Daily#Sports#Updates.

According to @Goal Twitter, Alf-Inge Haaland to TV2: “It would be a bonus if he gets some games before Christmas, but it’s rather unlikely.” 😔

Newcastle are expected to make a move for former Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho, with Barcelona keen to offload the 29-year-old Brazil international. (Sport)

Manchester United plan to scout Monaco’s highly-rated French midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, 21, as they step up their search for a replacement for 28-year-old France star Paul Pogba. (Football Insider)

Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe may demand an Olympics clause be inserted into any potential contract with Real Madrid after the 22-year-old publicly expressed his desire to represent France at the Paris Games in 2024. (AS – in Spanish)

Brazilian side Palmeiras are interested in signing Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani, 34, when the Uruguayan’s contract ends next summer. (Daily Express)

Villarreal manager Unai Emery, 50, turned down a move to Newcastle because the club wanted a clause in his contract which would allow them to sack him if the Magpies are relegated at the end of the season. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester City have told Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers, 48, they would be interested in him taking over from Pep Guardiola when the 50-year-old Spaniard leaves the Premier League champions. (The Transfer Podcast via Leicester Mercury)

Tottenham are leading the race to sign 21-year-old Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic, with the Serbian open to a move to the Premier League. (La Nazione – in Italian)

Barcelona are hopeful of tying France winger Ousmane Dembele, 24, down to a new three-year contract by the end of November. Dembele, whose current deal expires next summer, is said to have agreed a pay cut. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)

Everton are considering a move for Real Mallorca and Ghana midfielder Iddrisu Baba, 25, in January. (Fichajes via Daily Mail)

Wolves plan to “accelerate talks” with RB Leipzig to turn 25-year-old South Korea striker Hwang Hee-chan’s loan into a permanent deal. The Midlands club could also revive their attempts to sign Portugal international Renato Sanches, 24, from French club Lille. (Birmingham Mail)

Barcelona will move for 24-year-old Tottenham midfielder Tanguy Ndombele in January, but may only be able to afford a loan deal for the Frenchman. (Sport – in Spanish)

Liverpool director of football Michael Edwards, a key cog in the Reds’ recent success and instrumental in signing the likes of Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, could move to German side RB Leipzig in January. (Sport Bild via Daily Mail)

West Ham right-back Ben Johnson, 21, is to be offered a new contract by the Premier League club after recently breaking into David Moyes’ starting XI. (Daily Star)

Manchester United’s Paul Pogba prefers a return to Juventus over joining Paris St-Germain or Real Madrid when the France midfielder, 28, becomes a free agent next summer. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)

Erling Braut Haaland has decided to leave Borussia Dortmund and his agent wants the Norway striker, 21, to join Barcelona. (El Nacional – in Catalan)

Borussia Dortmund, though, are confident they will keep Manchester City and Chelsea target Haaland, despite a £64m release clause that is believed to kick in next year. (Manchester Evening News)

Real Madrid forward Eden Hazard could join Newcastle in the January transfer window, with Carlo Ancelotti prepared to let the 30-year-old Belgian leave. (Star)

Antonio Conte is set to make AC Milan’s 24-year-old Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessie his first signing as Tottenham manager. (Metro, via Sportitalia)

Conte also wants Tottenham to sign Inter Milan’s Netherlands defender Stefan de Vrij, 29, in January. (Football Insider)

Newcastle are planning a free transfer swoop for Inter Milan’s Marcelo Brozovic as the Croatia defensive midfielder, 28, is out of contract next summer. (Sun)

Despite Unai Emery being favourite, Belgium coach Roberto Martinez is being pushed for the Newcastle manager’s job by caretaker boss Graeme Jones, who was previously the Spaniard’s assistant with Belgium. (Football Insider)

Tottenham, West Ham and Southampton are all chasing West Brom’s England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, 28, whose contract expires next summer. (Sky Sports)

Tottenham are also ready to rival Juventus for Fiorentina’s Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, 21. (Calciomercato – in Italian)

Christian Eriksen is open to rejoining Ajax in January as the Danish midfielder, 29, is unable to play for his current club Inter Milan having been fitted with a heart defibrillator. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian)

England youth international Fabio Carvalho has turned down a ‘massive’ offer to stay with Fulham and the 19-year-old winger, who has been linked with Real Madrid, is now set to be out of contract at the end of the season. (Sun)

Newcastle plan to announce their new manager this week, with Villarreal’s former Arsenal boss Unai Emery, 49, emerging as the latest leading contender. (Mirror)

