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      Jurgen Klopp ready to raid Bundesliga in £30million transfer after Joel Matip’s season-ending injury

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      LIVERPOOL are eyeing a January move for Wolfsburg defender Maxence Lacroix after Joel Matip’s season-ending knee injury.Centre-back Matip, out of contract this summer, now looks unlikely to play for the club again after rupturing his ACL against Fulham last weekend.
      Jurgen Klopp could raid the Bundesliga for a new defender in JanuaryCredit: PA
      Joel Matip has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a ruptured ACLCredit: Alamy
      Reds boss Jurgen Klopp could now fast-forward plans to buy a replacement and has been looking at Frenchman Lacroix along with Crystal Palace star Marc Guehi.
      Lacroix, 23, has been in the Bundesliga after joining from Sochaux in 2020 and Wolfsburg would want £30million as he only has 18 months left on his deal.
      The 6ft 3in defender is one of the fastest players in German football and can also play  right-back.
      Another target for Klopp is England international Guehi.
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      Palace will listen to offers of £50m-plus but they are not interested in him leaving next month.
      Klopp will now rely on skipper Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate in central defence — with Joe Gomez and rising star Jarell Quansah currently the only back-ups.
      The arrival of Lacroix would ease those woes, with the former French youth international capable of playing on both sides of central defence.
      He has already kept two cleans sheets for Wolfsburg this season despite their inconsistent Bundesliga form.
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      Lacroix also captained the side earlier this season and has one goal from 15 appearances across all competitions.
      Klopp previously looked to Germany to recruit Matip on a free transfer from Schalke in 2016.
      He has since made 201 appearances for the Reds and won both the Premier League and Champions League with the club.
      Liverpool are eyeing a move for Wolfsburg defender Maxence LacroixCredit: Getty More

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      Man Utd ‘take concrete action in swoop for Ligue 1 wonderkid, 18, but face competition from rivals City’

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      MANCHESTER UNITED have made a serious move to swoop for Ligue 1 star Leny Yoro but they will face rivals Manchester City, a report claims.The January transfer window is approaching and English clubs are always keen to nab the best talent from the French league, and the centre-back set to be in the mix.
      Manchester United and Manchester City both have Leny Yoro on their radarCredit: Getty
      Erik ten Hag is keen to reinforce his backline after inconsistent performances this season.
      And with four back-to-back draws, Pep Guardiola’s side are in trouble as the league title is slowly drifting away.
      In the hope of restoring their faith, both bosses are said to have their radar on high alert for Lille defender Yoro, according to Le10.
      The French outlet claims that the clubs have made a “very concrete move towards Ligue 1” for the wonderkid.
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      It is said the teams have been in contact with Lille ahead of the January window.
      Yoro is one of the French league’s most talented prospects having made his first senior appearance in May 2022.
      He is the second youngest ever Lille player, with Eden Hazard in third.
      But the Ligue 1 giants are said to be “pushing very hard to try and keep their player by extending his contract.”
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      The France U21 star still has another term left on his contract as it is set to expire in June 2025.
      However, Lille are said to be open to finding a deal that can suit all parties involved.
      So far Yoro has made just six appearances this season but has scored two goals in both Ligue 1 and the Europa Conference League.
      If he made a move across the Channel, Yoro would follow in the footsteps of other former Ligue 1 talents such as William Saliba Bryan Mbeumo, Bruno Guimaraes and Jeremy Doku. More

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      Nottingham Forest ‘banish club captain Joe Worrall and Scott McKenna from training with pair set for January transfers’

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      NOTTINGHAM FOREST stars Joe Worrall and Scott McKenna have reportedly been banished from training.The defenders are believed to have been told to train on different pitches from the remainder of the first team.
      Joe Worrall has reportedly been banished from first team trainingCredit: Alamy
      Scott McKenna is also training away from the teamCredit: Getty
      The Daily Mail have claimed that they have been instructed to arrive for training at a different time from their team-mates.
      The report has suggested that Worrall, 26, and McKenna, 27, have been “banished” from the first team.
      However, it has insisted that the decision is not related to any behavioural issues or rows.
      The Telegraph have added that Worrall has been out of training for the last three weeks.
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      While it also says that McKenna is training with a “small group”.
      The outlet has claimed that the dispute is down to contracts and agents.
      SunSport has contacted the East Midlands club for comment.
      They were both left out of the matchday squad that was thumped 5-0 by Fulham on Wednesday night.
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      Manager Steve Cooper opted for a defensive partnership of Murillo and Felipe, with the latter wearing the armband at Craven Cottage.
      Both Worrall and McKenna were key players in Nottingham Forest’s promotion to the Premier League in 2022.
      This season they have dropped out of favour as they have made 11 appearances between them in the league.
      With their reported banishment from training then in January, they could look for an exit from the City Ground.
      Worrall has left Forest once before as he spent a year away on loan at Rangers.
      The defeat to Fulham has seen Forest drop to 16th in the league, despite their promising start to the season.
      Owner Evangelos Marinakis is believed to have stormed out of the game early, and even thrown his ticket into a bush.
      Forest have won just one of their last 11 games.
      The run of form has seen Cooper come under pressure, however he still has the support from the fans who continued to chant his name after the Fulham defeat. More

