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Real Madrid are considering sending Luka Jovic out on loan in January – according to Calcio Mercato.

The Serbian could be offloaded when the transfer market reopens after enduring a frustrating start to his career at Santiago Bernabeu.

Jovic has only managed to score one La Liga goal since moving to Madrid from Eintracht Frankfurt for £54 million ($72m) over the summer.

Atletico Madrid want to sign Dinamo Zagreb winger Dani Olmo in January – according to AS.

The Spanish giants are hopeful the 21-year-old can be brought in for a fee within the region of €35 million ($39m, £29m).

Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City have also been linked with Olmo, who scored five goals in 11 Champions League games for Dinamo this season.

Red Devils hopeful of landing England star

Manchester United are confident of beating off the competition to sign Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund, the Mirror reports.

Man City, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Chelsea are all interested in the winger, but the Red Devils are optimistic that they have the edge.

Wahid Faghir of Vejle is attracting some top-level interest, including Leicester and Ajax, BT reports.

The Denmark Under-17 striker is getting interest from all over Europe, with clubs from La Liga and others from the Premier League keeping tabs on him.

Erling Braut Haaland will take time to mull over his options before making any transfer decision, the Guardian states.

The Norway international striker is set to leave RB Salzburg, with Dortmund and RB Leipzig among the leading candidates to sign him.

However, he will talk with Manchester United and Juventus before making any definitive call.

Crystal Palace are among the clubs vying to sign Chelsea’s Olivier Giroud, according to the Mirror.

Out of favour at Stamford Bridge, he has also been linked to Atletico Madrid and Inter.

Carlo Ancelotti will fly to London on Friday for talks with Everton owner Farhad Moshiri and chairman Bill Kenwright, reports The Sun.

Ancelotti, who was sacked by Napoli this week, has emerged as the leading candidate to take over as Everton’s new manager.

The Toffees have acted quickly to show Ancelotti he is their priority, putting them ahead of Arsenal in the race for the Italian.

Chelsea are interested in bringing back their former defender Nathan Ake, reports The Athletic. 

Ake came up through Chelsea’s academy and joined Bournemouth on a permanent basis in 2017, with the Blues inserting a £40 million ($54m) buy-back clause in the deal.

Wtih Frank Lampard’s side considering activating that clause, Bournemouth are set to hold a meeting this week to discuss Ake’s future.

The PSG star’s current deal expires in 2022

Real Madrid have set the summer of 2021 as the time they will move for PSG star Kylian Mbappe, according to Sport.

Madrid have had a longstanding interest in the 20-year-old striker, but feel that a move for the France star is unrealistic in the coming summer.

Instead, they will look to bid for Mbappe in 2021, when he will be entering the final season of his deal at Parc des Princes.

Man City boss Pep Guardiola wants to sign​ Real Sociedad star Mikel Oyarzabal should Leroy Sane depart the club, reports ​El Confidencial.

Bayern Munich have continued their pursuit of Sane, who has been out of action since August with a serious knee injury.

If City sell the Germany star they will reinvest the funds in the 22-year-old Spain international, who is valued at €75 million (£62m/$84m).

Manchester United’s upturn in form has helped Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s position become more secure, reports The Sun. 

The club’s resurgence means that Mauricio Pochettino’s hopes of landing the position at Old Trafford are fading, with Arsenal and Everton still hoping to land the former Spurs boss.

The Man Utd board have been impressed with Solskjaer’s performances of late and now want to give him time to build.

Toronto FC captain and U.S. international Michael Bradley has signed a new contract with the Canadian side.

The 32-year-old joined TFC from Roma in 2014 and has gone on to lead the club to five trophies as the team’s captain.

“I feel so attached to the city of Toronto, the club, the team. I love it here and I am really proud of what we’ve been able to do over the past six years,” Bradley said.

Goalkeeper Tom Smith has signed his first professional contract with Arsenal.

The 17-year-old played a major role as the Gunners U18 side won the league last season.

Smith has also featured for Arsenal’s U23 team as he continues his development with the club.

Marouane Fellaini has said he will not move to Tottenham in January to reunite with former boss Jose Mourinho.

Fellaini, who is now with Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng, was a key player under Mourinho when the pair were at Manchester United.

But the Belgian says he is happy in China and is not looking to move back to England.

Jean-Clair Todibo wants to stay at Barcelona despite hardly featuring this season, according to Le10Sport.

The defender joined the club from Toulouse in January, but has managed just three appearances in all competitions in 2019-20.

Bayer Leverkusen, AC Milan, Watford and Southampton are all in the mix to land the 19-year-old should he depart Camp Nou.

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said he hopes to make “two or three” new signings in the January transfer window.

United have been light on attacking options after failing to replace Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez, who both joined Inter in the summer.

And despite some impressive form from the club of late, Solskjaer is hoping for reinforcements next month.

Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic has made Juventus his preferred destination in January, according to Calciomercato.

Juventus have been eager to sign the Croatia international since the summer and are still pursuing him.

While Inter are also in contention to sign him, Rakitic has decided it is Juve he wants, but the Turin side want to offload one of their current midfielders before making a move.

Club chiefs consider ex-Spurs boss as replacement

Pep Guardiola could leave Manchester City at the end of the season because of a clause in his contract.

Guardiola’s contract expires in 2021 but the Daily Mail reports he would be allowed to walk away a year early.

Man City’s hierarchy are considering former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino to replace the Spaniard should he leave in the summer.

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are tracking AC Milan captain Alessio Romagnoli, Calciomercato says.

The 24-year-old defender has played every minute of Serie A football this season for Milan and has caught the attention of the Spanish giants.

But Milan do not want to let him go and hope to tie him down to a new deal.

Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon says he is not in talks with the club over a new contract.

The Scotland international played on Thursday for the first time since September and his contract expires at the end of the season.

“I have not had any contact from Celtic, any offers, any talks whatsoever,” he said after their Europa League defeat to Cluj. “I just want to play football and we will see how it progresses. But I have not spoken to them as yet.”

No compensation due to Napoli after sacking Italian

Carlo Ancelotti is free to return to management this season as his next club will not have to pay compensation to Napoli.

The Italian was sacked by the Serie A side this week despite a 4-0 win over Genk which secured their spot in the knockout round of the Champions League.

And the Daily Mail claims he has hired an agency in London called Base Soccer to sort out his next move amid claims he could join Arsenal.