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Manchester United directors reportedly feared Jose Mourinho could quit the Red Devils for PSG after the end of the 2017/18 season. His current contract expires in 2019.

Fellaini, 29, is valued highly by Jose Mourinho but a number of clubs are monitoring his contract situation.

Roberto Martinez has given a positive update with regards to Jan Vetonghen's ankle injury, which will force the defender to miss Belgium's game against Mexico.

England have suffered yet another setback ahead of the Ashes after Jake Ball sprained his ankle during the warm-up match against Cricket Australia XI.

"The biggest issue is transparency and creating an open market with an independent ranking structure and independent titles," Couture told IBTimes UK.

Reports from Portugal suggest that 16-year-old Benfica winger Umaro Embalo will leave Lisbon to join Manchester United's youth set-up.

Schalke 04 star Leon Goretzka is said to be determined to wait until the summer to complete a free-agent move to Barcelona.

Di Maria, 29, may have to leave the French capital as PSG look to stay in line with Financial Fair Play requirements.

Arsenal are braced to make two major changes to the way in which they recruit players in the transfer market.

Bolasie, 28, has not played for Everton since December after suffering serious knee ligament damage against Manchester United.

Real Madrid right-back Dani Carvajal could return to action against Atletico Madrid having completed the last two training sessions.

Reports suggest that Newcastle midfielder Mikel Merino could be facing between six to eight weeks out, although Rafael Benitez claims that he is getting better.

Sadio Mane will be accompanied by a Liverpool physio while on international duty with Senegal over the next fortnight.

Ross Barkley remains a target for Chelsea in the January transfer window, despite changes behind the scenes.

Pogba has been out of action for two months after suffering a hamstring injury against Basel in September.

Sergio Ramos does not agree with Cristiano Ronaldo's claim that Real Madrid are missing Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata and co.

Reports suggest that Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek, on loan at Crystal Palace, will start for England against Germany on Friday night.

Barkley rejected a contract offer from Everton as well as a move to Chelsea in the summer, and Allardyce thinks the 23-year-old has been poorly advised.

Sanchez and Ozil are both in the final knockings of their contracts at The Emirates Stadium and look set to leave north London on free transfers in the summer.

Pete Sampras has praised Roger Federer after the Swiss came back from a long injury layoff to have one of his most successful seasons in a decade.

Barcelona are ready to launch a fresh €120m offer to convince Liverpool to part ways with Philippe Coutinho during the upcoming January transfer window.

Gareth Southgate is satisfied that each of the six withdrawals from England's squad for friendlies against Germany and Brazil were genuine.

Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has allayed injury fears after missing the Spain's trainning session on Wednesday.

Rafael Nadal is confident he will be fit in time to play in the ATP World Tour Finals, despite a recurrence of his long-standing knee issues.

Kepa Arrizabalaga has a €20m release clause in his current contract at Athletic Bilbao, which will expire in 2018.

Tom Davies could be a doubt for Everton's trip to Crystal Palace after pulling out of the England squad for a European Under-21 Championship qualifier in Ukraine.

Former UFC women's bantamweight champion Miesha Tate believes Georges St-Pierre is not the GOAT of MMA yet but could cement it with a win against Tyron Woodley or Robert Whittaker.

Former world number one Mats Wilander believes Rafael Nadal is the only player 'hungrier' than Roger Federer as he details the changes the Spaniard has made in 2017.

The Frenchman has made a brilliant start to his debut season in the Premier League, scoring six goals in 11 appearances thus far.