Former Tottenham and Manchester United defender Sergio Reguilon is in talks over a surprise move to team up with Lionel Messi at Major League Soccer (MLS) side Inter Miami after his contract with Spurs expired in the summer. (Mail, external)
Chelsea will not make a move for Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi, 25, despite the England defender being available on a free transfer next summer. (Express, external)
Chelsea, however, are interested in signing Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo and are willing to pay about £78m for the 25-year-old Ghana striker. (Fichajes - in Spanish, external)
Juventus rejected a bid of about £58m from Chelsea for 20-year-old Turkey forward Kenan Yildiz. (TuttoJuve via Teamtalk), external
Arsenal are also not giving up in their pursuit of Yildiz and sent scouts to watch him as Juventus played AC Milan in Serie A on Sunday. (Tuttosport - in Italian, external)
Out-of-favour Manchester United striker Joshua Zirkzee, 24, will consider staying in the Premier League if he leaves Old Trafford, with Everton and West Ham touted as potential destinations. (Teamtalk, external)
James Ward-Prowse, 30, is preparing for a permanent move away from West Ham in the winter transfer window, with the English midfielder falling down the pecking order following the appointment of manager Nuno Espirito Santo. (FootballInsider, external)
Uruguay centre-back Ronald Araujo turned down the chance to leave Barcelona in the summer - the 26-year-old told interested clubs Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham and Juventus that he wanted to stay at the Catalan club. (Sport - in Spanish), external
But Barcelona could be looking to offload Araujo in January, having set an asking price of about £35m for the defender. (Fichajes - in Spanish, external)
West Ham are interested in signing Real Madrid striker Endrick on loan but will face competition from Valencia and Real Sociedad for the 19-year-old Brazil forward's signature in January. (Fichajes - in Spanish, external)
Arsenal are hopeful they can agree the terms of a new deal with Bukayo Saka, 24, during the international break to keep the England winger at the club long-term. (TBR Football, external)
Liverpool remain in contract talks with Ibrahima Konate, 26, as they aim to extend his deal and prevent losing him for free at the end of the season, with Real Madrid keen on the France centre-back. (FootballInsider, external)
Sport Witness
“Stop everything” – Champions League manager insistence on signing West Ham player
By Naveen Ullal
Marseille signed Nayef Aguerd from West Ham United for €23m on summer deadline day.
Last month, the Ligue 1 club’s sporting director, Medhi Benatia, expressed his delight after taking Aguerd from West Ham.
The defender was at West Ham for three years and was on loan at Real Sociedad last season, where he performed very well. Graham Potter, who was shown the exit door on September 27th, started him in two league games this season.
Earlier this week, Marseille secured a 4-0 Champions League over Ajax. After the match, the director said it was Roberto De Zerbi who initially wanted to sign Aguerd from West Ham. Le10 Sport have relayed his comments.
“It’s not just because of me that he’s here,” he said.
“The truth is the coach wanted him! In the United States, when the coach saw him, he said, ‘Stop everything, I want Nayef Aguerd’.”
De Zerbi’s decision to bet on the centre-back is already paying off for the French club. He’s played five games so far, with Marseille keeping clean sheets in four of them.
At the weekend, the Morocco international starred in Marseille’s 3-0 win over FC Metz. Le10 relay comments made by the 29-year-old on De Zerbi’s importance in his arrival.
“Frankly, it’s linked to the coach’s style of play; all the credit goes to him. His philosophy suits me: I like to play high up the pitch, press, and dominate the game. That’s also why I came,” he said.
“There are experienced players around me, like Balerdi and Pavard. It’s easier to integrate when you’re playing with such quality.
“I would also like to thank the club, because they helped me adapt a lot. The players, the coach, and Medhi, whom I have known for a long time, all made my integration easier.”
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“West Ham United in transfer tussle to sign Endrick on loan”
West Ham United are interested in signing the Brazilian attacking prodigy Endrick from Real Madrid. The 19-year-old has struggled for regular game time at the Spanish club, and he needs to move on to play regularly. The London club is willing to provide him with an exit route. According to a report from Fichajes, they would be willing to sign the player on loan.”
Is interesting; yet knowing Spanish site ‘Fichajes’ (‘Transfers’) of old, it hasn’t proved to be the most accurate of sources. Quite how a nineteen year old arriving at London Stadium in January would help West Ham solve a goal drought isn’t clear. But the principle may well be the route which Nuno has to travel to provide a short term fix until the summer.
Hopefully, a more successful foray into the loan market could see West Ham bring in Nuno’s version of Evan Ferguson who might actually get game time: Ten – or even half a dozen- goals between January and the end of the season could be the difference between mid table sanctuary and a white knuckle relegation ride.
Ex-West Ham star facing trial after XL Bully and American bulldog 'attacked and injured man'
By WILL GRIFFEE
Ex-West Ham star, Said Benrahma, is facing trial after his XL Bully and American bulldog allegedly attacked and injured a man on a walk.
The 30-year-old, who spent four seasons at the Hammers before leaving on a permanent deal to Lyon last year, is charged with two counts of owning dangerously out of control dogs when he lived in Hornchurch, East London, in 2023.
Punishments if found guilty range from an unlimited fine to prison time, not being allowed to own dogs and having to have dogs euthanised.
Benrahma regularly posts pictures of himself with his pets, named Ghost and Cali, on social media.
He was not in attendance at Willesden magistrates’ court on Thursday because he is currently in Saudi Arabia and the alleged victim's name is Luke Rehbin.
But Benrahma will appear in court either in person or via video link later this month.
Adrian England, defending Benrahma, said: 'I want an application to request an adjournment.
'I know nothing about the basics except for the absolute basics. I don’t know precisely what he has been charged for.
'I need to take instructions from his solicitor in Monaco to contact him and speak to him to receive proper instructions.'
He suggested the footballer will be denying the charges and added that Benrahma was 'hoping to keep costs to an absolute minimum'.
Magistrate Roger King said the case will remain in the magistrates’ court rather than be committed to crown court.
Benrahma became West Ham's third most expensive signing of all time when he joined the club for £30million from Brentford in 2021.
The Algerian-born star scored 24 goals in 155 games for the Hammers before spending a season on loan at Lyon in Ligue 1 and they made the deal permanent for £12m.
The winger then struggled to break into the team and was loaned to Saudi Arabian side Neom SC, who paid £13m to make the transfer in April after they had won promotion to the top flight.