Arsenal given £35m discount as 'frustrated' Real Madrid star vies for January move

Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta oversaw one of the busiest and productive summer transfer windows in recent memory at the Emirates, but an unmissable January opportunity could be too good to ignore.

Berta broke the club’s total transfer window record with an unprecedented summer spending spree nearing £270 million, backing Mikel Arteta to the hilt as Arsenal attempt to end their 22-year wait for a Premier League title.

The Gunners made eight major additions to their squad, addressing key areas of weakness and adding real depth that had been lacking in previous campaigns.

The jewel in Arsenal’s summer recruitment crown was Viktor Gyokeres, who arrived from Sporting Lisbon to finally solve the club’s long-standing centre-forward problem. The Swede’s agent even waived his £6 million commission to help facilitate the deal after two seasons of Gyokeres free scoring in Portugal, and while he hasn’t exactly hit those heights just yet, it could simply be a matter of settling in as he also fights to return from injury.

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Martin Zubimendi was another major coup, with the ex-Real Sociedad maestro bolstering Arsenal’s engine room and allowing Declan Rice more freedom to roam forward. Arsenal beat Tottenham to the signing of Eberechi Eze as well, tempting the former Crystal Palace star from under Thomas Frank’s nose in what was one of the best transfer hijacks in recent memory.

Noni Madueke — who seriously impressed prior to being sidelined with a knee injury — Cristhian Mosquera, Piero Hincapie, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Christian Norgaard made up the rest of Berta’s recruitment drive, and all of them have barely set a foot wrong thus far when fit and available.

Given Arsenal aren’t usually active in January, with the exceptions of Jorginho, Leandro Trossard and Jakub Kiwior in recent years, alongside their record-breaking summer, you could be forgiven for thinking that the winter could look fairly quiet at N5.

However, recent reports indicate that may not be the case.

Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard’s deals both expire in 2027, meaning Arsenal must think about the long-term when it comes to Arteta’s left wing.

As such, some media sources believe that Arsenal could make a move for Lyon’s Malick Fofana, and they retain an interest in Real Madrid forward Rodrygo.

Arsenal given £35m Rodrygo discount as Real Madrid star vies for January move

The Brazil international was a summer target for Arsenal, according to Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg, and exploratory talks were held over a potential deal back in May.

Links continued into 2025, but the cost of a deal and difficulties surrounding the mere logistics appeared to thwart a transfer to north London.

However, according to TEAMtalk, Arsenal remain keen on Rodrygo ahead of January, and the ‘frustrated’ Real forward is increasingly tempted to leave the Bernabeu in pursuit of more game time.

What’s more, Arsenal have been handed a significant boost in their pursuit of Rodrygo, with Xabi Alonso’s side dramatically reducing their asking price by £35 million — opening the door for Berta to potentially strike a deal.

His summer price tag was around £88 million, but Real have now slashed it to around £53 million amid interest from Arsenal, Man City, Chelsea and Liverpool.

The 24-year-old’s situation at Real has become increasingly uncertain after falling down the pecking order and starting just two La Liga games this season, with Rodrygo struggling to cement a regular position and casting doubt over his place in the team.

With the 2026 World Cup looming, Rodrygo will be desperate to play regularly and ensure a place in Carlo Ancelotti’s squad.

Arsenal could offer him a route out, but it is also believed that title rivals City are the favourites for his signature as things stand. Despite not being fancied by Alonso, teammate Jude Belligham has previously called Rodrygo the club’s most “gifted” and “underrated” player.

أسماء الوفد المصري المشارك في قرعة كأس العالم 2026

تحددت أسماء الوفد المصري المقرر حضوه لمراسم قرعة بطولة كأس العالم 2026، التي تقام في العاصمة الأمريكية واشنطن.

ومن المقرر أن تجرى قرعة كأس العالم 2026، يوم الجمعة الموافق 5 من شهر ديسمبر الحالي، لتحديد مجموعات المونديال.

وستقام بطولة كأس العالم 2026، بمشاركة 48 منتخباً، وستستضيفها كل من كندا والمكسيك والولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، خلال الفترة من 11 يونيو وحتى 19 يوليو 2026.

وأعلن الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم “فيفا”، عن تصنيف المنتخبات المشاركة في بطولة كأس العالم 2026، وجاء منتخب مصر بالتصنيف الثالث، بين 48 منتخبًا مشاركًا.

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وعلم بطولات أن الوفد المصري المقرر حضوه قرعة كأس العالم 2026، يضم خالد الدرندلي نائب رئيس الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم، والتوأم حسام وإبراهيم حسن مدرب ومدرب منتخب مصر.

