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TOP STORY: Man City trio eyeing Barcelona
Diario Sport reported that Barcelona interested in signing City of Manchester triangle Raheem Sterling, Ferran Torres and Bernardo Silva.
This comes with the claim that Barcelona CEO Mateu Alemany is in Manchester to discuss January transfer window possibilities.
Starting with Sterling, Blaugrana was hoping to get England international on loan, but City will currently not allow that to happen unless the Catalan club are obliged to sign him permanently thereafter.
Alemany is looking to see if there’s room to maneuver, but Sterling’s recent impressive performances won’t help.
As for Silva, Portugal The man has previously been understood to want a move to La Liga. It is suggested that this is still his wish and that Barcelona are the favorites to sign him.
While there is a feeling that he would be a perfect fit for the Camp Nou in terms of style, City will offer a fee that Barcelona can hardly afford.
Reportedly removing Torres is no more viable than the Sterling deal. However, the Spanish daily AS saying that Spain International is a priority for Barcelona and they will go to great lengths to sign him with no Plan B being contemplated.
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09.51 GMT: Michael Carrick has assisted the Manchester United team in adapting to Ralf Rangnickemphasis style if and when the Germans take over Old Trafford.
Sources told ESPN’s Rob Dawson that United set to appoint former RB Leipzig coach Rangnick until the end of the season before installing a new permanent boss in the summer.
Rangnick’s teams are known for their aggressive pressing, something Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s United have been accused of not performing well before the Norwegian was sacked.
Carrick, who will be in charge of Sunday’s trip to Chelsea, remained tight-lipped about Rangnick’s imminent arrival as caretaker manager until the end of the season in a press conference on Friday but believes the team will be able to adjust. to match any coach coming in.
“Speculation and reporting is speculation and reporting,” Carrick said, when asked if he had been kept private about Rangnick’s date.
“As I’m sitting here, I’m preparing the team for the game [against Chelsea]. I have no more news to share with you on that front. “
Asked specifically if Rangnick could succeed in trying to deploy his pressing style with United’s squad, Carrick said: “There are so many different styles in football.
“There’s a group of players here, whoever comes in, they can adapt. There are some really good people and people on the team and I’m sure they’ll look forward to what’s ahead.”
09:00 GMT: Chelsea have yet to open new contract negotiations with Mason Mountain but all sides are relaxed about the situation contrary to reports in Spain that Real Madrid are interested in him, sources told ESPN’s James Olley.
It has been suggested that the midfielder is unhappy at Stamford Bridge, specifically over his role in the team, but sources claim Mount has a healthy relationship with head coach Thomas Tuchel and focus on further success with the Blues.
Negotiations have yet to begin over a new deal but the 22-year-old has two and a half years left to implement the existing deal and the club believe there is no rush at the moment.
It is expected that conversations will begin at the end of the season as Chelsea are prioritizing negotiations with a number of players whose contracts expire next summer, mainly Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen, Cesar Azpilicueta and Thiago Silva.
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PAPER GOSSIP (by Danny Lewis)
– Marca reported that it will be a busy January transfer window for Real Madrid and go on to say why. First of all, they will be able to freely converse with Paris Saint-Germain‘NS Kylian Mbappe, Chelsea‘NS Antonio Rudiger and Manchester United‘NS Paul Pogba about a possible free transfer in the summer of 2022 – although they have yet to decide on whether to pass on to the latter two.
Luka Jovic, Mariano Diaz and Jesus Vallejo all can depart, while extending for Vinicius Junior and Eder Militao will be working on. Nothing will be done about Marcelo, Isco and Gareth BaleHowever, as they all will leave for free when the season ends.
– Bayern Munich could look to sign the Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen in 2023 with Manuel Neuer aging, report El Nacional. NS BlaugranaTheir financial situation means they may be open to discussing a deal should the Bavarian exceed his €55 million market valuation. However, the node has a contract until 2025 and is not a priority for offloading.
– Juventus and Tottenham Hotspur both interested in signing AS Roma Man Nicolo Zaniolo, as was reported by Calciomercato. However, Roma will do their best to keep the Italian, with plans to extend the 22-year-old’s contract for another year, ie until 2025.
– Newcastle United Football Club has been associated with the signing Ousmane Dembele, but Diario Sport suggested that the French were not interested in joining them. Barcelona accepted the financial offer made, but Dembele wanted a bigger sporting project and was unimpressed by their squad – which will not be changed by any salary or package being put on. out.
– Internazionale interested Sassuolo triangle Davide Frattesi, Giacomo Raspadori and Gianluca Scamacca, as was reported by Calciomercato. Transactions for the first two are currently considered complex, but Scamacca can be de facto concluded as an alternative to Edin Dzeko due to their similar configuration. The good relationship between the two clubs will help with any potential deals.
– Nani announced that his transaction at City of Orlando SC will not be extended and he will leave the club. The Portuguese winger spent three years in Orlando, but it was reported that the club had not opted to extend his stay there.
