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- Manchester City attacking midfielder Jack Grealish is attracting interest from two clubs in the Premier League, according to the Daily Mail. Both Tottenham and Newcastle United are reported to be watching the 29-year-old's situation, with belief that he could be tempted away from the Etihad Stadium amid a difficult spell of form for the Citizens. Grealish is yet to score this season despite making 18 appearances across all competitions.

- Barcelona have failed with their first attempt to register forward Dani Olmo, reports Mundo Deportivo. The Blaugrana are facing a struggle to register the 26-year-old amid ongoing financial problems, and it is believed their latest arguments to register both Olmo and Pau Víctor were rejected by the Court of First Instance 47. Both Manchester City and Manchester United are keeping close tabs on the situation, and they could have the chance to sign him if a resolution isn't found soon.

- Manchester United midfielder Casemiro has agreed to leave Manchester United, according to UOL. The 32-year-old is believed to be willing to move on from Old Trafford having struggled to establish himself in manager Ruben Amorim's squad, and it is reported that Al Nassr are at the front of the queue for his signature. Casemiro joined the Red Devils from Real Madrid in the summer of 2022.

- Manchester United are keen on Barcelona defender Andreas Christensen, according to Mundo Deportivo. Manager Ruben Amorim is reported to have identified the 28-year-old as a strong fit for his system, with the Red Devils looking to reinforce their defence when the transfer window opens. Competition could come from Juventus for the Denmark international, who is set to enter the final 18 months of his contract at the Camp Nou.

- Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney is on the radar of Celtic, according to Football Insider. The 27-year-old will enter the final six months of his contract in January, and it is reported that his former club is exploring a move that could see him return to Celtic Park in January or sign a pre-contract agreement that would become official in the summer. Tierney has made just one appearance for the Gunners this season, playing 69 minutes in the 3-2 Carabao Cup win over Crystal Palace.

- Three clubs are in the race for AC Milan centre-back Fikayo Tomori, reports Calciomercato. Juventus are believed to have begun negotiations with the Rossoneri over a potential loan deal for the 27-year-old that would include an obligation to be made permanent, though they face competition from the Premier League with both West Ham United and Brighton & Hove Albion interested in his services. Tomori arrived at the San Siro from Chelsea in the summer of 2021.

- A deal has been agreed by Bournemouth to sign DC United defender Matai Akinmboni, according to the Telegraph. The agreement is reported to be worth £1 million plus add-ons, with the 18-year-old set to undergo a medical ahead of his proposed switch to the Vitality Stadium. Akinmboni currently stars for the U.S. under-20 side, and was named on the bench in the 2-1 win over France in November.

Struggling Tottenham Hotspur had to settle for a 2-2 home draw against a revived Wolverhampton Wanderers side after a late strike by substitute Jørgen Strand Larsen in an entertaining Premier League clash on Sunday.

Having suffered four defeats in their previous five league games, injury-hit Spurs were aiming for a convincing performance to take the pressure off manager Ange Postecoglou but it was the visitors under new boss Vitor Pereira who came away the happier.

Wolves had taken the lead after seven minutes through Hwang Hee-Chan who fired a low shot that went in off the post after a short free kick, but Spurs equalised five minutes later when Rodrigo Bentancur's header beat keeper José Sá from a corner.

Tottenham spurned the chance to go in front when Son Heung-Min's spot kick was saved but they did go in ahead at the break after Brennan Johnson struck from close range. The second half was an end-to-end affair with Strand Larsen scoring in the 87th.

The result left Spurs languishing in 11th with 24 points from 19 games -- the first time they will finish the year lower than seventh since the 2008-09 season. Wolves are 17th on 16 points and stand two points above the relegation zone.

"It hurts and when you see how hard the players are trying it hurts even more because you want them to get a reward. I think today they deserved a reward," Postecoglou told reporters.

"It's my responsibility for where we are right now and it's my responsibility to get us out of it," he added.

Wolves started brightly and stunned the home supporters when a short free kick was played to South Korea forward Hwang on the edge of the box and he fired a low shot into the far corner that beat the diving Fraser Forster and went in off the post.

