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Football Rumours on Wednesday 6th December 2023

last updated Wednesday 06th December 2023, 8:56 AM



TRANSFER RUMOURS

  • Arsenal and Liverpool sent scouts to watch Bayer Leverkusen's 22-year-old Netherlands defender Jeremie Frimpong on Sunday.
    (90min)


  • Newcastle United could sign five players in January, with a goalkeeper their top priority.
    (Sun)


  • It would take a bid of at least £60m for Aston Villa to consider selling 25-year-old Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz in January, with Arsenal continuing to show an interest.
    (Caught Offside)


  • Villa have put a £110m price tag on Luiz.
    (Football Transfers)


  • Manchester United's 26-year-old Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek has offered himself to Barcelona as a replacement for the injured Gavi.
    (Sport)


  • Manchester United will be given the opportunity to sign Borussia Dortmund and Netherlands winger Donyell Malen, 24, if England winger Jadon Sancho, 23, leaves the club.
    (Football Transfers)


  • Crystal Palace will scrap plans to sign a striker in January following 23-year-old Mali midfielder Cheick Doucoure's potentially season-ending injury.
    (Football Insider)


  • Wolves are interested in Sevilla's 32-year-old Argentina defender Marcos Acuna, who is estimated to be worth 12m euros (£10.3m).
    (Todofichajes)


  • West Ham lead Everton and Brighton in the race for 17-year-old Linfield and Northern Ireland Under-17 striker Aodhan Doherty.
    (Football Insider)


  • Sao Paolo are open to offers for Liverpool target Lucas Beraldo. Wolves had a bid rejected in the summer for the 20-year-old Brazil defender.
    (90min)


  • Juventus are willing to let 20-year-old English winger Samuel Iling-Junior leave in January, with Tottenham and Newcastle interested.
    (Tuttomercatoweb)


  • Real Sociedad are favourites to sign Manchester United and England forward Mason Greenwood, 22, who is on loan at fellow La Liga club Getafe - but a permanent switch to Getafe is unlikely because of the potential fee involved.
    (Todofichajes)


  • Bayern may miss out on Bayer Leverkusen's 20-year-old Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz, with Manchester City and Liverpool determined to sign him.
    (90min)


  • Gremio and Uruguay striker Luis Suarez, 36, is close to joining former Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi at Inter Miami on a one-year deal.
    (Miami Herald)




MANAGEMENT STUFF

  • Sheffield United have reappointed former manager Chris Wilder to succeed Paul Heckingbottom on an 18-month contract.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Will Still is on Sunderland's shortlist to replace Tony Mowbray as manager, with the 31-year-old having impressed the owner, Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, during his spell at the French club Reims.
    (Guardian)


  • Former England star Jermain Defoe has thrown his name into the hat of contenders to become Sunderland's next manager.
    (Sun)


  • Former Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui, who has been linked with Manchester United, turned down a deal worth 18m euros (£15.4m) per season from Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad because he wants to return to the Premier League.
    (AS)


  • Harry Redknapp is returning to football to coach Britain’s worst team. The former Spurs, West Ham, Bournemouth, Southampton, QPR and Portsmouth manager agreed to take on 100-year-old Cwm Albion after the Welsh minnows lost all 22 of their matches last season with a staggering goal difference of -191. Star midfielder John Rees is 73.
    (Daily Star)



OTHER STUFF

  • West Ham United have triggered Pablo Fornals' one-year contract extension option to keep him at the club until 2025.
    (Athletic)


  • Three former Premier League stars are among 25 ex-players suing the FA for damages on the grounds they failed to protect them from suffering brain injuries.
    (Daily Mail)




















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