Friday’s newspaper headlines and transfer rumors…

Premier League

previous Liverpudlian Darwin Nunez’s tenure in Saudi Arabia took a turn for the worse as he was sacked following the arrival of Al Hilal. Karim Benzema – daily mail

Despite talks with crisis club Tottenham Hotspur, Raheem Sterling believes he needs some time away from the Premier League and has agreed a deal with Dutch club Feyenoord until the end of the season. daily mail

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s controversial comments about immigration have caused panic among some in the Manchester United dressing room – daily mail

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Dean Brennan, the manager of League Two club Barnet, has been banned for nine games and fined £2,000 after he was found to have made sexist comments about female referees. daily mail

Queens Park Rangers and Crawley Town are being sued for more than £11m by a former player who claims they failed to protect him from alleged racist jokes which he says ruined his career – The Guardian

Michail Antonio holds talks with Championship side Charlton Athletic 13 months after retiring from football following a career-threatening car crash – the sun

world football

Carlo Ancelotti is to sign a new four-year contract with the Brazilian Football Federation, keeping him as national head coach until 2030 – Competitor

Robert Lewandowski will wait to decide his future after the club’s presidential election in March, with AC Milan, Atletico Madrid, Chicago Fire, Fenerbahce and Saudi Arabia all having offers extended to him. Sports world

winter olympics

Finnish ski jumping coach Igor Medved has returned home from winter Olympics due to “alcohol-related issues” – now issued apology – daily mail

The Ukrainian luge team strongly protested the disqualification of compatriot and pole athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych – daily mail