Manuel Pellegrini says he will not stop Marko Arnautovic moving to China if the price is right – but insists West Ham do not want to sell the forward. Arnautovic wants to quit West Ham for a big-money move to the Chinese Super League, with his agent and brother telling talkSPORT the 29-year-old ‘wants to…

Bayern Munich are reportedly willing to offer Chelsea forward Callum Hudson-Odoi an amazing £85k-a-week deal as they continue to try and lure the youngster away from Stamford Bridge. According to The Sun, the German champions have tabled the new offer for the 18-year-old with the assurance he will be a regular in the first team. On…

Rio Ferdinand has admitted he was not initially taken with the appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United – but has been impressed with how he has gone about his business. Goals from Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford gave him a seventh consecutive win as United beat Brighton 2-1 at Old Trafford. It comes…

The very mention of Crystal Palace can send shivers down the spine of any Liverpool fan. Why? Because it triggers all sorts of horrible memories in which the Eagles inflict painful results on their beloved club. Recent woes for Liverpool against Crystal Palace include a 3-1 defeat in what was Steven Gerrard’s final game at…

Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points – but were pushed all the way by an excellent Crystal Palace to secure a 4-3 victory at Anfield. The Reds dominated possession to start with, but fell behind when Andros Townsend finished off a well-worked Palace move on 34 minutes….

talkSPORT.com round up all the biggest transfer news and latest football gossip from Monday’s papers and online… West Ham striker Andy Carroll is a shock target for Tottenham as an emergency striker, with Harry Kane out with injury, according to reports. (The Sun) Eden Hazard will NOT leave Chelsea in the January transfer window, but…

Philippe Coutinho has been handed a lifeline with Barcelona following an injury to Ousmane Dembele. The Frenchman has been sidelined for at least a fortnight after spraining his ankle and is set to miss his side’s Copa Del Ray fixture against Sevilla and LaLiga encounters against Girona and Valencia. According to Marca, Ernesto Valverde will…

Marcelo Bielsa was hailed as a ‘legend’ and a ‘God’ after his incredible PowerPoint presentation in the wake of ‘Spy-Gate’. The Leeds United boss called an impromptu press briefing at the Whites’ Thorp Arch training ground at 5pm on Wednesday evening. The EFL launched an investigation after the Argentine admitted to his controversial method of…

Much-loved commentator John Motson has criticised Marko Arnautovic for his desire to move to China. The West Ham striker recently revealed he wanted to leave the Hammers amid reports of a £35million bid from an unnamed Chinese Super League side. Reports claim Arnautovic could earn up to £400,000 in China, and at 29 years old he feels it’s…

Kevin Prince-Boateng is closing in on a surprise loan move to Barcelona from Italian side Sassuolo. The former Tottenham and Portsmouth midfielder will join the Catalan giants initially on loan, for a fee believed to be in the region of £1.75m. Should they want to make the deal permanent they will have an option to…