Barcelona's sporting director Deco has confirmed the club is not interested in signing Manchester United's wonderkid JJ Gabriel, according to The Telegraph. The report adds that Chelsea and Aston Villa do not possess a January exit clause in Alejandro Garnacho's season-long loan. Meanwhile, Manchester City's Antoine Semenyo has withdrawn from Ghana's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers due to injury, while Liverpool's Bradley Barcola ranks among the Premier League's fastest players.

Elsewhere, Wayne Rooney expressed doubts about returning to management, and English football's supporters' group criticized UK Football Policing Unit for referencing Hillsborough in discussions about drinking near pitch areas.