02/01/2025 Football

02/01/2025 Football – A few games are being played today, In the William Hill Premiership, Rangers takes on Celtic at 3 pm.

On Thursday 2nd January 2025, fans can look forward to a packed schedule on UK TV. Highlights include the Scottish Premiership battles featuring Rangers v Celtic and Dundee v Dundee United on Sky Sports, the Supercoppa Italiana Semi-Final with Inter Milan v Atalanta on Premier Sports 1, and a pair of League Two fixtures—Gillingham v Bromley and Newport County v AFC Wimbledon—both on Sky Sports+.

02/01/2025 Football – Other Football

OTHER FOOTBALL – THURSDAY 2 JANUARY

2:00pm UK / 9:00am ET
INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE – Mohun Bagan v Hyderabad
India – Sports18
International – OneFootball

02/01/2025 Football Gossip & News

• Manchester United are planning to bring in 26-year-old Swedish striker Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting this month to boost their faltering campaign, although the deal could reach about £80m. (Mirror, external)
• Real Madrid remain confident of signing 26-year-old Trent Alexander-Arnold on a free transfer in the summer. The Liverpool defender is reportedly keen to leave, and the Spanish club want a quick pre-contract agreement to prevent a change of heart. (Relevo – in Spanish, external)
• Liverpool may face another offer from Real Madrid in January for Alexander-Arnold, challenging the Reds’ plan to keep him for the rest of the season. (Times – subscription required, external)
• Barcelona sporting director Deco hopes to secure Luis Diaz from Liverpool, with the 27-year-old Colombian winger unsettled by the lack of talks on a new deal at Anfield. (Sport – in Spanish, external)
• Arsenal are currently leading the race to sign 25-year-old Egyptian forward Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt, despite interest from Liverpool, Paris St-Germain, and AC Milan. (GiveMeSport, external)
• The Gunners have also contemplated a move for Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, 27, but will not pay more than £25m for the England international. (Football Transfers, external)
• Rashford has refuted reports that he contacted an agency to arrange a potential transfer away from Manchester United this month. (Manchester Evening News, external)
• Fulham are concerned Marseille will renew their pursuit of 29-year-old Brazilian midfielder Andreas Pereira. (Times – subscription required, external)
• Brentford, West Ham, and Fulham are all monitoring the contract situation of 29-year-old English midfielder Will Hughes at Crystal Palace. (Football Insider, external)
• Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain will compete with multiple Premier League clubs to sign Spain forward Dani Olmo on a free transfer. Meanwhile, Barcelona still hope to register the 26-year-old for the second half of the season. (Mirror, external)
• Manchester United are open to offers for 32-year-old Brazilian Casemiro, his Danish midfield partner Christian Eriksen, also 32, and 30-year-old Swedish defender Victor Lindelof during the January window. (Fabrizio Romano, external)
• Athletic Bilbao are tracking 23-year-old Basque-born Norwich City player Borja Sainz, should fellow Spanish winger Nico Williams, 22, depart the club. (Sport via Football Espana, external)
• Nottingham Forest are open to selling 27-year-old Nigeria striker Taiwo Awoniyi this month, provided they can find a suitable replacement. (Mail – subscription required, external)
• Manchester United risk termination of their £900m kit contract with Adidas if they are relegated from the Premier League. (Telegraph – subscription required, external)
• Manager Ruben Amorim is prepared to let 17-year-old English left-back Harry Amass and 20-year-old English midfielder Dan Gore depart Manchester United on loan in January. (Mirror, external)
• Crystal Palace could consider cashing in on 25-year-old English left-back Tyrick Mitchell during the January transfer window, before his contract expires at the end of the season. (Football Insider, external)
• Galatasaray are negotiating with Paris St-Germain to sign 29-year-old Slovakia defender Milan Skriniar on loan, with an option to buy at a later stage. (Florian Plettenberg)

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