Transfer news and football gossip: Juan Mata to Arsenal, Alexis Sanchez latest, and Liverpool sale update

Transfer news and football gossip: Juan Mata to Arsenal, Alexis Sanchez latest, and Liverpool sale update
Here are the biggesttransfer rumours and other football stories from Friday’s newspapers and online…3Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata is set to leave the club on a free transfer in the summer – and join Arsenal, according to talkSPORT host Adrian Durham (READ MORE HERE)They could also loseAlexis Sanchez who wants to leave Old Trafford less than a year after joining fromthe Gunners.(Times)And to make it a triple exit, United’s Italian full-back Matteo Darmian is likely to leave in January, withInter MilanandRomainterested.(Sun)Huddersfieldcould move forBurnleygoalkeeper Tom Heaton, 32, who has lost his place at Turf Moor to fellow Englishman Joe Hart.(Sun)Manchester CityandBarcelonalook set to miss out on Ajaxand Netherlands wonderkid defender Matthijs de Ligt, who appears set to sign forJuventus.(Calciomercato)3

Matthijs de Ligt is a must-have signing for several top clubs.

Liverpooland Belgium goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, 30, is a target for Patrick Vieira’sNice.(READ MORE HERE)After reports they could be up for sale (READ MORE HERE) Liverpoolhave dismissed the claims that owner John W Henry is open to selling club for over $2bn.(READ MORE HERE)Danny Welbeck’s injury could seeArsenalboss Unai Emery step-up his 45million pursuit ofLille’sIvory Coast winger Nicolas Pepe.(The Sun)Bournemouthboss Eddie Howe insists he would not entertain interest in England striker Callum Wilson from other clubs and said he did not want to “break” the team he was building.(Bournemouth Echo)Howe’s comments come after Wilson was linked with a 35million move to Chelsea. (READ MORE HERE)3

Wilson has been in brilliant form this season

Chelseawill compete with a number of Serie A clubs, includingJuventus,to sign Bresciamidfielder Sandro Tonali, who has already been dubbed “the new Andrea Pirlo”.(Goal)Manchester United and Arsenal could miss out on Juventus Mehdi Benatia as he could join AC Milanon loan in January, with an option to buy for 15m euros next summer.(Sport Mediaset, via Calciomercato)Evertoncentre-back Yerry Mina, 24, says any discussions withManchester Unitedover a possible move in the summer was just his agent.(Guardian)

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Sven Mislintat signed nine players during his time at Arsenal Gunners stars such as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Lucas Torreira joined the club during Mislintat's reign. He will now work alongside former Everton and Aston Villa midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger, who is head of sport at Stuttgart.
Ex-Arsenal head of recruitment Sven Mislintat joins Stuttgart

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Bate Borisov 1-0 Arsenal: Gunners suffer defeat in Belarus Stanislav Dragun headed Bate in front shortly before half-time Alexandre Lacazette was sent off as Arsenal slumped to a disappointing first-leg defeat against Bate Borisov in the Europa League last 32.
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How Thierry Henry's Monaco could look at the end of January

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Boca Juniors vs. River Plate: Libertadores final postponed again after bus attack, new time and date yet to be determined The final is expected to be now played sometime in December
Copa Libertadores final between Boca Juniors and River Plate

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Laurent Koscielny appeared to suffer a new injury setback after hobbling off in Arsenal Under-21's Checkatrade Trophy defeat to Portsmouth at Fratton Park. The defender has been fighting back to
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Egypt to replace Cameroon as host of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Cameroon was stripped of hosting rights because of security concerns and the slow pace of preparations.
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Monaco manager Thierry Henry went full dad mode on 17-year-old defender Benoît Badiashile, shooting the youngster a stern death stare after he forgot to tuck in his chair after a UEFA Champions League press conference on Tuesday.
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Lionel Messi will stop at nothing to get his beautiful cup back and what we learned from Barcelona 3-0 Liv admin May 2nd, 2019 0 Comment Our man in Spain Lee Roden was at Camp Nou to witness a masterclass from the greatest footballer in the world Read More..
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Emiliano Sala: Nantes FINED by French League for TRIBUTE to striker after he died thesunbest 0 February 21, 2019 11:10 am Sala died in a plane crash last month after leaving Nantes for Cardiff in the January transfer window.The plane in which he was flying in crashed i
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Manchester City's lethargic first-half display against Huddersfield suggests Pep Guardiola's side have room for improvement in title race The gap to Liverpool was again reduced to four points
Liverpool 5-0 Huddersfield Town: Rampant Reds regain top spot

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David Hopkin has stood down as Bradford manager after just six months in charge, the League One club have confirmed. Saturday's 3-2 defeat at Walsall left the Bantams 23rd in the table, just four points above bottom side AFC Wimbledon.
Bradford City manager resigns from League One club after six

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Mauricio Pochettino has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association (FA) following his angry row with referee Mike Dean at the end of Tottenham's 2-1 defeat at Burnley. READ | Maybe the cables crossed in my brain - Pochettino explains Dean row
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