🚨 Liverpool star in talks with Bayern, Man United midfielder exit, Chelsea to sign former player, Ivan Toney back to Premier League & more.
Plus latest updates from La Liga, Premier League & Bundesliga.
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Today’s top stories:
Updates on the future of Rodrygo, Toney, Mainoo, Tonali & more.
Arsenal
Thomas Tuchel has revealed why Myles Lewis-Skelly is not a part of his England squad. More here!
Atletico Madrid
Diego Simeone will request the signing of striker Robert Lewandowski. (Cadena SER)
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich management are involved in talks to sign Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate next year. (Bild)
Chelsea
Real Madrid are now willing to sanction the departure of Rodrygo for just €55 million, amidst interest from Chelsea. (Defensa Central)
Chelsea have not ruled out re-signing world class star from their CL-winning side. More details!
Liverpool
The speculation regarding Alexis Mac Allister’s future is refusing to end. The Liverpool midfielder has been linked with a move to Real Madrid. As per Football Insider, a move in the future cannot be ruled out.
Liverpool are facing competition from Premier League rivals to sign Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes. (TEAMtalk)
Liverpool and Tottenham keen on generational talent, but move seems difficult. More details!
£65m offer made: Liverpool bid for world class star who “wants” to join. Full Story here!
Liverpool remain interested in the potential transfer of Newcastle United central defender Sven Botman but they also face competition from their Premier League rivals. (Caught Offside)
(Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) Fabrizio Romano drops major update ahead of January window regarding in-form midfielder. More here!
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Manchester United
Manchester United will look to sell Jadon Sancho permanently in the middle of the season. If that is not possible, they will let him leave the club as a free agent in the summer of 2026. (Football Insider)
Manchester United manager has told the club owners that he wants to sign a new midfielder next year. Could it be Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson?
Ben Jacobs has claimed that Manchester United can sign Anderson for considerably less than the £100m being quoted widely.
Brighton’s Carlos Baleba is another midfielder on the radar of Manchester United. (Fabrizio Romano)
Napoli have made contact with Manchester United over a January loan deal for England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 20. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Mainoo is also a wanted by another Serie A club with Roma interested in a January deal. (Football Italia)
‘Incredible’ Man Utd star facing uncertain future as unusual January clause emerges. More details here!
Newcastle United
Newcastle and Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali is homesick for AC Milan, with Juventus also interested in the 25-year-old. (Corriere della Sera)
Real Madrid
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are both interested in signing Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo. (The Daily Briefing)
Real Madrid star moving back to the Premier League? It is a possibility according to Marca.
Tottenham
Tottenham are being linked with a number of attacking players and the latest one to get linked with a move to north London is Juventus attacker Kenan Yildiz. (TEAMtalk)
(Photo by Stefano Guidi/Getty Images) Another similar player that Tottenham have been linked with is Real Sociedad star Takefusa Kubo. (Fichajes)
Rumours about Ivan Toney to Tottenham are growing and it is mainly because of the Thomas Frank connection, with the pair working at Brentford together in the past. (TEAMtalk)
Tottenham and Aston Villa are both in the mix for Kevin Schade. (The Boy Hotspur’s Substack)
