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      Crystal Palace ‘braced for club record bid’ from Premier League rivals for Marc Guehi – but Chelsea could hamper deal

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      MANCHESTER UNITED could be set to launch a bid for Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi, according to reports.England star Guehi, 23, has been integral to the Eagles’ back line since he joined from Chelsea in 2021.
      Marc Guehi has become one of Crystal Palace’s most important playersCredit: Rex
      And he is now attracting interest from a big-name Premier League club.
      According to South London Press, Man Utd could make a play for the centre-back in the summer.
      If they are to acquire the defender, it is understood he will cost in excess of the £50million the Red Devils paid for Aaron Wan-Bissaka four years ago.
      That means Palace would receive a club-record fee for Guehi.
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      However, Man Utd face competition from the Palace star’s former club, Chelsea.
      That is because the Blues hold matching rights on any offer Palace accept for their man.
      Guehi has made 91 appearances for the West London club since joining two years ago.
      He has formed an impressive partnership alongside Joachim Andersen.
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      He has also earned six England caps and started both of the Three Lions’ Euro 2024 qualifiers in September.
      He was also included in Gareth Southgate’s squad for this month’s games against Australia and Italy.
      And he would be a welcome addition to Man Utd’s squad.
      Erik ten Hag has suffered injury blows to Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane at the start of the season.
      It has left him relying on Jonny Evans, Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof.
      Man Utd have lost six of their opening 11 games in all competitions. More

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      Brighton star Kaoru Mitoma ‘wanted in life-changing transfer’ after ‘seducing’ Champions League giants

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      BRIGHTON star Kaoru Mitoma’s stunning performances have earned him interest from one of Europe’s biggest clubs.Mitoma burst on to the scene last season with seven goals and six assists in 33 appearances in the Premier League.
      Brighton star Kaoru Mitoma has been targeted by BarcelonaCredit: Getty
      Barcelona may bid for Mitoma in the summer with his Brighton deal running out in 2025Credit: Alamy
      The winger is kicking it up a notch this term with three goals and four assists in 11 matches across all competitions.
      According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona have been “seduced” by the 26-year-old’s exploits with the Seagulls.
      In fact, Barca’s scouts and staff are most amazed with the Japan international out of all of their other transfer targets.
      Mitoma has won the Blaugrana over thanks to the way he breaks defences from the left wing.
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      And Barcelona manager Xavi lacks firepower on that side of the field with full-back Alejandro Balde having to do the heavy lifting in LaLiga and the Champions League.
      The Spanish tactician has plenty of choices for the right wing with the likes of Raphinha , Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal available.
      But the Spanish champions are confident Mitoma is their answer for the left.
      However, a move in January is highly unlikely as the Japanese star’s contract runs out in 2025.
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      But a summer bid is very possible, especially if Mitoma doesn’t pen fresh terms with Brighton.
      That would force Roberto De Zerbi’s side to discuss a deal as they would lose him for free the year after.
      Nevertheless, Brighton are notoriously tough negotiators, who recently sold Moises Caicedo to Chelsea for a Premier League record £115million fee. More

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      Cesc Fabregas names three favourite Premier League teams to watch – but brutally snubs former club Chelsea

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      CESC FABREGAS has named his three favourite Premier League teams to watch.However, the Spaniard snubbed former club Chelsea with his selections.
      Cesc Fabregas has named his three favourite Premier League teams to watchCredit: Getty
      Fabregas chose treble winners Manchester City, old team Arsenal and Brighton as the teams he enjoys watching the most.
      He was full of praise for the Seagulls, even comparing them to the Gunners side he played in under Arsene Wenger.
      “It’s the way they understand the game,” Fabregas told The Mirror.
      “They know when to slow it down, when to quicken up, when to find the right spaces. They know the right timing of when to attract players and to then accelerate.”
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      Fabregas believes that Brighton’s “quick, sharp football” is similar to how Arsenal played during his time in North London.
      He added: “If you press them high they will get you in behind, if you press them low they’ll keep playing short and find spaces. It’s very interesting and De Zerbi is someone I’m learning so much from.”
      As for his former club Arsenal, the 36-year-old explained: “Arsenal use that 3-1-3-3 formation – which is six players in front of the ball.
      “It’s about the coach trusting their defenders to be quicker, faster and recover the ball. Then they can play a little bit more attacking football.
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      Fabregas compared Brighton to his old Arsenal teamCredit: Reuters
      “But you could see the difference when Saliba was playing and got injured [last season]. Mikel will tell you himself that it’s not the same way they can play.”
      Fabregas played under Wenger at Arsenal for seven years, winning the FA Cup before leaving for Barcelona in 2011.
      He later returned to the Premier League with Chelsea and won five major trophies with the Blues, including two league titles and the Europa League.
      After spells with Monaco and Como, Fabregas retired at the end of last season and is now under-19 boss at the latter. More

