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«Manchester United» talent Kobbie Mainoo is likely to leave «Old Trafford». According to Italian media reports, the 20-year-old midfielder is willing to continue the season with «Napoli».

The Italian champion is interested in loaning Mainoo during the January transfer window. A key factor for the potential move is the player’s desire to play alongside his former «Manchester United» teammates — Scott McTominay and Rasmus Højlund, who are already playing for «Napoli». The Neapolitan club is keen to swiftly secure the deal to strengthen its squad for defending the championship title in the second half of the season.

The disqualification of Chelsea and Ukraine national team midfielder Mykhailo Mudryk may soon be concluded.

As reported by «Ukraine Football» on its YouTube channel, Mudryk is maintaining proper physical form and is preparing to return to the field. There is a possibility that the midfielder will be able to help Rebrov’s team in the World Cup 2026 qualification playoff games as early as March.

The fact that «Chelsea» has registered the player for this season, allowing the Ukrainian to play in the near future, also speaks to Mudryk’s possible return to the game.

Recall that Mudryk was temporarily suspended last December following a positive doping test. In June, the English Football Association officially charged him with violating anti-doping rules. The player was facing a disqualification of up to four years.

Famous sports lawyer Illya Skoropashkin explained when, with the most positive developments, the winger of the Ukrainian national team and London’s Chelsea, Mykhailo Mudryk, who was suspended from football a year ago for using prohibited substances, will be able to return to the game.

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The 2026 World Cup qualifying match between Belgium and Liechtenstein (7—0) was significant for Manchester United goalkeeper Senn Lammens.

In addition to an impressive victory and securing the top spot in the group, Belgian fans also witnessed the debut of the 23-year-old Lammens, who started for the national team for the first time. Although the goalkeeper had little work in this match, it doesn’t diminish the importance of this event for the young player.

Lammens transferred to Manchester United from Belgian club Antwerp this September for 21 million euros.

Scotland national team defender Andrew Robertson remembered his former Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota after the national team’s historic qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

«Today, I just couldn’t help but think of my friend Diogo Jota. We talked so much about the World Cup. He missed Qatar due to injury, and I missed that tournament because Scotland didn’t qualify. We always talked about what it’s like to play in a World Cup. I know somewhere tonight he’s smiling at me. I just couldn’t get him out of my thoughts all day,» Robertson was quoted by The Guardian.

Robertson joined Liverpool in 2017 and shared the dressing room with the late Diogo Jota, who tragically passed away this summer in a car accident.

Former Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna advised Manchester United to sign Bournemouth striker Antoine Semenyo.

«Looking ahead, if he wants to leave Bournemouth and stay in the Premier League, then Manchester United would be a great option for him. He would undoubtedly help the club return to the top of the league table.

He is young, fresh, and has proven this season that he can perform in big matches, so I think Old Trafford would be a good direction for him,» Sagna told the Daily Mirror.

The Ukrainian defender of Trabzonspor, Arseniy Batagov, has attracted the interest of several clubs from Europe’s top leagues.

According to Taka Gazete, representatives from the English Championship—Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest—and two Italian Championship clubs—Lazio and Bologna—are ready to start official negotiations with Trabzonspor for the acquisition of Batagov shortly.

At the same time, it’s known that the Turkish club does not plan to release the defender now and will agree to negotiations if the offer amount is significantly higher than the market price.

Recall that Batagov has been playing for Trabzonspor since the summer of 2024.

Newcastle striker Nick Voltemade shared an interesting story about his German national team partner Joshua Kimmich.

«He’s a quality player and an absolute leader. For example, he writes to me after every match when I score a goal for 'Newcastle' — this is just a small example. I think he is a very good captain and a great person,» Voltemade is quoted by Bayern & Germany.

The match of the 8th round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers between the national teams of the Netherlands and Lithuania (4:0) became significant for Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk.

The 34-year-old footballer led the team onto the field as captain. This match was the 72nd game for van Dijk as captain, making him the record holder for the Netherlands national team for the most matches played with the armband. Previously, this record belonged to Frank de Boer, who captained the team in 71 games.

Additionally, Van Dijk received his first call-up to the Netherlands national team in 2015 and has played 88 matches for the national team over more than 11 years, scoring 11 goals.

Fulham owner Shahid Khan has offered head coach Marco Silva a new long-term contract.

According to Sky Sports, during the international break, the London club’s management met with the 48-year-old specialist to discuss the future of the Portuguese coach at the club. Following the negotiations, Khan offered Silva a new three-year contract.

Recall that Marco Silva has been coaching Fulham since 2021.

«Manchester City» is interested in «Newcastle» right-back Valentino Livramento. The 23-year-old Englishman is on the «Citizens'» list of transfer targets for the summer transfer window of 2026, reports journalist Ben Jacobs on the social network X.

According to the source, «Manchester United» is also monitoring the situation with the player, but no concrete actions have been taken by the «Red Devils» so far. The player’s current contract with «The Magpies» is valid until mid-2028. The authoritative portal Transfermarkt values the footballer at 40 million euros. This season, the defender has participated in eight matches, providing one assist.

The financial details of midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk’s transfer from «Dnipro-1» to «Brentford», which took place in 2022, have become known.

«Where did the 25% that belonged to „Dnipro-1“ after the sale of Yegor Yarmolyuk go?! The midfielder’s move to England occurred in the middle of summer 2022. Dnipro received €1.6 million for the transfer and retained a stake in resale.

However, as far as I know, a year later „Brentford“ returned and fully redeemed the rights to the player. The amount was close to what the English had paid before,» reported former journalist Ihor Burbas.