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CHINESE WHISPERS!
A mega-rich Chinese club offered £35 million for West Ham’s Marko Arnautovic, and now we’ve heard Fulham turned down a £50 million bid for Aleksandar Mitrovic!
FANCY A SWAP, MALC?
GET ME OUTTA HERE!
swap shock! Gossips in Spain reckon Barcelona are so keen on signing Willian from Chelsea, they’ve offered another Brazilian winger in a swap deal! 21-year-old Malcom only moved to the Nou Camp last summer, but the Spanish champs could be ready to move him on. Watch this space!
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DE GEA’S MASTERCLASS!
Man. United GK David de Gea’s 11 saves in the 1-0 win against Spurs was the most saves he’s ever made in a Prem game while also keeping a clean sheet. Ledge!
FIVE STAR LINE-UP CRYSTAL PALACE forward WILFRIED ZAHA reveals his dream five-a-side team of players he’s played with!
IN GOAL
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ZAHA SAYS: “Obviously De Gea would be in goal, because he’s a joke!”
at the back
RIO FERDINAND ZAHA SAYS: “I’d have Rio Ferdinand at the back. He can play and defend, and you need that in five-a-side!”
IN THE MIDDLE
WAYNE ROONEY ZAHA SAYS: “Wazza because of his technique – he could shoot from his own goal and still score!”
UP FRONT
NANI
ZAHA SAYS: “Nani’s basically a carbon copy of Ronaldo – his body frame and the way he shoots is just like him!”
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ZAHA SAYS: “Obviously I’d be in there too! I added Rooney coz he does the dirty work as well, so he’d allow me to stay up!”
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Callum’s been a regular for England’s youth sides over the last few years, with caps at every level from the U16s to the U19s! In 2017, he was named in the Team Of The Tournament at the U17 Euros, and a few months later lifted the World Cup at the same age group. Awesome!
EURO STAR
After starring for Chelsea in pre-season, Hudson-Odoi had to wait until November for his first competitive start of the season. He absolutely bossed the Europa League match v PAOK, bagging his first Blues goal with a sweet finish, and then setting up another for Alvaro Morata late on!
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The current Ipswich manager lifted the Champions League trophy with his old side Dortmund!
The solid England midfielder won everything before joining Man. United for £17 million!
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Dortmund star on Sancho has proven that the Bundesliga for young is the place to udson-Odoi English stars, an champs could be next! Bayern Munich reckon he could replace Franck Ri ry and Arjen Robben as their xt ace wing king. He’s got t potential!
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Sancho’s gonna be one of the world’s best wingers very soon – and he’s still only 18 years old!
Arsenal fans should be buzzing about Nelson’s form on loan at Hoffenheim this season!
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WANTAWAY WILSON?
Maurizio Sarri is still on the hunt for attacking options, and one name that keeps popping up is Bournemouth’s £50 million-rated Callum Wilson! Did Eddie Howe sign Dominic Solanke because he expected Wilson to leave?
ALGERIA ACE WANTED!
Everton and Newcastle are in a real battle to sign a star with Champions League experience – Yacine Brahimi! The Porto playmaker’s contract runs out in the summer, so he could be snapped up this winter for less than £10 million. They’ll have to move quickly though, as Arsenal and Man. United are also keen!
EURO STARS LINKED WITH MOVES! DIMITRI PAYET
FRENKIE DE JONG
The ex-West Ham hero could triple his wages with Chinese side Dalian Yifang!
Ajax don’t want to sell De Jong yet, but PSG and Barcelona are well desperate!
MORE: M. FELLAINI TO AC MILAN - LOAN MORE: P. OBIANG TO FIORENTINA
TARKOWSKI ON REDS RADAR!
BBEST EST OOFF TTHE HE RREST! EST!
Liverpool centre-backs Dejan Lovren, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip have all had injuries lately, so Jurgen Klopp wants a new partner for Virgil van Dijk to keep their title charge on track! Burnley’s James Tarkowski is a target, but has a £50 illion price-tag!
BATTLE FOR BARELLA!
Classy technique and a lung-busting engin – it doesn’t surprise MATCH that Cagliari’s Nicolo Barella is wanted by a io of giant PL clubs! Chelsea, Arsenal and Man. United are all interested in the influential central midfielder, who turns just 22 next month! He’ll cost any of them around the £45 million mark!
FERNANDO LLORENTE Tottenham to Barcelona £4 million
ROMAINE SAWYERS
Brentford to Middlesbrough £2.7 million
ADAM REACH
Sheff. Wed. to Aston Villa £10 million
DANNY DRINKWATER Chelsea to Fulham £15 million
IDRISSA GUEYE Everton to PSG £40 million
ADAM LALLANA
Liverpool to Fenerbahce Loan
MAXWEL CORNET Lyon to Watford £20 million
HIRVING LOZANO PSV to Chelsea £36 million
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Lazio and Tottenham have both been linked with the Barça and Brazil winger!
Chiesa has rocked Serie A in 2018-19, so of course Juventus are scouting him!
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MY NEXT CLUB – MONACO Could you do a better job with Ligue 1 side Monaco than Thierry Henry?