Spurs levelled soon after when Bentancur rose above the defence to send a powerful header past Sa from a Pedro Porro corner on the right much to the relief of Postecoglou.

Tottenham had the chance to take the lead just before halftime when they were awarded a penalty after André bundled Johnson over in the area but captain Son's spot kick was brilliantly saved by Portuguese Sá down to his right.

Spurs did go in front in added time at the end of the first half though when Johnson struck from close range after clever footwork inside the area by Dejan Kulusevski who cut the ball back from the right for the Welshman to finish smartly.

Wolves took off the injured Matheus Cunha, who was their most creative player in the opening period, and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde at the break, and brought on Strand Larsen and Goncalo Guedes as they looked dangerous chasing an equaliser.

Spurs soon made a change themselves as Destiny Udogie hobbled off and was replaced by Sergio Reguilón at left back, bringing more defensive woes for a side hit by injuries, with their first-choice centre backs both missing.

Another Tottenham substitute Timo Werner was soon in the thick of the action and burst down the left before sending over a low cross that Dominic Solanke just failed to connect with.

Spurs continued to press and Kulusevski was played through by Solanke 10 minutes from time, but although his tame effort got past Sá it was cleared by Santiago Bueno.

Wolves also looked dangerous though and snatched a point when Rayan Aït-Nouri played the ball down the left and Strand Larsen turned inside the box before firing a rising shot into the net past the stranded Forster to delight the away fans.

Pereira's side have now taken seven points from their last three games to boost their chances of avoiding the drop.

Nottingham Forest continued their challenge for a Premier League top-four spot as Anthony Elanga's first-half goal secured a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur to put them third on Thursday.

Elanga completed a superb Forest counter-attack in the 28th minute to settle a contest that Tottenham ended with 10 men after former Forest player Djed Spence was sent off.

The result moved Forest provisionally up to third with 34 points, while Tottenham's fourth defeat in five Premier League games left them in 11th with 23 points after 18 games.

Tottenham had edged the opening exchanges with former Forest winger Brennan Johnson going close for the visitors but the hosts struck in devastating fashion.

When Tottenham lost possession on the edge of the Forest area, the ball was played to Morgan Gibbs-White who split the visiting defence with a superb pass and Elanga beat goalkeeper Fraser Forster with a deft finish.

It was enough for Forest to win a third successive top-flight game for the first time since 1995 and was especially sweet for manager Nuno Espirito Santo, who was sacked by Tottenham three years ago.

Forest have more points than they managed in the whole of last season when they flirted with relegation.

Tottenham are 11 points behind Forest and pressure is sure to mount on manager Ange Postecoglou.

His side had chances before the break with Matz Sels twice denying Johnson and Son Heung-min hitting the side-netting with a free kick shortly before the interval.

Tottenham were toothless after the break though and their frustration was summed up when Spence was shown a second yellow card deep in stoppage time.

Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to four points with a dominant but chaotic 6-3 win at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday thanks to doubles from Luis Díaz and Mohamed Salah.

Díaz met Trent Alexander-Arnold's beautiful cross with a diving header to open the scoring before Alexis Mac Allister nodded home from close range to double Liverpool's lead.

James Maddison pulled one back four minutes before half-time after Mac Allister was dispossessed in midfield by Dejan Kulusevski to give the hosts a route back into the contest.

But Dominik Szoboszlai scored in first half added time to restore the Reds' two-goal lead and give Spurs a mountain to climb.

Salah netted twice in seven second-half minutes, passing Liverpool great Billy Liddell on the club's all-time scoring list with his 14th and 15th league goals of the season, to make it 5-1 and send some Spurs fans heading to the exits.

"I'm happy and proud, I'll just keep working hard," Liverpool's now fourth most prolific scorer, said

Kulusevski's volley was followed by Dominic Solanke's 83rd-minute goal to give Spurs hope of an unlikely comeback, before Díaz made it 6-3 two minutes later to finish a madcap contest that could have had even more goals.

"We were quite good up front but defensively we need to improve as a team," Salah told Sky Sports. "It's quite good the result, and hopefully we just keep going."

Liverpool are top with 39 points from 16 games, four points above second-placed Chelsea who have played a game more. Spurs remain 11th, with 23 points from 17 games.

