GARETH SOUTHGATE has announced his England squad for the upcoming internationals against Albania and San Marino.
But there is no place in the 25-man list for Man Utd trio Jadon Sancho, Mason Greenwood and Jesse Lingard.
Meanwhile Erling Haaland could be out until Christmas as the Dortmund forward continues to struggle with a hip problem.
And we’ve the very latest from St James Park as talks progress between Newcastle and Eddie Howe, with reports suggesting a two-year deal has been struck.
Get all the latest football news, updates and transfer gossip below…
TOP MARC
It sounds like in-coming Newcastle manager Eddie Howe might have a new top-draw keeper available to him in January.
That is because the Toon have reportedly made Barcelona star Marc-Andre ter Stegen their number one transfer target.
The Magpies could have a war chest of up to £150million available to spend in the January transfer window.
EDDIE, SET, GO…
Confirmation of Eddie Howe’s appointment as the new Newcastle manager is expected tomorrow.
Toon director Amanda Staveley has moved swiftly to reach an agreement with 43-year-old and he could be in charge of the team for Saturday’s Prem trip to Brighton.
Howe could be in charge of Newcastle at Brighton on Saturday CELTIC WIN AND LEICESTER DRAW
In the Europa League, Celtic held off a late rally from Ferencvaros to hang on for 3-2 win, while Jamie Vardy’s saved penalty means Leicester had to settle for a 1-1 at home to Spartak Moscow.
CONTE STARTS AT SPURS WITH A WIN
It was far from straight forward by the new Spurs era under Antonio Conte has started with a 3-2 win over Vitesse in the Europa Conference League.
NERVY ENDING FOR CELTIC
Ferencvaros have pulled one back through Myrto Uzuni to reduce Celtic’s lead to 3-2 in the closing stages of their Europa League match.
VITESSE KEEPER SENT OFF
Now the Dutch side are down to NINE men after their keeper Markus Schubert is sent off.
It means ten-man Spurs lead the Europa Conference League match 3-2 with a couple of minutes of the 90 left to play.
TEN VS TEN IN SPURS GAME
Vitesse’s Danilho Doekhi has been sent off after picking up a second yellow card for a foul on Harry Kane.
The means it is ten men on either side after Tottenham’s Cristian Romero got a second booking after an hour of the Europa Conference League clash.
VARDY PENALTY SAVED
Jamie Vardy has seen his penalty saved against Spartak Moscow as Leicester missed the chance to go in front in their Europa League clash.
The kick was awarded after Victor Moses fouled Ademola Lookman but sub Vardy was denied. It is still 1-1 as the match moves into the final stages.
CELTIC LEAD 3-1
Celtic look in control of their Europa League clash with Ferencvaros after Liel Abada extended their lead to 3-1 on the hour mark.
LEICESTER LEVEL
Daniel Amartey has headed in from close range to draw Leicester level at 1-1 with Spartak Moscow the Europa League.
Former Chelsea star Victor Moses had given the Russians the lead.
FOXES TRAIL
Former Chelsea star Victor Moses has given Spartak Moscow the lead in their Europa League clash with Leicester.
The Nigerian striker headed in six minutes after the restart.
HALF-TIME ROUND-UP IN EUROPE
No British sides currently in European action this evening are losing at half-time.
That said, Spurs have let a commanding 3-0 lead slip and Vitesse have rallied to pull it back to 3-2 at the interval in their Europa Conference League clash.
Celtic were pegged by to 1-1 Europa League clash with Ferencvaros but have retaken the lead to lead 2-1, and Leicester are goalless at home to Spartak Moscow in the same competition.
SPURS DREAM START FADING FAST…
Vitesse have scored another to make it 3-2 at Spurs in their Europa Conference League clash.
This time Matus Bero was on target for the Dutch side, who had trailed 3-0 inside half-an-hour.
