Live Transfer Talk: Chelsea eye offer for Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid
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With the opening of the January transfer window coming closer, there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals!
Chelsea are lining up a move in January for Joao Felix, according to the Daily Telegraph.
The future of the 23-year-old Atletico Madrid forward has looked uncertain in recent weeks with links emerging of a move away from the Wanda Metropolitano. Now it’s reported that Chelsea are keen to acquire Felix on loan, with the LaLiga side expecting an offer from Stamford Bridge when the transfer market opens.
Atletico would require a loan fee should the deal go through, with previous reports indicating the figure would be in the region of £8 million.
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Felix has also been linked with Arsenal, but with Chelsea owner Todd Boehly willing to get a deal over the line quickly, it looks as though they have taken pole position in the race for his signature.
The winger is coming off a strong showing at the World Cup where he started four of Portugal‘s five games in the tournament, netting one goal and two assists.
Meanwhile, Chelsea manager Graham Potter isn’t stopping at Felix and is also looking to add a centre-back as he continues to explore reinforcements for his squad.
12.05 GMT: Real Madrid want Bayern Munich and Canada star Alphonso Davies as their left-back from 2024, according to Diario AS‘ frontpage story on Tuesday.
The LaLiga giants’ scouting reports on Davies, 22, are “unbeatable” the newspaper says, while his World Cup performances — despite Canada finishing bottom of Group F — also impressed.
With Davies’ Bayern contract due to expire in 2025, AS reports that Madrid would hope to negotiate a cut-price deal a year earlier, just as they did when signing Toni Kroos from Bayern in 2014.
11.22 GMT: Barcelona believe they are the front-runners to sign striker Youssoufa Moukoko if he decides not to extend his contract with Borussia Dortmund, reports Diario Sport.
Moukoko, 18, has so far failed to agree to an extension with the German club with his current terms due to expire at the end of the season. If he does not renew with Dortmund, Barca feel his desire to move to Camp Nou will help them see off Premier League interest to land the Germany international.
According to the report, Dortmund could look to transfer Moukoko in January to avoid losing him for nothing in the summer, with several English clubs said to be monitoring the situation.
However, Sport says Barca hope the teenager will sit tight until the end of the season and ignore bigger offers from elsewhere to join them if he opts against signing a new contract with Dortmund.
The report adds that a renewal with the Bundesliga side should not be ruled out, though, with Moukoko grateful for everything they have done for his career so far and aware he would be guaranteed more playing time if he stays put for now.
There would be no such guarantees at Barca, where Robert Lewandowski currently wears the No. 9 shirt, with support provided by Ousmane Dembele, Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres, Raphinha and Memphis Depay.
10.30 GMT: Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has confirmed the club are looking to sign a striker in January amid the exit of Cristiano Ronaldo last month.
Ronaldo’s departure has left Ten Hag with just Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford as the only recognised strikers in the squad. United are looking at available options ahead of the January window but Ten Hag has hinted a new signing might not necessarily materialise.
09.43 GMT: Liverpool have beaten Manchester United in the race to sign winger Cody Gakpo after agreeing a deal with PSV, the Dutch side announced on Monday.
Sources have told ESPN that the fee of the deal is around £37 million ($45 million) and that the sides are close to finalising his arrival in the January transfer window. PSV did not disclose the value of the deal, but general manager Marcel Brands said it will be a “record transfer” for the club.
09.00 GMT: Arsenal have submitted an opening bid of around €65 million for Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhailo Mudryk, sources have told ESPN.
The 21-year-old is Arsenal’s top transfer target in January, and the club have made an early formal move, although their offer — €45m up front with €25m in add ons — is well short of Shakhtar’s €100m valuation and is likely to be rejected.
– Al Nassr have scheduled a medical for Cristiano Ronaldo, writes CBS. The Saudi Premier League side are hopeful of confirming the deal before the January transfer window opens, and the latest report indicates they are now in the final stages of their pursuit to land the 37-year-old striker. Ronaldo is set to sign with the club on a two-year contract worth $75 million per year.
– Luis Suarez looks set to complete a move to Gremio, according to Cesar Luis Merlo. It is reported that members of the club’s medical team will travel to Uruguay to advance the move, with the 35-year-old striker set to sign a two-year contract until December 2024. He last featured Uruguay Primera Division side Nacional.
– U.S. men’s national team defender Tim Ream has extended his stay at Fulham for another year, the club announced Monday. Ream has been with Fulham since 2015, and the 35-year-old told Fulham’s website that he’s not ready to retire yet. Ream, who scored his first Premier League goal on Monday against Crystal Palace, is coming off a strong World Cup where he started all four of USA’s matches.
– Adama Traore is attracting interest from Napoli, writes Calciomercato. The Serie A side are assessing potential future replacements for Hirving Lozano, and with Traore set to enter the final six months of his contract at Molineux in January, they could look to persuade the 26-year-old winger to make the switch from Wolves.
– Multiple Premier League clubs are tracking Aleksandar Mitrovic, reports Ekrem Konur. The 28-year-old forward has been in impressive form for Fulham in the Premier League this season, and continued his form with a goal and an assist in the 3-0 win over Crystal Palace on Monday. Aston Villa, West Ham and Everton are all reported to be keen on his signature.
– Atletico Madrid are confident of landing Caglar Soyuncu, reveals Mundo Deportivo. Talks have already taken place regarding a move for the 26-year-old Leicester City centre-back, who is believed to be prioritising a move to the LaLiga side. Set to enter the final six months of his contract in January, he will be able to sign a pre-contract agreement ahead of a free transfer in the summer.