Arne Slot's team constantly threatened in attack and Salah ought to have put them ahead inside three minutes when Spurs goalkeeper Fraser Forster, who made two costly errors in midweek, passed straight to him in the box, but Salah dragged his shot wide.

Salah then hit the bar after beating three defenders with some silky footwork, but the visitors deservedly took the lead in the 23rd minute with Díaz heading home at full stretch.

A second looked an inevitability and it came in the 36th minute after Andy Robertson's cross to Szoboszlai bounced kindly for Mac Allister, who nodded past the onrushing Forster.

Mac Allister was at fault for Spurs' first goal, however, which came out of nowhere and ought to have given Spurs a platform to drag themselves back into it.

But Szoboszlai made it 3-1, running onto Salah's through ball and nutmegging Forster at the end of a sweeping move.

Salah got in on the act after the break, tapping home from close range in the 54th minute and then adding another shortly after when Szoboszlai laid it on a plate.

Liverpool showed no signs of sitting back, with Forster forced into a good save to deny Alexander-Arnold, before Kulusevski and then Solanke raised the prospect of a remarkable comeback.

But Díaz placed a clinical finish past Forster with five minutes of normal time remaining to end a breathless encounter, which fell two goals short of equalling a Premier League record.

Dec 21 (Reuters) - Paris St Germain will focus on developing their young talent rather than pursuing reinforcements in the January transfer window as they already have a strong squad, manager Luis Enrique said ahead of Sunday’s French Cup clash with RC Lens.

With the departure of talisman Kylian Mbappe, midfielders Manuel Ugarte, and Danilo Pereira last season, PSG have embraced a new chapter filled with emerging talent.

The French champions, once known for spending big in the transfer market with high-profile signings such as Neymar Jr and Lionel Messi, have shifted to a more measured and attentive approach.

"What gift do I hope for at Christmas? I am very happy with the squad. The best approach during every transfer window is to stay attentive," the Spaniard told reporters on Saturday.

"It’s difficult to improve our squad. We want to develop our young talents. As far as the market is concerned, we've got a very good team."

"Last year, we made more than 10 transfers. There’s no urgency or need at the moment. If there’s an opportunity to improve the squad then great but we already have a very strong team."

Holders PSG will aim to win the Coupe de France a record 16th time this season, starting with their first-round match against Lens, who are seventh in the Ligue 1 standings.

PSG lead Ligue 1 with 40 points, 10 clear of second-placed Marseille but have struggled in the Champions League, sitting 25th and they will need to be at their best to stay alive in the competition, which resumes next month.

"From January onwards, we continue in all competitions, it will be very demanding... I like that the players are able to rest a bit. It's all about disconnecting now to be able to work as best as possible for the second half of the season," Luis Enrique added.

South Korean winger Yang Min-Hyeok departed Seoul for London on Monday to join Tottenham Hotspur midseason, where he will link up with fellow international Son Heung-Min.

Spurs signed Yang from Gangwon FC in July on a contract valid through 2030. The 18-year-old was initially set to join Ange Postecoglou's side in January but is now arriving a month earlier than planned.

He will still be ineligible to play for the club before Jan. 1.

Yang conceded he felt anxious before his 14-hour flight but shared his anticipation at the chance to play alongside Tottenham captain Son, the most popular sports figure in his home country and 14 years his senior.

Struggling to sleep, he spent the early hours watching Spurs' dominant 5-0 Premier League victory over Southampton, which kicked off at 4 a.m. Monday in South Korea.

"I am excited to be joining the club. It would be an honour to play with Son and I would be grateful for that opportunity," Yang told reporters at Incheon International Airport in Seoul.

"I have pictured myself in that situation. I can't wait to get there and show people what I am capable of, and have a chance to play next to him in the same match."

Yang and Son have briefly crossed paths before. In July, Yang faced Tottenham in a friendly while representing a K League All-Star team. By September, he had joined Son on the South Korean national team after earning his senior call-up for World Cup qualifiers. However, he has yet to earn a cap.

