The latest transfer rumors from around the footballing world, including Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, and much more.
Chelsea enter the race for €100m Arsenal target
The Blues could hijack Arsenal’s attempts to sign Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhailo Mudryk in the winter transfer window.
After Shakhtar rejected Arsenal’s €60 million bid last week, the Gunners have since lodged a second offer. It’s unlikely, though, the proposal matches the Ukrainian club’s €100 million valuation of Mudryk. Therefore, Chelsea will begin talks with Shakhtar this week to see if they can work out a deal. [ESPN]
No breakthrough for Chelsea in Enzo Fernandez talks
Enzo Fernández deal update. Chelsea and Benfica spent the whole night in negotiations — but there’s still no full agreement on key details, still waiting for Rui Costa’s green light 🚨🔵 #CFC
Talks will continue on Wednesday. The player wants the move, but he’s now waiting too. pic.twitter.com/MpM5eni7lj
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 4, 2023
Sporting duo on Tottenham’s radar
Tottenham will hold talks with Sporting CP on Wednesday over potential transfer deals for Pedro Porro and Marcus Edwards.
Porro, a 23-year-old Spanish right-back, joined Sporting in a permanent €8.5 million deal last summer from Manchester City after two successful loan years. Meanwhile, Edwards is a former Spurs U-23 player. The 24-year-old winger has been at Sporting for the past year, managing 12 goals and assists in 39 games. [Daily Mail]
Pique considers shock return to football
Gerard Pique would be open to coming out of retirement to join FC Andorra – a Spanish second-division club he owns.
The 35-year-old former defender ended his career this season at Barcelona. He played his final game in a 2-0 win over Almeria on November 5. However, with La Liga’s strict economic rules still in force, an Andorra-Pique link-up may be too complicated under the Spanish regulations [Relevo – in Spanish]
Cristiano Ronaldo had many transfer offers
🗣️ “I can say now that many opportunities in Europe, many clubs in Brazil, in Australia, US and even in Portugal many clubs tried to sign me but I gave my word to this club.”
Cristiano Ronaldo says he had plenty of offers to sign for other clubs around the world. 🇵🇹 pic.twitter.com/FHK117fhmd
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) January 3, 2023
Three clubs compete for Meslier
Chelsea, Newcastle United, and Bayern Munich are interested in a transfer deal for Leeds United keeper Illan Meslier.
That said, Leeds don’t want to sell Meslier. The 22-year-old Frenchman is under contract at the Premier League club until 2026 and he has kept 28 clean sheets in 105 games, conceding 169 goals. [RMC Sport – in French]
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