Premier League giants Manchester United are in the driving seat as far as the transfer of Leicester City midfielder James Maddison is concerned.

This is according to renowned journalist David Ornstein who said that Manchester United will sign James Maddison next year.

According to him, he has been in touch with the three camps and that the player will leave Leicester City to join the Red Devils in the New Year.

David Ornstein was previously with BBC Sports but recently left the popular English media outlet to join American news portal The Athletic.

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Ornstein said that he has been in touch with the Leicester City camp, the Manchester United camp as well as the James Maddison camp and that the understanding is that the player will join Manchester United in 2020.

Manchester United are not the only clubs linked with the Leicester City playmaker.

The England international had previously been linked with other Premier League sides like Tottenham Hotspur and league leaders Liverpool.

James Maddison has been a key player for Leicester City since joining the club from newly promoted team Norwich City last summer.

Norwich City received around 24 million pounds from Leicester City for his transfer and recent reports claimed that the player is rated at around 60 million pounds at the moment.

Reigning Europa League champions Chelsea will reportedly battle with Premier League rivals Manchester United for the right to sign Leicester City left-back Ben Chilwell.

This is according to the publication from 90min which revealed that Chelsea will have to see off Manchester United in their quest to sign England international defender Ben Chilwell.

It was revealed that Chelsea will have to pay as much as 50 million pounds for Ben Chilwell if they want to sign him next summer.

Marcos Alonso and Emerson Palmieri are the left-backs at Chelsea at the moment.

The Chelsea left-backs are not the answer in the long-term according to the aforementioned publication.

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Chelsea manager Frank Lampard sees Ben Chilwell as the long-term answer at left-back.

The backup option for Ben Chilwell is Blas Riveros who plays for Swiss top flight side FC Basel.

Ben Chilwell came through the ranks at Leicester City before making his debut for the former Premier League champions.

He has been able to establish himself as the first choice left-back at Leicester City.

The English defender has been one of the best left-backs in the new Premier League season as he has been able to help the Foxes to third spot on the league table.

It seems United fans are beginning to see the end of their team’s recent unimpressive performances after Solskjaer’s men put up a commendable display in yesterday’s 1-1 stalemate with Liverpool at Old Trafford.

If they maintain such performance throughout the remaining matches in the season, they will definitely be among the top-four clubs.

To some off-the-pitch issues, young midfielder Angel Gomes is closed to extending his stay with the 20-time Premier League champions following his promotion to the first-team squad.

The midfielder was involved in United’s pre-season tour prior to the start of the season and Solskjaer decided not to loan him to interested suitors.

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The player, who made his senior debut at the age of 16, has played just three games this season in all competitions and the Red Devils are set to award a new deal.

According to a well-known journalist Fabrizio Romano via his Twitter account, the Red Devils hierarchy are in talks with the youngster and he could be awarded a new deal in the coming days.

“He’s close to extending his contract with Man United__ more on next days… #MUFC” he wrote on his verified Twitter account.

However, it remains to be seen if the youngster won’t be sent on a loan deal in January as he might find it hard to get regular game-time under Solskjaer should United sign new midfielders in the winter transfer window.

The Premier League clash between Sheffield United and Arsenal will end in a score draw according to the publication from Sportsmole.

It was predicted that the league game billed for Bramall Lane on Monday night will end in a 1-1 draw.

Arsenal don’t have a good record on their recent visits to Sheffield, either against Sheffield United or Sheffield Wednesday.

The North Londoners have not won any of their last eight visits to Sheffield in all competitions.

Arsenal are winless in their two Premier League away games against Sheffield United.

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The Gunners have one defeat and one draw from those two away games.

Arsenal manager Unai Emery would be hoping to change the type of result earned at Sheffield United with the Spaniard keen to get the win that would take his team back to third spot at the expense of Chelsea and Leicester City.

Both Chelsea and Leicester City had gone above Arsenal on the league log on Saturday after their respective victories.