ويستعد منتخب مصر في الوقت الحالي، لبدء معسكره الختامي، استعدادًا للمشاركة في بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا 2025، بالمغرب والذي سينطلق 21 ديسمبر الجاري.

Torcedores do Palmeiras detonam opção de Abel por medalhão: 'Precisa ir para o banco'

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A torcida do Palmeiras ficou na bronca com Abel Ferreira por escalar Raphael Veiga como titular na partida contra o Independiente del Valle, pela terceira rodada da fase de grupos da Libertadores.

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Após o empate no Allianz Parque com o Flamengo, Abel Ferreira admitiu a necessidade em dar um descanso a Raphael Veiga, porém destacou o poder de decisão do camisa 23 para mantê-lo no time titular.

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A torcida do Palmeiras esperava ver Rômulo na vaga de Veiga contra o Independiente del Valle, mas Abel optou por manter o camisa 23 no time e não relacionou o reforço contratado junto ao Novorizontino.

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Com a partida em Quito, Raphael Veiga completou o 12º jogo consecutivo sendo titular pelo Palmeiras. A comissão técnica do Verdão irá avaliar o condicionamento do meia para o Choque-Rei de segunda-feira (29), contra o São Paulo, pelo Brasileirão.

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Diante do Del Valle, ele completou 50 partidas de Libertadores pelo Verdão, alcançando a 43ª posição no ranking de atletas com mais partidas pelo clube na história, igualando Zé Rafael, com 288, e a 6ª colocação no século.

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Veiga também está a um gol de pênalti de igualar Evair no topo da lista de artilheiros de penalidades máximas em tempo regulamentar desde 1990.

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Wolves plotting January bid for "prolific" £17.5m striker with 29 G/A last season

Wolverhampton Wanderers are now plotting a January bid for a “prolific” new striker, who has caught the eye in the Champions League this season.

Wolves looking to sign striker to boost survival chances

Wolves could barely have made a worse start to the Premier League season, having collected just two points from their first 12 matches, and they have now lost their last five games on the spin, failing to score in four of those outings.

Hwang Hee-chan, Tolu Arokodare and Jorgen Strand Larsen have scored just two league goals between them this term, with the latter looking like a shadow of his former self, having netted 14 times in the 2024-25 campaign, in what was a very encouraging debut season at Molineux.

Arokodare has insisted the players still believe they can avoid relegation, saying: “It’s a long season, 12 games have gone, we haven’t get the results we wanted but we can’t hold onto that. We have to focus on the next ones. There is the belief – we cannot lose hope now. We cannot doubt ourselves.”

However, Rob Edwards’ side clearly need some inspiration from somewhere, given that they are already nine points from safety, and they have now joined the race for a new striker ahead of the January transfer window.

That is according to a report from TEAMtalk, which states Wolves are now plotting a January bid for Union Saint-Gilloise striker Promise David, although there could be competition for his signature, with West Ham United and Leeds United also keen.

West Ham are currently leading the race for the striker, who is set to be available for a relatively low fee, with Union Saint-Gilloise willing to listen to offers of around £17.5m, despite the fact he still has four years remaining on his contract.

A January transfer battle is now on the cards, with Edwards’ side looking to sign a physical striker to complement Hwang, and there are signs he could have what it takes to propel the Old Gold to safety…

"Prolific" David could be difference-maker in the relegation battle

Hailed as “prolific” by scout Jacek Kulig, the 24-year-old enjoyed a fantastic 2024-25 campaign, chipping in with a combined 29 goals and assists in all competitions, and he has since gone on to make a solid start to the current season.

Indeed, the Canadian has put in some eye-catching performances this term, most notably in the Champions League, scoring in his side’s 3-1 victory against PSV Eindhoven and recent 1-0 win at Galatasaray.

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Having proven himself at the highest level, David could make all the difference in Wolves’ battle to avoid the drop, and the fact Fosun are planning a January move is a very encouraging sign.

