Transfer news and football gossip: Liverpool to bid for Dembele, Tottenham moving for ‘next Steven Gerrard’, Arsenal tracking duo

Transfer news and football gossip: Liverpool to bid for Dembele, Tottenham moving for ‘next Steven Gerrard’, Arsenal tracking duo
talkSPORT.com round up all the biggest football gossip from Wednesday’s papers and online…4Liverpool are set to launch a club-record 85million bid for Ousmane Dembele, the Barcelona forward, in the January transfer window. (FULL STORY)Tottenham Hotspur are planning a 35million January move for Nicolo Barella, the Cagliari midfielder dubbed the ‘next Steven Gerrard. (Sun)Arsenal have sent scouts to watch Atalanta’s Gianluca Mancini ahead of a potential January swoop for the centre-half. (Sun)4

Mancini has caught the eye playing for Atalanta this season

The Gunners have also been watching KRC Genk with reports suggesting they are still tracking Sander Berge. The Norway midfielder was linked with Arsenal earlier this year. (Voetbal Nieuws)Southampton are one of three teams showing interested in Slovenia starlet Gal Puconja, a number 10 born in 2004. (Tuttomercatoweb)Manchester United have opened contract talks with Ander Herrera and Juan Mata in an attempt to extend their deals. (Sky Sports)Alexis Sanchez is ready to leave Man United just a year after joining from Arsenal. If he continues to be exiled by Jose Mourinho, the United manager, Sanchez will push for a January exit. (Evening Standard)4

Sanchez is already seeking his Old Trafford exit

Sanchez has reportedly already been offered to Real Madrid. (FULL STORY)Fenerbahce midfielder Ozan Tufan has been linked with a January move to the Premier League, with Crystal Palace and Fulham said to be keen on the 23-year-old. (Aksam)

And here are the top talkSPORT.com stories…

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Solari has made the step up from interim to permanent manager

Wayne Rooney: Englands record goalscorer honoured by special farewell match against USA and insists he has made no demandsLiverpool news: Alisson desperate to prove he is worth 67millionChelsea news: Andreas Christensen will not hand in transfer request at the club despite current unhappinessTottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers told to pay 43.5million for Napoli ace Amadou Diawara

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However, that certainly isn't the case for Luis Suarez among Barcelona supporters heading into the new season. Even though Suarez is expected to be an almost certain starter once again, large portions of the fanbase this summer have been calling for the Uruguayan to be sold or at least relegated to the bench more often.
Barcelona: Late Malcolm bid exposes empty transfer policy

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Also in 2013-14, Atlético finished top of their Champions League group and qualified for the quarter-finals with a 5-1 aggregate win over Milan in the round of 16. This was the first time they had reached the Champions League quarter-finals since 1996-97, when Simeone played for the team.

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Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino can't wait for Champions

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Notts County owner Alan Hardy has revealed he has accepted an offer to sell the club. The owner of the League Two side 'very reluctantly' put them up for sale after an inappropriate picture
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The North African country had been set to stage the 2015 Cup of Nations before being stripped of its hosting rights in a row over the Ebola outbreak. South Africa is the only African country to stage a World Cup, in 2010, and last staged the Cup of Nations in 2013.
Cameroon stripped of hosting 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

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Phil Jones has become the latest player to commit his future to Manchester United, with the defender signing a new deal until at least 2023. The 26-year-old has made 208 appearances in all

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Callum Hudson-Odoi could be in the England senior set-up for good, Under-21 manager Aidy Boothroyd has told talkSPORT. The Chelsea youngster, 18, was handed his first ever U21 call-up earlier this month as a reward for his impressive breakthrough season with the Blues.
Callum Hudson-Odoi earns first England squad call-up ahead of

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The Premier League sides who have received the most bookings for diving this season including Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea by: 161385360554578 — Talk Sport 7 May Acts of simulation in football have, unfortunately, become institutionalised as teams seek any possible method to get ahead.
Revealed: The most prolific Premier League divers | Goal.com

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