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Chelsea are showing interest in Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho, Borussia Dortmund’s Jamie Gittens and Bayern Munich’s Mathys Tel, according to reports.

20-year-old Garnacho’s future at Old Trafford has become increasingly uncertain after it was revealed that no player at United was deemed untouchable ahead of a squad rebuild under Ruben Amorim.

Napoli have shown the strongest interest in Garnacho, looking to the Argentine to replace the departed Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, but saw an initial approach rejected by United. The Red Devils are not actively looking to sell Garnacho and certainly not for the £40m figure that was suggested.

The Telegraph report that United are willing to stand their ground in negotiations for Garnacho, who played the full 90 minutes of Thursday’s 3-1 comeback win over Southampton, and will not agree to a cut-price deal with any interested party, nor will they consider deals that involve trading players they don’t really want.

Chelsea are understood to be not only be tracking Garnacho, but also Borussia Dortmund winger Gittens, who is enjoying a fine individual season despite the Bundesliga giants’ struggles, and talented Bayern Munich forward Tel, who faces stiff competition for a starting role in Bavaria.

20-year-old Gittens has netted 11 goals in all competitions for Dortmund, including seven in the Bundesliga, and is another player who left Manchester City’s academy as a 15-year-old in order to continue his footballing education in Germany. Tel is yet to score for Bayern this season but did score 10 goals in the 2023/24 campaign.

Gittens’ Dortmund teammate, Karim Adeyemi, is another player of interest to Chelsea, though he’s regarded as a late-window loan option if other moves fail to come to fruition.

Concerns over Garnacho’s temperament may dissaude Chelsea and Napoli from committing to a high-value transfer – the tricky inside forward was previously dropped from United’s squad for the Manchester derby amid concerns over his performances in training – and it’s not yet known how he’d feel about an Old Trafford exit.

Garnacho has been accused on social media of leaking United’s teamsheet prior to matches, seemingly affecting his relationship with the club’s supporters. Despite those off-field issues, he continues to be a key figure in United’s team and his absence for the visit to Manchester City remains the only Premier League game he has missed this season.

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Manchester United have been rejected by £75m-rated Victor Osimhen after exploring ways to end his loan deal at Galatasaray. (Heber Sarikirmizi – Turkey)

Marcus Rashford has not ruled out joining West Ham United on loan if a move to Borussia Dortmund or AC Milan fails to materialise. (GIVEMESPORT)

AC Milan have cooled their interest in Rashford and are instead prioritising the signing of Manchester City right-back Kyle Walker. (L’Equipe – France)

Liverpool are prepared to offer Federico Chiesa, Wataru Endo and Harvey Elliott to Real Sociedad in a bid to cheapen a deal for Japanese sensation Takefusa Kubo – the player identified to replace Mohamed Salah. (El Nacional – Spain)

Al Hilal are closing on the signing of Salah and Virgil van Dijk, both of whom will join from Liverpool on a free transfer. (Fichajes – Spain)

Chelsea are hoping to negotiate a lower fee with Crystal Palace for £60m-rated Marc Guehi – the former Blues defender has 18 months left on his contract. (Mail Sport)

Arsenal are unlikely to persuade RB Leipzig to sell striker target Benjamin Sesko until the summer. (GIVEMESPORT)

Barcelona remain interested in Liverpool winger Luis Diaz and there’s a ‘strong indication’ that the Colombian could make the move. (Fichajes – Spain)

Bayern Munich attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala will sign a new contract with the Bavarian giants that will include future release clauses. (Sky Germany)

Real Madrid midfielder Brahim Diaz is on the shortlist of Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. (Fichajes – Spain)

Man City have enquired about the availability of Juventus duo Andrea Cambiasso and Nicolo Savona. (TBR Football)

Arsenal and Liverpool are still trying to convince Alphonso Davies that a move to the Premier League is his best option. (Fichajes – Spain)

Newcastle United want to sign Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin on a free transfer this summer, seeing the 27-year-old as the perfect replacement for Callum Wilson. (Football Insider)

Paris Saint-Germain intend to cut short the loan deal of a player before selling in order to allow Randal Kolo Muani to join Juventus. (L’Equipe – France)

Man City midfielder James McAtee is a shock £25m transfer target for Bundesliga outfit Mainz. (GIVEMESPORT)

Tottenham Hotspur forward Richarlison wants to leave the club in order to join the Saudi Pro League. (Football Insider)

Aston Villa and Tottenham are interested in AC Milan centre-back Fikayo Tomori, but Serie A giants Juventus are also looming. (TBR Football)

Chelsea have rejected an approach from AC Milan to take Portuguese forward Joao Felix on loan. (Gianluca Di Marzio – Italy)

Atletico Madrid are ahead of Barcelona in the race to sign Villarreal attacking midfielder Alex Baena. (El Nacional – Spain)

Everton could secure versatile Southampton full-back Kyle Walker-Peters for just £5m in January as his contract nears an end. (Football Insider)

West Ham head coach Graham Potter wants the board to try and sign Lille duo Jonathan David and Angel Gomes. (TBR Football)

Brighton midfielder Jakub Moder is set to reject a new contract in favour of joining Dutch giants Feyenoord. (Mail Sport)

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Erling Haaland has signed a blockbuster new Manchester City contract that ties him to the club until the summer of 2034, according to multiple reports.

The Norwegian is into his third season at the Etihad Stadium and has already notched 111 goals across all competitions from 126 appearances – 79 of those strikes coming in just 87 Premier League games.

