AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie is closing in on a move to Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers according to the newest reports from the British media.

Franck Kessie is in his third season at seven-time champions AC Milan after joining the Rossoneri from fellow Italian Serie A outfit Atalanta.

According to Birmingham Mail, Wolves are edging closer to a January transfer for Frank Kessie.

It was revealed that the earlier reports claimed that the Midlands club had agreed on a move for the Ivorian international star since the summer but that is wide off the mark.

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Franck Kessie had previously been linked with the London duo of Arsenal and Chelsea.

The Ivorian midfielder was a transfer target for the two London clubs in the summer though the Blues were unable to make any transfer due to the FIFA ban.

Chelsea were handed a transfer ban for two windows after they were deemed to have breached rules about signing players under the age of 18 by world football’s governing body FIFA.

The West Londoners appealed to FIFA over the ruling but their appeal was thrown out thereby prompting them to take the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) with the ruling expected later this month.

Lyon attacker Memphis Depay is reportedly tilting towards a move to North London club Tottenham Hotspur ahead of other interested teams.

This is according to the publication from the stables of HITC which revealed that Memphis Depay has a close relationship with Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Tanguy Ndombele and that could influence his decision.

Ndombele was at Lyon until this summer when he made a club-record move to Tottenham Hotspur.

Memphis Depay has been the star player at Lyon since his move to the French Ligue 1 club from Manchester United in January 2017.

The Dutch international star joined Lyon from Manchester United for £15m with a buyback clause inserted into the transfer.

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Tottenham Hotspur are ready to spend as much as £50m on a move for Memphis Depay as pointed out by the Daily Mirror.

The North Londoners have not had the best of seasons.

Spurs are in the second half of the Premier League table and are currently on a winless run of five games.

The 1-1 draw at home to Premier League highflyers Sheffield United was their last game and that took their run to five games without a win.

Sheffield United defender George Baldock canceled out the goal from Spurs forward Son Heung-Min.

Manchester United center-back Victor Lindelof is enjoying a tremendous career at Old Trafford under Solskjaer as he has started most of the Premier League matches this season.

Though United have conceded 12 goals this season, the Sweden international has formed a great understanding with summer signing Harry Maguire at the heart of the defense.

His performances for United and his country were enough to earn him Sweden’s men player of the year award last week.

Speaking to reporters after receiving the individual prize, the defender singled out former United manager José Mourinho for praise.

According to Lindelof, Mourinho had a great influence on his career at Old the Theatre of Dreams and he is grateful to have worked with the Portuguese tactician.

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He further confessed how much he cherished playing for the former Real Madrid manager, who has been without a club since he was sacked by United 11 months ago.

Lindelof misses Mourinho and he wishes to see the manager return to the dugout soon.

Meanwhile, Mourinho’s wait for a new club could be over soon as he is linked with Bayern Munich’s coaching job.

The Allianz Arena outfit is without a permanent manager and reports in Germany link the Portuguese and Massimiliano Allegri to the vacant position.

Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has pulled out of the Euro 2020 qualifiers for Scotland as a result of an injury.

Andy Robertson is the Scotland national team skipper and he’ll miss the upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Cyprus and Kazakhstan.

The Liverpool left-back sustained the injury during the blockbuster Premier League meeting with champions Manchester City on Sunday.

Robertson was a key performer for the Reds as they beat Manchester City 3-1 thereby extending their lead at the top of the league table.

The Scottish left-back provided the assist for the second goal scored by Mohamed Salah.

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The Salah strike came in the 13th minute after Brazilian national team midfielder Fabinho had scored the opening goal of the game on six minutes in a controversial manner.

Sadio Mane added a third goal for hosts Liverpool at the start of the second half off an assist from club skipper Jordan Henderson.

Manchester City pulled one back through Bernardo Silva and his goal proved to be a mere consolation.

Apart from Andy Robertson, the likes of Scott McTominay and Ryan Fraser will also sit out the Scotland Games.

Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay sustained an injury during the Brighton game on Sunday, while Bournemouth winger Ryan Fraser sustained an injury during the Newcastle United match on Saturday.