VITESSE PULL ONE BACK AGAINST SPURS
Vitesse’s Jacob Rasmussen has headed home from a corner against Spurs to reduce the deficit to 3-1.
The goal came minutes after Rasmussen’s own goal had put the hosts 3-0 up at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
OWN GOAL PUTS SPURS 3-0 UP
A Jacob Rasmussen own goal has put Spurs 3-0 up before the half-hour mark of their Europa Conference League clash with Vitesse.
Goals from Son Heung-min and Lucas Moura had already put Antonio Conte’s firmly in control at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
CELTIC RETAKE LEAD
The goals keep coming in Celtic’s Europa League clash with Ferencvaros as Jota puts them 2-1 up.
Oleksandr Zubkov had cancelled out Kyogo Furuhashi’s early opener for the Hoops.
SPURS GO 2-0 UP
Lucas Moura has doubled Spurs’ lead in their Europa Conference League clash with Vitesse.
It is a dream start for new Tottenham boss Antonio Conte who saw Son Heung-min give his side an early lead.
CELTIC PEGGED BACK
It is now 1-1 in Celtic’s Europa League clash with Ferencvaros.
An 11th-minute equaliser by Oleksandr Zubkov has cancelled out Kyogo Furuhashi’s third-minute opener for the Hoops.
GO ON SON!
Son Heung-min has scored the first goal of Antonio Conte’s reign at Spurs.
The South Korean star put Tottenham 1-0 up against Vitesse after 14 minutes of their Europa Conference League clash this evening.
HOOPS LEAD
Celtic have taken the lead in their Europa League clash with Ferencvaros.
Japanese forward Kyogo Furuhashi put the Scottish giants in front after three minutes of the Group G game.
HOWE NOW
Eddie Howe has agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal in principal to become the new manager at Newcastle.
The Toon have been looking for a new boss since sacking Steve Bruce in September.
Howe looks set to become the new manager at Newcastle Villarreal boss Unai Emery had been heavily linked with the position but instead the Magpies’ wealthy new owners look set to get former Bournemouth gaffer Howe in to lead them away from relegation trouble in the Premier League.
BALE’S BACK
Gareth Bale returned to training for Real Madrid and may be available for selection on the weekend for the first time since August.
Bale may be back from injury for Real Madrid’s clash with Rayo Vallecano on Saturday The Wales forward, 32, injured his knee in training in the summer after his return to Spain following a loan spell at Spurs last season and has been out of action since.
Now AS are reporting the star took part in training on Thursday and could be in the squad for Saturday’s clash with Rayo Vallecano.
RYAN FLAIR
New Tottenham boss Antonio Conte has added club favourite Ryan Mason to his coaching staff.
Former Spurs midfielder Mason, 30, who was their caretaker boss at the end of last season following Jose Mourinho’s sacking, will be part of the Italian’s six-man backroom team.
Conte’s brother Gianluca has also been brought in as their technical and analytics coach.
HAZ LEGS
It is looking increasingly likely one of Chelsea’s favourite sons could be heading back to Stamford Bridge.
The odds of Eden Hazard making a shock return to the Blues from Real Madrid have been slashed by Sky Bet from 5/1 to 2/1.
Chelsea are one of the clubs in the running to sign their former star Hazard from Real Madrid The mercurial Belgian, 30, was sensational during his seven years with Chelsea and at times regarded as the best player in the Prem before a 2019 move to Real for a fee in the region of £130million.
Chelsea want him back for about £35m but are likely to face competition for his services, with Arsenal and Juventus joint second favourites at 16/1.
FLAT’S A MESSI
It looks like any plans to lure the great Lionel Messi over to America for a career swansong have been kicked into the long grass.
The legendary Argie has just put his luxury Miami apartment up for sale for a cool £5millon.
As many great footballers have done before, the 34-year-old was rumored to be considering a spell in the MLS after he has done his time at Paris Saint-Germain.
But it seems he and his family are now firmly settled in the French capital following his summer arrival from Barcelona.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
