Arsenal and Liverpool 'target' responds to transfer claims as Crystal Palace handed huge injury boost

The Premier League season is on hold for another week with the internationals having taken centre stage. An exciting run-in to Christmas awaits, with no more breaks until after the festive period.

The London clubs have plenty to sort out, with Brentford, Chelsea and Fulham looking to sustain solid starts, while Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Tottenham and West Ham all know they must improve significantly. In the meantime, we have rounded up all the Premier League latest.

Nkunku latest

Chelsea star Christopher Nkunku has been linked with a move to Bayern Munich in recent weeks, but German journalist Tobi Altschäffl says there is no credible interest. “That’s not true,” he told The Boot Room.

“Yes, of course we all know that Christopher Nkunku moved from RB Leipzig to Chelsea for 60 million last year, but hasn’t really blossomed there yet. Of course we all know that at Chelsea, there are plenty of top class players running around. So it’s always a bit of a running gag.

“The Chelsea squad, how many high-calibre players there are, and he’s not really getting the role he expected. He’s a bit dissatisfied, even though he’s actually scored quite a few goals, 10 goals in 688 minutes. So his rate is actually good. Bayern aren’t interested at the moment, but who knows what could happen in the summer.”

Palace boost

Crystal Palace have been dealing with a large number of injuries over recent weeks, with Adam Wharton, Jefferson Lerma and many other currently sidelined. Eberechi Ezi is also an injury concern, with the key Eagles star missing out on international duty as a result.

According to the Daily Mail, there is some good news on the Eche front, though, with the Palace medical team reportedly believing that the dangerous attacking midfielder could be back in time to feature in Palace’s clash with Aston Villa on the other side of the break.

Zubimendi on speculation

Reported Arsenal and Liverpool target Martin Zubimendi has responded to talk he could leave Real Sociedad next summer having already rejected a departure last summer.

“There will always be rumours and now that January is approaching, there will be too, but I don’t waste energy on outside noise,” he told Estadio Deportivo while on international duty. “I’m happy with the way I’m handling it and I’m going to handle it.”