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Dele has looked like a new player under Jose Mourinho, and is rediscovering the form he showed when he first broke through at Spurs a couple of years ago! Can he boss it for England, too?

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Aston Villa & England

Can the Villa captain keep up his red-hot form and force his way into Gareth Southgate’s squad for Euro 2020? We think the quality playmaker’s definitely got the ability to do it!

KALIDOU KOULIBALY Napoli & Senegal

Virgil van Dijk and Harry Maguire have broken the record as the world’s most expensive defender in consecutive years, and we think Koulibaly is gonna be next to do it in 2020!

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There was no stopping Salah over the festive period – the star grabbed goals and assists for Liverpool!

The Spurs star got the ball just outside his own area v Burnley, and then ran the whole length of the pitch before placing it into the net!

On the first day of the month, the Aston Villa skipper scored a screamer v Man. United! He cut into the box, before curling a shot into the far corner!

The Man. City hero put in one of the best individual displays of the season v Arsenal, and scored two total stunners!

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Before joining The Gunners, Auba spoke of his desire to one day play for La Liga giants Real Madrid – and that dream could become a reality very soon! The Spanish side want him and could offer money plus Luka Jovic, who hasn’t really settled since joining from the Bundesliga last summer, to land their man!

Speed king Traore has all the potential in the world, but this season he’s finally living up to the hype! After scoring a screamer and putting in a monster display against Spurs last month, we’ve heard that the Tottenham players told boss Jose Mourinho they need to snap up the Wolves superstar ASAP!

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Since Fernando Llorente left last summer, Spurs haven’t had an experienced back-up for Harry Kane, and spies say Jose Mourinho has already had one offer rejected for Dzeko!

The 33-year-old has still got tons of goals in his locker, but his arrival would block young Troy Parrott from getting more game time!

Bournemouth supporters have to put up with rumours linking star centre-back Ake away from the club every transfer window – and this window’s no different! Gossips reckon The Blues are in pole position – they’ve got a £40 million buyback clause, meaning they can get the CB without having to negotiate!

With record scorer Cavani’s contract running out in the summer, PSG are willing to accept as little as £12 million for their legendary goal machine! Atletico Madrid would love to snap him up, but gossips reckon they might not be able to afford his wages – they’d have to pay him around £15 million a year. Ouch!

Last season’s Scottish Prem top scorer is on flames again in 2019-20! He’s been busting loads of league nets, and Palace and Aston Villa scouts have taken notice. He shouldn’t cost much more than £20 million, but it may end up being a real bidding war – whoever stumps up the most money, gets their man!

With Luis Suarez potentially leaving at the end of the season, Barcelona are starting to think about the future! They’ve got a good record in developing Argentina wonderkids into world-beaters, and that’s why they’re thinking about paying over £90 million for Man. United and Man. City target Martinez!

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The Tigers’ winger has been one of the standout stars in the EFL this season – he reached double figures for league goals by November! The Champo club would love to keep him for the rest of the campaign, but they might not be able to turn down a bid of £20 million from Leicester or Newcastle!

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RB Leipzig manager Julian Nagelsmann has already said that he won’t stand in the way if Werner wants to leave the club! The great news? Gossips reckon his new contract has a release clause as low as £25 million. Cheap!

It was a hokey-cokey 2019 for Dybala – he seemed sure to leave Juve in the summer, with Spurs and Man. United making offers, before both deals collapsed! Gossips reckon the Londoners came the closest to landing his signature, and we wouldn’t be shocked if Jose Mourinho went back in for him again!

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Alongside Werner, Blues boss Frank Lampard is also targeting Lyon goal king Dembele!

Gossips reckon he’s part of a wish list that includes Leverkusen winger Leon Bailey and Villarreal wonderkid Samuel Chukwueze, but Dembele used to play for Fulham so would probably be the quickest to settle in London!

In-the-know Dutch spies reckon the Ajax megastar was approached by Spurs, but he doesn’t fancy working with Jose Mourinho!

He’d rather move to Spain, but Real Madrid don’t wanna pay more than £50 million. If they delay for too long, Man. United might decide to enter the race for him as well!

EURO TALK! Bundesliga spies say Sancho wants to leave, and all of Europe’s top teams are on red alert! A move to The Blues might make the most sense, though – he grew up in London, Frank Lampard is trying to build a squad full of wonderkids and Lamps says they need to replace Eden Hazard’s goals and creativity!

One area that City could definitely do with strengthening is in central defence – that’s why they’ve been linked loads with Ake and Umtiti! Pep Guardiola obviously has a good relationship with his old club, and the France centre-back is massively out of favour at the Nou Camp under gaffer Ernesto Valverde!

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PREM GOSSIP! There were big rumours that Paul Pogba was gonna join Real last summer, with the CM even saying he fancied ‘a new challenge’!

