Transfer Talk: Manchester United may move on from Maguire
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The summer transfer window is closed for the major leagues in Europe. However, with an eye on January, there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals!
Erik ten Hag is set to offload Harry Maguire in the summer to help fund his overhaul of the Manchester United squad, according to the Guardian.
The Red Devils will consider transfer offers for their club captain, but will have to accept a considerable loss on the world-record £80 million it took to sign him from Leicester City.
While Maguire could start for England at the World Cup, he lags behind Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof in United’s centre-back pecking order.
Ten Hag admires Maguire’s professionalism but ultimately feels that the 29-year-old’s sluggish pace is a problem. The club would use the funds from Maguire’s transfer to bring in more competition for United’s defence.
In addition, Ten Hag is preparing to let Fred, who is going to the World Cup with Brazil, leave as a free agent when his contract ends in the summer. There is a clause in the midfielder’s deal that allows the Red Devils to extend his contract for another year, but that is not expected to be taken up.
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09.57 GMT: Newcastle United are ready to rival Arsenal for the signing of Shakhtar Donetsk star Mykhaylo Mudryk, reports Football Insider.
On Friday, Calciomercato reported that Arsenal have already made an offer to Shakhtar for the winger and they remain favourites for his signature.
Mudryk has attracted plenty of attention this season after scoring three goals in the Champions League for Shakhtar. The 21-year-old is also a reported target for Juventus.
Newcastle are said to be prepared to make a transfer offer of upwards of £50m for Mudryk.
09.00 GMT: Paris Saint-Germain have made a €45 million transfer offer for Palmeiras teenager Endrick, but the Brazilian team swiftly dismissed the proposal for the 16-year-old forward on Friday, sources told ESPN Brazil.
In a meeting with the player’s agents, the Ligue 1 champions said they were willing to extend the negotiations and meet the player’s release clause of €60m, sources said.
PSG have been in contact with Endrick’s family for some time and have enlisted their Brazilian forward Neymar to reach out to him. The French giants are confident of getting a deal over the line, sources added.
Chelsea are another team that have been following Endrick’s development and showed interest in matching the €60m price for the Brazilian wonderkid.
Sources have told ESPN that Chelsea have hosted the player and his family at the club’s training ground, with the Blues’ Brazilian defender Thiago Silva invited to meet his compatriot and convince him to move to London.
– Atletico Madrid‘s Diego Simeone has insisted that he wants Joao Felix to stay amid reported interest from PSG. As quoted by Marca, Simeone said: “Joao is one of the players who has scored the most goals out of the forwards we have, beyond the fact that he has three now. He has the goal and hopefully he can continue to be with us and perform at the level he has shown so many times. And above all, to show that he has a goal and that we need him.”
– Inter Milan will move to sign Villarreal‘s Alfonso Pedraza if Robin Gosens leaves in January, according to Calciomercato, although there are other names the Serie A club is looking at. The German has been widely linked with a move away due to a lack of game time and could head to Bayer Leverkusen.
– AC Milan‘s negotiations to renew the contracts of Ismael Bennacer and Rafael Leao are both stagnating, according to Gazzetta dello Sport. Both of their deals come to an end in 2024, with Leao’s situation likely to be impacted by the World Cup, while Bennacer’s agent is taking the time to look at his options.
– Bayern Munich goalkeeper Alexander Nubel, who is on loan at AS Monaco, will either leave Bayern on another loan or permanently in the summer of 2023, according to Florian Plettenberg. Backup keeper Sven Ulreich signed a contract extension that will keep him with Bayern until 2024.