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Adam Wharton emerges as a target for Real Madrid, Crystal Palace are assessing several options, AC Milan are keeping tabs on Nathan Ake. Real Madrid look set to rival Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United for Crystal Palace's 21-year-old England midfielder Adam Wharton. (AS - in Spanish), external Crystal Palace have several targets lined up for January with Bayern Munich's French right-back Sacha Boey, 25, Wolves' Brazil midfielder Joao Gomes, 24, and Auxerre's French midfielder Kevin Danois, 21, all on their list. (Mail+ - subscription required), external AC Milan are monitoring the situation of Netherlands defender Nathan Ake, 30, at Manchester City as they ponder several options. (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian), external Chelsea are putting together a package worth £130m in an attempt to convince Real Madrid into selling 25-year-old Brazil winger Vinicius Jr. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external Argentina striker Taty Castellanos, 27, is set for a medical at West Ham before completing a £27m move from Lazio. (Talksport), external Tottenham sent scouts to watch French winger Maghnes Akliouche, 23, feature for Monaco against Lyon on Saturday. (Teamtalk), external Eintracht Frankfurt are in negotiations with Newcastle about signing 22-year-old Danish striker William Osula. (Florian Plettenberg), external Egypt winger Omar Marmoush, 26, is attracting interest from Aston Villa and Tottenham but wants to stay and fight for his place at Manchester City. (Football Insider), external Bournemouth are battling with Fiorentina, Cagliari and Genoa for Atalanta's 25-year-old Italy midfielder Marco Brescianini. (Calciomercato), external Tottenham have turned their attention to Udinese's French defender Oumar Solet, 25, but face competition from Chelsea and Crystal Palace. (Caught Offside), external Sunderland are prepared to let Luke O'Nien, 31, depart this month with Birmingham, Coventry and West Bromwich Albion interested in the English defender. (Chronicle), external Bournemouth's Argentine left-back Julio Soler, 20, has emerged as a loan target for Watford. (Fabrizio Romano), external Barcelona are considering a £70m offer from Sunderland for 22-year-old Spain winger Fermin Lopez. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external England winger Raheem Sterling, 31, looks set to secure a way out of Chelsea in January with Newcastle the latest Premier League club to express an interest. (Football Insider), external Chelsea keep tabs on Tonali - Sunday's gossip All your football quizzes in one place Get the latest on your Premier League team Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast 'I'm here to be manager, not coach' - but will Amorim survive at Man Utd? Broncos & Patriots battle for AFC top seed after Garrett makes NFL history in season finale Leeds 'devastated' as fan dies at game with Man Utd The Night Manager is back and the heat is on Why do people react so differently to cold weather? A brand-new game of detection, backstabbing and trust begins What turned live music into a profit machine? 'I want to dominate' - Littler takes another step towards greatness Entertaining & frustrating, but will Brook 'evolve'? Leeds v Man Utd - a rivalry that really matters Women's game did not need 'Battle of Sexes' - Swiatek 'Haunted Nancy detached from reality as Celtic's lights go out' 'Good idea' or taking 'massive chance' - is Rosenior ready for Chelsea? 'We need to protect players' - how can tennis avoid breaking point? Sutton's predictions v singer-songwriter & Newcastle fan Andrew Cushin 'Paul was fun': Remembering snooker's lost great 20 years on Pimblett in spotlight - what does 2026 hold for MMA? 'That is divine! ' - watch every PL goal of the month winner from 2025. Video'That is divine! ' - watch every PL goal of the month winner from 2025 A sombre and sobering end to the year - Bunce Sporting highlights to look forward to in 2026 Best images of 2025 F1 season - on and off the track The 25 best sports photos of 2025 - and the stories behind them Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.