Antonio Conte is set to sign a £20m contract as Tottenham manager, with Spurs’ players ready for the former Chelsea and Inter Milan boss, 52, to take training on Tuesday.(Telegraph – subscription required)

Aston Villa have made informal contact with former Roma boss Paulo Fonseca as they consider potential replacements for Dean Smith. (Mail)

Al Sadd have told Barcelona officials they will have to visit Qatar to agree a deal for Xavi, 41, to take charge of the club he played for. (AS – in Spanish)

Xavi has already given Barcelona a list of four players he wants to sign, including Manchester United’s France midfielder Paul Pogba, 28, who is out of contract at the end of this season. (El Nacional – in Spanish)

Conte has asked Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy for a transfer budget of about £237m to buy six Serie A-based players he has identified. (Calciomercato, via Express)

Tottenham are set to pay Nuno Espirito Santo a severance package worth £14m – but a clause in the Portuguese coach’s contract would have allowed Spurs to sack him for free at the end of the season if they had failed to finish in the top six of the Premier League. (Sun)

Liverpool and Arsenal are among five clubs who have made offers to sign Marco Asensio from Real Madrid in January, along with Juventus, AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund, with the German club the favourites to sign the Spain attacking midfielder, 25. (El Nacional – in Spanish)

AC Milan are preparing to offer Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 40, a contract extension on the same terms as his current deal. (Calciomercato – in Italian)

Arsenal are considering a move for Torino and Italy striker Andrea Belotti, 27. (Calciomercato – in Italian)

Arsenal will make an offer to sign Serbia striker Luka Jovic, 23, on loan from Real Madrid. (Express)

Juventus may be forced to sell Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey, 30, or United States midfielder Weston McKennie, 23, to fund moves for Fiorentina’s Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, 21, and Borussia Dortmund’s Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel, 32. (Tuttosport – in Italian)

Paris St-Germain are contemplating rescinding the two-year contract of Spain defender Sergio Ramos, 35, who joined on a free transfer from Real Madrid in July but is yet to play for the French club because of a calf problem. (Le Parisien, via AS)

PSG are set to make an offer to sign Portugal defensive midfielder Joao Palhinha, 26, from Sporting Lisbon. (O Jogo – in Portuguese)

Barcelona are interested in taking Manchester United and Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek, 24, on loan. (Sport – in Spanish)

Tottenham are working hard on a deal that would see Antonio Conte replace Nuno Espirito Santo as manager. (Tuttomercato – in Italian)

Porto manager Sergio Conceicao, 46, is also under consideration to replace Nuno as Tottenham boss. (Standard)

Ryan Mason, 30, will be placed in interim charge of Tottenham until Christmas. (Football Insider)

Real Madrid are looking closely at Manchester United and France midfielder Paul Pogba, 28, as well as Chelsea and Germany centre-back Antonio Rudiger, 28, as potential new signings. (Marca)

Paris St-Germain are also monitoring Pogba’s situation at Manchester United. (Le10 Sport – in French)

France left-back Theo Hernandez, 24, is set to snub a move to Manchester City in favour of signing a new deal at AC Milan. (Calciomercato – in Italian)

Manchester United missed out on signing PSG and Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gueye, 32, last summer because they weren’t able to make a firm offer with several players staying at the club. (Mail)

Arsenal are still keeping tabs on Real Madrid and Spain midfielder Dani Ceballos, 25, despite not signing him after a two-year loan spell. (El Nacional, via Teamtalk)

Nice and France Under-21 forward Amine Gouiri, 21, is a target for Manchester City. (Fichajes – in Spanish)

Fiorentina and Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic wants to join Juventus. The 21-year-old has been linked with Manchester City. (Tuttosport – in Italian)

Liverpool would have to pay close to 80m euros if they wish to sign Sporting Lisbon and Portugal midfielder Pedro Goncalves, 23. (Record, via Sport Witness)

Everton and Aston Villa are the leading the race to secure the transfer of Tottenham and England midfielder Harry Winks, 25, in January. (Caughtoffside)

Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi would like four new signings from club president Joan Laporta if the 41-year-old was to take over as boss at the Nou camp. (El Nacional – in Spanish)

Newcastle are interested in Real Madrid and Germany’s 31-year-old midfielder Toni Kroos. (El Nacional – in Spanish)

The Magpies aren’t concerned by Aaron Ramsey’s wage demands as they consider signing the 30-year-old Wales midfielder from Juventus in January. (Tuttosport, via Mirror)

Newcastle want Ajax boss Erik ten Hag to be the club’s new manager but face a struggle to convince him to move. (Mirror)

Liverpool are considering a move for Real Madrid and Serbia striker Luka Jovic, 23. (Fichajes – in Spanish)