Now the chat has continued, and Spanish spies reckon Real are willing to offer Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez in exchange for the France megastar! Deal or no deal, then?

Jose Mourinho got Spurs firing again straight away, but his side have struggled to keep tight defensively! With Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld both potentially on the move, they need a new leader at the back – and the Napoli defender would be just that!

Can Spurs really afford his price tag, though?

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We were pretty surprised when we saw that Everton were linked with Tagliafico – one of their best performers this season has been left-back Lucas Digne! We’re not sure they’d splash out £50 million on a squad player, and Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund are also sniffing around the Argentina and Ajax ace!

It’s been injury after injury for Dembele in Spain, and he’s never been able to get a good run of games in the starting line-up!

Now, with youngsters like Ansu Fati and Carles Perez breaking through, it looks like his time in Spain is up – and gossips reckon Liverpool, Man. City and Chelsea are keen!

If Real Madrid decide they don’t have over £100 million to spend on Pogba, they might choose a slightly cheaper Premier League option – and spies reckon Wolves’ midfield magician Neves is also on their radar! He’d probably cost about three times less than the United superstar, which is tempting!

At just 17 years old, midfielder Camavinga has been a huge breakout star this season – and is one of the hottest properties on the planet! That’s why it’s no surprise that Real Madrid are sniffing around, although Rennes have slapped a massive £84 million price tag on his head to scare the Spanish club off!

Even if Real Madrid don’t poach Paul Pogba, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is apparently a big fan of Spain international Saul! He’s got the same technical ability as the France midfielder, and the epic energy to be a big success story in the Premier League. United would have to pay the £85 million asking price, though!

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PREM NEW BOYS?

Anyone looking in the January sales will find a proper bargain in north London – Eriksen’s contract runs out this summer, so the Dane’s available for a cut-price fee this month! The likes of Juventus, Real Madrid and Atletico would rather tie up a pre-contract for free, but Man. United could decide to bid as well!

Just like Serge Gnabry, Malen is a winger Arsenal should have had more faith in! They let him leave in 2017, and he’s developed into one of the most creative young talents in Europe! They’d love to re-sign their old star, but he could cost close to £50 million – and Barcelona have shown an interest too!

Wilf was desperate to leave last summer, but Arsenal only offered £40 million for him before choosing to get Nicolas Pepe instead!

Now their London rivals Chelsea have joined the chase, but spies say he’s currently Frank Lampard’s second choice if they lose out on signing Dortmund superstar Jadon Sancho!

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EFL MOVERS?

It’s mega unlikely that Sadio Mane would leave Liverpool halfway through their titlechasing season, but Spanish spies reckon that Real Madrid are just planting the seeds for a summer move! They’re hoping that, by showing their interest now, it will make it easier to land their man later in the year!

United chose not to replace Romelu Lukaku last summer, and they’ve missed having an out-and-out striker! Mason Greenwood is showing huge promise, but Wilson could be a short-term fix – and if he was to bust loads of nets for The Red Devils, he could fire himself into England’s Euro 2020 squad!

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DID YOU KNOW? Craven Cottage is the second-oldest football ground in London – only Stamford Bridge was built earlier!

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The ground should be back to full capacity by the 2021-22 campaign

TEAM: Fulham BUILT: 1896 CAPACITY: 25,700

RECORD ATTENDANCE: 49,335 v Millwall, October 1938 NEAREST NEIGHBOUR: Chelsea LONGEST LEAGUE JOURNEY: The Riverside, Middlesbrough, 218.5 miles The capacity’s been reduced to 19,000 while work on the Riverside Stand is in progress

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When the work’s completed, the total capacity will be near 30,000

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MATCH! CITY AND UNITED… JOIN FORCES!

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The big bosses at Man. City and United decide they’ve had enough of all the bickering in Manchester, and agree to form a new superclub to take on ‘that lot from Liverpool’! Discussions start off okay, until an argument explodes over wearing red or blue! The scheme gets scrapped and the rivalry resumes…

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JAMIE VARDY’S A ROBOT!

The Leicester striker goes on another ridiculous scoring streak, busting net in a world-record 30 games in a row! Rival opponents start to smell something fishy and, after a crazy malfunction, discover that he’s actually not a human after all, but a robot programmed to score goals!

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After another trophyless season, Harry Kane decides it’s time for a career change. He briefly flirts with a move to Real Madrid over the summer, now managed by Mauricio Pochettino after a whirlwind few months, before deciding that not lifting trophies isn’t that bad after all – and joins massive rivals Arsenal!

WALES WIN EURO 2020…

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Wales finish runners-up in Group A behind Italy, but find their best form in the knockout rounds, beating Netherlands and England to get to the final! They demolish Belgium 3-0 at Wembley, with a hat-trick from Gareth Bale, and fans pay for a statue to be built – outside the Bernabeu!

