Scott Sinclair looks to be closing in on a move to Manchester City after the English Premier League champions tabled a formal offer for the Swansea winger, according to reports from the UK.
The British Olympic football squad member's contract is due to expire next summer, and the 23-year-old - who scored in the 5-0 win over QPR at the weekend - has informed Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins and manager Michael Laudrup he has no desire to sign a new contract with the club.
City have been regularly linked with a move for the former Chelsea midfielder, and are reported to have firmed up their interest with a bid of around £5m (Dh29m).
"He's not really interested in signing a new contract and I think Man City have made a bid," Swansea coach Alan Curtis told BBC Sport.
"So it's just a matter of time now before it happens and it's good for both parties."
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Queens Park Rangers are considering a move for Tottenham defender Michael Dawson following their 5-0 mauling by Swansea at the weekend.
The 28-year-old's status as regular starter at Spurs was placed in doubt after he was left out of the squad for Saturday's opening day Premier League defeat at Newcastle.
QPR are in the market for another centre-back, and see Dawson - who made just 13 appearances for Spurs last season through injury - as the right man to lead the back line.
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Finland international captain Niklas Moisander is set to return to Ajax after the Dutch giants agreed a EU3m (Dh13.6m) deal with AZ Alkmaar.
The 26-year-old, who is seen as a replacement for Jan Vertonghen, spent three years in the Ajax reserves after joining them as a 19-year-old from TPS.
He moved to FC Zwolle in 2006 before signing for Alkmaar two years later, eventually becoming their captain.
He returns to the Amsterdam Arena on a three-year deal.
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Poland international midfielder Dariusz Dudka has joined Spanish side Levante on a free transfer following Auxerre's relegation last season.
The Euro 2012 midfielder, 28, had been linked with a move to Russia and Germany before the Primera Liga side offered him a deal.
The versatile Dudka, who has 65 caps for Poland, said: "I chose Levante because they gave me the best offer.
"Russian and Turkish clubs were also interested in me, but I believe I can perform the best in Spain."
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Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel has ended speculation about his future after agreeing a new long-term deal with the English Premier League side.
Skrtel, the club's player of the year last season, had been linked with a move away from Anfield this summer, with Manchester City and Fiorentina among those tipped to make an offer.
But the 27-year-old Slovakian stopper - who joined Liverpool in 2008 - will remain at the club after agreeing a 'long-term' contract.
"After last season there was a lot of talk about my future but I have to say that the first priority for me was always to sign a new deal with Liverpool," he said.
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Alex Song has completed his £15million move to Barcelona from Arsenal.
The Cameroon international successfully passed his medical with the Spanish side and put pen to paper on a five-year contract, which has an EU80m (Dh363m) buy-out clause.
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French defender Yohan Benalouane is to join Parma on loan from Cesena.
The 25-year-old, who had been linked with a move to Newcastle in the summer, will remain in Serie A despite Cesena's relegation - with Parma considering acquiring a 50% stake in the player's ownership next season.
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The specs
Engine: 1.5-litre 4-cylinder petrol
Power: 154bhp
Torque: 250Nm
Transmission: 7-speed automatic with 8-speed sports option
Price: From Dh79,600
On sale: Now
Best Academy: Ajax and Benfica
Best Agent: Jorge Mendes
Best Club : Liverpool
Best Coach: Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool)
Best Goalkeeper: Alisson Becker
Best Men’s Player: Cristiano Ronaldo
Best Partnership of the Year Award by SportBusiness: Manchester City and SAP
Best Referee: Stephanie Frappart
Best Revelation Player: Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid and Portugal)
Best Sporting Director: Andrea Berta (Atletico Madrid)
Best Women's Player: Lucy Bronze
Best Young Arab Player: Achraf Hakimi
Kooora – Best Arab Club: Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia)
Kooora – Best Arab Player: Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al-Nassr FC, Saudi Arabia)
Player Career Award: Miralem Pjanic and Ryan Giggs
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December 28
Stan Wawrinka v Pablo Carreno Busta, 5pm
Milos Raonic v Dominic Thiem, no earlier then 7pm
December 29 - semi-finals
Rafael Nadal v Stan Wawrinka / Pablo Carreno Busta, 5pm
Novak Djokovic v Milos Raonic / Dominic Thiem, no earlier then 7pm
December 30
3rd/4th place play-off, 5pm
Final, 7pm
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Feeding the thousands for iftar
Six industrial scale vats of 500litres each are used to cook the kanji or broth
Each vat contains kanji or porridge to feed 1,000 people
The rice porridge is poured into a 500ml plastic box
350 plastic tubs are placed in one container trolley
Each aluminium container trolley weighing 300kg is unloaded by a small crane fitted on a truck
The specs: 2019 Mercedes-Benz C200 Coupe
Price, base: Dh201,153
Engine: 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder
Transmission: Nine-speed automatic
Power: 204hp @ 5,800rpm
Torque: 300Nm @ 1,600rpm
Fuel economy, combined: 6.7L / 100km
Salah in numbers
€39 million: Liverpool agreed a fee, including add-ons, in the region of €39m (nearly Dh176m) to sign Salah from Roma last year. The exchange rate at the time meant that cost the Reds £34.3m - a bargain given his performances since.
13: The 25-year-old player was not a complete stranger to the Premier League when he arrived at Liverpool this summer. However, during his previous stint at Chelsea, he made just 13 Premier League appearances, seven of which were off the bench, and scored only twice.
57: It was in the 57th minute of his Liverpool bow when Salah opened his account for the Reds in the 3-3 draw with Watford back in August. The Egyptian prodded the ball over the line from close range after latching onto Roberto Firmino's attempted lob.
7: Salah's best scoring streak of the season occurred between an FA Cup tie against West Brom on January 27 and a Premier League win over Newcastle on March 3. He scored for seven games running in all competitions and struck twice against Tottenham.
3: This season Salah became the first player in Premier League history to win the player of the month award three times during a term. He was voted as the division's best player in November, February and March.
40: Salah joined Roger Hunt and Ian Rush as the only players in Liverpool's history to have scored 40 times in a single season when he headed home against Bournemouth at Anfield earlier this month.
30: The goal against Bournemouth ensured the Egyptian achieved another milestone in becoming the first African player to score 30 times across one Premier League campaign.
8: As well as his fine form in England, Salah has also scored eight times in the tournament phase of this season's Champions League. Only Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, with 15 to his credit, has found the net more often in the group stages and knockout rounds of Europe's premier club competition.
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