Two Italian Serie A sides are reportedly on the trail of Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira ahead of the January transfer market in five week’s time.

According to the Daily Mail, AC Milan and Napoli want to sign Lucas Torreira who is said to be ready to quit the Gunners.

Lucas Torreira is eyeing an exit from Arsenal after the Uruguayan international became disillusioned with the midfield role given to him by Arsenal manager Unai Emery.

The Uruguayan has been used as an attacking midfielder instead of his normal defensive midfield position.

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Lucas Torreira has not been an Arsenal regular this season as manager Unai Emery has preferred the trio of Dani Ceballos, Matteo Guendouzi and Granit Xhaka in midfield.

The Uruguayan was able to break into the starting XI due to the absence of Granit Xhaka in the Arsenal team for the last two games.

Swiss international Xhaka had an altercation with the Arsenal fans during a league game at the Emirates Stadium.

Granit Xhaka behaved in a bad way towards the Arsenal fans and that led to him being dropped as the Gunners skipper by Unai Emery.

He is expected to return to the Arsenal squad ahead of the Southampton game tomorrow.

Newly appointed Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho has approved the pursuit of Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale according to reports in the English media.

It was revealed that Mourinho has told Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy to pursue a move for Welsh international Bale.

Tottenham Hotspur named former Manchester United and Real Madrid boss Mourinho their new manager on Wednesday morning.

It was revealed that Spurs would give Mourinho around £150m to spend on new players as he tries to stamp his imprint on the team inherited at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Jose Mourinho was without a job in the dugout for almost a year before the appointment as Spurs’ boss.

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He could be joined by Gareth Bale at the club with the Welshman facing an uncertain future at the Estadio Santiago Bernebeu Stadium.

Bale has less than three years on his Real Madrid contract and he came close to leaving the club during the summer.

He was closing in on a free transfer move to Chinese Super League (CSL) outfit Jiangsu Suning before Real Madrid president Florentino Perez called the deal off.

Long-term Manchester United target Gareth Bale would have earned £1m weekly in China which is a significant increase in his salary of £600,000 at Real Madrid.

He joined Real Madrid from Spurs in a then world-record transfer worth £85.3m some six years ago.

Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is still maintaining his stance on the new contract offered him by the club according to the Daily Mirror.

It was rehealed that Aubameyang continues to turn down a new Arsenal contract as he waits on a move from Spanish La Liga champions Barcelona.

The Catalan giants are one of the clubs being mentioned as possible next destination for Gabonese international Aubameyang.

Apart from Barcelona, Manchester United and several Chinese Super League (CSL) teams have been touted as the next club for the former Borussia Dortmund and Saint Etienne player.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has 18 months left on his Arsenal contract and that could spell danger for the Gunners who will be reluctant to lose their best player.

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The Gabonese national team skipper has been the livewire of the Arsenal team for the better part of the last year especially in the Premier League.

Aubameyang has scored 13 of the last 18 Arsenal goals in the Premier League.

He already has eight Premier League goals this season while the next Arsenal players (Alexandre Lacazette and David Luiz) on the goalscoring chart have two league goals apiece.

Lacazette is his strike partner and he also rejected a new Arsenal contract though he has two-and-a-half years left on his own Gunners deal at the moment.

Premier League champions Manchester City are reportedly ready to offer star forward Raheem Sterling a new contract according to the Daily Mail.

It was revealed that Raheem Sterling would be offered a new bumper deal to secure his long-term future at the club despite the fact that the former Liverpool player signed a new Manchester City deal one year ago.

Raheem Sterling has been a key player for Manchester City over the last few years and he has a contract that runs until 2023 at the moment with a weekly salary of £300,000.

The length of his contract and weekly salary is expected to increase with the new development.

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Raheem Sterling has already scored 15 goals in all competitions for Manchester City this season and no one has scored more than him amongst the Premier League players.

Seven of his goals have come in the Premier League and the England international is amongst the pacesetters as far as the goalscorer chart is concerned.

He recently had an altercation with England national team colleague Joe Gomez who plays for Liverpool.

