AC Milan are interested in signing Steven Bergwijn from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that Bergwijn does not fit into head coach Antonio Conte’s plans at Tottenham, and that he is now valued at €15 million.

Milan are keen on signing the winger and rate the Netherlands international highly. Bergwijn was reportedly close to leaving Tottenham in the January transfer window and could be tempted to leave the North London club when the window opens again in the summer of 2022.

Bergwijn has made four starts and eight substitute appearances in the Premier League for Tottenham so far this season, scoring two goals and providing one assist in the process. The 24-year-old has also made one appearance in the FA Cup, two in …

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge says his team-mates are determined to win the Premier League for inspirational captain Steven Gerrard.

Gerrard has enjoyed a glittering 15-and-a-half year career at his boyhood club, winning every trophy possible aside from the top-flight crown.

But Liverpool are on course to end their 24-year wait for a 19th league title this season, with Brendan Rodgers side top of the table with six games remaining.

And Sturridge, whose lethal partnership with Luis Suarez is a major reason behind Liverpool s success in 2013-14, has revealed the opportunity to add the one missing medal to Gerrard s collection is serving as an extra incentive in the Anfield dressing room as the campaign draws to a close.

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Pep Guardiola made it clear he is not happy with Manchester City s schedule after the World Cup.

City defeated Girona 2-0 in a friendly on Saturday, with Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland getting the goals.

The pair were two of four outfield players among City s first-team regulars, along with Riyad Mahrez and Ilkay Gundogan, to have started the match.

Reserve goalkeeper Stefan Ortega and back-up left-back Sergio Gomez also featured from the off, but the rest of the squad was made up of academy players.

City face Liverpool in the EFL Cup last 16 on Thursday, before taking on Leeds United and Everton on December 28 and 31 respectively in the Premier League, and Guardiola claimed he did not yet have enough players to prepare for the festive fixture list.

What the papers say

Brentford striker Ivan Toney continues to be a hot property while he serves a ban over betting. Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham are all keen on a January move for the England international, 27, according to the Daily Mirror, with a likely asking fee of around £60million.

Reading youngsters Caylan Vickers and Tyler Bindon, both 18, are attracting interest from Arsenal. According to the Daily Express, scouts watched English forward Vickers and New Zealand defender Bindon in the EFL Trophy match against Exeter on Tuesday.

Arsenal are also keen on English forward Jamie Bynoe-Gittens at Borussia Dortmund, according to the Daily Star via Spanish outlet Fichajes.

Off the field, former Chelsea captain John Terry is looking at taking a financial stake…

Christian Eriksen says his outlook on life has changed, but an appetite for playing football is quickly returning.

Eriksen, who recently signed for Brentford on a short-term deal, has not played since suffering a cardiac arrest during Denmark s match against Finland at Euro 2020 in June.

Due to the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) device surgically implanted in his chest after that major health scare, the midfielder was ineligible for professional football in Italy, meaning he had to leave Inter.

But after training with his former club Ajax to step up the recovery process, Eriksen joined the Bees at the end of the January transfer window and was set to be paraded at the Brentford Community Stadium as his new side faced Crystal Palace on Saturday.

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Joel Campbell claims he requested to leave Arsenal on loan after completing a temporary move to Sporting CP last month.

The forward has been a perennial fringe player at Emirates Stadium since joining in 2011 and he was eager to prove himself somewhere at a first-team level.

I am at an important step in my career and saw that I would not have many chances to play at Arsenal, so I asked to go on loan, the 24-year-old told A Bola. 

I could have chosen to stay, have a good salary, but I d rather go after my dreams.

I want to continue to develop and maintain this passion for the game. 

Sporting is a good opportunity in my career, a great team. I am happy with the decision I made.

The Costa Rica international was last on loan at Villarre…

Hoffenheim s Fabian Johnson will join fellow Bundesliga outfit Borussia Monchengladbach on a free transfer at the end of the season.

The 26-year-old has agreed a deal until June 2018 at Borussia Park, and will join up with Lucien Favre s side at the end of his current deal with Hoffenheim.

Johnson is equally adept playing at full-back or in midfield, and sporting director Max Eberl was thrilled to capture the versatile United States international.

Fabian Johnson is a very interesting free transfer, he can play defensively and offensively on both wings, he told the club s official website.

We are pleased he has chosen us.

Johnson came through the ranks at German second-tier outfit 1860 Munich, before joining Wolfsburg in July 2009.

He subsequently mov…

Jordi Alba believes Luis Enrique has been a breath of fresh air at Barcelona and stated his appointment was a necessary change.

Former Barca player Enrique returned to Camp Nou in May to replace Gerardo Martino as head coach.

The 44-year-old, who formerly managed Barca s B team between 2008 and 2011, has started his reign with back-to-back league wins over Elche and Villarreal.

And Alba is delighted with the impact Luis Enrique has had on the squad.

I am having one of my best times at the club. The arrival of Luis Enrique has been a very good change. The team needed that change, Alba told reporters.

He has a lot of character, which he showed as a player, and now it is instilled in him as a coach.

Since he joined I looked forward to trai…

Eden Hazard offered a weary response to fresh speculation linking him with a departure from Chelsea, affirming his commitment to a Stamford Bridge stay.

The Belgium star is the key man in Antonio Conte s squad and is the Blues top-scorer this season with 15 strikes to his name in all competitions.

His routine star turns since joining from Lille in 2012 has reportedly drawn interest from Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.

However, Hazard has grown accustomed to seeing his name linked elsewhere and is able to focus fully on affairs at his current club.

Yes, but they are interested in me for several years, Hazard told Telefoot. We talk about it for a long time. When it is not Paris, it is Real. And when it is not Real, it is Paris.

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West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has dismissed claims that the club could be sold to Red Bull as false.

A report in The Sun on Monday said that the energy drinks giant which owns RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga, Red Bull Salzburg in Austria and clubs in New York and Brazil are interested in a takeover of the London club in a £200million deal.

Sullivan has confirmed that there was an initial approach from prospective buyers in August, but says that there are no plans to sell the club that he and David Gold assumed joint-control of in 2010.

He did, however, suggest that an enquiry from somebody like the king of Saudi Arabia could convince them to sell in future.

The story that appeared in The Sun on Boxing Day morning regarding the possible sale of the club …