TRANSFER GOSSIP: Juventus ‘want to sign out-of-favour Man City star Kalvin Phillips’, Real Madrid must reconsider January plans after David Alaba’s ACL injury, and both north London clubs ‘keep tabs on Swedish wonderkid’

• Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is also on Juventus’ shortlist ahead of the January window
• Jadon Sancho’s representatives are working to find the exile an escape route
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The busy festive period is well and truly underway across Europe as teams are pushing their squads to the limit with matches to prepare for every few days in December.

The Premier League concluded with Liverpool’s drab and lethargic 0-0 draw against Manchester United on Sunday and will return for another round of fixtures on Thursday when Crystal Palace host Brighton at Selhurst Park.

Arsenal took pole position in the Premier League thanks to Sunday’s 2-0 win over Brighton and capitalised on Manchester City’s 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace without star man Erling Haaland. 

Managers across Europe will be eager to fuel their squads with addition manpower in January, especially for the likes of Newcastle’s Eddie Howe and Tottenham’s Ange Postecoglou, who are each undergoing crippling injury crises. 

With just over two weeks to go before the start of the January window, Mail Sport takes a look at all the latest transfer gossip from across Europe.

The Premier League weekend concluded with Liverpool’s drab 0-0 draw with Man United

Eddie Howe’s injury crisis worsened at the weekend as Fabian Schar limped off with injury

Serie A giants Juventus are keen to sign out-of-favour Manchester City star Kalvin Phillips

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Premier League champions Manchester City are set to join Real Madrid in the race to sign Girona left-back Miguel Gutierrez. (Manchester Evening News)

Sevilla are on the cusp of hiring Quique Sanchez to replace Diego Alonso as their new manager, with a deal set to be signed in the next few hours. (Fabrizio Romano)

Juventus are eager to lure out-of-favour Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips away from the Etihad in January. The England star is believed to be open to the move. (Tuttomercato)

AC Milan have approached Barcelona to enquire about Aston Villa loanee Clement Lenglet ahead of January. The Serie A club plans to make a move if they fail to sign Arsenal’s Jakub Kiwior. (Foot Mercato)

Chelsea and Manchester City are keeping tabs on 17-year-old River Plate midfielder Claudio Echeverri, who already has 12 goals in 18 youth caps for Argentina. (Fabrizio Romano)

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is also on Juventus’ January transfer list, with the Italian giants keen to lure a defensive midfielder next month. (Tuttosport)

Tottenham defensive midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is also on the Italian club’s shortlist

Real Madrid are weighing up their options ahead of January following David Alaba’s ACL injury

Jadon Sancho’s representatives are trying to force a move away from Old Trafford in January

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Donny van de Beek’s proposed loan move to Eintracht Frankfurt from Manchester United is edging closer to completion. The Bundesliga side will have an option to buy the midfielder permanently next summer. (Sky Sports)

Real Madrid were initially planning not to sign new players in January but will weigh up their options following David Alaba’s ACL injury. (Fabrizio Romano) 

Manchester City, Tottenham and Arsenal are all interested in 17-year-old Swedish starlet Lucas Bergvall, who is also being targeted by top clubs across Europe. (Foot Mercato)

Jadon Sancho’s representatives are trying to force a move away from Old Trafford in January, but a swap deal involving the Manchester United exile is deemed as too complicated. (Givemesport) 

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