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      Man Utd ‘joined by high-flying Premier League rivals in race to sign red-hot Bundesliga striker Serhou Guirassy’

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      MANCHESTER UNITED have been joined by Newcastle in the race to sign Serhou Guirassy, according to reports.The Red Devils have been strongly linked with a move for the Stuttgart striker in recent days.
      Newcastle have joined the race to sign Serhou Guirassy from StuttgartCredit: AFP
      Guirassy is in fine form this season, scoring 16 goals in 11 Bundesliga appearances, with only Harry Kane scoring more.
      His goalscoring record has caught the eye of several Premier League clubs, including United.
      However, Erik ten Hag’s side now face competition from Newcastle ahead of the January transfer window.
      According to Bild, the Magpies are the latest club to enter the race to sign the 27-year-old.
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      The report adds that Newcastle could trigger his £14.6million release clause once the window re-opens.
      West Ham, Brentford, Fulham, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth are all also rumoured to be eyeing a move for Guirassy.
      He has refused to rule out staying at Stuttgart, though, despite his form and low release clause attracting interest.
      The Guinea international explained: “I can’t hide these things – everyone knows that the Premier League is one of the most competitive leagues in the world.
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      Guirassy has scored 16 goals in 11 Bundesliga appearances this seasonCredit: Rex
      “But right now I’m not closing any doors. There are some very big teams in Europe and it’s not just about the Premier League.
      “We have such a good team in Stuttgart and anything is possible in football. If we continue to be as humble as we have been, then we have a good chance.”
      Guirassy is seen as a potential solution to United’s goalscoring issues.
      Following his goal against Werder Bremen on Saturday, he has scored the same number of league goals as United, in three fewer matches. More

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      Juventus weighing up cashing in on English wonderkid Samuel Iling-Junior with Premier League giants chasing transfer

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      TOTTENHAM are on the trail of Juventus’ English whizkid Samuel Iling-Junior.The England Under-21 winger, 20, came through the academy at Chelsea but then moved to the Old Lady in Italy in 2020.
      Samuel Iling-Junior could be sold by JuventusCredit: Getty
      But he has made just one Serie A start in that time and only four substitute appearances in all competitions this term.
      With only 18 months left on his contract, Juve are weighing up whether to cash in on the north London-born ace next month.
      Spurs are monitoring the situation, though strengthening the centre-back positions remains their priority in January.
      Tottenham manager Ange Postcoglou is focused on defence as he has seen his options at the back shrink during the season with injury to Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero’s suspensions.
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      This could allow the likes of Newcastle and Brighton to steal a march on signing Iling-Junior.
      The Premier League duo have both been linked with moves for the Englishman.
      Technical coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst has worked with Iling-Junior as well as the likes of Folarin Balogun and Noni Madueke.
      He has helped the players improve on “key areas” and “game-changing moments”.
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      Iling-Junior’s Serie A stats this season
      Isaksson-Hurst said: “I bring something different, I am an individual specialist and have been doing this for 20 years.
      “I am a technical coach, not a performance or fitness coach. I create practices that help players focus on improving those key areas and game-changing moments.
      “On an individual basis, I am able to give them something more focused than what they might get at their club.”
      Meanwhile, Juventus had been linked with a January swoop for Manchester United outcast Jadon Sancho.
      However, they appear to have backed out of a move for the winger. More

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      Marcus Rashford ‘believes he is playing all right and will be at the club longer than Ten Hag’, ex-Man Utd star blasts