Liverpool will let German goalkeeper Loris Karius, 28, leave for free in January – he has not played for the club since 2018. (Mirror)

Tottenham face competition from Bayern Munich to sign Nantes forward Randal Kolo Muani at the end of the season. The French forward, 22, is out of contract in the summer. (Foot Mercato – in French)

Donny van de Beek’s Manchester United team-mates encouraged the Netherlands midfielder, 24, to change agent in a bid to force a move away from Old Trafford. Conversations have taken place with Everton and Wolves over a loan deal. (Mail)

Liverpool are keen on Leicester and England winger Harvey Barnes, 23. (Fichajes – in Spanish)

Tottenham have joined Leeds in the race to sign Espanyol’s Spanish striker Raul de Tomas, 27. (Sport Witness, via TEAMtalk)

Crystal Palace will cut short striker Jean-Philippe Mateta’s loan deal in January. The 24-year-old Frenchman is on loan until the end of the season from Mainz but is not in manager Patrick Vieira’s plans. (Sun)

Antonio Conte does not want to take charge of a team mid-season. The former Chelsea and Inter boss has been linked with the manager’s job at Manchester United and Newcastle United. (Todofichajes – in Spanish)

Derby want to sell Scotland keeper David Marshall, 36, in the January transfer window. (Sun)

Manchester United will not sell Paul Pogba in January and are fully prepared for the 28-year-old France midfielder to leave at the end of the season for free when his contract expires. (Telegraph, subscription required)

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers is a potential replacement for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Manchester United boss. (ESPN)

Liverpool want Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 29, to agree a new contract before the January transfer window opens. (Football Insider)

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 36, wants to still be playing for Portugal in the 2026 World Cup. (Sun)

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti will allow Belgium forward Eden Hazard, 30, to leave the club if he wants to go. (Marca)

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes Barcelona legend Xavi is ready to take charge of the Spanish club, saying his former team-mate has more managerial experience than he did when he took the job. (Goal)

Xavi will try to make Bayern Munich and France winger Kingsley Coman, 25, one of his first signings if he becomes Barcelona manager. (Sport

Arsenal’s Spanish boss Mikel Arteta – a former Barcelona youth player – has ruled himself out of contention for the vacant Barcelona manager’s job. (Sky Sports)

Newcastle are interested in signing Manchester United’s Jesse Lingard. The 29-year-old England midfielder has been linked with a move to St James’ Park in January. (Sun)

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has been linked with a move to Liverpool. The 28-year-old Germany defender is out of contract next summer and is yet to sign a new deal with the club. (Express)

Aston Villa and Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, 29, tops Tottenham’s wish list if 34-year-old France international Hugo Lloris leaves next summer. (Independent)

Former England defender and Chelsea captain John Terry is in the running to become the next Newcastle United manager. It would be the 40-year-old’s first managerial position. (Mirror)

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says French defender William Saliba, 20, could fight for a place in the Gunners squad when he returns from his loan at Marseille next season. (Goal)

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has called Belgium international Youri Tielemans “one of the best midfielders in Europe” with Manchester United, Liverpool and Bayern Munich linked with the 24-year-old. (Mirror)

Napoli and Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly, 30, says he would only leave the club for three teams in the world – Manchester City, Real Madrid or Barcelona. (Sport Witness)

Argentina striker Lautaro Martinez – the 24-year-old who was wanted by Manchester City – is set to sign a new contract at Inter Milan. (Manchester Evening News)

Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira said it was a “joy” to work with 21-year-old English midfielder Conor Gallagher, on loan from Chelsea, but said it was too early to discuss a permanent transfer. (Independent)

Newcastle United caretaker boss Graeme Jones has suggested he is guaranteed to be at least assistant manager of the club in future – regardless of who is appointed as head coach. (Chronicle)

Arsenal are interested in signing Club Bruges and Netherlands winger Noa Lang, 22, and have received a boost with Borussia Monchengladbach ending their interest in the player. (Football.London)

Manchester United are keeping tabs on 18-year-old Real Madrid defender Marvelous Antolin Garzon. The Spanish wonderkid has been billed as a future star in Spain. (Bernabeu Digital)

Chelsea and Newcastle United are among the Premier League clubs who have been alerted to the possibility of signing Belgium forward Eden Hazard, 30, from Real Madrid in January. (ESPN)

Newcastle’s new owners have identified Watford’s Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr, 23, as an early transfer target. (Mail)

Newcastle’s hopes of signing Barcelona’s 24-year-old French forward Ousmane Dembele have received a boost as the La Liga club will need to pay former boss Ronald Koeman £10m following his dismissal. (Express)

