HEADLINES
Mourinho storms away from media duties following defeat to AC Milan
Messi: I want to be a technical secretary and return to help Barcelona
Sergio Aguero diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia
Ronaldo: It doesn’t bother me when Man Utd critics call us ‘crap’
Solskjaer responds to fan taunts following Man Utd’s 3-0 victory at Spurs
Liverpool boss Klopp confirms Keita’s injury blow in Brighton draw
Sterling sends message to Aguero after Barcelona forward taken to hospital
‘I don’t want to stop until I am kicked out’ – Ibrahimovic
Solskjaer: Man Utd win at Tottenham doesn’t mean Liverpool loss can be forgotten
Allegri admits ‘mid-table’ Juventus are no better than Verona after another defeat
Koulibaly sent off as Napoli extend unbeaten Serie A run against Salernitana
Wilfried Zaha racially abused after Crystal Palace win at Man City
Nuno’s Tottenham future in doubt after crisis talks with Levy
ITALIAN PAPERS
Jose Mourinho refused to answer questions from the media or mention the refereeing after Roma’s defeat to Milan, as otherwise ‘I won’t be on the touchline next week’ due to a ban.
Jose Mourinho after Roma’s loss to Milan: “If I speak, they will disqualify me. I don’t want a disciplinary action against me,” according to Sky Italia.
AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 400th goal in domestic leagues and his 150th in Serie A from a free kick against AS Roma on Sunday.
Stefano Pioli maintains the 2-1 victory away to Roma will give Milan even more ‘belief and confidence’ they can challenge for the Scudetto. ‘We go into these games believing we can win now.’
Zlatan Ibrahimovic joked about his ferocious free kick goal against Roma and Milan’s Scudetto ambitions. ‘I must be slowing in my old age!’
AS Roma face possible disciplinary action after several incidents of racist abuse aimed at Milan players Franck Kessie and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Max Allegri warns Juventus ‘have to accept the reality’ that they are currently not better than Verona and have to regain their humility to ‘battle’ for every point
Paulo Dybala insists he and his teammates must ‘remember we are Juventus and we must respect this shirt’ after a 2-1 defeat to Hellas Verona.
Antonio Conte will have to wait a while longer to learn if he’ll be brought in for Manchester United, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer oversaw a 3-0 win away to Tottenham Hotspur
Milan legend Alessandro Costacurta has told Sky that some players should be blamed for Juventus’ situation, especially if managers have been branded as ‘idiots’ at the club.
Kalidou Koulibaly was shown a straight red card as Napoli extended their unbeaten Serie A run to 11 games this season with a 1-0 victory over Salernitana on Sunday.
According to Sky Sport Italia, Antonio Conte could be convinced to take the Tottenham job if the club promises big investments in the January transfer market, with Manchester United also in the running.
FRENCH PAPERS
PSG are less confident about the prospect of Sergio Ramos’ return to the highest level, as the Spaniard’s recovery from a calf injury continues.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Kylian Mbappé: “I love him but he doesn’t do enough. He can become so good if he learns to hurt himself. He needs to get a taste for blood, walk on fire. Surround yourself with those who say you aren’t good enough & you will be better.”
Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the best players in the world: “Kylian Mbappé is in my top 10. There are players who have been at the top for a very long time but for the young guys, there is Haaland & who else… there is Ibrahimovic, no need to talk about the others!”
Zlatan Ibrahimović speaks to Téléfoot about his former club: “Without me, PSG wouldn’t have become what it is now.”
Marseille midfielder Pape Gueye has opted to represent Senegal, after playing for the French youth teams.
GERMAN PAPERS
Julian Nagelsmann will take a Covid test today. If the result is negative, he will be allowed to leave his quarantine and return to Bayern’s bench.
Antonio Rüdiger is being discussed at Bayern Munich as potential replacements for Niklas Süle, whose contract expires in the summer.
Bayern’s Dayot Upamecano is likely to start alongside Niklas Süle against Benfica on Tuesday. Lucas Hernández, who’s carrying a knock from yesterday, is set to be given a rest.
