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It comes after Sportsmail reported in October that City were making strong progress with De Bruyne over signing a new deal, raising the prospect that he will finish his career at the club.

Everton winger Bernard is reportedly attracting interest from the Middle East. Dubai-based side Al Nasr are weighing up a £10m move for the Brazilian international,

The German called on his side to fight back against media criticism and rubbished talk that he has to rebuild his side after a run of four games without a win.

Jose Mourinho is believed to be a huge fan of the England international, who has just 18 months left on his deal at Southampton, and is yet to sign an extension.

Criticism has flooded in from all sides after India consigned the Aussies to a first defeat at the Gabba since 1988 with a stunning three-wicket victory this week, that secured an improbable 2-1 series win.

Charlie Hemphrey, who gained Australian residency after moving to Brisbane, has asked for ‘compassion’ with his classification as a non-qualified player leaving him resigned to his fate.

The figures lay bare the impact of the crisis on football’s European elite with Deloitte’s money league showing that the top 20 revenue-generating clubs lost around £975million in 2019-20.

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Though Klopp believes the former PSG boss has inherited a gift of a squad at Chelsea following their spending spree last summer, he believes the removal of Lampard was harsh.

But Mikel Arteta refused to say whether the 31-year-old Arsenal captain had been abroad and whether his return would be complicated due to Covid-19 restrictions.