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Radamel Falcao is Monaco’s star man, but they have loads of top wonderkids! Youri Tielemans, Aleksandr Golovin and Rony Lopes are already wicked while Pietro Pellegri, Sofiane Diop and Jordi Mboula have world-class potential!
The board’s biggest priority is domestic success – they want you to get into the Champions League in your first season and win Ligue 1 within two. With their budget of more than £70 million though, you should be able to pull it off!
Falcao’s brilliant in the air, so use tactics that’ll get plenty of crosses in for him to get on the end of. Make sure you train up the young players too, but don’t be afraid to sell a couple to add some top talent to the squad!
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CAREER MODE – HIDDEN GEMS If you’re on the hunt for a real Career Mode bargain, keep an eye out for these youngsters! With some time and training, they’ve got the potential to become world-class talents!
PO T 86 CHRISTIAN FRUCHTL
PO T 86 JANN-FIETE ARP
Bayern Munich ★ GK
Hamburg ★ ST
Bayern don’t need to worry about replacing club ledge Manuel Neuer with this guy in their squad! Fruchtl has the potential to be just as good as the Germany hero, and you can sign him for less than £2.5 million – what an absolute bargain!
Arp is a really raw forward – he starts with an OVR of 68, so you’ll need to train him up to get the best out of him. But it’ll be worth it if you can – you’ll have a tall, powerful striker with wicked dribbling ability and a rocket right foot!
ANGEL GOMES Man. United ★ CAM
Following in the footsteps of the likes of Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard, Gomes is a real diamond from United’s academy! He starts out with 83 agility, balance and four-star skills, so he’s got all the natural attributes to be a wicked CAM and beat defenders for fun!
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PO T 87 BOUBACAR KAMARA
Marseille
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Snap this guy up as soon as you can, because he’s got the potential to totally dominate matches! Not only has he got ace defensive stats, solid strength and rapid pace, he’s also a top-quality passer with the ability to play in midfield!
PO T 89 EZEQUIEL BARCO Atlanta United ★ LM
Barco starts out as a deadly dribbler, and develops into a class all-round attacker. His stats for acceleration, agility, balance and dribbling are all in the 80s, so if you can work on his passing and shooting, he’ll be totally unstoppable!
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THIS WEEK IN FOOTBALL FA CUP ACTION
FA CUP PREV ARSENAL V
MAN. UNITED
Two massive clubs clash – and MATCH can’t wait! The two most successful clubs in the history of the FA Cup battle it out on Friday night, and it should be a belter! Arsenal have been drawn against The Red Devils seven times in the last 20 years, and one of them has gone on to lift the trophy in five of those seasons, so this tie could have a massive say on who makes it to Wembley in May. It was The Gunners who came out on top in their last FA Cup clash back in 2015!
WATCH IT…
Friday January 25 7.55pm BBC One
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PAUL POGBA The midfield master has never lost a game v Arsenal, and inspired The Red Devils to both victories over The Gunners in 2017-18 with two assists and a goal! He’s looked far happier since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over as Red Devils manager, and will be looking forward to shining in another huge match against a top rival. He loves games like this!
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MORE TOP ACTION
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DID YOU KNOW? Man. United have won the FA Cup 12 times in their history – only Arsenal have lifted the trophy more times, with 13 victories!
ADEMOLA LO Lookman made only his third start of the season in the last round, but he opened the scoring for The Toffees and looked a threat throughout, so we reckon he’ll be involved against Millwall. The winger’s an exciting prospect, but needs more game time to convince him to continue at Goodison!
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Barnet are the lowest-ranked team left in the competition and, after knocking out Sheffield United in the last round, they’ll be looking to add another Championship club to their list of victims. Unlike in the previous round, the National League side are at home for this, so Brentford will have to bring their A-game, or we could see another big shock!
1 STAT OF THE WEEK There’s an all-Premier League London derby at Selhurst Park when Crystal Palace play Tottenham, but don’t expect a goalfest. Seven of their last eight meetings have had just one goal, with Spurs winning all but one of those, but the last time they played in the FA Cup, The Eagles won!
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THIS WEEK IN FOOTBALL BEST OF THE REST
5 GAMES TO 3
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URTON v MAN. CITY
We’re not sure there’s much point playing this EFL Cup semi-final, because City are already through after winning the first leg 9-0! This will basically be a training session for Pep Guardiola’s team, so we could see some youngsters. Burton will be desperate to win back some pride in front of their own fans after their humiliation at the Etihad!
WATCH IT…
Wednesday January 23 7.45pm
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KILMARNOCK v RANGERS For a much tighter game, check out this top-of-the-table clash in the Scottish Prem. Nobody expected these two to be so close to Celtic at this stage of the season, but they’re still right in the mix, and a win for either of them would be huge! Kilmarnock bagged a point at Ibrox back in October, so they’ll be confident of winning at home!
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DID YOU KNOW? The first-leg win means Tottenham have beaten Chelsea three times in a row for the first time since 1963!
