🚨 Thiago staying at Liverpool, Pochettino denies freezing Chelsea player out, Bayern Munich target Fulham star, and more
🚨 Thiago staying at Liverpool, Pochettino denies freezing Chelsea player out, Bayern Munich target Fulham star, and more
Today's transfer headlines all in one place, featuring Liverpool, Man United, Chelsea and more!
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Today’s top stories:
Plus more from Chelsea, Barcelona and PSG
Adana Demirspor
Mario Balotelli has signed for Adana Demirspor as part of a free transfer. The player returns after leaving in 2022.
Édouard Michut completed the main session of his medical on Friday ahead of joining Adana Demirspor on loan from PSG.
Arsenal
Martin Ødegaard’s new Arsenal deal is only a matter of time.
Barcelona
Barcelona manager Xavi commented on the transfer of Ez Abde to Real Betis, he said: “We have a buy option clause, Abde isn't completely gone yet.”
Xavi also discussed his new contract, stating: “I am happy at Barça, the project is continuing. My contract renewal will be announced in a few days.”
No problems with Vitor Roque’s transfer to Barcelona - more info is available here.
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich want to try again for Fulham’s João Palhinha in January despite the player signing a new deal this week.
Galatasaray have confirmed the signing of midfielder Eyüp Aydın from FC Bayern Munich for a transfer fee worth €250k.
Brighton
Roberto De Zerbi has confirmed that Ansu Fati is ready to make his debut on Saturday against Man United.
Chelsea
Mauricio Pochettino has denied stories about Trevoh Chalobah being frozen out at Chelsea.
The Chelsea manager also confirmed that new signing Romeo Lavia has picked up an ankle injury and will be out for some time.
Manchester City have no interest in Reece James - full story here!
Fulham
Bayern Munich will try to sign Fulham’s João Palhinha again in January despite the player signing a new deal this week.
Galatasaray
Galatasaray have confirmed the signing of midfielder Eyüp Aydın from FC Bayern Munich.
Liverpool
Thiago will not leave Liverpool during the current season. The player has been linked with Turkish clubs Fenerbaçe and Trabzonspor but a transfer will not happen. For more info on this story click here.
The latest regarding Mohamed Salah to Saudi Arabia can be found here.
Jurgen Klopp addressed Jordan Henderson’s Liverpool exit on Friday, the Reds boss said: “I told him I wanted him to stay but we talked about not playing regularly... If I'd told him: if you stay you'll be the main man in midfield, then he would have stayed”.
Manchester City
Manchester City have no interest in Reece James - full story here!
Manchester United
Erik ten Hag commented on the abuse received by Harry Maguire this week on Friday, the Man United boss said: “I have said many times — it’s disrespectful”. The Dutch coach continued: “He doesn’t deserve it, he’s a great player, gives great performances. It is crazy but how it works”.
Ten Hag didn’t want to comment on the Jadon Sancho situation during his press conference on Friday: “I think everything is said on that case”.
Man United could potentially sign a winger in January - more info here!
Nottingham Forest
Emmanuel Dennis has left Nottingham Forest to join Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir on loan.
Paris Saint-Germain
Édouard Michut completed the main session of his medical on Friday ahead of joining Adana Demirspor on loan from PSG.
Watch Marco Verratti say goodbye to PSG fans after spending 11 years with the Ligue 1 club, footage courtesy of Prime Video Sport France.
Tottenham
Tottenham’s James Maddison has won the Premier League’s Player of the Month award for August.
For all the very latest transfer news, read caughtoffside.com
If you saw the embargoed section of Ten Hag's press conference you would see he spoke quite a bit about Sancho and in fact said he is not sure if he will ever play for the club again. He said he is "not important". It was quite explosive.