β‘ The Fan XI β breaking football news, transfers & your weekly Fan XI vote. PL + Europe's biggest clubs. π³οΈ Pick the week's best XI every Sunday.
π΄ Liverpool & βͺ Tottenham are both monitoring Hull City keeper Konstantinos Tzolakis, 23, valued around Β£40m. Still at the "admirers" stage, no bid yet. β TeamTalk & https://t.co/BkRgA71LeZ (via CaughtOffside)
π΅ Chelsea lead the chase for Palmeiras wonderkid Eduardo Conceicao, 16, with City, Arsenal, Man Utd, Barca, Real Madrid, Bayern & PSG also watching. Palmeiras want β¬100m for him. Early stages. β Daily Briefing (via CaughtOffside)
he was never the headline name at BarΓ§a (Messi/Iniesta/Xavi era) or at Chelsea, but quietly collected more medals than most "bigger" names. One of the most underrated winner of his generation
π£ Aston Villa's Matty Cash picked up a dead leg playing all four of Poland's games in 10 days on international duty β minor, but his fitness for Saturday is being monitored. β TeamTalk (Ciaran McCarthy)
β«βͺ Newcastle have decided against a new contract for Nick Pope, who can now talk to foreign clubs from January β Bayern Munich among those exploring him as a backup option. β TeamTalk (Fraser Fletcher)
βͺ Tottenham have been told a Troy Parrott reunion would cost around β¬100m, with Real Betis holding firm on his release clause. Fans are split on whether he's still a fit. β Estadio Deportivo, via TeamTalk
π΄ Arsenal are plotting a combined Β£119m double raid for wingers Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) and Kenan Yildiz (Juventus), though Yildiz now looks more a summer target than January. β TeamTalk (James Holland)
π΄ No final call has been made on Michael Carrick's Man Utd future β INEOS remain supportive for now, though Eddie Howe is viewed as a contingency if results don't improve. β TeamTalk (Steve Pearson)
Harry Kane has agreed a 2.5-year extension in principle with Bayern Munich, rejecting a π΅ Barcelona approach to stay in Munich beyond this season. β TeamTalk (Graeme Bailey)