SPORTS
Transfer Update On Varane, Lingard, Martial, De Paul, Gyokeres, Broja, Others
Raphael Varane, 30, a former France defender, is willing to leave Manchester United and go back to Lens, where he began his career, according to L’Equipe.
However, another former Varane club, Real Madrid, is still in the running, and Bayern Munich is also eager to move for the player, according to Sport.
Claudio Echeverri, an Argentine midfielder, is reportedly close to joining Manchester City from River Plate. ESPN claimed that the 17-year-old will probably be loaned back to his present team until the end of the Premier League season.
Goncalo Inacio, a 22-year-old defender for Sporting Lisbon with a 60 million euro release clause, is a target for both Liverpool and Arsenal in January. The Portuguese publication, A Bola, claimed that Arsenal is in the strongest position to sign him.
Swedish international Viktor Gyokeres, 25, has been linked to Chelsea and Arsenal. However, he has stated that he wants to play out the season at Sporting Lisbon, as reported by 90min.
Tottenham Hotspur are willing to pay £25 million for Belgium’s 18-year-old midfielder, Arthur Vermeeren. A substantial upfront payment and a commitment to return the player to his current club, Royal Antwerp, for the remainder of the season are included in the deal, the Sun claimed.
Lille, a team in Ligue 1, has made a free agency offer to 31-year-old Jesse Lingard, a former midfielder for Manchester United and England. However, the Mirror reported that Brexit may make it impossible for him to sign a deal because French teams are only allowed to sign four players from non-EU nations.
Joshua Zirkzee, a 22-year-old striker from the Netherlands valued at £26 million and has seven goals in 17 games so far this season for Serie A team Bologna, is a target for Manchester United, according to Metro.
Inter Milan is eager to sign Iran international Mehdi Taremi, 31, from Porto in January, or Armando Broja, 22, of Chelsea, and Anthony Martial, 28, of Manchester United, Gazzetta dello Sport claimed.
Atletico Madrid rejected Juventus’ effort to sign 29-year-old Argentinean midfielder Rodrigo de Paul, Mundo Deportivo claimed.
Paris St. Germain has agreed to pay Corinthians 20 million euros for Gabriel Moscardo, the 18-year-old Brazilian midfielder, Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claimed.
Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey is set to make a return from injury by the end of January.
Partey has made good progress in his rehabilitation work and will hand the Gunners a timely boost.
The Ghanaian has been plagued with different injuries throughout his time in England and picked up a groin problem at the beginning of the season.
He briefly returned to action in October, but picked up another long-term muscular injury.
Partey was then left out of Ghana’s final squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
However, The Mirror reports that the 30-year-old has shown progress in his rehabilitation work and could return to the first team ahead of their Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest on January 30.
Chelsea’s stance on sacking their manager, Mauricio Pochettino has been revealed.
Pochettino is under significant pressure as head coach at Stamford Bridge due to the club’s not too impressive display this season.
The Argentine recently watched as Middlesbrough defeated the Blues 1-0 in the Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg tie.
His team currently sit in the 10th position on the Premier League table after 20 games this season.
However, according to The Telegraph, Pochettino’s job is safe for now despite their latest defeat to Middlesbrough.
The report added that his position at the west London club is not in jeopardy while Chelsea have a ‘realistic chance’ of qualifying for Europe.
Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro has said his side can’t use the difficult weather condition in Abidjan as an excuse ahead of their opening game at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
The West Africans arrived Abidjan in buoyant mood on Wednesday morning despite losing 2-0 to Guinea in a friendly two days earlier.
The Eagles had a light training session after setting down at their base, the magnificent Pullman Hotel.
Peseiro stated that his team must focus on the task ahead and not allow any form of distraction.
“We cannot give excuses about the weather; we need to put in our focus, adapt well and do our best ahead of the first match, which is very important for us,” he told NFF TV.
The Super Eagles will open their campaign at the 2023 AFCON finals against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday.
They will also face hosts, Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau in the group stage.
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