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Football Rumours on Friday 11th January 2019
2019-01-11 09:00:12



TRANSFER RUMOURS

  • Fulham, Crystal Palace and Everton are among several clubs interested in signing Chelsea and Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi after the 25-year-old's loan spell at Valencia was cut short.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Fulham have turned down a £50m bid for Serbian star striker Aleksandar Mitrovic from an unnamed Chinese club.
    (Sun)


  • Fulham are in talks to sign Bordeaux and Senegal right-back Youssouf Sabaly, 25.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Arsenal have told Rennes striker Ismaila Sarr they have a strong interest in signing him at the end of the season.
    (Daily Express)


  • Arsenal and Juventus are set for a summer transfer battle to secure the signing of Kosovo striker Donis Avdijaj, 22, currently playing for Dutch side Willem II.
    (Daily Express)


  • Arsenal have agreed to meet Ever Banega's wage demands in the hope of signing the Sevilla midfielder this month.
    (Daily Star)


  • Tottenham want to sign Hoffenheim and Austria midfielder Florian Grillitsch, 23.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Manchester United will need to shell out £35m if they want to buy Tottenham defender Toby Alderweireld.
    (Daily Star)


  • Chelsea are in talks to sign Juventus and Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain on loan until the end of the season - although the Italian giants would prefer to sell him on a permanent basis. The 31-year-old is on loan at fellow Serie A side AC Milan at the moment.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • The Blues have rejected an offer from Barcelona for 30-year-old Willian which would have involved fellow Brazil forward Malcom, 21, going the other way.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Barcelona could look to sell playmaker Philippe Coutinho, 26, in the summer to fund a move to bring his Brazil team-mate, 26-year-old Paris St-Germain forward Neymar, back to the Nou Camp.
    (London Evening Standard)


  • Bayern Munich are in talks with PSG midfielder Adrien Rabiot, who was linked with a free transfer to Barcelona in the summer, and could sign the 23-year-old France international in January.
    (Daily Express)


  • England winger Jadon Sancho, 18, wants to stay at Borussia Dortmund, despite reports linking the former Manchester City player with a return to the Premier League.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Watford midfielder Roberto Pereyra's agent says Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri is interested in the 28-year-old Argentine.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Newcastle United have joined Liverpool in the race to sign Trabzonspor midfielder Abdulkadir Omur. The 19-year-old has been dubbed the "Turkish Lionel Messi".
    (Sun)


  • Wolves have been linked with a move for Liverpool's Belgium striker Divock Origi in the January transfer window. Origi scored in the FA Cup tie between the two teams on Monday but has only started one Premier League game this season.
    (Birmingham Mail)


  • Cagliari midfielder Nicolo Barella intends to turn down a move to Chelsea this month. Blues boss Maurizio Sarri is prepared to pay £45m for the 21-year-old Italy midfielder.
    (Tutto Mercato)


  • Manchester United and Spain midfielder Juan Mata, 30, says he does not know where his future lies with his Old Trafford contract set to expire in the summer.
    (AS)


  • Huddersfield have had a bid for Japan forward Shinji Okazaki, 32, rejected by Premier League rivals Leicester City.
    (Sun)


  • Watford striker Jerome Sinclair's loan spell at Sunderland has been cut short and the 21-year-old Englishman will now return to his parent club.
    (Watford Observer)


  • Swansea City and Sunderland are among the clubs interested in signing 23-year-old Ayr United and former Scotland Under-21 striker Lawrence Shankland, with Ayr boss Ian McCall saying any deal must include the player being loaned back to the Scottish Championship club for the rest of the season.
    (Wales Online)


  • Aston Villa are interested in signing Brentford's 21-year-old English left-back Rico Henry, who played for Villa boss Dean Smith at Walsall and Brentford.
    (Birmingham Mail)


  • Liverpool and Spain left-back Alberto Moreno, 26, has told the Reds he does not want to renew his contract and wants to return to La Liga.
    (Estadio Deportivo)


  • West Ham and England Under-20 defender Reece Oxford, 20, will hold talks with his agent in the coming days over his uncertain future at London Stadium.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Chelsea are in advanced talks with Zenit St Petersburg over a deal for Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes, 24.
    (Sportitalia)


  • Former Watford striker Odion Ighalo wants to return to the Premier League in January. The Nigerian international, 29, joined Chinese club Changchun Yatai in January 2017.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Leeds are watching Kilmarnock and Scotland Under-21 striker Eamonn Brophy, 22.
    (Daily Mail)



MANAGEMENT STUFF

  • Fulham manager Claudio Ranieri says the club must sign players this month if they are to avoid relegation this season.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Burnley boss Sean Dyche has described reported Liverpool interest in 26-year-old England defender James Tarkowski as "bizarre", adding that "there are a lot of rumours out there, and not much fact".
    (Daily Express)


  • Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp intends to keep 23-year-old Origi at the club for the rest of the season.
    (Liverpool Echo)


  • Watford manager Javi Gracia says he will not be signing any players in January.
    (Independent)


  • Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira wants to speak with former Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho about returning to his homeland to manage the club.
    (A Bola)


  • However, Mourinho has ruled out a return to Portugal.
    (Correia de Manha)


  • Real Madrid are still interested in bringing former manager Mourinho back to the Bernabeu but Manchester United will demand £10m from the Spanish giants if they re-employ him.
    (Sun)




INTERNATIONAL STUFF

  • Gareth Southgate will be at Burnley's Premier League clash with Fulham on Saturday as he considers a shock recall to the England camp for Tom Heaton.
    (Daily Mail)




OTHER STUFF

  • Tottenham face being forced to play the rest of the season at Wembley if they hit one more delay in moving to their new stadium.
    (Sun)


  • Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, 27, went straight down the tunnel following his substitution in the Carabao Cup semi-final against Burton Albion because he was unhappy at being taken off after 58 minutes.
    (Times)


  • Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl says 30-year-old English goalkeeper Fraser Forster is not part of his plans.
    (Daily Echo)


  • Peter Kenton is appealing to investors to back his Newcastle takeover - by desperately offering a minimum £1m buy-in.
    (Sun)


  • Crystal Palace defender Pape Souare has undergone surgery after dislocating his shoulder, and is expected to be out of action for two months.
    (Sky Sports)
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