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Football Rumours on Wednesday 5th October 2022

last updated Wednesday 05th October 2022, 9:56 AM



TRANSFER RUMOURS
  • Manchester United are reluctant to let Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo leave in the January transfer window, so the 37-year-old may have to wait until his contract runs out next summer before departing Old Trafford.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • United are interested in signing Benfica's Portuguese forward Goncalo Ramos, 21, and PSV Eindhoven's Netherlands winger Cody Gakpo, 23.
    (Daily Express)


  • Chelsea are leading the race for AC Milan's 23-year-old Portugal forward Rafael Leao.
    (Daily Star)


  • AC Milan could use their game against Chelsea in the Champions League to talk to the Blues about signing 23-year-old English defender Trevoh Chalobah and United States forward Christian Pulisic, 24.
    (Calciomercato)


  • Arsenal scouts are said to have cast an eye over Croatia midfielder Lovro Majer in his side's 2-1 Nations League victory over Denmark at the back end of last month.
    (Daily Express)


  • Inter Milan could look to sign Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek, 25, from Manchester United in January.
    (Fichajes)


  • Brendan Rodgers is hoping to bring in Manchester United's Donny van de Beek for around £13m, as the Foxes look to find a replacement for Youri Tielemans.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Liverpool's owners are willing to fund a big-money transfer in January if manager Jurgen Klopp and the club's recruitment team find the right player.
    (Football Insider)


  • Arsenal are reportedly willing to use Albert Sambi Lokonga in a straight swap for Juventus midfielder Manuel Locatelli, with both players valued around the £26m mark.
    (Sun)


  • Liverpool are reportedly one of several clubs interested in making a move for Jamal Musiala, but Bayern Munich have no interest in selling the highly-rated teenager at the moment.
    (Daily Express)


  • Leandro Trossard, 27, has refused to dismiss speculation linking him with a move away from Brighton, with Arsenal and Chelsea interested in the Belgium winger.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Everton plan to exercise an option to turn 29-year-old England defender Conor Coady's loan move from Wolverhampton Wanderers into a permanent switch for a fee believed to be less than £10m.
    (Times)



MANAGEMENT STUFF

  • Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is considering sacking manager Steve Cooper and some of the club's recruitment staff after five successive Premier League defeats.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Forest are considering former Liverpool, Chelsea and Newcastle United boss Rafael Benitez as Cooper's potential replacement, while ex-Burnley manager Sean Dyche is also an option.
    (Guardian)


  • Julen Lopetegui is set to bow out as Sevilla's head coach after Wednesday's Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund and take a massive step towards becoming Wolves' next boss.
    (Sun)


  • Chelsea risk losing one of the world's best defensive midfielders for nothing in the summer after talks with N'Golo Kante over a contract extension stalled.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has turned down the chance to manage struggling Bayer Leverkusen in his native Germany.
    (Sport1)


  • Leverkusen are looking at appointing former Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso as a replacement for manager Gerardo Seoane.
    (ESPN)


  • Sevilla have agreed a deal with former manager Jorge Sampaoli to return to the club to replace Julen Lopetegui as boss.
    (ESPN)




INTERNATIONAL STUFF

  • Ukraine is set to join Spain and Portugal in a combined bid to host the 2030 World Cup.
    (Sky Sports)



OTHER STUFF

  • Grassroots football referees are considering a national strike after an official suffered severe injuries - reported to be a broken nose, broken ribs, a dislocated shoulder, a broken collarbone and concussion - during a "serious assault" on Sunday.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Arsenal have reached an agreement in principle on a new contract for England winger Bukayo Saka, 21.
    (Football Insider)


  • Manchester City are already trying to renegotiate Erling Haaland's contract, which includes a clause allowing the Norway striker, 22, to leave after two years if Real Madrid make an offer.
    (Mundo Deportivo)




















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