Devine wants New Zealand to 'hiss and roar' past Australia

NZ have lost all their last 15 completed ODIs against Australia, but captain Devine believes this stat doesn’t matter in a World Cup

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New Zealand captain Sophie Devine started her media assignments for the 2025 World Cup just like how she wants her side to play their opening game against Australia on Wednesday: with a hiss and a roar.She waltzed into the press conference room donning a White Ferns jumper in the freezing air-conditioned room. She had brought some warmth with her, it would seem. Except when she started to face some hard-hitting questions.”You haven’t beaten Australia in eight years,” she was coldly reminded straightaway of their record against the reigning champions. New Zealand have lost all their last 15 completed ODIs against Australia.Related

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“Thanks for that stat,” she retorted before quashing away such historical records. “I think it’s a great opportunity. Those stats are there and we’re aware of them, but at World Cups, it doesn’t matter. I think records and previous results go out the window for us. It’s a really exciting opportunity to take on the reigning one-day champions first up. We love any opportunity that we get to play against Australia. It’s sort of like our big sister. We’re really excited about that. And come game day, both teams start on zero. So, again, really excited for the opportunity.”Another journalist then asked something that stumped her again. “How does it feel to come out of retirement to lead your country again?” (She hadn’t, she is retire from ODIs after this World Cup).As if Devine knew that was coming, she shot back saying, “I haven’t retired. I haven’t retired,” she repeated to sear it into his memory. “Are you saying I need to retire? Is that what you’re saying? That’s okay. It’s okay.”Devine meant it all in jest though and normalcy soon resumed even when she was asked about the weaknesses in New Zealand’s middle order, which she didn’t quite agree with.Sophie Devine wants New Zealand to play ‘strong and aggressive’ at the World Cup•AFP/Getty Images

“…The middle order has been going considerably well,” she said. “Maddy Green, Izzy Gaze both scoring hundreds [in the warm-ups]. I know you’re probably talking about official one-day matches, but for us, we’ve built really nicely. We haven’t played a lot of cricket, especially one-day format, over the last six-nine months, but it’s certainly something that we’re aware of. We know that in this competition, especially on some of the wickets that we’re going to face over here in India, that run-scoring is going to be incredibly important. It’s up to everyone.”We can’t just rely on the top four, we need the middle order. There’s going to be crucial runs scored by the lower order as well at some stage during this tournament. I think if you look to the India-Australia series just before this, 400 nearly wasn’t enough. I think it’s really exciting. As batters, we certainly know that we want to take ownership and responsibility of being the ones that do the bulk of the work. We’re really excited to be able to play on wickets like this, which I think are really conducive for scoring runs.”New Zealand have the most unenviable task in this World Cup: starting their campaign against seven-time champions Australia. But even a win over them would not count for more than two points because each team plays seven league games and will need a consistent run of victories to make the semi-finals in the eight-team tournament.”I don’t think we can necessarily focus on one game,” she said about the clash on Wednesday. “I think for us, every match is going to be incredibly important. Absolutely, we want to start this tournament with a real hiss and a roar and make sure that we come out really strong and aggressive. And the fact that it’s Australia that we play first, I think for us, what we keep going back to is making sure that we play our style of cricket. It doesn’t matter who we’re playing against.2:02

McGrath on playing NZ: ‘We know each other’s game really well’

“Absolutely, everyone wants to win their first game, but there’s still a lot of cricket. It’s over a month of cricket to be played. For us, our focus is on making sure that we can execute to our skills for long periods of time. Absolutely. We want to beat these Aussies first up and get some points on the board, but it’s probably more important for us on how we play that game.”If New Zealand look at their trans-Tasman rivals as their “big sister,” their opponents also look at it as a not-so-intense rivalry.”We’ve got a really nice rivalry with New Zealand. We call it the friendly rivalry,” Australia vice-captain Tahlia McGrath said. “We’ve played each other a lot over the last 12 months and sort of know each other’s game really well through franchise cricket as well. And we just finished our prep meeting and think we match up really nicely. So we go ahead into this clash really, really confident and really excited.”McGrath agreed with Devine in saying that such records of a 15-0 streak in ODIs between the two teams became “irrelevant” in World Cups where the pressure is different and every game becomes “crucial.”But there’s no denying that the team that ends up winning by the end of Wednesday night will have its job of making it to the last four much easier.

مراسل ليفربول: اللاعبون سيشعرون بشيء مكرر تجاه محمد صلاح.. وسؤال ما يطرح نفسه الآن

تحدث مراسل نادي ليفربول، آدم باتل، عبر شبكة “بي بي سي” العالمية عن التصريحات النارية التي أدلى بها النجم المصري محمد صلاح، ضد الإدارة والمدرب آرني سلوت بسبب وضعه الراهن.

ويعاني محمد صلاح من التهميش حيث قرر المدرب آرني سلوت إجلاسه على دكة البدلاء، في المباريات الثلاث الماضية، ولم يلعب إلا شوطًا واحدًا طوال تلك اللقاءات.

ولم يعد محمد صلاح قادرًا على تحمل ما يحدث معه حيث خرج إلى وسائل الإعلام وأدلى بتصريحات هجومية صريحة ضد إدارة ليفربول وآرني سلوت، أمس.

