“There are no discussions lately,” Longoria said at a news conference Wednesday. “There are no ongoing talks with Paul and no decision has been made yet. I haven’t closed the door because he is on the market, but there is a lot of news about Paul. These are more hypotheses and dreams than reality. »
Pogba can return to football in January.
The January transfer window is fast approaching and the opportunity for teams and players to rejuvenate their seasons will soon arrive.
We have to forget about Manchester United and Marcus Rashford for next month. The Red Devils are in a position to sell their local striker, who has admitted he is missing a fresh start.
Ruben Amorim has indicated he wants Rashford to stay and the United ace has already seen Bayern Munich rule themselves out of a move however. Financing a deal could prove problematic.
At the top of the table, there are decisions to make for Arsenal and Liverpool. The Gunners are trying to chase Arne Slot’s men down and could yet bolster their front line in the window with Randal Kolo Muani the latest figure to be linked.
Liverpool must decide whether to stick or twist after making a fine start to the season. Though their major decisions will come in relation to Mo Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk, who can all talk to other clubs in less than two weeks should they not agree new contracts.
Chelsea are also still interested in the move window. It remains to be seen whether they will be able to offload Ben Chilwell, who failed to agree a deal this summer, while Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s future is uncertain.
Manchester City may look for new inspiration to turnaround their form.
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Manchester United would consider sending Marcus Rashford out on loan in January, according to The Sun.
Reportedly, the situation seems untenable and United know that they may not find a buyer, given that they earn £325,000 per week until June 2028.
They won’t send him to a Premier League rival, but hope a European giant would be interested.
Mason Mount has vowed to come back stronger after being sidelined with yet another injury at Manchester United.
He wrote on Instagram: “Words can’t describe how devastated I feel right now, you probably see the look on my face when this happened. I knew what that meant.
“United fans, you may not know me very well yet, but one thing I can assure you is that I will never give up and I will never lose confidence. I’ve said it before, but I’ll keep giving it my all, getting through this difficult time and I won’t stop until I achieve this goal.
Chelsea midfielder Cesare Casadei is keen to leave the club in the January transfer window.
Casadei has been limited to Europa Conference League appearances under Enzo Maresca and wants more football. A move back to Italy on a six-month loan would appear to be the most likely outcome.
Victor Lindelof ends his contract with Manchester United in June and now looks almost certain to leave.
The Swede was given a rare chance to impress last night against Tottenham but was replaced at half-time with an injury. The 30-year-old defender is one of United’s longest-serving players, but it seems increasingly unlikely that he will earn a new deal.
Legendary United captain Roy Keane has begged Marcus Rashford to leave his zone of convenience and embark on an ambitious flight abroad. Rashford has made it clear that he needs to leave Old Trafford and has been linked with a move to PSG in the past.
On the Overlap’s Stick to Football podcast, Keane responded to Rashford’s bombshell interview. The Irishman said: “I don’t actually mind what he said, although it’s a bit long, but it’s spot on.
“Sometimes a deal just works for everybody it’s been going on for a year or two now, there’s obviously a bit of talent there and he’s been at the club since he was a kid. A change would probably do him a world of good, for him and his team and family to go abroad.”
United are tracking Inter Milan star Federico Dimarco as Ruben Amorim looks to improve on the left side of defence. Tyrell Malacia has just returned from an injury that saw him miss all of last season, while Luke Shaw has struggled for fitness.
According to Tuttosport, Dimarco has one of his main targets as he looks to sign a new left-back. Amorim has drawn up a list of possible targets and added Dimarco.
The Italian is a product of Inter’s youth academy and is a boyhood fan of the club, making things tricky for United. The left-back has played a total of 156 times for Inter across all competitions.
Newcastle may be forced to sell players in January, even if it goes against Eddie Howe’s wishes, to balance the books.
The Magpies have been hampered by beneficiation and sustainability regulations and reported that Martin Dubravka, Miguel Almiron and Sean Longstaff are replaceable.
Saudi Pro League side Al-Shabab are interested in Dubravka, while Almiron has fans in Leicester. Newcastle need to sign a right winger, but they will have to sell before they can buy.
Arsenal are reportedly considering letting Jakub Kiwior leave the Emirates. Napoli were among those interested in the Polish defender, but Arsenal were willing to keep him.
This position may change right now, with the flexible defender starting on the back line in some ways. The Corriere del Mezzogiorno reports that the Gunners are open to the idea of him leaving on loan with the legal responsibility to buy, but discussions over his salary are necessary.
Mohamed Salah’s long career has been a hot topic this season, with the Egyptian’s contract expiring next summer and the player yet to officially sign a new deal.
A new clip of Salah talking about his future, posted on December 8, has surfaced on social media.
The video shows the 32-year-old asked for clarity about his long career at Liverpool via a Zoom call, but instead reiterated his uncertainty over whether he would stay.