Yang scored 12 goals and registered six assists in 38 matches for Gangwon this season. In March, he became the youngest-ever goalscorer in K League 1, just before his 18th birthday.

He will be a welcome addition to a Spurs side ravaged by injury.

"I'd like to get into a match before the season ends, and hopefully score a goal or get an assist," Yang said. "Because I am joining the team in midseason, I've been focusing on rest and recovery, so that I will stay healthy going forward.

"Personally, I feel that I am ready [for Premier League debut]. I'll put on a good performance there and I hope fans will continue to support me."

Fulham captain Tom Cairney came off the bench to rescue a point before being sent off in a 1-1 draw at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday, after Brennan Johnson's volley gave the hosts the lead.

Fulham were the better side in the first half, though Son Heung-Min spurned a clear chance in the opening minute after Timo Werner intercepted a risky pass out of defence.

Raúl Jiménez was twice denied by Spurs goalkeeper Fraser Forster, making his first league appearance this season in place of the injured Guglielmo Vicario.

Forster stood tall when Jiménez was found in space in the box before he produced a great save at full stretch to keep out the striker's goalbound header.

Spurs also went close when Radu Dragusin forced Bernd Leno to tip his header over the bar after a well-worked corner.

Fulham were the more threatening side, though, and nearly scored shortly before half-time with a quick counter but Alex Iwobi's shot clipped the bar.

The visitors were sharper after the restart too, but Spurs took the lead in the 54th minute through Johnson's third goal in four games.

Werner's cross to the back post found Johnson in acres of space and he sent a neat finish past Leno to give Spurs a surprising lead.

Cairney pulled Fulham level in the 67th minute when his strike from the edge of the box curled beyond Forster's grasp.

Cairney was sent off seven minutes from time for raking his studs down Dejan Kulusevski's calf, with referee Darren Bond upgrading his initial yellow card to a red after being sent to the pitchside monitor by VAR.

Fulham weathered late pressure and held on for a deserved point, which put them 10th in the table with 19 points from 13 games.

Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario has undergone surgery after suffering a fractured ankle during Saturday's 4-0 victory at Manchester City, the Premier League club announced.

The 28-year-old Italy international completed the full 90 minutes of the away game Spurs said on Monday he had suffered the injury during the match.

"We can confirm that Guglielmo Vicario has today undergone surgery for a fracture of his right ankle," they wrote in a statement posted on X.

"Guglielmo will be assessed by our medical staff to determine when he can return to training. We're all behind you, Vic."

LONDON -- It's a brisk Thursday morning at Hotspur Way, site of Tottenham Hotspur's sprawling training grounds in the North London borough of Enfield. The previous evening, Spurs had travelled to Istanbul to face Galatasaray in the UEFA Europa League, falling 3-2 to a Victor Osimhen-inspired Cimbom. There was no time to dwell on that, however, as immediately after they boarded a jet back home, landing at 3:30 a.m., with the eyes of Ange Postecoglou and his coaching staff already on Sunday's fixture with Ipswich Town.

For assistants like Mile Jedinak and Nick Montgomery, this meant heading straight to Hotspur Way, catching a few hours of sleep in its (very nice) sleeping facilities before commencing preparations for the Premier League clash. It's exhausting but there were morning meetings to be had, after all, as well as the finer details of training to be locked in.

Then there was training itself before more meetings, as well as opposition analysis that subsequently needed to be communicated to players on a teamwide, unit, and individual basis. Amidst that, there were tailored training and support plans for players to be overseen as well as planning for what was to come after what was to be a 2-1 loss to the Tractor Boys. Safe to say, it was a busy morning.

"It's all intertwined, really," Jedinak explains to ESPN, a coffee in hand. "That's what this collaborative coaching team does and continues to do."

Named captain of the Socceroos under Postecoglou, 40-year-old Jedinak is now in his second season as his assistant at Tottenham, coming across from Aston Villa soon after the gaffer's arrival. He describes Spurs' atmosphere as one where both players and staff are challenged not only to constantly improve, but also to challenge each other to do the same; something he enjoys immensely. Seeing players work diligently every day, in combination with taking on the information they're expected to inspire him to work harder and smarter.

