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Nick JuddTransfer writer
The January transfer window is fast approaching and all the talk about who is going where is heating up. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest news as we count down to the winter window of 2022.
TOP STORY: Ighalo could join Newcastle in January
Newcastle United Football ClubMy reported shopping list will get longer as January approaches, and Sports sky trust Odion Ighalo was one of the Magpies’ many goals.
The 32-year-old striker is currently playing football in Saudi Arabia for Al Shabab after magic in both Watford and Manchester United, but it is believed he would seriously consider a move to Tyneside should Newcastle make contact.
Newcastle have been linked with a number of stars including Ousmane Dembele and Joe Rodon, but it seems the club’s perilous league position is cause for some of their targets to worry.
Ighalo is currently Saudi Arabia’s professional league top scorer with 9 goals after moving from China’s Shanghai Shenhua. Ighalo’s move to the Middle East was also on loan at Manchester United, where he scored five goals in 23 games. He also scored 40 goals in 100 appearances for the Hornets.
Ighalo’s contract expires in the summer of 2023.
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WRAPPING PAPER
– West Ham United waiting in line to move Beautiful focus back Flavius Daniliuc, follow Sun. Next Angelo Ogbonnatrauma against Liverpool, along with the absence of Kurt Zouma, David Moyes is in dire need of defensive reinforcements and 20-year-old Daniliuc is expected to be on the list. Before Bayern Munich The man is described as a bodybuilder and, judging by his physical presence, he should have no problem dealing with the physical problems of the Premier League.
– AC Milan and Arsenal still watching Renato Sanchessituation, according to the journalist Nicola Schira. The Portuguese midfielder may be leaving Lille and, if so, it is believed the 24-year-old will make a second rift in the Premier League following his disappointing feat at Swansea. Sanches has rediscovered his best form in France and is now a transfer target across Europe once again.
– Atalanta did Sassuolo midfielder Jeremie Boga a preferred signature, according to Fabrizio Romano. Sassuolo is asking for 25 million euros and has rejected bids from Atalanta, and Shakhtar Donetsk. Boga joined the Italian team in 2018 after spending six years at Chelsea, and he has been the target of many clubs because of his dynamic form in midfield.
– Newcastle are also planning to overhaul their defense in January and the Dutch defender Sven Botman at the top of their list, according to Fabrizio Romano. Toon has yet to discover how much Lille will be willing to accept for Botman’s services, but they are not the only club interested. AC Milan is also said to be very interested, while Seville, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Atalanta are also very interested in the summer, and could return in January if they feel they can work out a deal for the 21-year-old.
– Following the previous report Real Madrid interested in signing with Lille’s Jonathan David, the Sun currently reporting that Los Blancos is considering a swap deal with Les Dogues that will see Player Eden Hazard back to his old club. Hazard has failed to make an impact since moving to the Bernabeu in 2019, and Lille will certainly be interested in bringing in the Belgian striker. David, 21, is a long-term target for Madrid and one of Europe’s most sought-after strikers.
