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Newcastle United target a January move for Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo, Manchester United close in on appointing Ruben Amorim as manager, while Arsenal work on a deal for Leroy Sane.

Newcastle United are keen on signing Brentford's Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo, 25, in January but the Magpies face spending restrictions. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Liverpool and Arsenal also hold interest in Mbeumo, who Brentford value at about £50m. (Newcastle Chronicle), external

Manchester United hope to appoint Sporting manager Ruben Amorim in time for Sunday's Premier League match against Chelsea at Old Trafford. (Times - subscription required), external

However, Manchester United are locked in talks with Sporting over Amorim’s notice period, which is a number of weeks. (Mail), external

Amorim will still be in charge for Sporting's next league fixture on Friday, before travelling to Manchester. (CNN Portugal), external

The Portuguese manager, 39, wants to sign Sporting's Portugal centre-back Goncalo Inacio, 23, English winger Marcus Edwards, 25, and Portuguese forward Pedro Goncalves, 26, once he is at Manchester United. (Teamtalk), external

United's interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy expects to leave the club when Amorim is appointed. (Independent)

Manchester City remain hopeful that Pep Guardiola will extend his stay as manager, and the club are adamant they had not lined up Amorim as a potential replacement. (Mail), external

Whoever succeeds Erik ten Hag as Manchester United manager will have a limited budget to strengthen the squad in January. (Guardian), external

Manchester United are interested in signing Bayern Munich's 23-year-old Canada full-back Alphonso Davies, but the player is set on a move to Real Madrid. (Sky Sports Switzerland, via Give Me Sport), external

Arsenal are working on a deal to sign Germany winger Leroy Sane, 28, when his Bayern Munich contract expires next summer. (Football Insider).

Rodri Wins The 2024 Ballo'dor becoming the first Spanish players to do so since 1960 😲

Congratulations Rodrigo Hernandez

Aitana Bonmatí has won the Women's Ballon d'Or.
Congratulations to Barcelona and Spain women's player.

OFFICIAL: Carlo Ancelotti wins the Johan Cruyff Trophy! 🌟

He is not here to receive the award as Real Madrid decided not to send anybody to the ceremony after finding out Vinicius Jr was likely not to win.

Ex Chelsea and current USA women's coach Emma Hayes wins Women's Coach of the Year at the Ballon d'Or

Congratulations ma'am ♥️

Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe share the Gerd Muller trophy after scoring 𝟱𝟮 goals for club and country last season 🔥🤝

Joint-winner of the 2024 Gerd Müller Trophy 🏆
Congratulations, Harry Kane! 👏

RANKED 7TH IN BALLON D'OR: LAUTARO! 🌟
RANKED 6TH IN BALLON D'OR: KYLIAN MBAPPÉ! 🌟
RANKED 5TH IN BALLON D'OR: ERLING HAALAND! 🌟

Real Madrid is named the 2024 FIFA Best Club of the Year.

Souce: L’Equipe

The Ballo'dor trophy has arrived on the stage.
Whose wining it?

Best Goalkeeper in the world.

Emi Martínez wins the Yashin Trophy for the second straight year.

Lamine Yamal: “It’s a pride to receive this trophy. I dedicate this prize to my mother, my grandmother, to the team, the coaches. It's for those who supported me”.

“Visça el Barça y La capital 304”. 🤝🏻
See Pau Cubarsi's reaction to his teammate and friend's Kopa Trophy win 🥺
Cubarsi was also nominated for the award but was all smiles ❤️