Transfer News & Rumours
Report: Bayern Munich defender David Alaba is on the target list of Liverpool
According to Football Insider, Bayern Munich defender David Alaba is on the target list of Liverpool, and the Merseysiders have now been handed a huge boost after contract extension talks stalled following the third round of negotiations. Our Story: the third round of negotiations about a new contract for @David_Alaba failed! @FCBayern @sportbild — Christian Falk (@cfbayern) October 28, 2020 Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara joined the Reds from Bayern during the summer on a four-year deal for £20 million, and his former teammate could reunite with him at Anfield if the Bundesliga giants fail to convince him to stay and Liverpool swoop. The Austrian international has just a few months left on his current deal which expires next summer, and he can leave for nothing at the end of it. Alaba...
Report: Liverpool were indeed keen on Borussia Moenchengladbach winger Marcus Thuram this summer
According to Movistar commentator Alain Valnegr, Liverpool were indeed keen on bringing Borussia Moenchengladbach winger Marcus Thuram to Anfield during the summer transfer window. Manager Jurgen Klopp wanted to strengthen his attack ahead of this season’s Premier League title defence, and the Frenchman was one of those players identified ahead of the transfer market. Liverpool weren’t able to sign Thuram in the end, landing Portugal international forward Diogo Jota instead, and he has hit the ground running on Merseyside since his arrival from Wolverhampton Wanderers. Despite agreeing a five-year deal worth £45 million for the 23-year-old, Liverpool only parted with around £5 million initially, with the rest of the payment to be spread across the duration of his contract. The Reds were mo...
Lauren comments on Mesut Ozil’s Arsenal situation
Lauren has given his take on Mesut Ozil not playing for Arsenal at the moment, as quoted on SkySports.com. Ozil has been left out of the Gunners’ Premier League and Europa League squads. Although Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has told The London Evening Standard that the attacking midfielder will continue to train with the first-team squad, the 32-year-old will not play a competitive game of football until January at least. Former Arsenal star Lauren has given his opinion on the situation, and although he is disappointed that Ozil is not part of the Gunners’ squad, he seems to back Arteta. Lauren told Sky Sports: “Ozil is a top player, it’s sad to see a top player not being involved in a team like Arsenal. All of us who follow Arsenal want to see the best players but this situation has not ...
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer promises key Man Utd role for Donny van de Beek
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has claimed that summer signing Donny van de Beek will have an important role to play at the club. He said to Sky Sports: “Donny is going to play a big, big part this year. At the moment, I realise the topic is Donny van de Beek, it’s nice for some players or commentators to have a little go. I know you’re short for time on TV and have to put your point across quickly, but you have to know you don’t have to start the first three games to be a very important member of the squad. “I would be disappointed if some of my team-mates said I wasn’t important at United. I didn’t start many games. Donny is going to be very important for us, don’t worry about that.” The 23-year-old midfielder has played just 59 minutes of Premier League footbal...
Frank Lampard believes he is judged differently from other Premier League managers
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard believes that he is judged differently from the other managers in the Premier League. Asked if he feels he is judged differently, Lampard said to Independent: “I think possibly, yes; I think when I got this job a lot of people were questioning me getting the job. “A lot of people told me ‘are you sure you want to take it’ because of maybe opinion. And I think when sometimes people can be very quick to form opinions straight away, for whatever reason, and being a young English manager with one year at Derby some of that I understood. “But at the same time I think sometimes we just have to judge people on face value, like we do judge any manager; it doesn’t matter where you’re from, I think all managers should be judged the same.” The former England internationa...
Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu resigns
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has resigned from his position along with the entire board. The 57-year-old has faced a lot of criticism in the recent months and the club’s members were actively trying to get him out with a vote of no confidence. The Spanish club crashed to a 3-1 defeat at home to Real Madrid recently. Barcelona regressed on the pitch under his leadership and his questionable managerial choices contributed to that. Furthermore, he failed to hold on to star players like Neymar. Star player Lionel Messi was frustrated with life under Bartomeu as well and the Argentine tried his best to leave the Spanish club earlier in the summer. It will be interesting to see if he decides to stay now that the 57-year-old is gone. President Josep Maria Bartomeu announces the resign...
