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Manchester United are in the hunt for highly rated German midfielder Kennet Eichhorn, Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly is on the radar of four Premier League clubs, while the Gunners are yet to open contract talks with boss Mikel Arteta.
Manchester United have joined clubs including Real Madrid, Barcelona, Paris St-Germain and Bayern Munich in the battle to sign 16-year-old German midfielder Kennet Eichhorn, who has a £8.8m to £10.5m (10m to 12m euros) release clause at Hertha Berlin. (Florian Plettenberg)
Everton, Fulham, West Ham, and Nottingham Forest are monitoring Arsenal full-back Myles Lewis-Skelly’s situation after England boss Thomas Tuchel said the 19-year-old needs more minutes to be considered for his squad. (Caught Offside)
Arsenal are yet to hold talks with boss Mikel Arteta over a new contract, with the Spaniard set to have 18 months left on his deal at the turn of the year. (ESPN)
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim is open to keeping Brazil midfielder Casemiro at the club beyond his current contract, which expires at the end of the season, as long as the 33-year-old takes a pay cut. (Talksport)
Borussia Dortmund’s hopes of hanging on to defender Nico Schlotterbeck are diminishing amid interest from Bayern Munich and Liverpool, with the 25-year-old Germany international unhappy with his club’s style of play. (Bild Plus via Get German Football News)
A number of Premier League clubs are interested in bringing England and Al-Ahli striker Ivan Toney, 29, back to the English top flight but wages could prove a significant obstacle. (Sky Sports)
Tottenham are among the clubs interested in former Brentford striker Toney but are testing the market as they draw up plans to sign a new attacking player in January. (Teamtalk)
Manchester United want to sign a midfielder in January and have identified six possible options including three Englishmen in Atletico Madrid’s Conor Gallagher, 25, Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton, 21, and Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson, 23. (Fichajes – in Spanish)
Fulham are set to offer manager Marco Silva a new contract despite a difficult start to the season at Craven Cottage. (The I – subscription required)
Everton want to sign a new striker in the January transfer window, with Dutch Manchester United forward Joshua Zirkzee, 24, high on their list of possible targets. (Sky Sports)
West Ham and Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug, 32, has been given permission to leave the club in the January transfer window. (GiveMeSport)
Chelsea are considering handing Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo, 24, a new contract as reward for his exceptional performances this season. (Sky Sports)
Three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen beat Gary Anderson to progress to the knockout stages of the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton.
In the final round of group matches, both players knew only a win would see them through to the second round, which begins on Wednesday.
Dutchman Van Gerwen averaged 108.5 to win 5-2 in a superb display, while defeat for Anderson meant he finished bottom of Group G, suffering an early exit from the tournament.
Beau Greaves earned her first win of the competition, coming from three legs down to beat Niko Springer 5-3, but missed out on the knockout stages as the German progressed.
Meanwhile, defending champion Littler’s place in the second round was already sealed, but the 18-year-old continued his 100% record with a 5-1 victory over Daryl Gurney.
The teenager’s solid performance secured top spot in Group E and the world champion will face Wessel Nijman in the next round on Thursday.
Dutch player Nijman needed a convincing win against already-eliminated Lisa Ashton to progress from Group F and did not drop a leg in a one-sided performance.
Jonny Clayton 5-4 Danny Noppert
Niko Springer 3-5 Beau Greaves
Luke Littler 5-1 Daryl Gurney
Lukas Wenig 5-1 Cam Crabtree
Connor Scutt 5-3 Karel Sedlacek
Michael van Gerwen 5-2 Gary Anderson
Wessel Nijman 5-0 Lisa Ashton
I’m A Celebrity contestant Kelly Brook has lifted the lid on her awkward run-in with a huge American superstar – revealing she was completely ignored during a live interview.
The 45-year-old model and presenter, who joins this year’s jungle line-up alongside Ruby Wax, Lisa Riley and social media star Angry Ginge, recalled the uncomfortable moment while speaking about her experiences on air. Kelly, who has co-hosted Heart Radio’s drivetime show with Jason “JK” King since 2019, admitted one celebrity encounter still stands out for all the wrong reasons. “I do have one. Mine was Lizzo,” she revealed.
“I thought she would be a bit more for the women but she didn’t take her glasses off and she didn’t look at me once. She just spoke to JK. For me someone like Lizzo is a strong woman and I just thought she would be a bit warmer towards me. But it was like I didn’t even exist.
“It was weird. It was weird. Most people we love. It’s very rare we get one that’s like that. That was unusual,” she continued to The Sun. The former Strictly Come Dancing star said she had expected more warmth from the Grammy-winning singer – but was left stunned by the cold reception.
