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      Newcastle and Aston Villa eye shock £17m January transfer for Eden Hazard with Real Madrid giving up on Belgian ace

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      NEWCASTLE and Aston Villa are reportedly eyeing ex-Premier League top dog Eden Hazard with Real Madrid giving up on the £89million signing.The Belgian ace, 31, joined Los Blancos from Chelsea for the huge sum back in 2019 but his career in Spain has been blighted by injury.
      Hazard’s Real career could come to an end in JanuaryCredit: Getty
      Hazard was expected to become a mainstay at the Bernabeu but he has ultimately missed 72 games in three-and-a-half seasons.
      Despite his absence, Hazard has picked up two LaLiga titles and a Champions League.
      However, a return to England could be on the cards, according to El Nacional, who say Real have finally lost faith in Hazard.
      The report claims Hazard has told Real and Belgium team-mate Thibaut Courtois that he will be departing this winter.
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      Newcastle and Villa are reported to be likely escape routes and the two-time Prem winner would likely cost just £17m.
      Hazard could boost the Magpies’ top-four chances.
      Eddie Howe’s side have made a blistering start to the season and are sitting third in the Prem after 14 games played.
      Villa, meanwhile, are down in 13th but now have a Champions League standard manager in Unai Emery at the reigns.
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      A January departure would be a sorry ending to Hazard’s Real career.
      The player vowed to give it his all after their Champions League final win over Liverpool in May.
      Hazard told the parade in Madrid the day after the club’s 14th success in the competition: “Madridistas, I’ve been here for three years with many injuries, with many things.
      “But next year I’m going to give it all for you.” More

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      West Ham to stand behind David Moyes and refuse to sack him despite fan unrest amid Premier League struggles this season

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      WEST HAM are reportedly set to stick with manager David Moyes despite their struggles in the Premier League.The Hammers conceded a stoppage-time winner against Crystal Palace on Sunday as they were beaten 2-1 at the London Stadium.
      West Ham are expected to keep faith with Moyes despite a poor start to the seasonCredit: Reuters
      West Ham fans booed their team off the pitch at the end of the game, with the club two points above the relegation zone following just four wins from their opening 14 matches.
      The home supporters also jeered substitutions made by Moyes towards the end of the clash.
      But, according to The Athletic, the east London outfit will keep their faith in the Scottish coach.
      Moyes has guided West Ham to sixth and seventh place finishes over the past two Premier League seasons.
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      He also led them to a Europa League semi-final back in May – which they lost to eventual winners Eintracht Frankfurt.
      The former Everton and Manchester United boss has a contract with the Hammers until the end of the 2023/24 campaign.
      And he hit back at the booing of fans on Sunday, in particular in response to their anger at Manuel Lanzini replacing Said Benrahma.
      Speaking to BBC Sport, he said: “I thought he scored a good goal, but I don’t know if he had much of an impact after.
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      “There’s a lot of experts out there, isn’t there?”
      Moyes’ West Ham have won just one of their last five Premier League games.
      And captain Declan Rice admitted after the match that the supporters were right to boo their performance.
      He said: “Fans can voice their opinions. They pay their hard-earned money.
      “They’re probably right to boo us in a way because we weren’t good enough.
      “From the way I’m feeling and the way I saw the lads, I’m devastated. That was a game we had to win.
      “Two big games before the World Cup and you lose one of them so you’re counting on the next game.
      “In the last couple of years we’d have won a game like this and been comfortable in the table.
      “It’s really frustrating. I feel like we’re two different teams [from last season]. 
      “We can keep the ball for fun in some away games and then at home we look a different team.
      “It’s been good in Europe but we’re too inconsistent in the Premier League. We’ll bounce back for sure.”
      West Ham are five points adrift of the top half of the table, with their final league match before the World Cup break coming at home to Leicester on Saturday.
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      But their Europa Conference League campaign has been much more positive thus far.
      They have won all six games, comfortably booking their place in the last 16. More

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      Pep Guardiola drops biggest hint yet that he will agree new Man City deal with contract up in the summer

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      PEP GUARDIOLA has given the clearest indication yet he will stay at Manchester City beyond the end of his contract in the summer.The Etihad chief previously said the World Cup break will be the ideal time for him to chat to club bosses about his future.
      Pep Guardiola’s current Man City contract expires at the end of the seasonCredit: Getty
      And he has also indicated much will depend on if his Man City players are still responding to his methods after his six-and-a-half-year hot-seat stint.
      But with not long to go until he waves his stars off for a month or so, he admits they are giving him the energy and enthusiasm to keep going.
      Pep said: “I give them enthusiasm — but they give it to me.
      “The way they play, what I saw for 65 minutes, I see the faces of our people, they give me the energy for the future, for Chelsea and Brentford.

