Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte conceded his richly successful switch to three at the back has left Branislav Ivanovic as the odd man out, with speculation swirling over the Serbia captain’s future at Stamford Bridge.
Saido Berahino has apologised to West Brom fans for his behaviour at the club but the Stoke City newcomer claims he was „in a situation I don’t think most footballers will ever be in“ at the Hawthorns.
The former England Under-21 forward moved to the bet365 Stadium last week in a deal that could reportedly rise to be worth £15million.
Joao Mario says he is trying to persuade Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo to join him at Inter, but is finding the task difficult.
Inter sporting director Piero Ausilio recently vowed to stop discussing reports linking his side with a shock move for Barcelona star Lionel Messi as he feared it would delude their supporters.
Diego Lopez says he is focusing on Espanyol amid talk of a move to Chelsea. Goalkeeper Lopez, who is on loan at Espanyol from Serie A side AC Milan, has been talked up as a replacement for Asmir Begovic at Stamford Bridge. Begovic, who is serving as Thibaut Courtois’ deputy, is keen to play more regularly and Chelsea reportedly rejected a bid from Bournemouth for the Bosnia-Herzegovina international.
Carlo Ancelotti insists he is not worried about the form of Bayern Munich attacker Thomas Muller. Muller has scored only four goals in all competitions this season and the 27-year-old also failed to score at Euro 2016 for Germany.
Mali must beat Uganda in Oyem and hope Egypt lose to Ghana in the other Group D match if they are to reach the quarter-finals.
But to do that Alain Giresse’s side need to improve in front of goal having thus far failed to score.
Leeds United welcome back defender Pontus Jansson after he served a two-match ban for 10 bookings.
Garry Monk’s side, who lost 3-2 at Barnsley on Saturday, will go back up to third with a win.
Liverpool vs Southampton
England – League Cup Semi-Final, Second Leg
Date: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
Kick-Off at 20:00 UK
Venue: Anfield, Liverpool.
Juventus vs AC Milan
Coppa Italia – Quarter-final
Date: Wednesday 25th January, 2017
Kick-off: 19:45 UK
Venue: Juventus Stadium, Turin.
Hull City are in talks to sign Liverpool’s Serbia forward Lazar Markovic, who has been on loan at Sporting Lisbon since the summer.
The 22-year-old could move to the KC Stadium until the end of the season, but his season-long deal in Portugal would need to be ended first.