Manchester United would have to pay manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer £7.5m if they decide to sack the Norwegian. (Sun)

United are losing interest in appointing former Inter Milan manager Antonio Conte as Solskjaer’s replacement because of how much the Italian would cost. (Star)

West Ham are understood to be in talks with Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky over the potential sale of a 27% stake in the club, with a view to a possible full takeover in the future. (Sky Sports)

Manchester City made an approach to sign Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan last year prior to the 28-year-old’s move to Premier League rivals Chelsea in August, the player’s agent says. (Telegraph)

Blues boss Thomas Tuchel has asked Chelsea’s hierarchy to sign another forward in January to ease the pressure on Lukaku. (Transfer Window Podcast via Express)

Arsenal could face competition from Barcelona in their bid to sign Manchester City’s England forward Raheem Sterling. (Football.London)

The Gunners are also monitoring the situation of Borussia Monchengladbach’s 24-year-old Swiss midfielder Denis Zakaria, who could be available on a free transfer next year. (Sun)

Bayern Munich midfielder Corentin Tolisso will not extend his contract with the German club beyond next summer and Tottenham are interested in signing the 27-year-old France international. (Calciomercato – in Italian)

Southampton and England midfielder James Ward-Prowse is a target for Newcastle United in the January transfer window, despite the 26-year-old signing a new deal with the Saints in the summer. (Football Insider)

Manchester United’s Dutch midfielder Donny van de Beek, 24, and Ivory Coast defender Eric Bailly, 27, have been seeking assurances over their futures at the club. (Sun)

Chelsea are confident Denmark defender Andreas Christensen, 25, will sign a new long-term contract at Stamford Bridge. (Football Insider)

Italy forward Lorenzo Insigne says he is focused on playing after being asked about his future at Napoli. The 30-year-old’s current contract with the Serie A side runs out next summer. (Sky Sports Italia, via Football Italia)

Juventus have joined the race to sign Red Bull Salzburg’s 19-year-old German forward Karim Adeyemi. (Calciomercato – in Italian)

Tottenham are open to letting England midfielder Dele Alli, 25, leave the club in January. (Athletic – subscription required)

Chelsea are looking at trying to sign highly rated 16-year-old midfielder Leonardo Cardoso, who has represented Portugal and England at youth level, from West Brom before he commits to a professional deal with the Baggies. (Football Insider)

Cristiano Ronaldo has shared great news with fans on Instagram on Thursday, regarding a new set of twins while gushing their ‘hearts are full of love.’

His post read: ‘Delighted to announce we are expecting twins. Our hearts are full of love – we can’t wait to meet you.’

Ronaldo’s post showed himself and Georgina proudly showing their twins’ ultrasounds, along with an image of his four children together in the swimming pool.

Georgina shares daughter Alana, three, with Cristiano, and the Manchester United star also has son Cristiano Jnr, 11, and twins Eva and Mateo, four.

Liverpool have joined Manchester United in the battle to sign Leeds and England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 25, in a £60m deal. (Star)

Paris St-Germain have joined the race to sign Leeds winger Raphinha, 24, after receiving glowing references from his Brazil team-mate Neymar. (Teamtalk)

Liverpool is one of the clubs that has expressed an interest in signing England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 18, from Borussia Dortmund. (Sport1, via Sun)

Marc Overmars will leave Ajax to become Newcastle’s director of football in January or February. (De Telegraaf via Voetbal Primeur – in Dutch)

Manchester United will be forced to pay manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a £7.5m severance package if they sack him now. (Sun)

Manchester United players turned on Solskjaer during a dressing room inquest. (Times – subscription required)

Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 36, has attempted to rally the Manchester United dressing room and encourage team-mates to support Solskjaer. (Manchester Evening News)

Newcastle had a scout watching Bayer Leverkusen’s attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz, 18, as the Germany international played against Cologne on Sunday. (Bild – in German)

Borussia Dortmund are in contact with Chelsea over the future of Germany forward Timo Werner, 25, English winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, 20, and USA winger Christian Pulisic, 23. (Teamtalk)

Liverpool plan to use a signing-on fee to help Mohamed Salah, 29, become their highest earner but reports the Egypt forward is asking for £500,000 per week in a new contract are inaccurate. (Teamtalk)

Michael Edwards is planning to leave his role as Liverpool’s sporting director at the end of the season and the 41-year-old Englishman does not have a new job lined up. (Football Insider)

Barcelona have made an initial enquiry about Monaco’s Brazilian full-back Caio Henrique, 24. (AS – in Spanish)