SPORTS UPDATE

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Chelsea 's Belgium international forward Eden Hazard, 27, is stalling on signing a new contract with the club in the hope that Spanish giants Real Madrid make a move for him. (Mail)

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Real Madrid think Christian Pulisic would be a suitable replacement for Gareth Bale should the club be unable to strike a deal for Neymar, reports
Diario Gol .

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Arsenal and Napoli are two of the teams believed to be interested in Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno according to Bild.

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Southampton have already made the decision to sack Mauricio Pellegrino following the season, regardless of whether the team avoids relegation reports the Mirror

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The Manchester clubs and Arsenal are set to battle for Napoli’s Jorginho according to the Sun.

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Manchester United are ready to make a bid to sign Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane, claims Diario Gol .

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Bayern Munich defender Joshua Kimmich is close to signing a new contract at the Allianz Arena, according to Kicker.

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Racing Club midfielder Lautaro Martinez is set to join Inter Milan, despite the 20-year-old Argentine being a target for Arsenal and Barcelona. (Sport Mediaset, via Talksport)

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Stoke City and Lazio are both interested in Real Betis ' 21-year-old Spanish midfielder Fabian Ruiz. (Mundo Deportivo, via Talksport)

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Watford are among a number of Premier League clubs interested in 18-year-old
Stevenage defender Ben Wilmot.
(Watford Observer)

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Chelsea players are worried that head coach Antonio Conte could push Eden Hazard towards the Stamford Bridge exit door with his safety-first tactics. (Telegraph)

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Manchester United remain undefeated to Crystal Palace in the Premier League:

18 games
15 wins
3 draws

No trouble.

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Although Conte is expected to leave Chelsea at the end of the season, there is genuine concern that the Italian’s approach will force Hazard to consider whether or not the Blues can match his ambitions. #CFC (Telegraph)

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Chelsea have vowed to reject any offer from Manchester City for Hazard – even if the Premier League leaders offer to break the world record fee of £200m - but realise they would struggle to stand in the way of a switch to Real if he decides he wants to go #CFC (Telegraph)

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Chelsea are also trying to negotiate a new contract with Thibaut Courtois, who, like Eden Hazard, is wanted by Real Madrid, as well as Paris Saint-Germain. (Telegraph) #CFC #PSG #RMCF #MCFC

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Manchester United are now the first team ever in the Premier League to beat Crystal Palace after going 2-0 down to them.

Fantastic comeback.

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Pep says Fernandinho and Sterling are "much,
much better" and may be ready to face Stoke.
Mendy's return to training is "good news, he's
back, but after six months we must be careful."

Pep: "John Stones is an extraordinary player.
What he has done has shown me that. Now we
have four excellent central defenders."

Pep on the comments of FA chief executive
Martin Glenn: "Mr. Glenn has apologised. The first
impression I got is because he didn't understand
what the ribbon means."

"Pep, do you think this team is at the same level
as Barcelona?" Pep: "No."

Pep: "Tomorrow, we start again from zero. We
have to be focused. Ilkay said perfectly, a
Champions League game is something special
and we have to be focused. Anything can happen
in football."

Gundogan on playing in Fernandinho's role: "I see
myself where my manager sees me. If I have to
play this position, I have to fulfill it, 100% in a
perfect way. If I have to be more disciplined in a
defensive way, I will do that."

Gundogan: "People try to see us at the same level
as Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
We feel we are not there yet."


Gundogan: "Even with that result [4-0 vs. Basel],
we feel like it's a Champions League game - a big
game for us - and we want to win it."