Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius is close to joining Bundesliga club Union Berlin on a season-long loan. The 27-year-old has not played for the Anfield side since his ill-fated appearance in the 2018 Champions League final against Real Madrid, and subsequently moved to Turkish side Beşiktaş on a two-year long loan. That arrangement though was ended early in May in a ...
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Foden set for new deal
Manchester City are ready to offer Phil Foden an improved new deal, which will see the young midfielder earn a substantial pay rise. Foden is already under contract at the Etihad, having signed a six-year contract back in 2018, but now they want to try and secure the long-term future of their academy graduate. Foden broke into the England senior ...
Read More »City negotiating for Benfica defender
Manchester City are in talks to sign Rúben Dias. Pep Guardiola wants a right-sided central defender, having decided previously not to replace Vincent Kompany who retired at the end of the 2018 – 2019 season. He has been linked with a host of names, including Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly, and Atlético Madrid’s José Giménez, but they are unwilling to meet the ...
Read More »Aouar agrees to join Arsenal
Houssem Aouar has agreed to join Arsenal – but only because there are no viable alternatives. The 22-year old Frenchman would prefer to join Manchester City, Juventus or Barcelona, but with none of these clubs prepared to make an offer to sign him in the current window, he has opted for the Gunners. There is still a long way to ...
Read More »Smalling linked with Inter Milan
Inter Milan are interested in Chris Smalling. However, any deal will be dependent on Tottenham making a movie for Slovenian defender Milan Škriniar. Jose Mourinho has identified Škriniar as a replacement for the departed Jan Vertonghen, but they do not want to meet his £46 million price tag, and the Serie A team will need to drop his asking price. ...
Read More »City seek FIFA extension to transfer deadline
Manchester City are to request special dispensation from FIFA so that they can sign José Giménez from Atlétio Madrid. The 25-year old Uruguayan international is currently self-isolating in Spain for a two-week period after testing positive for the coronavirus. This means that he will not be able to complete a medical with the Premier League club prior to the international ...
Read More »Liverpool negotiating loan for Dembélé
Liverpool are in talks with Barcelona over a season long loan for Ousmane Dembélé. The winger moved to the Catalans in 2017 from Borussia Dortmund in a deal that could be worth up to £135 million, but he has had a nightmare time with injuries since his arrival in Spain, and missed almost the whole of last season with a ...
Read More »Wijnaldum rejects new deal
Gini Wijnaldum has turned down the offer of a new contract with Liverpool. The Dutchman has just 9 months left on his current deal at Anfield, which means that he can begin to negotiate with foreign clubs from January. He has also been linked with a move away this summer, with his former national team boss, Ronald Koeman, wanting to ...
Read More »United closing on deal for full-back
Manchester United are edging closer to a deal to sign Porto full-back Alex Telles on a five-year deal. A fee still has to be agreed with the Portuguese champions, and he has a releasee clause of £37 million but it is expected that, given he is in the final year of his current contract with the Portuguese side, that a ...
Read More »City bid for defender rejected by Sevilla
Manchester City have had a £45 million bid for defender Jules Koundé turned down by Sevilla. Pep Guardiola’s side are looking for alternatives are talks to sign Kalidou Koulibaly was Napoli ended in deadlock. The Europa League winners have indicated that they are prepared to sell Koundé for less than his release clause, which is reported to be £82.5 million, ...
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