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Arsenal and Liverpool midfield target Isco, 22, will not be sold by Real Madrid in January, according to coach Carlo Ancelotti, the Daily Star reports.
Both Premier League clubs have been heavily linked with a move for the Spanish midfielder who joined Real in 2013 from Malaga.
Liverpool could have nearly £7m of Champions League money withheld as Uefa looks into whether the Anfield club breached Financial Fair Play rules, according to the Telegraph.
Due to Liverpool’s absence from either of last season’s European cup competitions – the Champions League and Europa League – they were not required to submit acounts for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons. However, having now qualified for Europe’s premier club competition, they are now subject to FFP.
Liverpool target Yevhen Konoplyanka could be heading to Fiorentina in January, the Daily Mirror reports.
The Ukrainian international winger, 24, has been lined with both the Reds and Tottenham, as he seeks a move from current club Dnipro to a bigger European league.
Brendan Rodgers has leapt to the defence of his captain Steven Gerrard after questions were raised over his performance levels, the Daily Star reports.
The Reds’ talisman has looked off the pace so far this season, possibly a consequence of his advancing age and the toll of a long, hard season followed by his participation in the World Cup for England.