"When you're sitting on this [coaching] side of it, you do realise how much time and effort goes into every bit of detail," he says. "Not that you didn't [appreciate it] as a player, because you were ultimately trying to do your best and perform and take on the information. But when you have to plan that [before disseminating the information], you realise that there is an awful amount of time and prep to go into things."

And Jedinak gets plenty of chances to implement this work. Postecoglou has become well-known for fostering an intense sense of loyalty and respect from his players while, at the same time, keeping them at arm's length; ensuring there's enough distance between them to ensure sentiment won't prevent him from making necessary, hard calls. On a day-to-day basis, this means that, compared to others, his assistants -- Jedinak, Montgomery, Matt Wells, Ryan Mason and Sergio Raimundo -- carry added responsibilities.

"From our perspective as coaches, as assistants, we have a lot of contact time with the players," explains Jedinak. "So we need to use that and we need to use that wisely, especially with the schedule and the fixtures the way that they are.

"It's not always done necessarily on the training pitch and from a physical output, it's [also] team meetings and maybe individual meetings and unit meetings to get your message across.

"Each of us as coaches has our way of doing that. And I think, I think that's the sort of beauty of being in the dynamic: everyone brings something different to it. And rest assured the players are getting the contact time that they need."

Other coaches, of course, are more hands-on with their charges; there's never one "right" way of managing dressing rooms. But given his legacy of success across both Asia and Europe, there's clearly something to how Postecoglou implements and gets his side's buying into his philosophy.

"For him to give the sort of trust he does to the assistants -- to trust you -- that's so empowering," Montgomery, the former Hibernian and Central Coast Mariners boss now part of Spurs' backroom staff, told ESPN. "I've been a manager, I know what you get back from staff when you give them that trust.

"But he's always on top of everything. There's nothing that goes by that he's not on top of. And as much as he keeps his distance from the players, in terms of the staff, he's always available too, even if it's just you want to ask him something or share something with him.

"The places where you've seen he's had success, he's been built on good characters, as well as people buying into the way that he wants to play -- the staff and players. That's been evident everywhere he's been, and that's a real skill to get everybody to do that."

A familiar figure in British football thanks to his 349 games at Sheffield United, that Australia claims Montgomery as one of their own draws a few bemused looks in Enfield. But he's an Australian citizen now, and his signature coaching achievement came in the A-League; helping to build a young core at the Mariners as an academy coach before taking over the senior side and leading the league's most penurious outfit to a famous 6-1 Grand Final win over CFG-owned Melbourne City.

Postecoglou was one of the first to reach out with congratulations after that game, with the two in intermittent contact since Montgomery sent the former Socceroos boss a message in the aftermath of Australia's 2015 Asian Cup win. More congratulations followed after Montgomery was appointed to what became a short, unsuccessful stint as the boss of Hibs. Montgomery had plenty of interest in his services after departing Easter Road, but a chance message to Postecoglou opened the door for an opportunity in North London; one he seized with both hands. The difference in resources between the Premier League and the A-League and Scottish Premiership may be stratospheric, but the grass is grass and the ball remains round.

"I love the way that we play," Montgomery tells ESPN. "I love that we try to go out and win every game and outscore the opposition. And I love the energy and the youthfulness that we have in the team. Ange is not afraid to play young players. And I think if you look at what I did at the Mariners and Hibs, that's something that I've never been afraid to do. You reap the rewards by being brave like that.

"It's hard not to come and improve when you're working with top, top coaches, a top manager and world-class players. When you talk about some of the players here, a lot of them have played for the country. They're big names. But in the end, they're genuine people who have come from similar backgrounds to everybody like myself."

Both Montgomery and Jedinak see senior managerial roles in their future but, for now, their focus is entirely on Spurs' season. As Jedinak observes, anything less than full focus in an environment like the Premier League and you quickly get left behind. But as is made clear throughout the conversations with both, it's also about improving every day, in an environment that most coaches could only dream of.

"I've said it before, part of my responsibility, I feel, and part of what I want to give back is to open as many doors as I can for Aussie coaches or coaches from that side of the world," Postecoglou tells ESPN. "And it's great for me to have [Jedinak and Montgomery] alongside me."