وعن ذلك، قال آدم باتل، مراسل ليفربول عبر شبكة “بي بي سي” العالمية: “إذا كان محمد صلاح قد خاض مباراته الأخيرة مع ليفربول، فسيُخلد الملك المصري كأسطورة من أساطير النادي، منذ انضمامه مقابل 34 مليون جنيه إسترليني من روما عام 2016، سجل اللاعب البالغ من العمر 33 عامًا 188 هدفًا في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز وحده”.

وأضاف: “فقط آلان شيرر (260)، وهاري كين (213)، وواين روني (208) يتفوقون على محمد صلاح في عدد الأهداف البالغ 190 هدفًا في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، حيث سجل هدفين مع تشيلسي خلال فترة وجوده هناك في موسم 2013-2014، كما اختير كأفضل لاعب في الدوري الإنجليزي من رابطة اللاعبين المحترفين للموسم الماضي بعد تسجيله 29 هدفًا و18 تمريرة حاسمة في طريقه إلى الحذاء الذهبي ولقب الدوري مع ليفربول”.

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وواصل: “لكن خلفية ذلك الموسم كانت قصة عقده، حيث كان من المقرر أن ينتهي عقده الذي وقّعه عام 2022، ليصبح اللاعب الأعلى أجرًا في تاريخ ليفربول، في صيف 2025، وفي أبريل الماضي وقع عقدًا جديدًا لمدة عامين، منهيًا بذلك شائعات رحيله مجانًا، لكن إنتاجيته كانت أقل هذا الموسم، حيث لم يسجل سوى خمسة أهداف في 19 مباراة”.

واسترسل: “بعد أن بدأ أساسيًا 53 مباراة متتالية في الدوري الإنجليزي مع ليفربول، جلس محمد صلاح على مقاعد البدلاء في آخر ثلاث مباريات تحت قيادة آرني سلوت، حيث لا يزال مدرب الريدز يصفه بأنه محترف من الطراز الرفيع، ويصر على أن صلاح كان لديه رد فعل تجاه ما يحدث معه كأي لاعب محترف”.

وأوضح: “مع ذلك، فإن اختيار محمد صلاح التوقف والتحدث في المنطقة المختلطة مع الصحفيين في ملعب إيلاند رود له دلالة، من الواضح أنه كان لديه ما يقوله، فمن غير المعتاد أن يتوقف صلاح في تلك المنطقة، لقد فعل ذلك بعد فوز ليفربول على ساوثهامبتون في نوفمبر من العام الماضي، حيث ظهر وصرح بأنه “ربما يكون خارج النادي أكثر منه داخلًا”، بعد كشفه أن ليفربول لم يعرض عليه عقدًا جديدًا بعد”.

واعترف: “في ذلك الوقت، صُدم زملاؤه برؤيته يبحث عن الصحفيين، وسيشعرون بالشيء نفسه بعد تصريحاته الاستثنائية الأخيرة، ومع ذلك، ما لم يجد صلاح مخرجًا من الجلوس على مقاعد البدلاء، يبدو أن نهاية مأساوية لأسطورة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز ستحدث”.

واختتم: “في نهاية الأسبوع المقبل، سيغادر محمد صلاح للمشاركة في كأس الأمم الإفريقية، والسؤال المطروح الآن هو: هل سيعود في يناير كلاعب في ليفربول”.

CBF bate o martelo sobre limite de estrangeiros no Brasileirão

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A CBF decidiu manter o limite de nove estrangeiros por time na Série A do Brasileirão em 2026, mas o debate sobre a redução será aprofundado com os clubes ao longo do próximo ano. A decisão foi tomada nesta quinta-feira (11), durante o Conselho Técnico da Série A, que foi realizado na sede da entidade, no Rio.

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O limite de atletas estrangeiros foi aumentando gradativamente no Brasileirão nos últimos anos. Até 2023, cada clube podia colocar até cinco atletas de fora do País em campo nos jogos da Série A. Naquele ano, os clubes aprovaram o aumento para sete estrangeiros. Para o Brasileirão de 2024, esse número foi novamente aumentado, e as competições nacionais passaram a aceitar nove atletas de outros países, o que se manteve em 2025.

Havia a expectativa de que uma redução fosse aprovada para o Brasileirão do próximo ano, mas os clubes decidiram manter a mesma regra por pelo menos mais uma temporada. A principal alegação foram os contratos em vigor com os atletas.

