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 From Killian Hayes to Deni Avdija to Aleksej Pokusevski, there’s a lot of European talent in this year’s #NBAdraft. @KevinOConnorNBA and @JonathanTjarks take a (virtual) trip overseas to scout the best prospects. 

  PITCH TO POST PODCAST SPECIAL: MAN UTD'S £1BN SINCE FERGIE In the 2020 summer transfer window, Manchester United surpassed £1bn spent on players since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013. The honours they have to show for it? An FA Cup, a League Cup, and a Europa League. So why hasn’t money spent translated into success?  On this Pitch to Post Podcast special,  Jasper   Taylor  is joined by  James Cooper, Gerard Brand  and  Jack   Wilkinson  to take an in-depth look at Manchester United AD - that’s After Dominance - and dissect their transfer business post Fergie.  We go through the managers, Ed Woodward and the hierarchy, and ask: do United need a sporting director? We also look to the future, including what the club should do with Paul Pogba, and Jack and Gerard give their 5-4-3-2-1: five worst, four best, three that got away early, two past legends to rejoin and the one future signing in today's market.

  WEST HAM WANT REAL FORWARD West Ham  are interested in signing  Real Madrid  forward  Mariano  in January,  according to Spanish outlet Defensa Central . The 27-year-old has played only 27 times for the club in La Liga since joining from Lyon in 2018.

  BALE: JOIN REYNOLDS AT WREXHAM? IT'S A BIT FAR! From Real Madrid to Tottenham to... Wrexham? Even any new-found riches for the Red Dragons' from their Hollywood owners doesn't look like it'll be enough to tempt Gareth Bale to move to the Racecourse. Not yet anyway.

  PREM DUO EYE BARCA OUTCAST Premier League duo  Manchester United  and  Arsenal  are both eyeing up January moves for  Barcelona  winger  Ousmane Dembele ,  reports  Spanish newspaper Sport . The paper states Dembele's contract, which runs out in June 2022, has left the club wanting to cash in on him before he is available to leave on a free in barely 18 months.

  HAMMERS BACKED OFF FROM JOVIC CHASE West Ham  baulked at the pay packet of  Real Madrid  forward  Luka Jovic  enough to put them off a move for the Serbian striker this summer,  according to Spanish outlet Defensa Central . Jovic, who joined the La Liga side from Eintracht Frankfurt in 2019, has scored only two goals for the club so far.

  Liverpool complete first session at new £50m state-of-the-art training complex Jurgen Klopp watched over a skeleton squad as they tested out their new home as part of preparations for Sunday's meeting against the current Premier League leaders Leicester SHARE 2 COMMENTS By Darren Wells Digital Football Writer 19:38, 17 NOV 2020 Thiago Alcantara hands Liverpool injury boost as he shows off skills at home Thiago Alcantara hands Liverpool injury boost as he shows off skills at home Play Video TAP TO PLAY THIAGO HANDS LIVERPOOL INJURY BOOST AS HE SHOWS OFF SKILLS AT HOME Who do Liverpool need to sign to retain the title? Keep up with all the Reds news with our free daily newsletter Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Live

  Germany's charging infrastructure outgrows demand by e-car drivers – energy industry Cars     Clean Energy Wire / Reuters The number of public charging points for electric vehicles in Germany is growing rapidly but there are not enough e-cars on the road yet to utilise the infrastructure in an economically viable way, the country's energy industry group  BDEW  has  said . Between April and November, the number of publicly accessible charging points grew by almost 20 percent to more than 33,000 despite the difficulties posed by the coronavirus pandemic. But even though e-car registrations have reached new record levels in the country thanks to generous subsidies, ”the number of e-cars is not yet large enough to ensure economically viable operation. We need an expansion of e-cars and charging infrastructure that is synchronised both in terms of time and of technology," said  BDEW  head Kerstin Andreae. According to the energy industry lobby group, there currently are about