Kelly’s comments come just as she prepares to swap the radio studio for the Australian jungle, where she’ll face the ultimate challenge on ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
Before flying out, Kelly was spotted at Heathrow Airport with husband Jeremy Parisi as she prepared to say goodbye to home comforts – and her beloved dog, Teddy.
She admitted:”I am going to miss my dog Teddy and my husband Jeremy.” According to insiders, Kelly went above and beyond to make sure her pampered pooch was well cared for during her time away.
A source told The Sun: “Kelly is besotted with Teddy and he is used to fine dining, so Kelly spent all hours making sure the freezer was piled high with his special dinners.”
They added: “There’s everything from poached salmon with cavolo nero cabbage through to venison steak with Chantenay carrots. She didn’t have much time to get everything sorted among all her work commitments but catering for Teddy was the priority.”
Reports also claim Kelly even labelled Teddy’s meals to stop her husband from accidentally eating them.
Kelly, who married Italian model in 2022, is said to have finally been convinced to enter the jungle after years of saying she’d never do it.
Back in 2018, she told The Sun: “I hate confined spaces. I don’t want to eat eyeballs or sheep testicles. Even if I had a huge tax bill I had to pay it urgently, I still wouldn’t do it.” Now, seven years later, Kelly has had a change of heart – and fans are eager to see how the glamorous TV personality copes with bugs, bushtucker trials and jungle life.
China’s Zhao Xintong booked his place in the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions tournament with a 6-5 win over Kyren Wilson in a thrilling match which went down to a black-ball decider.
Zhao had been 3-1 up but the Englishman roared back by winning the next four frames including breaks of 104 and 120.
World champion Zhao then won the next two frames – compiling his first century break – to square a topsy-turvy match at 5-5.
A break of 58 gave Zhao the upper hand in the deciding frame at Leicester’s Mattioli Arena, but a run of 54 by Wilson ensured whoever potted the black would win.
“When I was 3-1 up I missed a few shots and he came out to go 5-3 and I was just thinking I don’t him to win so easy,” he told ITV.
“I was a little lucky in the last two frames and got away with a couple of misses.”
Zhao will now face world number Judd Trump in the last four of the 16-player invitational tournament, which is a non-ranking event.
The 28-year-old had earlier breezed through his opening match with a 4-0 win over Mark Allen.
Northern Ireland’s Allen won just a solitary point in four frames as Zhao made breaks of 60, 78 and 76 en route to victory.
Wilson had progressed after a 4-3 win over fellow Englishman Jack Lisowski in a close encounter.
The Venezuelan government has said it is preparing its armed forces in the event of an invasion or military attack by the United States.
A statement shared by Minister of People’s Power for Defence Vladimir Padrino on Tuesday said that the preparations include the “massive deployment of ground, aerial, naval, riverine and missile forces”, as well as the participation of police, militias and citizens’ units.
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The announcement comes as the arrival of a US aircraft carrier in the region fuels speculation of possible military action aimed at collapsing the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a longtime US rival.
Tensions between the two countries have escalated since the return of US President Donald Trump for a second term in January.
On Tuesday, the Pentagon confirmed that the Gerald R Ford Carrier Strike Group — which includes the world’s largest aircraft carrier — had arrived in the Caribbean Sea, bearing at least 4,000 sailors as well as “tactical aircraft”.
In recent weeks, the US government has also surged troops to areas near the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago, for training exercises and other operations.
The Trump administration has framed such deployments as necessary “to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland”. Trump officials have also accused Maduro of masterminding the activities of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang with a relatively modest presence in the US.
But Maduro and his allies have accused the US of “imperialistic” aims.
Questions remain, however, about whether Venezuela is equipped to fend off any US military advances.
Experts say the Maduro government has sought to project an image of military preparedness in the face of a large buildup of US forces in the Caribbean, but it could face difficulties from a lack of personnel and up-to-date equipment.
While the government has used possible US intervention to rally support, Maduro is also struggling with widespread discontent at home and growing diplomatic isolation following a contested election in 2024, marred by allegations of widespread fraud and a crackdown on protesters.
The military buildup in the Caribbean region began after the start of a series of US military strikes on September 2.
The US has carried out at least 19 air strikes against alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, killing approximately 75 people.
Trump has suggested that land strikes “are going to be next”. But when asked in late October whether he was considering attacks within Venezuela, Trump replied, “No”.
Legal experts say that a military attack on Venezuela would likely violate international law, and recent polling from the research firm YouGov suggests that about 47 percent of people in the US would oppose land attacks on Venezuelan territory. About 19 percent, meanwhile, say they would support such attacks.
While Venezuela’s armed forces have expressed support for Maduro and said they would resist a US attack, the Reuters news agency has reported that the government has struggled to provide members of the armed forces with adequate food and supplies.