BURY v LINCOLN There’s a top-of-the-table clash in League Two as well! Lincoln have been right in the mix for promotion all season, while Bury have put a quality run of form together to challenge the top three. Last time they met there was a red card, a penalty and two goals all in the last 20 minutes, so we’re hoping for more drama in this one!
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Saturday January 26 5.30pm
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CHELSEA v TOTTENHAM Unlike the other EFL Cup semi-final, this one is well balanced. Harry Kane’s first-half penalty at Wembley gives Tottenham the advantage, but Chelsea will believe they can overcome that scoreline at Stamford Bridge – especially after they had almost three times as many shots as Spurs in the first leg. Both sides want a trophy big time!
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Thursday January 24 7.45pm
BAYERN v STUTTGART All eyes will be on one man ahead of this clash. World Cup winner Benjamin Pavard has developed into one of the best young defenders in Europe over the last couple of years, and he’ll be leaving Stuttgart for Bayern for £31.4 million this summer! Munich fans will be taking a close look at their new signing to see how he’ll fit in!
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Sunday January 27 2.30pm
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THIS WEEK IN FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS
PREDICT THE RESULT! We have our say on 15 huge games this week! Can you beat MATCH? ARSENAL v MAN. UNITED
BARNET v BRENTFORD
We can’t wait for this after their four-goal thriller in December!
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BRIGHTON v WEST BROM
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CRYSTAL PALACE v TOTTENHAM
Brighton want to stay in the Prem, while West Brom want to be there!
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The magic of the cup is still alive – we’re backing Barnet to shock!
3-2
We’re predicting a repeat of the last FA Cup clash between them!
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MAN. CITY v BURNLEY
MIDDLESBROUGH v NEWPORT
Man. City might rest players, but they should still win this at home!
This is a really difficult draw for one of the heroes of round three!
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MILLWALL v EVERTON
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PORTSMOUTH v QPR
The Den is a tough place to go to, but Everton should have enough!
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League One high-flyers Pompey should get themselves a replay!
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SWANSEA v GILLINGHAM
WIMBLEDON v WEST HAM
Gillingham have already knocked out one Welsh team in Cardiff!
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BURTON v MAN. CITY
KILMARNOCK v RANGERS
Burton will battle for some pride, and Man. City will play at half pace!
This is a big game in the title race – and we’re backing Stevie G’s side!
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CHELSEA v TOTTENHAM
BURY v LINCOLN
The Blues will steal an early lead, and then bag the second late on!
Bury have improved loads since they lost 2-1 to Lincoln in August!
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BAYERN v STUTTGART MATCH SAYS YOU SAY
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FINAL SCORES!
Stuttgart are struggling, so this should be an easy win for Bayern!
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We can’t get enough of checking out the biggest footy stars’ Instagram pics!
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Take a look at this deadly duo! C-Ron hung out with boxing champion Anthony Joshua!
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Zlatan captioned this pic ‘Off-season’! Stay off the sweets, Ibra!
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It looks like Cavani’s gonna star in a brand new western movie!
Rash looks mega proud of his recent TOTW card! With epic 93 pace, he’s uncatchable! andrejkramaric
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The Croatia forward was searching for a new strike partner!
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Here’s what Pique got up to during La Liga’s winter break!
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We can’t get over Michy’s Spongebob sneakers. Wacky!
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Mbappe updated an old snap with some posters from 2018!
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Get your finger off the lens, Mo! Footy star selfie fail!
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Wazza used the MLS off-season as an excuse to visit his old home – Old Trafford! MATCH reckons he should’ve packed his footy boots with him!
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This DC Aquaman wannabe bagged 12 goals in his first 18 Ligue 1 games – name him! Mark where you think the ball is in this cool action pic! A B C D E F G H I J 1
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FA Cup Special Sport Switch: Shane Ferguson. Who Am I?: Jake Bidwell. Nickname Game: 1B; 2A; 3D; 4C. Transfer Tracker: 2015-16 – Sevilla; 2016-17 – Swansea. Grounded: Brentford. Wordsearch: See right.
European Special Footy At The Films: Emiliano Sala. Spot The Ball: J5. Guess The Winners: 2017-18 – Barcelona; 2014-15 – Barcelona; 2013-14 – Atletico; 2011-12 – Real Madrid. Footy Mis-Match: See above.
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Tahith Chong is the 229th Man. United academy graduate to make his first team debut!
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After Newport knocked out Leicester in the third round of the FA Cup, they had Nando s delivered to the changing room to celebrate!!
1 Man. City agreed a 15% sell-on fee with Real Madrid for Brahim Diaz – unless they sell to Man. United, when it rises to 40%!
3 Leroy Sane finished third in the vote for Germany’s 2018 Footballer Of The Year, even though he wasn’t in their WC squad!
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Bournemouth’s h’ Dominic Solanke could’ve played for Nigeria, but chose The Three Lions! 62 MATCH!
Nice’s Allan Saint-Maximin was the first Ligue 1 star to complete 60 dribbles!
Al Atlanta United’s i d’ Mercedes Benz Stadium has the largest video screen in world footy!
1 2019 is tthhee aight 15th strai ht year that Leo Messi has netted in La Liga!