

Former Manchester United keeper Mark Bosnich believes that Sir Alex Ferguson will be in the market for a defender in the January transfer window, after the side suffered another disappointing result in the Champions League last night.

Chelsea defender David Luiz has taken to his personal Twitter account in order to issue a bizarre response to the criticisms levelled at him by Manchester United legend Gary Neville.

Oliver Norwood admits he is not ready to forsake his childhood dream of playing for Manchester United, and hopes to follow in the footsteps of Tom Cleverley, by using his loan at Scunthorpe United as a stepping stone to Sir Alex Ferguson's first team.

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Luka Modric is the finest player of his type in the Premier League and Spurs are reaping the benefit of rejecting the advances of Chelsea and Manchester United in the summer, according to Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp.

Mario Gotze is 'relaxed' over interest from Arsenal, according to Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp, with the club insisting that their prized possession won't be sold until the timing and the club are right.

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Arsene Wenger has praised Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mario Goetze but refused to be drawn on speculation linking him with a January move to north London.

Sir Alex Ferguson may be concentrating on taking on Benfica tonight, but the Manchester United manager will have multiple transfer targets in the back of his mind as well, with the January window just over a month away.

Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has confirmed they made an approach for Manchester United star Nani but were deterred by the winger’s lofty valuation.

LeBron James believes that Liverpool can win another title in the next season, with the basketball superstar revealing that he is using their story to motivate himself to win an NBA Championship with Miami Heat.

Marseille star André Ayew has distanced himself from a possible move to the Premier League despite rumoured interest from Arsenal and Manchester United.

Liverpool have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of Seydou Keita, with the Barcelona midfielder pledging his long term future to the Catalan giants.

Milos Krasic has put Manchester United and Chelsea on red alert after his agent indicated the midfielder was open to a move to the Premier League.

Arsenal legend Ian Wright has praised his former club for the way they have bounced back from their early season malaise, citing the north London Premier League club as an example to struggling Chelsea.

Ian Wright believes Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas needs to follow the example set by Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson, by being ruthless with his underperforming squad.

Former Manchester United captain Ray Wilkins has praised the huge strides made by Old Trafford youngster Phil Jones this season, although he admits the 19-year-old’s versatility could work against him in the long run.

David Beckham has ruled out a January move to the Premier League as speculation linking him with a move to Paris Saint-Germain increases.

Mehmet Topal has issued a come-get-me-plea to clubs in the Premier League, with Chelsea said to be front runners for the defender's signature in the next transfer window.

Nemanja Vidic believes Manchester United have the capacity to overcome Barcelona in this season’s Champions League despite their ‘alien’ football.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes Nani is delivering on the potential that was palpably obvious when he first arrived at Old Trafford in June 2007.

Liverpool have confirmed that they will take Gustav Engvall on a trial period at the club, as Kenny Dalglish continues to put into a place a system based around building young players at Anfield.

A source close to Borussia Dortmund sensation Mario Götze has told the International Business Times that a move to Manchester United or Arsenal in January is not on the player's agenda prior to next summer's European Championships.

Daniele De Rossi looks set to snub Chelsea and Manchester City and sign a new contract with Roma, according to reports in Italy.

Tom Cleverley is the "best home-grown" player Manchester United have had since Paul Scholes, according to former United youth coach Eric Harrison.

The International Business Times picks five noteworthy individuals from this weekend's Premier League fixtures.

Charlie Adam’s performance during Liverpool’s 2-1 victory against Chelsea on Sunday had ‘shades of Graeme Souness about’ it according to BBC Football pundit Garth Crooks.

BBC Football pundit Garth Crooks has described Manchester City star Yaya Toure as “the most competitive, no nonsense midfielder in the Premier League”, claiming the Ivorian is 'the buy of the century'.

Mario Gotze is the subject of a great deal of transfer speculation, and Manchester United are amongst a host of clubs taking notice of the youngster as he scored a goal to take Borussia Dortmund past German giants Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga at the weekend.

Wayne Rooney's spectacular overhead strike against Manchester City has been included on the shortlist for FIFA's Goal of the Year award.