Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho ruled out signing a defender in January despite the departure of Eric Bailly for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Premier League: United won't sign a defender - Mourinho
Despite being without Eric Bailly, Jose Mourinho said Manchester United would not sign a defender in January.
FA Cup: Returning to Old Trafford, Jaap Stam shows managerial promise
Stam is targeting promotion with Reading this season.
It’s a testament to Jaap Stam’s character that he had failed to notice Reading’s FA Cup draw last month that reunited him with Manchester United. “I knew it [the draw] was in the beginning of December, and Stevie [Reid] sent me a text message with the draw,” he said. “At first, because he was talking about ‘an interesting game’ I thought he was talking about the game on Saturday [against Sheffield Wednesday].”
Hot Football Transfer Window Gossip: PSG urge Sanchez to stall on new Arsenal deal, Everton want Schneiderlin
Sanchez, Badstuber and Schneiderlin all make the news
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will not make any signings in January and instead try and resolve new contracts for Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil, Olivier Giroud, Francis Coquelin, Per Mertesacker and Santi Cazorla. (Sun)
La Liga Leaks: Dybala ‘waiting for Madrid call’, N’Zonzi ‘to reject Premier interest & join Juve’
Senor Rumor Andrew Gaffney wraps the latest transfer rumours and going-ons from La Liga.
While the British media has predictably jumped on the fine form of Dele Alli to suggest he’s likely to be the most sought-after signing this summer, over in Spain, it appears Paulo Dybala is the latest player Barcelona and Real Madrid will battle over.
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Real Madrid made it 39 games unbeaten, pulling level with Barcelona's Spanish record, as lowly Granada were put to the sword in LaLiga.
Cristiano Ronaldo got on the scoresheet after being presented with his fourth Ballon d'Or at the Santiago Bernabeu, as Real Madrid ran out 5-0 winners over LaLiga strugglers Granada.