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FRANK LAMPARD… GETS HIS BOOTS ON!

After a freak injury crisis in March – with Mason Mount, Ross Barkley, Mateo Kovacic, Jorginho and N’Golo Kante all picking up knocks – Chelsea manager Frank Lampard takes it on himself to come out of retirement! He scores on his return, but then pulls a muscle the game after…

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In an effort to keep their boots fresh and exciting, adidas come up with a never-seen-before silo… dripping with slime! They say the cleats make the ball ‘stick to your feet when dribbling’, but stars get distracted during games and start playing with it instead – and the boots get binned a week later!

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Even after winning his sixth Ballon d’Or, people still question whether Lionel Messi could do it on a ‘cold, wet night in Stoke’!

Barcelona agree to send him on a short-term loan to prove himself – he scores NINE on his mid-week debut, but fans complain because the weather was ‘too dry’. D’oh!

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There’s history between these two! When Sheffield United were relegated from the Premier League in 2007, they blamed it on The Hammers and their dodgy signing of Carlos Tevez! Now The Blades are back in the big time, their fans will give West Ham a red-hot welcome at Bramall Lane, and hope for a big win to get their own back!

Villa star Jack Grealish is trying to catch Gareth Southgate’s eye and break into the England squad, and this is the perfect game to impress. If the home side’s captain can outplay world-class playmakers like Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva, he’ll have a great chance of going to this summer’s Euros!

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No current Prem manager has beaten Liverpool more times than Jose Mourinho.

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This weekend, Liverpool are heading to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the first time, and Spurs will be hoping a change of ground will see better fortunes v The Reds.

They’ve only won one of their last 16 games in all competitions against Jurgen Klopp’s team, and want revenge for last season’s Champions League final defeat in Spain!

Whoever comes out on top will take on the winner of Real Madrid v Valencia in the final of the 2020 Spanish Super Cup!

These sides have produced 23 goals in their last five meetings – let’s hope for another classic London derby goal-fest!

Meanwhile on the other side of London, there’s a derby in the EFL too! Can QPR get revenge for October’s 3-1 defeat?

Inter are battling to end Juve’s Serie A dominance, and a win v last season’s surprise packages would be a boost!

Swansea beat Cardiff 1-0 in October, but The Swans have never done the double over their fierce Welsh rivals!

Watford could drag Bournemouth into a proper relegation battle by beating them at the Vitality Stadium this week!

Roma have become a bogey team for Juventus – the champions have beaten them just once in nine trips to Rome!

PSG have totally dominated their last five clashes v their old rivals, scoring a total of 21 goals and conceding two!

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The home fans will roar their side on, but have to settle for a point!

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Burnley have looked impressive at Stamford Bridge since 2015!

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The Foxes won 9-0 at St. Mary’s, but this clash will be much tighter!

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Wolves don’t lose too many games at Molineux, but this will be a draw!

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Two of their last three meetings finished 2-2! Same again, guys?!

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The Toffees are well keen to make Goodison Park a fortress again!

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We’re backing The Cherries to rise to the occasion with three points!

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If Barça pick their first choice XI, they should just reach the final!

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Away victories are pretty hard to come by in the South Wales derby!

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This will be a repeat of the result between these two at the Etihad!

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Brentford are strong at home, and they’ll be well up for this derby!

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Roma will grab the three points to really pile the pressure on Juve!

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In which month did Felix seal his massive move – June, July or August?

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Did he cost Atletico more or less than £120 million?

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True or False? It was a world-record fee for a teenager!

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Which Portuguese team did he sign from – Porto, Benfica or Desportivo Aves?

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How many years did he join the Spanish club for?

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What number was Felix given for his first season in Spain?

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Including Felix, how many Portugal players are in Atleti’s squad in 2019-20?

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True or False? Felix scored on his La Liga debut for the megaclub!

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Who did he score his first CL goal for Atleti against – Lokomotiv Moscow or Juventus?

TURN OVER FOR THE ANSWERS!

Odd One Out: Moussa Djenepo.

Trophy Time: Chris Smalling.

Name The Clubs: 1. PSG; 2. Inter; 3. Real Betis; 4. Real Madrid; 5. Napoli; 6. Valencia.

Mega Mash-Up: Aaron Mooy.

Action Replay: 1. July; 2. Less than £120 million; 3. False; 4. Benfica; 5. Seven; 6. No.7; 7. One; 8. False; 9. Lokomotiv Moscow.

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Spot The Ball: A8.

Beard Spotter: 1. Aaron WanBissaka; 2. Jay Rodriguez; Dani Ceballos; 4. Patrick Cutrone.

Young Guns: 1. PSV; 2. Bayer Leverkusen; 3. RB Leipzig; 4. Brescia; 5. Borussia Dortmund; 6. Roma.

MATCH Winner: Rodri.

Game Changer: Lys Mousset.

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