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Karim Benzema’s time with Saudi Pro League club Al Ittihad hasn’t gone according to plan, with the former Real Madrid striker looking for a way out after just a few months in Jeddah. According to L’Équipe , the 36-year-old is in talks with a new team in the Gulf state, with the French newspaper fuelling speculation he could link up once again with Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr. Benzema and Ronaldo’s Real Madrid success Benzema and Ronaldo both joined Los Blancos in the summer of 2009 and had a huge amount of success together in the Spanish capital, winning four Champions Leagues and two LaLiga titles among several other trophies. The pair scored 642 goals alongside one another in nine seasons , although many felt the Frenchman did his best work after the Portugal captain left for Juventus in 2018. With the 2022 Ballon d’Or winner frozen out by Al Ittihad coach Marcelo Gallardo, he has reportedly been allowed to go out on loan for the remainder of the campaign, but only to a cl...

Tottenham Hotspur have held talks with RB Leipzig over a deal to sign forward Timo Werner on loan, according to reports. 90min reported in November that Leipzig were ready to part ways with Werner this winter after watching the 27-year-old tumble down the pecking order. He has started just two Bundesliga Game s all season and has largely been used as a late substitute. Contact was made with Premier League suitors late last year and Manchester United are among the sides to have enquired about Werner's availability, although 90min understands the Red Devils are focusing more on outgoings this January and will only move for a new striker if sufficient funds can be raised first. With United yet to pull the trigger on a move for a forward, Sky Germany revealed Spurs are deep in negotiations with Leipzig over a shock loan deal that would see Werner return to the Premier League just 18 months after leaving Chelsea. The two clubs are understood to be negotiating a loan fee and salar...

Ivan Toney is ready to push for a January transfer and has confirmed to current employers Brentford that he would like to leave once the winter window opens, 90min understands. The striker remains sidelined due to his ban for gambling but is set to return to competitive action in January, when a number of the Premier League's top sides could test Brentford's resolve. Arsenal and Chelsea have both held talks with Toney's representatives and sources have confirmed to 90min that the 27-year-old is ready to try and push through a January transfer away from the Gtech Community Stadium. Toney will enter the final year-and-a-half of his current contract in January, leaving Brentford with limited time to cash in on the striker at his full value. Brentford are prepared to demand in excess of £80m to part ways with Toney, although both Arsenal and Chelsea have explored using players as part of the deal to try and drive down the final cost. Toney is understood to be shocked by...

90min rounds up the latest  transfer news , rumours and gossip circulating around the world... Erling Haaland has a £173m release clause in his Manchester City contract, which the club are eager to remove amid fears of interest from Barcelona and Real Madrid . ( Gazzetta dello Sport ) Barcelona are also weighing up a move to bring back former midfielder Thiago Alcantara from Liverpool, with Bayern Munich's Joshua Kimmich also a target. ( SPORT ) Liverpool are continuing to keep tabs on Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha ahead of a potential January transfer. ( Anfield Watch ) Jadon Sancho is open to a loan away from Manchester United in January but could still stay at the club beyond the summer. Borussia Dortmund and Juventus are interested in the winger. ( i News ) In terms of incomings, Manchester United are considering Sporting CP's Goncalo Inacio as a new centre-back option. ( Daily Mirror ) Inacio is of interest to Man Utd / Gualter Fatia/GettyImages LISTEN TO...

Jadon Sancho is due to hold talks with Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag on Monday, sources have confirmed to 90min . The 23-year-old's future at Old Trafford is up in the air after he publicly criticised Ten Hag on social media having been left out of the squad to face Arsenal. Ten Hag cited disappointing training displays as the reason for Sancho's absence at the Emirates Stadium, but the winger contested the Dutchman's version of events by claiming that he'd in fact trained well and alleged there were "other reasons" behind his omission. The situation was complicated further when United held talks with Al Ettifaq over a shock late switch to the Saudi Pro League, though a deal failed to come to fruition before Thursday's transfer deadline. Sancho is now due back at Carrington along with the other United players not away on international duty, and is set to meet with Ten Hag, who sources have confirmed was infuriated with the player's post on ...

Chelsea are expected to agree to the loan departures of both Lewis Hall and Cesare Casadei, 90min understands, with talks underway over both players' next moves. Hall, 18, made his breakthrough into the senior side last season, seeing a number of appearances at left-back under Frank Lampard despite most of his academy training coming as a central midfielder. Chelsea have plenty of com Pet ition for minutes at left-back, with Ian Maatsen's sensational loan with Burnley seeing him kept in a squad which already includes both Ben Chilwell and Marc Cucurella, and now 90min understands a loan move is on the cards for Hall. Talks are on with Crystal Palace, who are looking to sign Hall on a loan deal which would not include a purchase clause. Chelsea are huge believers in Hall, who has three years remaining on his contract, and want to see the teenager back at Stamford Bridge next summer. The negotiations over Hall are being kept separate from those involving Palace's Michael ...

