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Football Rumours Saturday 20th December 2025

last updated Saturday 20th December 2025, 9:12 AM



TRANSFER RUMOURS

  • Tottenham, Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool have opened talks with 25-year-old Ghana winger Antoine Semenyo over a £65m move but must wrap up a deal with Bournemouth by 10 January to secure his services.
    (The i)


  • Manchester United believe Semenyo could strengthen their left side with Amorim having doubts over Denmark international Patrick Dorgu, 21, who was signed for £25m in February from Leece.
    (Sun)


  • Bournemouth view Tottenham and Wales winger Brennan Johnson, 24, as an option to replace Semenyo.
    (Teamtalk)


  • However, the Cherries are likely to face competition from Crystal Palace, who have registered an interest in signing Johnson from Spurs.
    (Guardian)


  • England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 20, sees no future for himself at Manchester United under manager Ruben Amorim and would consider a permanent move away from his boyhood club in January.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Napoli are still at the front of the queue to sign Kobbie Mainoo.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Chelsea's Josh Acheampong is attracting interest from European giants Manchester City and Bayern Munich.
    (Talksport)


  • Saint-Etienne have rejected an initial offer of €8m (£7m) from Chelsea for 17-year old wonderkid Djylian N'Guessan.
    (L'Equipe)


  • Man Utd are monitoring Al Hilal's Ruben Neves, Atletico Madrid's Conor Gallagher and Bournemouth's Tyler Adams as potential January signings.
    (Guardian)


  • Man Utd have tabled a £450k bid for Sheffield Wednesday's teenage defender Yisa Alao.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Barcelona are increasingly likely to trigger a £26m clause to sign Marcus Rashford from Manchester United with the 28-year-old England forward rediscovering his form on loan in Spain.
    (Mundo Deportivo)


  • Sassuolo's 27-year-old French forward Armand Lauriente is set to push for a January exit amid ongoing speculation linking him with Sunderland.
    (Sunderland Echo)


  • Brighton captain Lewis Dunk, 34, has triggered an appearance-related one-year contract extension that will keep the England centre-back at the club until 2027.
    (Sky Sport)


  • Manchester United, Newcastle and Aston Villa are all interested in Inter Milan and the Netherlands wing-back Denzel Dumfries, 29.
    (Teamtalk)


  • Barcelona are set to seal a sensational deal to sign 15-year-old Norwich starlet Ajay Tavares, who has played for England at Under-17 level.
    (Sun)


MANAGEMENT STUFF

  • Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane, Strasbourg's Liam Rosenior and Como boss Cesc Fabregas are among the candidates Chelsea are looking at if Italian head coach Enzo Maresco leaves Stamford Bridge.
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