Thursday News
Posted: 06 Nov 2025, 11:17
BBC
Real Madrid have pulled out of the race for Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi, 25, who is out of contract in the summer because of high salary and signing-on demands, with Liverpool and Bayern Munich more likely destinations for the England defender. (AS - in Spanish), external
Several Premier League clubs are interested in signing Feyenoord's 19-year-old Dutch right-back Givairo Read but face competition from Bayern Munich. (Teamtalk), external
Tottenham and Liverpool are keeping tabs on Wolfsburg's Greece defender Konstantinos Koulieraki, 21. (TBR Football), external
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has no intention of leaving the club next summer despite reports in Spain, external that he is "tired" of the club and plans to resign. (Sky Germany - in German), external
Leeds face a battle to retain the services of English goalkeeper Alex Baird, 18, beyond January with a host of clubs interested. (Caught Offside), external
Barcelona want to sign Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford, 28, on a permanent basis, but cannot afford the £25.5 million purchase option in his loan deal. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external
Juventus plan to open contract negotiations with Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal target Kenan Yildiz, 20, and expect the Turkey forward to stay in Turin. (Teamtalk), external
Roma are preparing to submit a loan offer with the option to buy for 24-year-old Manchester United and Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee in January. (Fichajes - in Spanish)
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Premier League
Real Madrid have reportedly ruled themselves out of the race for Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi as Liverpool and Bayern Munich lead the chase for his signature - Daily Mail
Arsene Wenger has claimed that Liverpool "destroyed their midfield" when they chose to deploy Florian Wirtz as their No 10 - Daily Mirror
Napoli will reportedly make a move to sign Kobbie Mainoo in January - The Sun
Tottenham want to reward Micky van de Ven with a new contract and pay rise to reflect the fact that the club rate him and Cristian Romero as one of the best pairings in the Premier League - The Telegraph
European football
Jude Bellingham remains out of the England picture with Thomas Tuchel not attending Anfield to watch the Real Madrid star play against Liverpool - Daily Mirror
French side Lyon have made a pitch to sign Real Madrid forward Endrick on loan - Daily Mail
Real Madrid have decided to sell Vinicius Jr this summer after his outburst when subbed off during El Clasico - The Sun
Bayern Munich superstar Harry Kane has been linked with a move to Barcelona - The Sun
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has no intention of leaving next summer despite reports in Spain that he is "tired" of the club and plans to resign - Sky in Germany
Scottish football
Celtic have drawn up a long list of potential managerial targets - with former midfielder Efrain Juarez put forward as a shock contender for the job - The Scottish Sun
Rugby Union
Chandler Cunningham-South is set to make his first Test start at No 8 with Steve Borthwick rotating his England match-day squad for the challenge of Fiji this Saturday - The Telegraph