Report: Leeds United eye Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara
Leeds United are among the clubs interested in signing Glen Kamara from Rangers, according to TEAMtalk. It has been reported that Premier League clubs Leeds, Everton and Southampton have watched the former Arsenal prospect in recent weeks. Newcastle United, Burnley, Brighton and Hove Albion, Sheffield United and Brentford made checks on the 24-year-old Finland international midfielder in the summer transfer window, according to the report. It has been further reported that Rangers manager Steven Gerrard does not want to lose the 24-year-old in the January transfer window and is desperate to tie him down to a new deal, with the midfielder’s current contract running out in the summer of 2023. How has Glen Kamara fared at Rangers? Kamara has been on the books of Rangers since January 2019 whe...
Opinion: Arkadiusz Milik would be a superb January signing for Everton
Napoli striker Arkadiusz Milik has been linked with a move away from the club for a while now. It seems that the 26-year-old is prepared to leave the Italian giants when the transfer window reopens in January. Initially, it seemed like the Polish striker would move to Juventus when his contract expires. However, the player is thought to be frustrated with the lack of playing time at Napoli and he is ready to leave in January so that he can get back to playing every week. Apparently, Tottenham and Everton remain keen on signing the Polish striker. Both clubs were heavily linked with a move for the 26-year-old earlier in the summer. It will be interesting to see where Milik ends up eventually. Tottenham have already signed Carlos Vinicius and Milik would be the third choice striker if he mov...
Would Arsenal miss Shkodran Mustafi if he left next summer?
Shkodran Mustafi wants to leave Arsenal at the end of the season when his current contract runs out, according to Football.London. Arsenal offered the 28-year-old central defender a contract extension in the summer of 2020, but the Germany international turned it down, according to the report. The report has claimed that the former Sampdoria and Valencia centre-back is keen a move back to Italy next summer when he is out of contract at Arsenal. Shkodran Mustafi’s recent stats Mustafi did not have the best of times under former Arsenal manager Unai Emery, who told Sky Sports in August 2019 that it would be best for the defender if he left. Emery made the comments despite the 28-year-old playing 31 times in the Premier League and six times in the Europa League for the Gunners during the 2018...
Liverpool open talks to sign Ozan Kabak; Upamecano move expected
Liverpool have been linked with a move for the Schalke defender Ozan Kabak. The 20-year-old is highly talented and he could prove to be a superb long-term investment for the Reds. The Reds are in desperate need of some depth in their defence and Kabak could be a good signing for them. Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has been sidelined with ACL damage and he is unlikely to return this season. Jurgen Klopp cannot hope to challenge on all fronts with just two centre backs at is disposal. Fabinho has had to step in and play as a defender so far. Furthermore, Joel Matip has a worrying injury history and he cannot be relied upon in terms of availability. Liverpool must look to sign a defender when the transfer window reopens in January. As per Mirror, the Premier League champions have now ope...
Chelsea midfielder Jorginho opens up on Arsenal interest
Chelsea midfielder Jorginho was linked with a move to Arsenal earlier this summer and it seems that there was some truth in those rumours. The Chelsea ace has now hinted that there were some talks and he was open to negotiations with the North London giants. Jorginho ended up staying at Chelsea and he has no regrets about that. The midfielder explained that he is completely committed to the Blues and he is looking to help the club do well this season. “I believe that every player is open to negotiations,” Jorginho told ESPN Brazil. “So I believe there was something they talked about. And in the end, it was decided that I remain here. Now my head is here and we’re going to do a great job with Chelsea, which I always wanted to do.” The former Napoli midfielder arrived at Chelsea along w...
Jose Mourinho expects Son Heung-Min to sign a new deal with Tottenham
Tottenham are ready to finalise a new deal with star forward Son Heung-Min. According to Football Insider, the Londoners are looking to make him one of their highest-paid players and they have offered him a deal worth around £200,000-a-week plus performance-related bonuses. Apparently, it will be a five-year deal and would keep the South Korean at the club during his peak years. The 28-year-old is one of the best players in the Premier League and it is hardly surprising that Spurs are doing their best to keep him at the club for the long haul. Son has been in red-hot form this season and he has 8 goals and 2 assists to his name already. He will be crucial to Tottenham’s ambitions this season. The South Korean has arguably been Tottenham’s best player since the arrival of Jose Mourinho...
