You bring the coffee and the toast, we bring the five pieces of news that could impact the football conversation on Tuesday 23 December 2025.
Here are five of the most notable:
🇧🇷 Endrik leaves the golden cage
L'Equipe reports today that Lyon and Real Madrid have just agreed on a simple loan deal for Hendrik for the next six months.
Let's remember that Real Madrid paid Palmeiras 60 million euros for the 16-year-old striker in 2022. It was the biggest transfer in the history of the Brazilian league since Neymar, and although he has barely played this season, his arrival is well received in France.
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According to the French newspaper, OL will cover half of the player's salary, which is estimated at more than €400,000 gross per month. They will also pay about a million dollars for the loan, which does not include a call option. 📸 David Ramos – Getty Images, 2025
OL was left without a center forward after the sale of Mikautadze, so Endrik could find the minutes he needed in Lyon before the World Cup.
💪🏿 Central defender Deco loves
📸 Ryan Pierce – Getty Images, 2025
The absence of Christensen and Araujo forces Barca to look for a central defender in the winter, and their favorite, according to Sport, is Marc Guei (Crystal Palace).
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🎨 Esthete Benzema
Ever the lover of beautiful things, Karim Benzema has yet managed to surprise everyone with his latest move. The Real Madrid legend purchased Picasso's “Portrait of a Bearded Man”, an oil on canvas painting from 1964, worth about 6 million euros.
🚑 Isak’s situation is catastrophic.
📸 JUSTIN TALLIS – AFP or licensors
The Liverpool star, signed for this season, suffered a double fracture to his ankle and fibula.
Will he be able to return to his old self? Or how will Slote's team cope with this blow in a season that started off on the wrong foot? These are the questions everyone in Liverpool is asking this Tuesday.
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🏆 Who will win the African Cup of Nations?
Opta has released its forecasts for the CAN, which began on Sunday in Morocco, and sees the host nation as big favorites to win the competition, ahead of Egypt (12.4% chance of winning), Algeria (12.1%), Senegal (12%) and Nigeria (7.3%).
This article has been translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version 🇪🇸 here.
📸 Yasir Bakhsh – 2025 Getty Images