90min rounds up the latest  transfer news , rumours and gossip circulating around the world... Bayern Munich are tipped to make a new Harry Kane offer, but even upping what they are willing to pay to £70m isn't expected to persuade Tottenham into selling. (Daily Mail) Real Madrid are suddenly distancing themselves from Kylian Mbappe , denying any contact with the player himself or Paris Saint-Germain . (Marca) More Kylian Mbappe rumours suggest he has turned down three new Paris Saint-Germain contracts. (Ramon Alvarez) If Barcelona sell at least two of Ferran Torres , Ansu Fati , Franck Kessie and Eric Garcia , they might have the spending power to register Vitor Roque this summer instead of waiting until January. (AS) Erik ten Hag has decided to sell Jadon Sancho , Harry Maguire , Scott McTominay and Fred in a ruthless Manchester United squad refresh. (Mirror) Manchester United target Rasmus Hojlund will ask Atalanta to sanction a transfer to help push from the ins...

Chelsea remain locked in talks with AC Milan over the sale of winger Christian Pulisic, 90min understands. Pulisic has received proposals from both Milan and French side Lyon but is prioritising a move to the Rossoneri and is now believed to have reached a full agreement over personal terms with Milan, even accepting a reduction on his current wage to try and push the move through. Chelsea are keen to part ways with Pulisic and are now looking for a fee of around £20m, having lowered their asking price in search of a compromise with Milan. The Rossoneri have also increased their initial proposal after Lyon lodged a superior bid but, as 90min reported at the time, Pulisic's preference is to move to Milan and everyone involved is now looking to get an agreement over the line. While talks with Lyon may not lead to a deal for Pulisic, Chelsea did use the occasion to voice their interest in 19-year-old midfielder Rayan Cherki, who 90min understands has long been followed by those ...

90min rounds up the latest  transfer news , rumours and gossip circulating around the world... Manchester United are in talks with PSG over the signing of Neymar , with Casemiro attempting to persuade his Brazil teammate to make the move to Old Trafford. ( L'Equipe ) While Manchester United are trying to sign one player from PSG , they face competition from the French champions for Napoli defender Kim Min-jae . ( The Sun ) Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel remains a huge fan of Declan Rice , but the Bavarians know that the West Ham captain is also being targeted by Arsenal . ( Sky Sport Germany ) If Arsenal miss out on Rice, they will turn to Brighton's Moises Caicedo , Wolves' Ruben Neves or Real Sociedad's Martin Zubimendi . ( Daily Mail ) Liverpool are also in the market for a centre-back and have joined a number of Premier League clubs in showing an appreciation for Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi . ( Daily Mail ) Manchester City are ready to rival Liverpoo...

Chelsea are planning to accelerate talks with midfielder Mason Mount over a new contract following their imminent hiring of Mauricio Pochettino as new manager, 90min understands. A full agreement has been reached with the former Tottenham boss, who will fly into London and put pen to paper on a contract in the coming days with a view to taking over from Frank Lampard at the end of the season. With that pressing order of Business now all but finalised, Chelsea's focus will once again turn to the future of Mount. The 24-year-old is approaching the last 12 months of his contract and has previously rejected the offer of an extension, leading to warnings from Blues officials that he will be sold this summer if he does not change his stance. 90min revealed in April that Chelsea were confident that the imminent arrival of Pochettino would impress Mount and boost their chances of reaching an agreement over fresh terms, and sources have confirmed that their optimism remains. Pochettin...

Manchester United full-back Diogo Dalot has confirmed he is in talks with the club over a new contract . The 23-year-old's current Old Trafford contract was due to expire in June, but United recently activated a 12-month extension clause to extend Dalot's stay - something the club also did with Marcus Rashford, Fred and Luke Shaw. 90min previously revealed that United hope to negotiate a new long-term contract with Dalot, with the Portuguese international a firm favourite of manager Erik ten Hag, and the player himself has now revealed that talks are underway to find an agreement that will 'benefit' both parties. “We are in a position to say that we are negotiating [my contract ] and how both parties will benefit, but it is no secret that I am happy to be here. I love this club, I love to play for this club so we will see how things go," Dalot told The United Stand YouTube channel. "Progressively we are in a good direction as a team, for me this is the mos...

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has given the green light to trigger a one-year contract extension clause on four first team players. Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw, Fred and Diogo Dalot, all initially out of contract in 2023 and able to speak to foreign clubs about a free transfer from January 1, have now seen their deals extended until 2024 - giving United more time to renegotiate long-term contract s or seek transfer fees for any players they'd like to offload next year. One player in the same boat whose future remains unresolved however, is first-choice goalkeeper David de Gea. When does David de Gea's Man Utd contract expire? De Gea's contract expires on June 30, 2023. United have an option to extend the Spaniard's stay by a further year like the aforementioned players, but the issue United face is De Gea is currently among the club's top earners - he agreed a deal in the region of £375,000-a-week when it was signed in 2019. Any extension trigger would be...

Aston Villa are set to hold talks with goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez about his future heading into the January transfer window, 90min understands. Martinez has just return ed to his homeland of Argentina after leading La Albiceleste to World Cup glory, earning the tournament's Golden Glove as a reward for his heroics. Unsurprisingly, Martinez's performances on the biggest stage have caught the eye of a handful of clubs and sources have confirmed to 90min that the 30-year-old is ready to speak with his current employers to discuss what the future holds. New Villa boss Unai Emery, who arrived at the club in January, will be involved in the talks as the ambitious Martinez seeks to figure out whether he should stay at Villa Park or explore the interest his performances have generated. Reports elsewhere have named Chelsea and Manchester United as suitors, while Juventus have also been mentioned in Italy - something Martinez's agent was asked about recently. "Today, there a...