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Conselho Técnico de 2026 realizado ainda em 2025

Tradicionalmente marcado para fevereiro ou março do ano de disputa da competição, o Conselho Técnico da Série A foi antecipado para esta quinta-feira, 11 de dezembro — portanto ainda na temporada anterior. O motivo foi a mudança do calendário do futebol nacional, que antecipou o início do Brasileirão para 28 de janeiro.

No início do encontro, os clubes da Série A foram informados pela CBF sobre uma mudança na Copa do Brasil que terá impacto no Brasileirão: a partir do próximo ano, a Copa dará duas vagas à Libertadores. Para isso acontecer, a CBF irá tirar uma das seis vagas à competição continental que eram garantidas via Brasileirão. Ainda não está definido, contudo, se a vaga será direta ou indireta.

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DDCA confirms Kohli to play upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy

He is set to feature in domestic cricket between two ODI series, against South Africa and New Zealand

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Virat Kohli has 15,832 runs in one-day cricket•AFP/Getty Images

Virat Kohli is set to return to domestic cricket for Delhi in the 2025-26 Vijay Hazare Trophy, the domestic 50-over competition, the DDCA has confirmed.Kohli, 37, plays only one format now for India – 50-over cricket – and since the BCCI has made it a mandate for contracted India players to feature in domestic cricket, Kohli will represent Delhi when the tournament starts on December 24 in Ahmedabad.”He will definitely play a few games, but not sure about the entire tournament,” DDCA secretary Ashok Sharma told ESPNcricinfo. “It will depend upon his India matches too.”Related

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Kohli recently struck his 52nd ODI century, against South Africa in Ranchi, and was named the Player of the Match for his knock of 135 that was studded with seven sixes.Once the last ODI of the ongoing series finishes on December 6 in Visakhapatnam, Kohli will have enough time before the start of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. However, it is not clear yet if he will play all of Delhi’s seven league matches, which will go on till January 8, just three days before the start of the ODI series against New Zealand in Vadodara.Delhi will play five league matches in Alur, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, and the other two at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Kohli’s home ground for his IPL team, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).Kohli last played 50-over cricket for Delhi in September 2013, in the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy which had India Blue and India Red as the other two teams. The last time Kohli played the Vijay Hazare Trophy was in the 2009-10 season. He led Delhi in both those tournaments.In the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – the domestic 20-over competition – Delhi have won two of their four games under the leadership of Nitish Rana.

Newcastle serious about January bid for £13.5m “playmaker” likened to Tonali

Newcastle United are now seriously considering a January bid for a new midfielder, who is being targeted by some of Europe’s top clubs.

Newcastle keen on midfielder likened to Sandro Tonali

Sandro Tonali has earned rave reviews this season, with Paul Scholes causing a stir when he chose the Italian ahead of Declan Rice as the best midfielder in the Premier League back in October, saying: “I love Sandro Tonali as well. He’s been brilliant. Very good. I would probably choose Tonali at this point.”

“I think he’s better than Rice. I really like Rice, don’t get me wrong, I think he’s got everything. Sometimes he takes a few too many touches of the ball and tries to look a bit more stylish than necessary. He can do everything but I just don’t think he does it enough. I prefer Tonali but they’re both good players.”

The central midfielder has remained a key player for Eddie Howe, making 19 appearances in all competitions, although there are some doubts over the future of midfield partner Joelinton, who received criticism for his performance in the 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur.

With the Brazilian struggling, Howe may want to enter the market for a new midfielder during the January transfer window, and Newcastle are now seriously considering a bid for Ferencvaros midfielder Alex Toth, who is valued at around £13.5m.

A whole host of Europe’s biggest clubs have been eyeing the Hungarian, who has been compared to Dominik Szoboszlai, including Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund, but the PIF are now plotting a January move.

The 20-year-old excels as a box-to-box midfielder, and some of his performances for Ferencvaros suggest he may now be ready to test himself in one of Europe’s top leagues…

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He’s been in excellent form.

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Given his age, the young Hungarian still has plenty of time to develop, but he has already started to put in some very promising displays for Ferencvaros, chipping in with four goals and 15 assists in 56 outings for the Hungarian club.

Football talent scout Jacek Kulig has described the maestro as a “roaming playmaker”, while also comparing him to Newcastle star Tonali, which is a huge compliment, considering just how highly Scholes rates the Italy international.

Not only has the starlet impressed domestically, but he also earned huge praise for his performance against Genk in the Europa League earlier this season.

With Toth potentially available for a very affordable fee, Newcastle should undoubtedly make a bid this winter, and they should move quickly, given the rival interest from some of Europe’s biggest clubs.

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