Haaland’s previous deal was due to expire in the summer of 2027 and there had been strong suggestions that Real Madrid or Barcelona, despite their ongoing financial woes, would attempt to lure him to LaLiga in order to play alongside or against the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham, Pedri and Gavi.

However, The Athletic report that Haaland has now inked a nine-and-a-half-year contract with City, in what is understood to be one of the most ‘lucrative’ sporting contracts ever awarded to a professional sportsperson. Haaland will be almost 34 by the time the contract comes to an end and it’s thought the agreement has seen all previously included releases clauses removed.

Fabrizio Romano states that a new clause will come into effect from 2029 onwards, though it’s unclear what the figure would be and is only described as ‘very high numbers’.

Haaland’s commitment for the vast majority of his playing career is a massive boost to a City team who have endured a torrid campaign that will almost certainly see them relinquish their Premier League crown.

City have won the title six times out of eight under Pep Guardiola, but a shocking run of form that yielded just two wins in 14 matches across all competitions has left them 12 points off the Premier League pace set by Liverpool – they also have a game in hand – and also well down the reformatted Champions League table in 22nd.

Victories in City’s final two group games will be needed to secure safe passage through to the next phase, no doubt putting the pressure on Haaland’s shoulders to deliver. The 24-year-old has scored five times in six Champions League appearances so far this season, while he sits second in the race for the Premier League Golden Boot behind Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah.

News of Haaland’s new contract is expected to be made official soon, in what is an exceptionally busy month for City in the transfer market. Eintracht Frankfurt forward Omar Marmoush is closing on a big-money move, and he looks set to be joined by centre-back duo Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis.

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On Thursday night, Amad Diallo became the first Manchester United player to score a Premier League hat-trick since Cristiano Ronaldo almost three years ago.

United’s modern-day talisman didn’t net the first of his late flurry until the dramatic contest with Southampton had ticked into the 82nd minute. Amad’s initial effort was blocked by a rapidly fading Kyle Walker-Peters, but the ball bounced kindly for the Ivorian who coolly slotted past Aaron Ramsdale at the second attempt.

Amad combined with Christian Eriksen to fire United in front for the first time on the night in the 90th minute, stretching to hook a volley beyond the former Arsenal goalkeeper. As Old Trafford bounced in unison, a collective sense of shock and awe seeping across spectators prepared to celebrate a victory after what had been a largely listless performance, the club’s familiar saviour completed his treble in stoppage time.

Not only was it the first hat-trick of Amad’s senior career – doubling his Premier League goal tally for the season in the space of eight second-half minutes – but it was the first top-flight treble United have been able to muster since Ronaldo delivered the goods against Norwich City in April 2022.

3 – Amad Diallo is the third player in Premier League history to score three times in the final 10 minutes of a game after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer v Nottingham Forest in February 1999 and Wayne Rooney v Hull City in January 2010, with all three instances being Manchester United… pic.twitter.com/ttCGlYKSWb

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 16, 2025

There had been 34 Premier League hat-tricks, scored by 22 unique players for 14 different clubs between United’s last two entries. Erling Haaland alone had collected eight match balls – including one in a Manchester derby.

This is no modern phenomenon.

Much like most statistics that are even vaguely positive, Manchester United’s tally of hat-tricks has plummeted since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013. The Red Devils won that year’s title with a trio of goals from Robin van Persie against Aston Villa, but didn’t register another top-flight treble until June 2020, when Anthony Martial hit a rare pocket of good form during a visit from Sheffield United.

Bruno Fernandes completes the quartet of players to have scored a post-Ferguson Premier League hat-trick for United. Including Romelu Lukaku’s trio of goals in Ferguson’s bonkers farewell match, six different players have scored hat-tricks against the club in that same time frame.

Every Man Utd Premier League hat-trick post-Sir Alex Ferguson

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A late flurry from Endrick helped Real Madrid earn a 5-2 victory against Celta Vigo on Thursday night as Carlo Ancelotti’s side snuck into the Copa del Rey quarter-finals after extra time.

Fresh from Sunday’s chastening Supercopa de Espana defeat to Barcelona, Madrid headed into the midweek cup tie wounded. The capital club landed the first blow, taking a first-half lead through a stunning individual goal from Kylian Mbappe, who continues to improve with each outing in all white.

Vinicius Junior doubled Madrid’s advantage within three minutes of the restart, finishing off a crisp forward thrust which involved all three members of Madrid’s attacking trio. However, Celta Vigo would not go down without a fight.

Jonathan Bamba equalised for the visitors in the 83rd minute as Pablo Duran gobbled up Eduardo Camavinga’s sloppy touch on the edge of his own box and squared for his fellow substitute. Bamba then won a stoppage-time penalty for Celta, getting a toe to the ball ahead of Raul Asencio who clattered into the Ivory Coast international.

Former Barcelona full-back Marcos Alonso – whose grandfather Marquitos was a five-time European Cup winner with Madrid – coolly converted to force extra time.

With a penalty shootout on the horizon, Endrick electrified the Bernabeu with a thunderous drive. The much-maligned Brazilian has repeatedly been linked with a move away and offered precious few minutes by Ancelotti, but dug his under-pressure manager out of hole with a late go-ahead goal on Thursday night.

Fede Valverde, an undisputed Ancelotti favourite, confirmed Madrid’s passage into the quarter-finals before Endrick grabbed his second of the evening with an impish flick. Madrid could face Barcelona in the next round but will not come up against defending cup champions Athletic Club, who were knocked out on Thursday.

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Player of the match – Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid)

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