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WEDNESDAY 21ST DECEMBER 2016
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⚽⚽Manchester United have opened talks to sign £60m-rated Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann.

⚽⚽West Ham have pulled the plug on contract talks with Slaven Bilic as fears mount he could be axed after their poor first half of the season.

⚽⚽Real Madrid forward James Rodriguez has been spotted at the British Embassy in Colombia ahead of potential move to Chelsea or Manchester United.

⚽⚽Manchester United's Ashley Young is wanted by six Premier League clubs - including his former side Watford.

⚽⚽Hull are lining up Jefferson Montero to replace wantaway Robert Snodgrass.

⚽⚽West Ham are plotting an ambitious loan move in January for Anthony Martial or Marcus Rashford.

⚽⚽Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes Swedish counterpart Victor Lindelof is ready to make the move from Benfica to join him at Manchester United.

⚽⚽United also have their eye on right-back Nelson Semedo, a team-mate of Lindelof's in Lisbon.

⚽⚽Arsene Wenger is targeting Valencia's highly-promising Jose Gaya as he looks to bolster the Arsenal squad.

⚽⚽Hull are lining up Swansea winger Jefferson Montero if they need to replace Robert Snodgrass, who is a target for West Brom and Celtic in January.

⚽⚽Nottingham Forest risk losing stars such as skipper Henri Lansbury next month after owner Fawaz al-Hasawi put a block on new contracts until he sells up.

⚽⚽New manager Gianfranco Zola will make Burnley reserve striker Lukas Jutkiewicz his first signing at Championship side Birmingham City when the transfer window opens in January.

⚽⚽Sam Allardyce remains in Crystal Palace's sights as a potential replacement for Alan Pardew.

⚽⚽Jonjo Shelvey is considering an appeal after being found guilty of racially abusing an opponent.

⚽⚽Manchester United owners want Jose Mourinho to stay until 2025.

⚽⚽Manchester United want manager Jose Mourinho to stay until 2025, even though the Portuguese is just six months into a three-year deal. (Star)

⚽⚽Crystal Palace have set their sights on Sam Allardyce as a potential replacement for Alan Pardew, should the Eagles boss get the sack.
(Mirror)

⚽⚽Wolfsburg's 23-year-old Germany attacking midfielder Julian Draxler, previously a target for Arsenal, has agreed a £34m move to French champions Paris St-Germain. (Daily Mail)

⚽⚽West Ham will attempt to sign either England striker Marcus Rashford, 19, or France forward Anthony Martial, 21, from Manchester United on loan in January. (Telegraph)

⚽⚽Manchester United are in talks with Atletico Madrid over a £60m deal for their 25-year-old France forward Antoine Griezmann. (Sun)

⚽⚽And United are ready to spend £50m on Benfica's Sweden defender Victor Lindelof, 22. (Mirror)

⚽⚽Lindelof nearly signed for Middlesbrough last year when they were in the Championship. (Evening Gazette)

⚽⚽Chelsea will reject loan offers for their 23-year-old Belgium forward Michy Batshuayi in January.
(Guardian)

⚽⚽Arsenal are interested in signing Valencia's Spain Under-21 left-back Jose Gaya, 21. (Mirror)

⚽⚽Real Madrid's 25-year-old Colombia attacking midfielder James Rodriguez is being offered to Premier League clubs. (Daily Mail)

⚽⚽As the Spanish season enters its winter break, Rodriguez will spend Christmas in Colombia, where he will also apply for a visa to travel to England. (El Tiempo - in Spanish)

⚽⚽Manchester United are in negotiations to sign Benfica's 23-year-old Portugal right-back Nelson Semedo. (Record - in Portuguese, subscription required)

⚽⚽Semedo has a £54m buy-out clause in his contract with Benfica, but United would expect to pay significantly less. (Sun)

⚽⚽Everton want to sign Werder Bremen's Denmark midfielder Thomas Delaney, 25, for £5.5m.
(Liverpool Echo)

⚽⚽West Brom are set to sign Aston Villa's 28-year-old Benin striker Rudy Gestede for £7m in January, with Villa lining up Brentford forward Scott Hogan, 24, as a replacement. (Sun)

⚽⚽Hull will try to sign 27-year-old Ecuador forward Jefferson Montero from Swansea if they lose 29-year-old Scotland midfielder Robert Snodgrass to West Brom. (Mirror)

⚽⚽Arsenal are interested in signing Standard Liege's 22-year-old Belgium Under-21 goalkeeper Guillaume Hubert and have sent scouts to watch him play six times this season. (Daily Mail)

⚽⚽After a case of mistaken identity, Erik Pieters has had his yellow card against Leicester rescinded and given to fellow Stoke defender Bruno Martins Indi instead. (Stoke Sentinel)

⚽⚽Newcastle are set to appeal against the five-game ban given to midfielder Jonjo Shelvey for using racially abusive language. (Guardian)

⚽⚽French authorities have opened an investigation into possible tax fraud after studying documents released by a collaborative team of European journalists in early December, known as Football Leaks. (L'Equipe - in French)

⚽⚽Birmingham City are interested in signing Nottingham Forest captain and midfielder Henri Lansbury, 26. (Birmingham Mail)

⚽⚽Bristol City striker Tammy Abraham, 19, believes he can succeed at parent club Chelsea, despite being one of 37 players the Premier League leaders have out on loan. (Evening Standard)

⚽⚽Manchester United's England winger Ashley Young, 31, is being targeted by Watford, Everton, Swansea, West Brom, Burnley and Hull. (Sun)

⚽⚽Stoke's Switzerland winger Xherdan Shaqiri says he came close to joining Liverpool when Brendan Rodgers was in charge at Anfield. (Spox - in German)

⚽⚽Bournemouth's 20-year-old French striker Lys Mousset feels he has been "wasting my time" after playing just 23 minutes in the Premier League since joining from Le Havre in June. (Paris-Normandie.fr - in French)

⚽⚽However, Mousset is set to deny making the comments and has the support of his club.
(Bournemouth Echo)

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MATCHES ACROSS EUROPE TODAY
NB: ALL TIMES ARE IN GMT+1

21 DECEMBER 2016

*Germany - Bundesliga*

Bayern München 20 : 00 RB Leipzig

Hertha BSC 20 : 00 Darmstadt 98

Köln 20 : 00 Bayer Leverkusen

Ingolstadt 20 : 00 Freiburg

Hoffenheim 20 : 00 Werder Bremen

*Italy - Serie A*

Internazionale 20 : 45 Lazio

*France - Ligue 1*

Saint-Étienne 20 : 50 Nancy

Bordeaux 20 : 50 Nice

Lille 20 : 50 Rennes

Olympique Lyonnais 20 : 50 Angers

PSG 20 : 50 Lorient

Bastia 20 : 50 Olympique Marseille

Dijon 20 : 50 Toulouse

Monaco 20 : 50 Caen

Nantes 20 : 50 Montpellier

Metz 20 : 50 Guingamp

*Spain - Copa del Rey*

Sevilla 19 : 00 Formentera

Eibar 19 : 00 Sporting Gijón

Osasuna 21 : 00 Granada

Valencia 21 : 00 Leganés

Deportivo La Coruña 21 : 00 Real Betis

Barcelona 22 : 00 Hércules


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*Hemzyh* wishes everyone merry Christmas
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