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      I played one league game for Man Utd and Jose Mourinho called me the ‘best of a generation’ but now I’m in League One

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      A FORGOTTEN Manchester United star once dubbed the “best of a generation” by Jose Mourinho is now playing in League One.The goalkeeper made just one Premier League appearance for the Red Devils during nine years with the club.
      Jose Mourinho dubbed a former Manchester United star ‘the best of a generation’Credit: PA:Press Association
      Despite Mourinho’s high praise he now finds himself in League One with Reading.
      After joining United as a 16-year-old, the youngster made his only league appearance on the final day of the 2016/17 season.
      He kept a clean sheet as United beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Old Trafford.
      Mourinho, who gave him all three of his first-team appearances for the Red Devils, was full of hope for the goalkeeper.
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      Speaking about his goalkeeping options in 2017, he said of David de Gea and Sergio Romero: “We have two fantastic goalkeepers.”
      As for the young stopper in his squad, he added: “We have a third goalkeeper that I think will be the best Portuguese goalkeeper of the next generation so anyone in goal I trust completely.”
      This promising Portuguese talent was none other than former under-21 international Joel Pereira.
      After loan spells in the Football League, Portugal, Belgium and Scotland, Pereira left United in 2021.
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      Joel Pereira made one Premier League appearance for UnitedCredit: Rex Features
      The 27-year-old headed to the Netherlands to join RKC Waalwijk but was released this summer after two years in the Eredivisie.
      Following a few months without a club, Pereira returned to England in September, signing with third tier strugglers Reading until the end of the season.
      However, he has yet to make his debut, instead being limited to one appearance on the bench in the EFL Trophy.
      The Royals are currently 22nd in League One and five points from safety, having been deducted four points so far this season.
      Pereira signed for League One strugglers Reading in SeptemberCredit: Rex More

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      Fans fear for Dillon Danis as he’s caught asking Tommy Fury boxing rules in awkward exchange days before Logan Paul bout

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      BOXING fans are fearing the worst for Dillon Danis after footage emerged of the American asking Tommy Fury for tips.Danis is set to take on Logan Paul tonight on the undercard of Fury’s clash with KSI.
      Dillon Danis asked Tommy Fury for tips on how to jab hours before his fight
      Danis is set to take on Logan PaulCredit: Splash
      The pair are fighting on the undercard of Tommy Fury vs KSICredit: Splash
      But after the weigh-in on Friday Danis was caught asking Fury for tips on how to throw a jab and whether it’s OK to hold your elbow up high.
      Fury, 24, was happy to help him out and seemed laid back ahead of his own grudge match.
      Fans showed concern for Danis as he appeared to lack basic boxing knowledge just hours before his showdown with Paul in Manchester.
      One said: “I hope to God he’s joking.”
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      Another added: “This is why Dillon should have got a boxing coach. He would have told him if the shots were illegal and trained him in the right way.”
      A third wrote: “And this is the guy people think will win.”

      And another remarked: “Tommy knows he’s going to lose.”
      Danis, 30, accused Paul of “missing weight” and “changing rules” ahead of their highly-anticipated bout.
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      The MMA star claimed it should be off as he tweeted: “Logan Paul just missed weight.”
      But Paul, 28, quickly hit back at those claims by Danis by showing a clip of himself on the scales that showed his weight at 194.3lbs in a social media post at 11:41am.
      Earlier this week Danis choked out adult star-turned-boxer Elle Brooke, who described the feeling as “better than drugs”. More

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      I was owner of Premier League giant but suspected of being the Yorkshire Ripper after my AUNTY tipped off cops

