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Jurgen Klopp has dismissed concerns Thiago Alcantara could be ruled out for the season after the Liverpool midfielder was absent for Sunday’s FA Cup win over Shrewsbury.
The Spain international was left out of Liverpool’s squad as a Fabinho double and goals from Kaide Gordon and Roberto Firmino sealed a 4-1 victory over Shrewsbury
Zlatan Ibrahimovic matched a Cristiano Ronaldo record as depleted AC Milan won 3-0 at 10-man Venezia to move to the top of Serie A on Sunday.
Ibrahimovic opened the scoring with barely two minutes on the clock. It was the 80th team the veteran forward has scored against in the top five European leagues.
Gareth Bale is considering ending his playing career this summer if Wales fail to qualify for this year’s World Cup, but could consider joining a Championship club if he helps his country make the tournament in Qatar.
Wales face a play-off against Austria in Cardiff in March and, if they win, they will then face a showdown against either Scotland or Ukraine for a place in the finals.
Celtic have rejected an approach from Udinese for defender Stephen Welsh after the Serie A club enquired about a loan move.
Udinese enquired about taking the 21-year-old on loan, with an option to buy, Sky Sports News has been told, but Celtic are keen to keep the promising centre-back.
Antonio Conte says Tottenham have to match his ambition if he is going to be a long-term success at the club, but insists he has no concerns about the short length of his contract.
The Italian, who took over from Nuno Espirito Santo in November and only has 18 months on his deal, has already made it clear how far he thinks Spurs are
Rafael Benitez has confirmed that Lucas Digne has told Everton he wants to leave amid interest from Chelsea, Newcastle and West Ham in the France left-back.
Napoli are also keen on striking a deal for the 28-year-old, though the Italian club are only interested in a loan deal with an option to buy, which does not fit with Everton’s demands.
Former Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is preparing a formal £50m offer to buy Derby County.
Ashley has been in advanced talks with Derby’s administrators in the last 48 hours – his bid would be the largest received so far by Derby’s administrators, Quantuma.
Ralf Rangnick must be able to manage the “big egos” within Manchester United’s dressing room if he is to succeed as the club’s interim manager, Roy Hodgson told The Transfer Show.
The former England and Crystal Palace manager also urged the United board to “back” Rangnick after sources told Sky Sports News that some players are beginning
Danny Rose’s short-lived Watford stint is coming to an end after the full-back was told he will not play for the club again.
Rose only signed a two-year deal at Vicarage Road last June having left Tottenham after 14 years, but the Premier League club have made him available for transfer this month.
Celtic are looking to offload a number of players in the January transfer window to reduce the size of the squad.
The Hoops acted early on New Year’s Eve, announcing the signings of all three J League targets – Daizen Maeda, Yosuke Ideguchi and Reo Hatate.