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Football Rumours on Monday 11th September 2023

last updated Monday 11th September 2023, 9:21 AM



TRANSFER RUMOURS

  • Tottenham are on the verge of signing Hajduk Split's Croatian defender Luka Vuskovic,who had been linked with Liverpool, Chelsea, Paris St-Germain and Manchester City, but the 16-year-old will not join Spurs until the summer of 2025.
    (London Evening Standard)


  • Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp wants to make a move for West Ham and Morocco defender Nayef Aguerd next summer, but he will face competition from Manchester City for the 27-year-old.
    (Sun)


  • Aston Villa are keen to sign Spanish attacker Alex Baena, 22, from manager Unai Emery's former club Villarreal.
    (Fichajes)


  • Inter Milan rejected approaches from Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle United for Italy midfielder Nicolo Barella this summer, but the 26-year-old could be available for around £77m next year.
    (Caught Offside)


  • Southampton's29-year-old Nigeria striker Paul Onuachu has arrived in Turkey to complete a loan move to Trabzonspor.
    (Daily Echo)


  • Real Madrid are targeting a move for Bayern Munich and Canada defender Alphonso Davies, 22, next summer.
    (Marca)


  • Chelsea, Barcelona and Bayern Munich all tried to sign Marco Verratti, 30, from Paris St-Germain this summer.
    (Football Transfers)


  • The Italy midfielder is now set to join Qatari side Al Arabi from PSG for 45m euros (£38.7m).
    (Fabrizio Romano)



MANAGEMENT STUFF

  • Wayne Rooney will have to wait until the end of the MLS season to find out if DC United are willing to offer him a contract extension to stay on as manager as he admitted he "can't stop speculation" linking him with a move to Birmingham City.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is due to speak with Jadon Sancho on Monday for the first time since the manager accused the England winger, 23, of not doing enough to merit a place in the club's starting line-up.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Hibernian have appointed former Sheffield United midfielder Nick Montgomery as their new head coach on a three-year deal.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Barcelona boss Xavi is set to sign a new contract at the club this week.
    (Fabrizio Romano)



INTERNATIONAL STUFF

  • Gareth Southgate has revealed he twice had to convince Kyle Walker not to retire from international football.
    (Sun)


  • Gareth Southgate has admitted England looked at trying to snap up Brighton sensation Evan Ferguson. Three Lions boss Southgate says they have long since given up on trying to get the Republic of Ireland striker to follow the likes of Jack Grealish and Declan Rice in pledging their international futures to England.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Kazakhstan inflicted a fifth successive defeat of Euro 2024 qualifying on Northern Ireland with a 1-0 victory.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Republic of Ireland lost 2-1 to the Netherlands in their Euro 2024 Group B qualifier as their slim qualification hopes went up in smoke.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Germany have sacked manager Hansi Flick just nine months before the start of their home European Championships next summer.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been mentioned in connection with the German national team job, but his previous co.
    (Daily Mirror)


OTHER STUFF

  • Fans have slammed "incompetent" Manchester United for being unable to sell Rasmus Hojlund shirts for over a month. That's because the Red Devils struggled to get a special Danish letter in stock.
    (Sun)


  • Manchester United have seen their debts hit £1bn for the first time as uncertainty around a takeover continues.
    (Sun)




















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