Kick Off: Utd 'eye Lingard-Maddison swap'; Owen tips Reds to be 'greatest' in PL

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TOP HEADLINES

Man Utd to offer Lingard plus £45m to complete Maddison transfer (Mirror)

Manchester United are prepared to trade Jesse Lingard plus £45 million in cash in a bid to persuade Leicester to sell James Maddison, according to Mirror.

Owen: Liverpool will be the best EPL team in history if they claim the title

Michael Owen has insisted that Liverpool will be the best Premier League team in history if they go on to claim the title this season.

OFFICIAL: Bayern sign Schalke goalkeeper Alexander Nubel for five years

Bayern confirm their signing of Schalke goalkeeper Alexander Nubel for five years and the player will join the club from July.

MATCH REPORTS

Espanyol 2-2 Barca: Suarez's goal & assist not enough for win, De Jong sent off

Frenkie de Jong was sent off in the second half as Barcelona were held to a 2-2 draw by Espanyol in the derby.

Wolves 0-0 Utd: Two sides to replay at Old Trafford after Rashford misses chance

A largely frustrating FA Cup game between Wolves and Manchester United finally came to life late on, but neither side could find a winner.

Getafe 0-3 Madrid: Varane double sends Los Blancos back on track, Modric scores

Real Madrid returned to winning ways in LaLiga with a 3-0 win over local rivals Getafe at Estadio Coliseum Alfonso Perez on Saturday.

Man City 4-1 Port Vale: Aguero & Foden score to send City into FA Cup 4th round

Oleksandr Zinchenko, Sergio Aguero, Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Phil Foden were on target for Man City but Tom Pope had a moment to savour.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Madrid target Firmino as replacement of Benzema in future (Calciomercato)

Real Madrid have identified Firmino as an ideal candidate to replace Benzema at the club in the near future, as Calciomercato reports.

Real Madrid to offer Jovic plus €30m for Leipzig ace Werner (El Desmarque)

Real Madrid are lining up a player-plus-cash deal for RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner, with outcasted frontman Luka Jovic potentially heading in the opposite direction.

Lampard eyeing ambitious move to land £60m-rated Alaba this month (Mirror)

Frank Lampard is eyeing an ambitious move to land £60million-rated Bayern Munich left-back David Alaba this month.

Juventus 'won't sell Rabiot amid Man Utd & Arsenal rumours'

Adrien Rabiot is not for sale and will not be leaving Juventus in the January transfer window.

Inter loanee Gabigol hints at Flamengo departure amid Chelsea & West Ham links

Chelsea and West Ham target Gabriel Barbosa has dropped a potential hint that he could be set to leave Flamengo in January.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Pale blue! Chelsea 2020/21 away kit design was leaked

This image via Footy Headline shows the colours and base design of the Chelsea 2020-21 away jersey.

Barca president Bartomeu's three wishes for 2020

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has 18 months left on his mandate and doesn't want to waste a single day. His objective is to remain in charge until June 2021 but he's aware that results this season could change the mood among the fans. However, as of today, nothing will make him bring forward elections by a year.

WHAT THEY SAY

'He's from Barca school' – Fabregas expecting big things from Moreno at Monaco

Cesc Fabregas is eager to start working with new manager Robert Moreno at Monaco, saying the Spaniard is “from the Barcelona school”.

'Arteta has removed toxicity from Arsenal'

Mikel Arteta has already “removed the toxicity” at Arsenal, says Alan Smith, with 2020 set up to be a “very exciting year” for the Gunners as another new era is opened.

'Regrettable. Show respect!' - Denis Suarez furious at Mail for robbery report

Daily Mail has reported that Celta Vigo player Denis Suarez's house in Barcelona was robbed but the former Barca midfielder is furious at the way how the media called him.

AF COLUMN & DEPTH

Saturday Forecast: 2 Derbies ready for launching; FA Cups 3rd round on the way

The first new-year weekend with several huge league clashes is coming as we bring you all you need to know ahead of it.

Say no to alcoholism! Glimpse on Charlie Adam at age of 34... and Ronaldo 😶

How could alcohol do harm to an individual, especially a football player? Just take a look at the photo below. Ronaldo and former Liverpool player Charlie Adam are both at age of 34 btw.

Why Chelsea are ready to spend big on deadly Moussa Dembele

Chelsea’s hunt for a striker to provide some much-needed relief to Tammy Abraham has taken them to the heart of France, where prolific Lyon hitman Moussa Dembele has caught the eye of Frank Lampard’s team.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

What a block from Wolves skipper Coady to stop Rashford from scoring 💪

FIXTURES OF THE DAY

UTC 2020/01/05 14:01  Middlesbrough vs Tottenham

UTC 2020/01/05 14:01  Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

UTC 2020/01/05 16:01  Liverpool vs Everton

UTC 2020/01/05 19:55  Linas-Montlhery vs PSG