The Premier League's January transfer window is upon us with Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea all set to be busy.
Liverpool were the summer's biggest spenders with no fewer than four new arrivals. Goalkeeper Alisson was the headline-grabber with the Brazilian already proving worth every penny of the world-record fee the Reds shelled out for the Brazilian. Could long-term target Nabil Fekir join him next month? United got a couple of new faces in through the door in the summer but it hasn't made a difference with Jose Mourinho out and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in. Will he spend them out of trouble in the January sales?
Chelsea have made the biggest splash with the signing of Borussia Dortmund's Christian Pulisic while Manchester City, Tottenham and Arsenal could all choose to dip their toes in the water as they battle for an all-important top four spot. We will have all the latest news, views, rumours, gossip and done deals right here so don't touch that dial.
Ander Herrera appears set to sign a new deal at Manchester United, The Sun claims. Despite interest from former club Athletic Bilbao, the 29-year-old is ready to commit himself to United after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insisted he had a future with them.
Meanwhile, United could finally land long-term reported target Ivan Perisic as Inter Milan look to raise money to fund a move for Luka Modric, The Sun reports. The paper says a report in the Italian media indicates the Nerazzurri may look to sell Perisic in order to bring his Croatia team-mate Modric to Italy.
Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham is wanted by Crystal Palace after he snubbed a loan switch to Wolves, according to the Daily Mirror. The 21-year-old has impressed after netting 16 times in 20 appearances on loan at Aston Villa, with Palace in need of firepower up front.
Players to watch
Mauro Icardi: Chelsea are continuing to keep track of the Inter Milan striker, the Daily Mirror reports. Blues owner Roman Abramovich is said to be taking a vested interest in a possible £100million move for the Argentine.
Yacine Brahimi: Everton are reportedly monitoring the 28-year-old Algeria international, who is set to be out of contract at Porto at the end of the season. The Daily Mirror reports that Everton sent a scout to watch the forward in action during his club's 3-1 victory over Nacional on Monday.
Jose Mourinho was the sole problem that led to Paul Pogba’s slump throughout the start of the season because he wanted to be the “centre of attention”, according to the Manchester United midfielder’s brother.
Mathias Pogba has waded into the big issue at Old Trafford that contributed to the Portuguese manager’s exit, with United making the decision last month to axe Mourinho and appoint Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in his place as an interim option until the end of the season.
United have since won four consecutive Premier League games to reignite their top-four chances, as well as progressing through to the fourth round of the FA Cup where they will face Arsenal, but it has been the rejuvenated performances of Pogba that have stolen the headlines as the World Cup-winner scored twice against both Huddersfield Town and Bournemouth along with inspiring performances against Cardiff and Newcastle.
It was a dramatic turnaround from the Pogba who was benched and left out of Mourinho’s final games in December, and his older brother Mathias, who currently plays for Tours in the French third tier, believes Mourinho is entirely to blame for the fall-out between the pair.
Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira has said "money is no issue" for the Portuguese giants as they look to hire Jose Mourinho.
The former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Chelsea manager was briefly Benfica boss in the year 2000 but resigned in December when the club's new president, Manuel Vilarinho, refused to give him a contract extension.
The Eagles are, however, seven points off Sergio Conceicao's FC Porto at the top the league and while current boss Bruno Lage remains in place, president Vieira was non-commital on Lage's future with Mourinho now on the market.
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