SPANISH PAPERS
Sergi Barjuan post-match: “We controlled the game. We were intense in the second half. We had our chances, but it couldn’t be.”
Vinicius on Kylian Mbappé: “All the players want to play with Mbappé. He is a great player, like Cristiano and Messi were.”
Sérgio Kun Agüero has undergone cardiological tests, and has been diagnosed with a heart arrhythmia, that is, a heart rhythm disorder.
Sergio Aguero is fine, the doctors will continue to take tests on him as a precaution. But he’s okay. He feels good.
Lionel Messi says he wants to take on a position as a club secretary when he retires from football and hopes to end up back at Barcelona. “I want to come back to Barça one day, to be part of the backroom staff. I love the club. Maybe as a technical secretary, why not?”
Al Sadd have told Barcelona that they will not allow Xavi to go if Joan Laporta does not personally travel to Doha.
It looks like Xavi Hernández will travel to Barcelona on Friday, and he might pay his own release clause for the contract with Al Sadd.
Joan Laporta, Rafa Yuste and Mateu Alemany will travel to Doha after the match vs Kyiv to finalize the signing of Xavi.
Real Madrid have confirmed that Rodrygo will miss the game vs Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League, Mariano Diaz is out for ten days.
Peter Federico from Castilla is a strong candidate to play as Real Madrid’s right wing, the player is improving day by day and no winger from the first team has made that position their own.
BRITISH EXPRESS
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted that the wounds left by Manchester United’s 5-0 drubbing against Liverpool were still fresh, despite Saturday’s emphatic victory over Tottenham.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer responded to fan taunts following Manchester United’s 3-0 victory at Tottenham, jokingly insisting during a post-match interview: “You can abuse me after”.
Cristiano Ronaldo has brushed off the critics who have labelled Manchester United as “crap” in recent weeks, saying after a 3-0 win against Tottenham on Saturday that he never cared about the public perception of the team.
LONDON EVENING STANDARD
Wilfried Zaha says that he is “black and proud” as the Crystal Palace forward called for further action against racism following abuse in the wake of his performance against Manchester City.
DAILY MIRROR
Nuno Espirito Santo is on the brink of being sacked as Tottenham head coach following urgent talks on Sunday, with Daniel Levy furious after their capitulation against Manchester United.
Nuno Espirito Santo is on the brink of being sacked as Tottenham head coach following urgent talks on Sunday, with Daniel Levy furious after their capitulation against Manchester United.
Paulo Fonseca is back in the frame to take control at Spurs despite the club opting for Nuno Espirito Santo ahead of his Portuguese countryman back in June.
Instagram will not take action against the racist abuse sent to Wilfried Zaha on Saturday – unless he reports the abusive messages himself.
Newcastle United have already been turned down by some of their big managerial targets.
Kevin De Bruyne is sweating on his place ahead of Saturday’s Manchester derby at Old Trafford.
Tottenham fans clashed with each other after their 3-0 defeat to Manchester United on Saturday.
Steve Bruce was seen enjoying a holiday in Dubai as he was pictured for the first time since his Newcastle sacking earlier this month.
DAILY MAIL
Tottenham are working hard on a deal that would see Antonio Conte replace Nuno Espirito Santo as manager.
Porto manager Sergio Conceicao is also under consideration to replace Nuno as Tottenham boss.
Real Madrid are looking closely at Manchester United and France midfielder Paul Pogba as well as Chelsea centre-back Antonio Rudiger as potential new signings.
Paris St-Germain are also monitoring Pogba’s situation at Manchester United.
Theo Hernandez is set to snub a move to Manchester City in favour of signing a new deal at AC Milan.
Barcelona are interested in taking Manchester United and Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek on loan.
LIVERPOOL ECHO
Naby Keita is likely to be sidelined for Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid, confirmed Jürgen Klopp.
Liverpool will let German goalkeeper Loris Karius leave for free in January – he has not played for the club since 2018.