The altercation led to him being dropped for the Euro 2020 qualifier at home to Bulgaria which ended in a 7-0 win.

He returned for the final Euro 2020 qualifier, 4-0 away win over Kosovo.

Italian Serie A captain club AS Roma are reportedly keeping tabs on Real Madrid forward Mariano Diaz.

It was revealed by popular Italian media publication Corriere dello Sport that Roma want to sign Mariano Diaz when the winter transfer window opens again in the next few weeks.

Real Madrid will demand €20m for Mariano Diaz who was linked with Premier League giants Arsenal in the summer but the Gunners eventually settled for Ivory Coast winger Nicholas Pepe.

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Arsenal were in search of a forward during the summer and Mariano Diaz was one of the names linked with the position before they settled for Pepe who has scored just three goals since his big money move to the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal signed Pepe for a club-record fee of £72m and he’s yet to score from open play for his new team.

Mariano Diaz has been on the outskirts of Real Madrid for the majority of his time at the club since returning from French Ligue 1 side Lyon at the start of last season.

The likes of Eden Hazard, Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale, Rodrygo, Vinicius and many more are ahead of him in the pecking order as far as the Real Madrid attack is concerned.

Two European heavyweights are ready to make Mauricio Pochettino their next manager after he was relieved of his job at Tottenham Hotspur earlier this week.

This is according to the latest reports making the rounds in the British media.

The European heavyweights namely Barcelona and Bayern Munich want to sign Mauricio Pochettino as revealed by the specific publication from The Sun.

Pochettino has also emerged as a surprise contender for the Arsenal job with Spanish tactician Unai Emery hanging on to his job at the moment though it must be pointed out that his allegiance to North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur could be a stumbling block to the Gunners job.

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The recently sacked Spurs manager was constantly linked with both Manchester United and Real Madrid managerial jobs for the better part of the last year.

German champions Bayern Munich parted company with their manager Niko Kovac at the end of last month and are still searching for a new manager with Mauricio Pochettino now a major contender for the post.

Spanish champions Barcelona have struggled at times this season under manager Ernesto Valverde whose contract ends next summer.

Mauricio Pochettino is a major contender but his links with Catalan rivals Espanyol could hinder his appointment.

Veteran Premier League manager Harry Redknapp has backed Mauricio Pochettino for the controversial Arsenal job.

Harry Redknapp made this known in his latest interview as monitored by popular media outlet Goal when he was asked about the transfer reports linking Mauricio Pochettino with the Arsenal managerial job knowing that the Argentine tactician has history with North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, Bournemouth and Portsmouth are some of the clubs previously managed by Harry Redknapp who now works in the media industry.

Mauricio Pochettino was the Tottenham Hotspur manager for over five years until he was sacked on Tuesday night after the poor league start made by the Champions League campaigners this season.

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He was named the Spurs manager in 2014 after leaving fellow Premier League club Southampton.

Pochettino led Spurs to the Champions League final against all expectations at the end of last season before they were beaten in the final by Liverpool.

His Spurs team didn’t start the new Premier League season on a good note after three wins from 12 games left them in 14th place.

Mauricio Pochettino has been linked with the Arsenal job as a replacement for Unai Emery who’s under pressure to perform in North London.

Leicester City midfielder James Maddison is considering the option of signing a new contract at the club according to the publication from the stables of the Manchester Evening News (MEN).

This is despite the interest of Premier League giants Manchester United in his services.

James Maddison has become a key player for Leicester City as a result of his impressive performances for the Foxes and that has led to the interest of bigger Premier League sides including Manchester United.

The English midfielder is a top transfer target for Manchester United apart from the transfer rumours that linked him with Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur earlier this year.

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Leicester City are keen on extending his contract at the club despite the interest of the biggest sides in England and the player is tilting towards signing the contract.

Earlier reports had claimed that Manchester United will sign James Maddison in the New Year but that is in serious doubt with the recent development as confirmed by MEN.

James Maddison joined Leicester City from Norwich City at the start of last season and the England national team invitee has taken to the Premier League like a duck to water.

He is in his second season at the King Power Stadium.