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      SIR BOB MURRAY owned Sunderland for 20 years but was once suspected of being the Yorkshire Ripper.The former football club owner has revealed police questioned him on three occasions after what he still believes was a tip-off from his aunty.
      Sir Bob Murray was suspected of being the Yorkshire RipperCredit: Rex
      Sunderland played six seasons in the Premier League during Murray’s tenure before he sold the club in 2006.
      During that time, he also oversaw the building of the Stadium of Light.
      However, he has now revealed that he was once suspected of being the Yorkshire Ripper.
      The Yorkshire Ripper, alater identified as Peter Sutcliffe, murdered 13 women between 1975 and 1980.
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      Having kept quiet on the matter for over 40 years, Murray has now explained he was interviewed by West Yorkshire Police three times in 1979.
      Speaking to the Daily Mail, he recalled: “I was already courting with my now-wife Sue but imagine trying to pull girls in Yorkshire if you had a Wearside accent… Jesus Christ.
      “At the time, there was fear. The police were useless. They had so many chances to get him. Then this idiot came on from Wearside…”
      Murray became a suspect after imposter John Samuel Humble sent a hoax recording to police pretending to be the Ripper with a Wearside accent.
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      Murray owned Sunderland for 20 years before selling the club in 2006Credit: Getty
      “I was a 32-year-old male, with the accent, living and working in West Yorkshire, with a hammer in my car boot!” he added.
      “My dad gave me the hammer in case I needed to change a tyre.”
      As for his aunty’s involvement in tipping him off to the cops, the last officers to visit Murray had been from Sheffield, where she lived at the time.
      He continued: “I managed to keep the hammer. It had sentimental value. Even though you’re innocent, you feel it, being accused.
      “I didn’t get put in a cell. But I got three “sessions”. And I knew it was my Aunty Sylvia who shopped me in!”
      The Yorkshire Ripper was eventually caught in 1981, with HGV driver Sutcliffe convicted of the murders and sentenced to 20 concurrent life sentences.
      After selling Sunderland, Murray was made the club’s honorary life president by the new owners.
      He was knighted in the 2010 Birthday Honours for services to football and education in the North East and has been the chancellor of Leeds Beckett University since 2012. More

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      Pep Guardiola ‘made three-hour last-ditch bid’ to get Jude Bellingham at Man City before ace sealed Real Madrid transfer

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      MANCHESTER CITY made a last-ditch attempt to sign Jude Bellingham before he went to Real Madrid, according to reports.The 20-year-old joined the Spanish side in a British record £115million deal from Borussia Dortmund in the summer.
      Jude Bellingham joined Real Madrid for £115mCredit: Getty
      Pep Guardiola tried to convince him to join Man CityCredit: Reuters
      But before he penned his six-year contract at the Santiago Bernabeu, Man City supposedly tried to convince him to join the Treble winners.
      Reports in Spain claim they offered the midfielder a lucrative deal and Pep Guardiola spoke to him on the phone for three hours.
      The manager is alleged to have tried to persuade Bellingham against a move to Real Madrid.
      It is claimed that Guardiola turned on the charm, explaining that playing in the Premier League would be best for him and that City are a stronger side than Los Blancos.
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      However, his alleged attempt did not work and the boss conceded defeat as he ended the call and wished him luck for the rest of his career.
      Bellingham had reportedly already decided to join Real Madrid by the time Guardiola phoned.
      The club met with the wonderkid’s family and gave him a tour of their facilities with Vinicius Junior in attendance to help him settle in.
      The Brazilian winger was texting him almost every day for a year to get Bellingham to become his team-mate.
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      Since joining, he has hit the ground running with Carlo Ancelotti deploying him in attacking midfield role.
      The 26-time capped England international has scored ten goals in ten games so far. More

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      Liverpool and Man City lock horns in transfer chase for Denmark wonderkid with Barcelona also in the race

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      LIVERPOOL are interested in signing Lecce wonderkid Patrick Dorgu, according to reports.The youngster has earned comparisons to Andy Robertson and attracted attention from major European clubs.
      Patrick Dorgu has impressed for LecceCredit: Getty
      Dorgu, 18, broke into the Lecce first team this season and has made eight appearances in Serie A.
      And he has already impressed enough for Liverpool to begin monitoring his situation, report Gazzetta dello Sport.
      Manchester City are also said to be keen on the left-back, who is under contract until 2027.
      City could benefit from strengthening with Sergio Gomez the only recognised left-back in the squad following the departure of Joao Cancelo.
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      The Portuguese joined Barcelona on loan in the summer but the Spanish giants are also keen on Dorgu.
      However all three clubs could miss out on the Dane after he revealed his dream is to play for a different Premier League team.
      He said: “Chelsea is my dream to play for. I have been a fan of them for over 10 years, so it would be a huge dream to play for them.”
      The Blues could be on the lookout for a left-back following the injury to Ben Chilwell.
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      Levi Colwill has deputised in his absence but is more suited to playing in central defence, while boss Mauricio Pochettino has not been keen on using Marc Cucurella. More