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has finally made his transfer wish-list for the upcoming winter transfer window and the Frenchman has decided to launch another transfer bid for his longtime target Paul Pogba.

According to Tuttomercatoweb, the Galacticos manager is targeting five players with his countryman at the top of the list.

In the report, the former Juventus star is Zidane’s prime target while Christian Eriksen, Bruno Fernandez, Fabian Ruiz and Donny van de Beek are also included in the manager’s list of wanted players.

This means that Solskjaer could be forced to look for Paul Pogba’s replacement next year due to Zidane’s undying interest in the playmaker.

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Having said that, Zidane’s speculated transfer list also boosted United’s hopes of signing James Rodriguez and Isco in January.

Tuttomercatoweb revealed that Zidane is willing to release both players to create space for incoming players.

The two attack-minded players aren’t rated by the French tactician and he’s ready to cash-in on their signatures.

James has always been linked with a switch to the Premier League giants, hence, this will serve as good news to the Red Devils board members.

As for Isco, it remains unknown if the Red Devils are willing to lure the Spaniard to the Theatre of Dreams.

Italian national team manager Roberto Mancini has revealed the reason why Brescia striker Mario Balotelli was not called up to his squad for the upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Armenia.

According to him, Ex-Liverpool attacker Mario Balotelli has not done enough to deserve an invitation to the Italy squad.

His last invitation to the Italian national team squad was in September 2018.

Roberto Mancini was reacting to the statement credited to the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) boss Gabriele Gravina.

The FIGC boss had said that Mario Balotelli should be called up to the Italian national team squad to send a message to racists in the country.

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The Italian football scene has been littered with racist incidents and Mario Balotelli has been a victim.

He almost walked out of the recent league game between Hellas Verona and Brescia because of racism.

The Italian striker was cajoled back to the pitch by his Brescia teammates during the game which ended in a 2-1 win for hosts Hellas Verona.

Italy is in very good shape under former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini and they have a perfect record in their Euro 2020 qualifiers.

They have won all their eight games in the qualifiers.

Parma forward Dejan Kulusevski reportedly impressed United’s scouts during their 2-0 victory over Roma last weekend.

The Red Devils scouts were among the spectators to run the rule over the United’s loanee Chris Smalling, who has been wonderful for Roma this season, but it was the 19-year-old attacker who got their attention following a blistering display during the encounter.

Italian media Corriere della Sera claimed that the scouts couldn’t help but pay attention to Kulusevski’s performance throughout the game.

The player is on loan from Atlanta and he’s expected to return to the club by the end of the season.

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However, Kulusevski is valued at £21m by the Serie A giants and he has reportedly attracted interests from Southampton and Wolves ahead of the winter market.

Should United move for the youngster? That’s the question that would be perfectly answered by the gaffer himself.

Nonetheless, I think there’s no need to compete with the Saints and Wolves for the player as there is a certain promising Mason Greenwood at Old Trafford.

The academy product is doing great at the moment, hence, there is no need bringing another inexperienced striker to the Theatre of Dreams in January.

If Solskjaer must sign a new striker in the winter, in-form RB Leipzig star is Timo Werner should be his prime target due to the player’s youthfulness, goalscoring prowess, and experience.

North London giants Arsenal have lined up one of their former players as a replacement for underpressure manager Unai Emery.

This is according to the specific report from The Sun which claimed that Arsenal are eyeing former midfielder Mikel Arteta to replace Unai Emery who has fallen short of expectations at this start of this season.

Mikel Arteta was close to being appointed as the Arsenal manager last summer before the Gunners hierarchy opted for Unai Emery.

Spanish tactician Unai Emery led the Gunners to fifth position in the Premier League in the last campaign as they missed out on Champions League football this season.

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Unai Emery and his Arsenal players also had the opportunity to qualify for Champions League football this season via the Europa League last season but they were beaten by London rivals Chelsea 4-1 in the final.

Arsenal have struggled under Unai Emery this season with the Gunners already eight points off the top four spots on the Premier League table.

In addition, Arsenal are winless in the last five games in all competitions dating back to the 1-0 win over South Coast club Bournemouth.

Their last league game ended in a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Leicester City.