      “There are things you cannot see, like how happy they were in locker room and the training was perfect — even the guys who didn’t play were amazing in training.
      “That made me think we are there. That makes me feel really happy, we are able to do it all together and that’s really good.”
      City are hoping to organise a warm-weather training camp in Abu Dhabi in December for the players not involved in the latter stages at the World Cup.
      Owner Sheikh Mansour and chairman Khaldoon al Mubarak are both based in the Middle East and the trip would provide the perfect opportunity to talk about a possible extension.
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      Much is likely to depend on whether Guardiola’s family are happy for him to continue.
      His wife Cristina moved back to Barcelona in 2019 with their youngest daughter, so will have to give the thumbs-up to any new deal.
      Pep plans to take a couple of weeks off after Saturday’s clash with Brentford, before getting back to work early next month. More

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      Man Utd will let Aaron Wan-Bissaka join Crystal Palace in loan transfer after playing just FOUR MINUTES for Erik ten Hag

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      MANCHESTER UNITED will let Aaron Wan-Bissaka go ‘home’ to Crystal Palace if the clubs can agree a loan deal.Wan-Bissaka is well out of favour under Erik ten Hag — playing just four minutes for the first team as a substitute back in August and only getting a brief look at the bench in recent weeks.
      Manchester United’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka could move back to Selhurst ParkCredit: PA
      Erik ten Hag has only given Wan-Bissaka a handful of minutes of playing timeCredit: EPA
      Palace boss Patrick Vieira would take their former defender back but a loan move is the only way he can afford him — and that will take some negotiating.
      Wan-Bissaka, 24, needs a fresh start after his Old Trafford move turned into a nightmare.
      United paid £45million for the right-back in the summer of 2019.
      But their chances of getting decent money from selling are limited because of his fall from grace and the fact he has less than two years left on a five-year deal.
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      Palace may have to pick up all of Wan-Bissaka’s £80,000-a-week wages making it an expensive deal even without having to pay a transfer fee.
      Wan-Bissaka will also want his long-term future sorted, adding a further complication to negotiating a return to Selhurst Park.
      Meanwhile, Vieira is planning to let teenager Malcolm Ebiowei go out on loan to give him game time.
      The exciting wideman joined from Derby last summer and figures regularly on the bench for Palace.
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      Yet Ebiowei, 19, has made just three first-team appearances and a move, probably to the Championship, would help his progress.
      Ebiowei scored and starred for Palace Under-23s against Arsenal last week but needs games at a good level to stay sharp. More

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      Erik ten Hag praises Cristiano Ronaldo for his DEFENDING… as wantaway Man Utd icon’s goalscoring woes go on

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      CRISTIANO RONALDO was singled out for special praise by Erik ten Hag — for his defensive work.Ten Hag’s Manchester United team travel to Aston Villa on Sunday with the Dutchman delighted that Ronaldo is now leading his pressing game.
      Cristiano Ronaldo is struggling to hit the back of the net so far this seasonCredit: Getty
      But Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag has praised Ronaldo for his defensive work rateCredit: EPA
      The Red Devils have only conceded once in their last seven games — a penalty in the 1–1 draw with Chelsea.
      Ronaldo missed that Stamford Bridge clash after Ten Hag axed him for refusing to go on as a sub in the 2–0 win over Tottenham and then walking down the tunnel five minutes before the final whistle.
      But CR7 is back in Ten Hag’s good books after he hailed the forward for his tracking back.
      Ten Hag said: “We defend with 11, starting with Cristiano up front.
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      “So we are hard to beat as a team. That’s a compliment but it’s also that process we have to keep going.
      “That makes it hard to beat us because everyone is convinced of that plan, everyone is disciplined in that plan.
      “When we play with the desire and passion, we are hard to beat and that makes us, in this moment, successful.”
      Desire and passion were not the first words former Ajax boss Ten Hag would have used to describe superstar Ronaldo – who went into a super sulk.
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      Ronaldo, 37, was already on a warning from Ten Hag having left Old Trafford at half-time after being replaced in a pre-season friendly against Rayo Vallecano.
      Ronaldo’s act of contrition was accepted, so he started in the 3–0 Europa League win over Sheriff Tiraspol — scoring the 701st club goal of his career.
      And he has been there at kick–off ever since, against West Ham and Real Sociedad and, again, NO goals have been conceded.
      Ronaldo will be up front again at Villa Park on Sunday.
      However, his Portuguese team-mate Bruno Fernandes will be missing, suspended after picking up five bookings.
      Ten Hag has always been adamant that no player — not even a scoring phenomenon like Ronaldo — is irreplaceable.
      But fiery playmaker Fernandes has figured in every game under the new Red Devils boss and he admitted: “Yeah, until now, Bruno is so important for us.
      “In every match, he plays really good — as a No 10, he’s playing really good games and we have to replace him.
      “That’s the squad. You need a squad, it’s not about 11 players.
      “You need a squad to win in a season and now we have to replace him and we will do.”
      As United fans start believing a Champions League place can be achieved this season, against all expectations, they have voted new-boys Casemiro and Lisandro Martinez first and second in the club’s player of the month awards.
      Yet Ten Hag underscores the new togetherness among his players as a major factor in how the midfielder and defender have settled down.
      He explained: “The signings thank the squad.
      “They are the right players with the right players who were already there. And together, they are forming a team and the team spirit is good — it’s high.
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      “So we need to keep that going, keep constructing that, keep building that, and bring even more passion and desire in because we want to win something.”
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      ‘I loved playing there’ – Valencia star Yunus Musah open to Arsenal transfer return after breakthrough season in LaLiga