Arsenal are without a win in each of their last three games away from home in the Premier League, while hosts Sheffield United are winless at home in their last three games in the Premier League ahead of the game on Monday night.

The target for Arsenal ahead of their Premier League meeting with newly promoted team Sheffield United is to reclaim third spot on the league table.

Only a win over hosts Sheffield United can take the Gunners back to third position on the Premier League table.

Arsenal started the weekend as the third best team in the league but they have been pushed two spots back to fifth spot after the wins for Leicester City and Chelsea on Saturday.

Leicester City came from a goal down to beat Burnley 2-1 with strikes from Jamie Vardy and Youri Tielemans either side of the halftime interval.

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Burnley had stunned hosts Leicester City through Chris Woods against his former club but the Foxes were able to turn the game on its head.

On their part, Chelsea needed a second half goal from Spanish left-back Marcos Alonso to see off Newcastle United whom they best 1-0.

Arsenal don’t have a good away record against Sheffield United in the Premier League with the Gunners winless on previous two visits.

The last visit to Bramall Lane in 2006 ended in a 1-0 win for Sheffield United courtesy the goal from Christian Nade.

The other trip to Bramall Lane ended in a draw.

North London giants Arsenal have a poor record at Sheffield United in the Premier League and they would be hoping to change that when the two teams meet at Bramall Lane in a league game on Monday night.

Arsenal have made just two visits to Sheffield United and they are yet to win on each occasion.

The Gunners have drawn one and lost one from those two Premier League visits to Bramall Lane.

The last visit in 2006 ended in a 1-0 loss when Christian Nade scored the only goal of the game for Sheffield United.

The incentive for Arsenal manager Unai Emery and his players is third place ahead of the Sheffield United game later on Monday.

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An away victory for the Gunners will take them back to third position on the Premier League log.

Arsenal started the weekend in third place but respective wins for Chelsea and Leicester City have seen the Gunners drop to fifth position and only a win over newly promoted side Sheffield United will take the North Londoners back to third position.

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Premier League leaders Liverpool were not successful in their bid to set a new record for consecutive wins following their visit to arch rivals Manchester United.

Liverpool and Manchester United are the top two most successful teams on the English football scene and they met at Old Trafford on Sunday evening.

Premier League leaders Liverpool went into the Manchester United game on the back of 17 straight league wins dating back to the goalless draw at the home of Merseyside rivals Everton in March.

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The Reds were bidding to match the Premier League record of 18 consecutive victories set by Manchester City two years ago.

A win for Liverpool over Manchester United at the weekend would have seen the Reds equal that winning record.

Manchester United were able to stop Liverpool from continuing that winning run in the Premier League after the two teams played out a 1-1 draw in a week nine encounter at Old Trafford on Sunday evening.

The Red Devils were well on their way to a big victory at the expense of visitors Liverpool until second half substitute Adam Lallana rescued a point for the away team.

England international star Marcus Rashford had earlier given Manchester United a first half lead before the late equaliser from Lallana.

Donny Van Der Beek

Premier League giants Manchester United are interested in a move for Ajax Amsterdam midfielder Donny Van Der Beek according to the latest reports coming out of the British media.

The Red Devils want to bolster their squad in the New Year and they have made Donny Van Der Beek one of their transfer targets.

According to the publication from the Daily Mirror, Donny Van Der Beek is a major target for the Red Devils and that they will have to pay as much as 100 million pounds for the Dutch international.

The Dutchman was previously available for just 35 million pounds but Manchester United were not able to take advantage.

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Donny Van Der Beek has been one of the standout midfielders on the European football scene in the last one year.

He was part of the Ajax Amsterdam side that surprised a lot of football fans by getting to the Champions League semifinals last season.

In addition, Ajax Amsterdam won two trophies last season.

Donny Van Der Beek and Ajax Amsterdam won the Dutch Eredivisie title ahead of rivals PSV Eindhoven.

Ajax also won the Dutch Cup to complete a double for the first time in over a decade.

Real Madrid and Inter Milan are also interested in the midfielder.