“I don’t know yet,” he said. My contract expires at the end of the year, so I still don’t know what’s going to happen. I’ll take a look at my options, but I haven’t made a decision yet. “
Lyon winger Rayan Cherki was once one of football’s brightest clients, and he is now capitalizing on that prospect after a brilliant crusade in Ligue 1.
The French under-21 player has five goals and seven assists at mid-season in just seven starts, adding to a very good recent streak that has seen him record four assists and two goals in just three games.
According to French media outlet Foot Mercato, Liverpool are now in a position to attack the 21-year-old for the future and it has been reported that Lyon could allow him to leave in January due to currency difficulties.
Cherki is worth around £24m, Liverpool would possibly have to drop out with Lyon’s Ligue 1 rivals PSG if they need to secure his signature, with the French giants once at the “front of the queue”. wait”.
Liverpool already have several wingers at the club, in addition to Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota and Chiesa. However, Slot will be keen to incorporate more young skills into his attack, especially if Salah ends up leaving.
Manchester United have been urged to get rid of Antony immediately after his “frustrating” performance in the defeat to Tottenham.
Antony started when United were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Spurs in a dramatic 4-3 defeat and former Premier League striker Troy Deeney was unimpressed with his performance, saying the Red Devils needed to “cut ties with him” in January.
“As soon as Manchester United knocked Antony out, everyone ran,” Deeney told CBS Sports. “They want to cut ties with him. I don’t want to scapegoat him, but honestly, watching him is very frustrating.
“It’s your big moment. He doesn’t run, he doesn’t run. . . just get him out. If you get rid of Marcus Rashford, whoever takes him, we’ll pay you to take him away. [Antony] get him out of the club too.
Eddie Howe has warned he will sell players in January unless it benefits Newcastle’s long-term future.
The Geordies will be battling to keep the likes of star men Bruno Guimaraes, who is being monitored by Manchester City, and Alexander Isak. The United coach has demanded that his squad stay united and forget about the window in a bid to continue their upturn in form at Ipswich after two wins and seven goals in the last two games.
A raft of players including Miguel Almiron, Kieran Trippier, Martin Dubravka, Matt Targett, Sean Longstaff have been linked with moves away next month to make financial room for targets including £24million Belgian PSV winger Johan Bakayoko. Howe said: “Hopefully we won’t lose anybody we won’t want to lose.
“I think everything has to align, I think there have to be a lot of things together. It will have to be adequate, not only for the present moment, but also for the future. We want to be guilty and make sure that any resolution we make doesn’t affect us in the following windows as well.
Fresh from scoring a hat-trick last night, Marc Guiu has seen his future commented on by Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca.
“With young players like Marc [Guiu], like Josh [Acheampong], like Tyrique [George], for me the most productive thing for them is to be with us because they can perceive every day the way we should play. They can grow, we can teach them how we need them to play.
“So I think it’s greater if they stay with us. But then it depends a little on the players’ preference. If in this case Marc’s preference is to have more minutes and play more, then we’ll see if we sit down. ” Down with him and we’ll do it together. “
Donnie van de Beek has had a difficult time at Manchester United and has seen little notice in his loan spells away from the club.
The Dutchman left for Girona in the summer, but spent his final months on loan in Frankfurt.
“I was coming from a long way away, I needed speed and a series of matches, but it’s just not possible,” he said via Sport Witness. “The result was that I started to go crazy. I had to show what I could do in a match, which meant I tried too hard and missed it.
“Also, my family situation was all the more pleasant. Estelle was very pregnant and we learned that she would remain in England for the birth. My daughter with her.
“She in Manchester, I in Germany. I was alone in Frankfurt. My family in England was not doing well in football. Sometimes I really have an idea this time: What am I doing?
“If you play so little, you also lose confidence. That starts to eat away at you, and that’s not good as a player.”
Eddie Howe has warned he won’t sell players in January unless it benefits the long-term future of Newcastle.
When asked if players can simply leave, he replied: “There is a possibility, I never sit here and say no one will leave, but it has to be in conjunction with what we want from a team point of view and again, fight and Balance throughout the future of the club. We will have to be receptive and be in a position to do certain things.
United are targeting a move for Sverre Nypan in January according to reports.
The Red Devils have been confident of signing the Norwegian teenager despite interest from the likes of Manchester City and Barcelona. United are hoping moving quickly will hand them an advantage, despite the 18-year-old fielding other offers, with the club being his preference.
Though not too recently. Ruben Semedo had the opportunity to join the Toon Army in 2017 but instead opted for Villarreal.
The former Sporting CP ace did not like what he read.
“It was when I was leaving for the U21 European championship, which we lost to Spain,” he said, via Sport Witness.
“My agent told me that there was a proposal from Villarreal and Newcastle, but I saw on the internet that it was raining a lot there and I said no. I had the idea of Villarreal, who like to play football. I had the idea of Villarreal, who like to play football. Riquelme, Forlán and I said ‘no, I’m going there’. I didn’t think twice.”