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      VALENCIA star Yunus Musah has refused to rule out a sensational move back to Arsenal. The 19-year-old is enjoying another fantastic season in LaLiga having featured nine times for the Spanish giants this campaign.
      Yunus Musah has impressed for Valencia this seasonCredit: Alamy
      Musah was in the Gunners’ youth ranks for seven years but decided to make the move to Valencia back in 2019.
      The USA midfielder has expressed his openness to move back to North London while insisting he remains happy working under manager Gennaro Gattuso.
      Musah was asked by CBS Sports if he would one day go back to Arsenal to which he responded: “You never know.
      “I had a great time at Arsenal developing there, I still have friends there, the coaches were great, being an Arsenal player in general is great.
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      “I loved playing for Arsenal. I’ve nothing against the club and if one day it turns out to be that it’s time to go back then it’s possible.
      “For now I’m really happy at Valencia and I’m looking forward to carrying this season on in the same way we’re doing now.”
      Musah reportedly has an £87million release clause in his contract and his deal runs until 2026.
      Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is supposedly keen on signing a central midfielder to bolster his squad as they challenge for the Premier League title.
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      Musah has been linked with the likes of Liverpool and Juventus too.
      And he will have the chance to impress on the global stage as he aims to be part of the USA squad heading to the World Cup.
      Despite his young age the starlet has already been capped 19 times on the international stage and could feature versus England. More

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      Barcelona and Juventus enter transfer race for Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha to rival Chelsea and Arsenal

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      BARCELONA and Juventus have reportedly joined the race to sign Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha.The Ivory Coast ace, 29, is out of contract next summer.
      Barcelona and Juventus are keen on signing Wilfried ZahaCredit: Reuters
      Chelsea and Arsenal are both interested in a free transfer swoop.
      But foreign clubs have the advantage over Palace’s domestic rivals.
      That’s because they can open contract talks with Zaha as early as January.
      And the Standard claims Barcelona and Juventus are now considering swoops in the new year.
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      The cash-strapped duo are on the hunt for football’s hottest free agents.
      And experienced forward Zaha ticks all the right boxes after netting five goals in 11 games this term.
      He is keen to prove himself at a top club after flopping with Manchester United.
      And Palace’s hopes of tying Zaha down to a new deal are quickly fading.
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      The Eagles are prepared to make their star man the club’s best-paid player in history.
      Zaha already earns £130,000-a-week at Selhurst Park.
      But that figure would rise significantly should he commit to Patrick Vieira’s side.
      The Palace boss is certainly determined to keep hold of Zaha.
      Vieira said: “Wilfried knows what the club think about him, and we know what he thinks about the club.
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      “There will be discussions taking place, but for myself and for the club what’s important is for him to play at this level and be consistent.
      “We will see what will happen. If he has a good day, the team will have a good day. He’s an important player on and off the field.” More

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      Chelsea transfer blow as ‘Presnel Kimpembe opens talks with PSG over new contract with just 18 months to run on deal’

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      CHELSEA have been dealt a transfer blow with Presnel Kimpembe reportedly in talks with Paris Saint-Germain over a new contract.The French defender, 27, is heading into the final 18 months of his current deal at the Parc des Princes.
      Presnel Kimpembe is in talks over a new contract at PSGCredit: Getty
      In the summer, he was linked with a transfer away from the Ligue 1 champions.
      He angered his club with comments in the summer hinting at a possible exit.
      Chelsea appeared at the front of the queue and hoped to secure a £38million deal ahead of Juventus – although PSG wanted £60m.
      Kimpembe then decided to stay put at the club he joined way back in 2005 aged ten.
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      And now L’Equipe report he plays to extend his spell with his boyhood club beyond 2024.
      Kimpembe, who missed six weeks this season due to a hamstring problem, has formed a strong relationship with new PSG boss Christophe Galtier.
      Galtier sees the centre-back as a key player in his defence – with Sergio Ramos and Marquinhos the other options.
      Contract talks resumed following his return from injury.
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      However, they are said to be less advanced than the negotiations for PSG team-mates Marquinhos and Marco Verratti and may not be signed until after the World Cup, where Kimpembe is hoping to represent defending champs France in Qatar.
      Chelsea lost Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen in the summer but did sign Kalidou Koulibaly and Wesley Fofana – while fellow new signing Marc Cucurella can play at left centre-back, too.
      Graham Potter also has Trevoh Chalobah, Cesar Azpilicueta and 38-year-old Thiago Silva at his disposal.
      The Blues also missed out on Jules Kounde before landing Fofana in a £75m deal and have been linked with Inter Milan ace Milan Skriniar, who becomes a free agent next summer. More