Kick Off: Kante 'wants to leave Chelsea'; Haaland 'tells Ole he'll join Man Utd'

Welcome to All Football's Kick Off, we bring you all important news in the past 24 hours. Make sure you do not miss out.

TOP HEADLINE

Haaland 'tells Ole he wants to sign for Utd however Raiola wants him to Juve'

Erling Braut Haaland has told Ole Gunnar Solskjaer he wants to sign for Manchester United, according to Mirror.

Kante 'wants to leave Chelsea in summer' amid Barca & Madrid links

N'Golo Kante reportedly wants to leave Chelsea at the end of the season, with Barcelona among others wanting to sign him, according to El Desmarque.

Bayern 6-1 Bremen: Coutinho hat-trick & two assists inspire demolishing victory

Philippe Coutinho scored a hat-trick and made two more as Bayern Munich ended a run of two straight Bundesliga defeats by coming from behind to beat Werder Bremen 6-1 at the Allianz Arena.

Chelsea 0-1 Bournemouth: Blues slump to fourth defeat in five EPL games

An insipid 1-0 defeat against Bournemouth means Frank Lampard's Chelsea have now won just once in their last five Premier League games.

Sociedad 2-2 Barca: Catalans slip up before Clasico despite Griez & Suarez goals

Luis Suarez helped Barcelona to come from behind at Real Sociedad and lead, but Ernesto Valverde's men could not secure victory.

Liverpool 2-0 Watford: Reds attain 8 PL winning run but Wijnaldum off injured

An injury to Georginio Wijnaldum gave Liverpool reason for concern as they earned a 2-0 win over the Premier League's bottom club, Watford.

Leicester 1-1 Norwich: Pukki forces Foxes to sit 10 pts behind leaders Liverpool

Game is over and the final score is Leicester 1-1 Norwich City. Here is the match report.

THINGS THAT HAPPEN

Ramos & Kroos return to Madrid squad for Valencia match, Casemiro still in

Real Madrid have announced their squad list for La Liga clash against Valencia. 

Madrid loanee Odegaard makes Barcelona tremble in Sociedad's 2-2 draw

Saturday afternoon saw a wonderfully entertaining LaLiga Santander fixture take place between Real Sociedad and Barcelona, and the league leaders slipped to a 2-2 draw.

Bartomeu will complain to Rubiales about the non-application of VAR (RAC1)

Bartomeu has made a personal decision to send a letter to RFEF president Luis Rubiales regarding VAR, according to RAC1.

Twitter frenzy after Real Madrid loanee Odegaard 'schooled' Messi and Barcelona

Fans on Twitter have reacted after Real Madrid loanee Martin Odegaard put in an impressive showing in Sociedad's 2-2 draw with Barcelona.

WHAT THEY SAY

Ex-Chelsea player Boga thinks Hazard, Pedro and Willian were not better than him

Sassuolo winger Jeremie Boga has “no regrets” at leaving Chelsea and insists teammates Eden Hazard, Pedro and Willian “were not better than me.”

Mane call outrages Liverpool fans amid VAR gift claims

Liverpool supporters have been quick to offer a response to those claiming that VAR is aiding the Reds’ Premier League title challenge, with Sadio Mane seeing a contentious call go against him in a 2-0 win over Watford.

What Woodward has said about the Man Utd academy in statement

Ed Woodward has reiterated the Manchester United academy remains a 'huge part' of the club as they prepare to mark the milestone 4,000th game.

'My friends tell me how to stop Messi, but doing it is another matter'

Real Sociedad are ready to face Barcelona, and Diego Llorente is mentally focused on trying to stop Lionel Messi on Saturday afternoon, although he is acutely aware of just how difficult a challenge this will be.

TRANSFER RUMORS

Man Utd make contact with Mertens to discuss free transfer (TMW)

Manchester United have reportedly made contact with Dries Mertens to discuss a free transfer move next summer.

PSG offer €70m for Icardi but his agent wants to wait Madrid & Juve (Tuttosport)

Paris Saint-Germain are ready to buy Inter loanee Mauro Icardi for €70m in January, but Wanda Nara wants to assess their options, according to Tuttosport.

DEPTH & AF COLUMNS

How Man Utd should line-up against Everton...

Manchester United host Everton at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon where they are expected to make a number of changes from their midweek Europa League win.

The moment when Griezmann tormented Barcelona with Sociedad

It wasn't long ago that Barcelona would fear a trip to San Sebastian.

Rooney & Van Persie lead WhoScored Man Utd team of this decade

WhoScored release Man Utd team of the decade...

What are Griezmann and Messi doing? Caption this _____

Rumours about the broken relationship between Messi and Griezmann has faded away recently. What would you describe their friendship? Caption this!

FIXTURES OF THE DAY

Serie A

UTC 2019/12/15 11:30   Verona vs Torino

UTC 2019/12/15 14:00   Bologna vs Atalanta

UTC 2019/12/15 14:00   Juventus vs Udinese

UTC 2019/12/15 14:00   Milan vs Sassuolo

UTC 2019/12/15 17:00   Roma vs SPAL

UTC 2019/12/15 19:45   Fiorentina vs Inter

EPL

UTC 2019/12/15 14:00   Man Utd vs Everton

UTC 2019/12/15 14:00   Wolves vs Tottenham

UTC 2019/12/15 16:30   Arsenal vs Man City

Bundesliga

UTC 2019/12/15 17:00   Schalke vs Frankfurt

Ligue 1

UTC 2019/12/15 20:00   Saint-Etienne vs PSG

La Liga

UTC 2019/12/15 20:00   Valencia vs Real Madrid