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Nick JuddTransfer writer
January 2022 transfer window will open (find out when it closes here), and there’s a lot of buzz surrounding who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest gossip, information coming and going and of course, transaction done!
TOP STORY: Arthur’s agent speaks to Arsenal
Arsenal is continuing to push for a deal that will bring Juventus midfielder Arthur to Emirates on loan, and To enter reports that his agent Federico Pastorello was seen at the Gunners’ London Colney training ground on Wednesday.
Mikel Arteta’s side really wants to bring Brazil international to London for the rest of the season, but Juve are reluctant to give them the green light on the deal before they find a replacement.
Arsenal’s technical director Edu is said to have held direct talks with Pastorello and he looks forward to the deal being completed as quickly as possible.
Arteta wants to strengthen his midfield options later Ainsley Maitland-Niles‘ move to AS Romaand he hopes Edu can continue to push for protracted negotiations.
Arthur, 25, is said to be open to a move to the Premier League, which he considers the best in the world.
The Brazilian has found his opportunities at Juve limited this season, but the Italian giants still see him as a key part of Massimiliano Allegri’s squad. He started – and starred – for Juve in 4-1 win Sampdoria at Coppa Italia on Tuesday night.
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WRAPPING PAPER
– After rumors surfaced on Wednesday that Barcelona really want to tighten Gavi to resist interest from Liverpool and City of Manchester, now it appears that Chelsea also very interested, according to El Nacional. Chelsea heard Blaugrana too duo Frenkie de Jong and Sergino Dest, but now they are said to be “very serious” about 17-year-old Gavi. The midfielder currently has a low release clause in his contract and will therefore cost around £42m, and the Blues will be able to offer him a huge boost above his current salary.
– Real Madrid joined Liverpool in the race for the signature Kalvin Phillips, based on El Nacional. Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti is said to be obsessed with the 26-year-old England international and consider him the perfect replacement for Casemiro. Phillips has had excellent form from Marcelo Bielsa Leeds United This season, it is said to have made Liverpool prepare a bid of £ 33.4 million. Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich is also associated with midfielders.
– Barcelona scout Jose Manuel Barla is watching Palmeiras’15-year-old striker’ Endrick, based on Sport. The youngster is playing in the Copa Sao Paulo Juniores, the most important youth cup competition in Brazil, and this is the third consecutive game in which Blaugrana watched the starlet in action. Endrick has been compared to both Romario and Ronaldo in Brazil, although he is yet to play 90 minutes for Palmeiras since his recent recovery from COVID.
– Paul Pogba told Ralf Rangnick that he wanted to see the end of Manchester United current contract and season before joining Real Madrid for nothing in the summer, according to Marca. Pogba’s current contract comes into effect at the end of the current season and the World Cup winner is said to have told club representatives he sees his future from Old Trafford. Rangnick’s deal also expires in the summer, even though the interim boss has said that he believes Pogba still has a lot to offer for United.
– The main planners of Bayern Munich believe that Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Denis Zakaria are ideal candidates to refresh their midfield options in the summer, according to Florian Plettenberg. Zakaria will leave on a free transfer at the end of the season and, with Bayern’s midfield damaged by injury and players weighing their futures, they feel that a move in January could help them beat rival clubs.