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      MANCHESTER UNITED cult hero Paul Parker has urged Marcus Rashford to “look in the mirror” and admit his performances have been below par this season.Rashford has struggled to replicate last term’s stunning campaign that brought him 30 goals and 11 assists in 56 appearances.
      Manchester United star Marcus Rashford was criticised by Paul ParkerCredit: PA
      Parker claims Rashford is playing like he knows he will be at the club longer than manager Erik ten HagCredit: Getty
      Rashford was taken off by Ten hag during the defeat at NewcastleCredit: EPA
      He has only two goals and four assists in 18 games this season and was sent off at Copenhagen and subbed off at Newcastle – but Parker believes the England forward cannot admit his performances are simply not up to scratch.
      In fact, the former defender feels like Rashford is playing like he knows he will be at United longer than Erik ten Hag, following reports suggesting the Dutchman has lost the dressing room.
      Parker told mybettingsites.co.uk: “It’s quite easy to go back to basics. What you do is to embrace the people around you, which are your so-called team-mates.
      “But what you have to do is to look in the mirror and believe that you are having a bad time, and I think Rashford believes he is playing all right. He believes he is doing enough.
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      “He came off the pitch against Newcastle. He should be disappointed, shake his hands with his manager, who should tell him that he supports him in a bad time.
      “But I don’t think Rashford believes that he is having a bad time. I think he really thinks that he doesn’t deserve to be subbed off.
      “A lot of players don’t realise that it’s a team game. Marcus Rashford can only find his form if he actually looks in the mirror and realises that he is having a bad time.
      “He believes that he will be at Man United longer than Erik ten Hag. The manager is the players´ commodity.
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      “The players have played under a lot of managers, but now they should really decide to stick with him.
      “The only way it can be done is that the players shut up or they get out.
      “They have to give Erik ten Hag a chance instead of moaning. They are not going to win the battle against Erik ten Hag.” More

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      Man Utd star Jadon Sancho handed huge blow as ‘European giants back out of January move due to transfer concern’

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      JUVENTUS are set to reject the chance to sign Jadon Sancho, according to reports.The exiled winger is on the lookout for a new club after his public spat with Erik ten Hag.
      Jadon Sancho could leave Manchester United reacts this winterCredit: Alamy
      Sancho claimed in a now deleted social media post that he has been made a “scapegoat” by his manager after he was left out the squad for a trip to Arsenal in September.
      The 23-year-old has since refused to apologise and has therefore been banished from training and can’t even use the same facilities as his team-mates.
      There has been reports that Juventus could offer Sancho an escape route with United keen to sell.
      However, new claims from Tuttosport say that the Italian side have decided to back out of a January move.
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      This is supposedly because Sancho will cost too much.
      Juventus would rather prioritise a deal for Sassuolo star Domenico Berardi.
      But their Serie A rivals do not want to let their main man go during the season.
      Attention could then turn to Shakhtar Donetsk’s Georgiy Sudakov instead.
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      Recent reports state that Sancho is training well on his own and hopes to be loaned out this winter.
      A Saudi Arabian club or a return to the Bundesliga, where he impressed at Borussia Dortmund, could be his most likely destination. More

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      Erik ten Hag urges Man Utd board not to sack him and promises to take Red Devils back to winning Premier League again

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      ERIK TEN HAG has told Manchester United to stick with him and he will take them back to the top.The manager’s position has come under threat after losing 10 of their 21 fixtures in all competitions this season with Chelsea the visitors to Old Trafford next.
      Erik ten Hag insists he is still the right man for the Manchester United jobCredit: PA
      They are seventh in the Premier League, bottom of their Champions League Group and already out the Carabao Cup.
      But Ten Hag said: “There will always be tough times in every journey.
      “We are in the right direction. I know we will get there, where we want to be.
      “Because – see my record. Everywhere where I was, every season, I got my targets.
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      “If we stick together, stick to the plan and the strategy, we will get where we want to be.”
      Ten Hag was a winner at Ajax and had a successful first season in charge of United finishing third and reaching two domestic Cup Finals, lifting their first trophy in six years with the Carabao Cup.
      But there has been a downturn this season that has brought questions over whether he has the backing of the dressing room.
      Ten Hag insists he has.
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      “Oh yes, I am sure,” Ten Hag said.
      “You can see for instance the comeback against Brentford, the Burnley game, the Fulham game, every time the team is there and have shown great character, great determination, resilience so we are together.
      “You can see you can’t play such great football as we did recently without unity.
      “We had a week of two good performances and one bad performance so from there we carry on, the team is in a good direction.
      “We played very good football, scored very good goals against Galatasaray and Everton.
      Man Utd are undergoing a turbulent campaign under Ten HagCredit: PA
      “Against Newcastle we didn’t play great, we knew that, we were not happy with that performance, but we stayed in the game and had two good opportunities to get a point.”
      “But we are not robots, if you play three games in six days, tough games and by the end the fatigue can be an issue.”
      The body language of some players at St James’ was also an issue pointing to a sense of disunity with some players.
      There are also those not in the team who are unhappy.
      But Ten Hag said it was normal.
      He said: “Of course there are always in every team players who are not playing, who are not as happy.
      “That is normal, you have to wait for the chance and that can come but there are no issues.”
      Ten Hag says that he has an open dialogue with all his players and some have challenged him over how the team plays and selections.
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      He said: “Maybe one or two. If the players have a different opinion of course I will listen.
      “I listen always to my players and I give them always opportunities to speak.” More