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Your support makes all the difference.Temperatures are plummeting outside which can only mean one thing - the winter transfer window must be just around the corner.
Some of world football's biggest names swapped clubs for monster money in the summer, Neymar smashing the world transfer record by moving from Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain being the headline-grabber, but many closer to home could follow him in January with speculation about the futures of Philippe Coutinho, Alexis Sanchez and more refusing to go away.
Manchester City were the summer's biggest spenders splashing over £200m on new arrivals but Pep Guardiola isn't likely to stop there with a title there for the taking. Crosstown rivals United were busy too and will want more despite adding Romelu Lukaku, Nemanja Matic and Victor Lindelof in the summer with Jose Mourinho keen on an attacking wide player and a new full back.
Liverpool struggled to get deals over the line and could still lose Coutinho while Chelsea are still in need of bodies as Antonio Conte continues to battle with a hectic fixture list.
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Jose Mourinho was pleased with Manchester United's response to their derby loss as they overcame Bournemouth 1-0 at Old Trafford.
Romelu Lukaku scored the only goal on Wednesday as United got back to winning ways after their damaging, demoralising and controversial defeat to arch-rivals and Premier League leaders Manchester City on Sunday.
United boss Mourinho said of his players: "I think (they had a) very good attitude, very good determination to win.
Pep Guardiola basked in Manchester City's Premier League record of 15 consecutive wins but admits the landmark will count for nothing if they do not win the title.
City broke the 14-game winning streak set by Arsenal in 2002 with a 4-0 thrashing of bottom-placed Swansea on Wednesday night.
David Silva scored twice to cap another man-of-the-match display, and Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero were also on target.
Rafa Benitez may be reportedly interested in Danny Ings and Luke Shaw (see below), but with takeover rumours still swirling the Spaniard remains unsure of what Newcastle's transfer kitty will be in January.
"I need to know how much money we will have for January as soon as possible, that's it," said the former Liverpool manager after yesterday's loss against Everton.
Fabinho has confirmed he will leave Monaco in the summer.
"It should be my last season at Monaco," the Brazilian said. "Atletico or PSG? I’m a Monaco player.
"I need to prove I can play on teams like that. We'll see in May. I used to read the papers. I don't anymore. I'm OK with that."
Willian has had to deny reports that he wants to leave Chelsea after he scored in Chelsea 3-1 win over Huddersfield on Tuesday.
The Brazilian's first team opportunities have been limited in recent weeks, and he has been linked with Barcelona, as well as with a reunion with former boss Jose Mourinho at Manchester United.
However, the winger, who has scored 36 goals in over 200 appearances for the London club, reaffirmed his commitment to the club, telling the Evening Standard "I am always happy at Chelsea."
Arsenal's Jack Wilshere has admitted that there has been no progress on contract talks with the club, just days after West Ham manager David Moyes admitted his interest in the midfielder.
Wilshere's current deal expires in the summer, and despite a good performance in last night's 0-0 draw with the Hammers, the Englishman told The Guardian that there was no date set for contract talks.
With Wilshere available to talk to clubs from January under Bosman rules, the news will put his suitors, like West Ham and Newcastle United, on high alert.
Manchester United defender Luke Shaw is still being linked with a move away from the club, despite making his first league start of the season against Bournemouth last night.
With Tottenham and Newcastle both potentially interested, the club have been keen to play up his fitness in recent weeks, and the Bournemouth game may have been used as an opportunity for Mourinho to put the 22-year-old in the shop window, with the Portuguese manager keen to praise the young defender afterwards.
Mourinho wants to make additions this January, with Inter Milan's Joao Mario among those linked to the Red Devils (see below), and the £20m that could be recouped from Shaw's sale would be a big boost to their hopes of making a signing.
Manchester City target Alexis Sanchez has not been firing for Arsenal this season, with four goals in fourteen games. But Arsene Wenger insists it is not through a lack of effort, despite some Gunners' fans objections to the contrary.
"He tried tonight, he did fight," Wenger told the Evening Standard after the game. Sanchez will certainly have to do more to improve his form though, as well as to convince Manchester City to cough up for him in January or after the expiry of his contract in the summer.
Cristiano Ronaldo is considering his options at Real Madrid, according to Spanish TV channel El Chiringuito and the Express. The former Manchester United star, now 32, has had a disappointing season by his standards, scoring just four goals in the league.
He may feel he needs a new challenge after nine years in Madrid, with PSG long-term suitors and former club Manchester United always interested. But his contract doesn't expire until 2021, and he has reportedly hired a team of lawyers in attempt to lower the exorbitant £879m buy-out clause in his contract.
Mesut Ozil's Arsenal future has been in doubt since the summer, with rumours linking him to nearly all of Europe's 'superclubs'. His contract expires in the summer, and a reunion with Jose Mourinho in Manchester seems likely.
Ozil is still hopeful of a return to Spain with Barcelona, and according to Mundo Deportivo the German has given the Catalan club an ultimatum to make good on their interest in him within the next two weeks. Barcelona are still interested in Philippe Coutinho, as well as Gremio midfielder Arthur, and are unlikely to have room in their squad for all of them, so will have a difficult decision to make.
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