Brendan Rodgers hasn’t revealed much about the option of Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney making a go back to Celtic. The Scotland foreign was due to leave the Emirates this summer, yet an injury Euro 2024 thwarted his chances.
Celtic have since been linked with a move as the 27-year-old’s contract winds down. Rodgers offered little in the way of suggesting claims had merit or not.
He said: “Well, I know Kieran very well, but there will be a lot of players related to them coming to Celtic, so we would never talk about a player, especially a young player who is at another club.
“But, we’ve got work to do; we know that, we want to improve the squad further and a number of key areas.
“Until that happens, the players here have been working so well and we’ll just continue to work with them and see what happens in January.”
CaughtOffside report both Liverpool and Real Madrid have made contract offers to Trent Alexander-Arnold, and both have consisted of four years plus the option of a fifth.
Los Blancos are reportedly gaining confidence thanks to the paintings they have put up, and Alexander-Arnold is yet to make a decision and will be allowed to officially negotiate with the clubs next month.
Fulham star Antonee Robinson has revealed he will leave the club if the Cottagers get a big enough offer to make it worthwhile.
The defender, who has been linked with the likes of Liverpool, has built an impressive reputation in west London under Marco Silva. The American is still satisfied at Fulham, but he would make a move.
Referring to the transfer interest, Robinson told Marca: “I am very satisfied here.
“The fact that there is interest from other groups is fantastic. Obviously it all depends on whether I have to pay enough to pay what Fulham would ask of me. So if the club sees it as a smart idea, I’ll leave. “
Arne Slot has praised Trent Alexander-Arnold’s ambition after the Liverpool star said he ‘wants to build a legacy’ before retiring.
The Reds defender will complete the last six months of his contract next month, leaving his long career up in the air. Slot is not discouraged.
The Dutchman said: “I like this in a player! Everyone must have it at this level and if you don’t have that you don’t play at this level. But they have to put the team first and they all do it, including Trent. All the top players have this; they want to be special and be the best, to stay fit.
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“Eddie Howe shocked to hear about final touch on Newcastle’s January deals”. The Magpies boss rarely gives much thought to new signings as his squad is limited to what they can do next month.
“It surprises me. Because it’s not reality, we’re not close to a move or signing a player,” he told Chronicle Live.
“To me, the January discussions are very vague. We know they are limited to what we can and do. For me, it’s just about focusing on team education. “
Florian Wirtz is reportedly in complex talks over a new deal with Bayer Leverkusen. The German star has attracted interest from across Europe, but it appears that Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Real Madrid may not be willing to pay the high amount required to sign him.
However, a clause could be included in any new agreement.
Newcastle will not be releasing Sandro Tonali in January amid the midfielder’s impressive form. The Italian scored a brace to take the Magpies to the semi-final of the Carabao Cup and sparked the interest of Juventus.
According to reports in Italy, Serie A had been increasing the budget, but it turns out that any effort would prove fruitless.
Bayern Munich will not make a move for Marcus Rashford despite his availability. Bild report that the German giants do not see the forward as fitting into their starting XI and a deal would prove too expensive.
“It’s true: Bayern Munich are interested in Marcus Rashford,” said Christian Falk.
“Of course, he’s a good player but it would be too expensive a move. Bayern don’t have a free role on the pitch to ensure he’d be a starter in the first-XI.
“It’s true that Bayern are searching for a player who could operate behind Harry Kane and as a backup to the England international. That’s why the profile of Marcus Rashford would fit at Bayern Munich, but no – it’s too expensive!
“And, ultimately, if it’s too expensive for Bayern, it’s too expensive for the whole league. It’s a pity, but we won’t see Rashford in the Bundesliga.”
United are weighing up a move for Atalanta midfielder Ederson ahead of the January transfer window, per reports. The Brazilian has previously linked with a move to Old Trafford and reports suggest Ruben Amorim has identified United’s midfield as an area that needs strengthening.
No negotiations have been established between the clubs over a resolution, and United are awaiting unanimous agreement on the resolution before moving forward.
Reports in Italy claim Ivan Juric will be the new Southampton manager and will sign a six-month contract with an option for an additional year.
Juric took charge or Roma in September before being relieved of his duties in November.
Newcastle United are said to be “very close” to reaching an agreement after further talks with Belgian star Johan Bakayoko. Positive talks have reportedly taken place with the player’s representatives and Bakayoko would be in favor of the move.
PSV are claimed to want £41m for their player however, with Newcastle’s opening offer nearer £25m.
Blues manager Enzo Maresca has not ruled out a move for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall next month. The midfielder has struggled to play away from home in the Europa Conference League, but after moving past the organisational stage, Chelsea will not have any other games at the festival until March.
“Unfortunately, I can’t say the same for Kiernan, nor for the whole team, because when the transfer window is open, unfortunately anything can happen,” said the Italian.
“So I’m not focused on January, the only thing I can say about Kiernan is that we are very satisfied with the way he works, we are very satisfied with his performance, and this is what I think of Kiernan. “
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