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Football Rumours on Thursday 23rd February 2023

last updated Thursday 23rd February 2023, 8:57 AM



TRANSFER RUMOURS

  • Arsenal are set to battle Borussia Dortmund, Newcastle and Juventus for the signature of Real Valladolid's 18-year-old Spanish right-back Ivan Fresneda.
    (London Evening Standard)


  • Arsenal are reportedly planning to make an offer for Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund, but could face competition for his signature from Real Madrid.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Chelsea will sell England midfielder Mason Mount in the summer, when he will have a year left on his contract, if they fail to agree a new deal with 24-year-old.
    (Athletic)


  • Liverpool are interested in RB Leipzig and Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol, 21.
    (Fabrizio Romano)


  • Manchester United's England left-back Luke Shaw, 27, and Portugual right-back Diogo Dalot, 23, have done enough to secure new deals with the Old Trafford club but a number of other players at the club face being sold in the summer.
    (Football Transfers)


  • Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis has given Manchester United hope of signing 24-year-old Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen after saying "sometimes there are offers you can't refuse".
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Leicester City could look to sign Borussia Dortmund's Germany midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud, 27, on a free transfer in the summer.
    (Leicester Mercury)


  • Former England goalkeeper Ben Foster, 39, says he does not regret turning down the chance to come out of retirement and sign for Newcastle United, whose first-choice keeper Nick Pope is banned for Sunday's Carabao Cup final.
    (Talksport)


  • Portugal defender Joao Cancelo, 28, says his loan move to Bayern Munich was an opportunity he could not refuse after believing he should play more at Manchester City, while manager Pep Guardiola disagreed.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Newcastle winger Ryan Fraser is training with the club's under-21s and the 28-year-old Scotland international is expected to leave the club in the summer.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Barcelona manager Xavi says he is in "constant contact" with Argentina forward Lionel Messi, whose deal at Paris St-Germain runs out in the summer, and that the 35-year-old would be be welcomed back "home" to the Spanish club if he wanted to return.
    (Goal)



MANAGEMENT STUFF

  • Hartlepool sack Keith Curle as boss with strugglers fighting for survival in League Two.
    (Sun)


OTHER STUFF

  • Arsenal have started contract extension talks with 30-year-old Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka, who is keen to remain at Emirates Stadium.
    (90min)


  • England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, 28, is close to signing a new contract with Everton.
    (Times)


  • West Ham United principal owner David Sullivan has lambasted the idea of a government introducing a football regulator.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Ryan Reynolds and Rob McIlhenney will welcome Wrexham to the United States this summer and are set to play for the Welsh club in a $1m tournament.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • A buyout financier worth £290bn has offered funds to at least one bidder to support a potential takeover of Manchester United, according to reports.
    (Sun)


  • Chelsea undergoing huge training ground rebuild with Todd Boehly introducing luxury ‘chillout room’ for stars.
    (Sun)




















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