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Will the Red Devils fans get a chance to watch Ronaldo donning the United shirt again?The winter window gets closer with each passing day and the transfer rumour mill is starting to pick up steam. The new campaign is underway and clubs are eyeing players across Europe.There has been a buzz around many players and clubs, some needing reinforcements, others seeking moves away from their respective clubs for more than a single reason. Nonetheless, the January window is poised to give us some interesting transfers.Here are the top transfer news and rumours of the day from the top European leagues.
#1 Serie A
-Juventus has emerged as the leader to sign Paris Saint-Germain outcast Ezequiel Lavezzi, Gazzetta dello Sport reports. The Bianconeri are supposedly offering the Argentine a 3 million euro a season deal for two years.
"Maybe the Italian football is not the same as before, but it's nice to live and play. It's exciting, it makes you feel a player alive, pushes you to the maximum. I have Italian TV and I watch all the games," Lavezzi told the Italian newspaper.
-Bologna's full-back Adam Masina is unfazed by the rumours linking him with Inter Milan, ESPNFC reports. The 21-year-old talked to La Republica about the rumours, he said,
"I never read the papers, in the good times or the bad times -- that's my personal choice, I think there are some rumours, but I grew up here and the thing that pleases me the most is being able to wear this shirt -- it's an honour.
"It's priceless and I would love to stay here and become captain, and then I would love to win something because I really love winning."
#2 La Liga
-The Cristiano Ronaldo rumours just don’t seem to take a break. The Mirror now reports that the Portuguese is open to a move to Manchester United even if PSG approach him. According to the English daily, United CEO Ed Woodward shares a good relationship with Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes and that could help the Red Devils in bringing back the superstar to the Theatre of Dreams.
-Spanish daily AS reports that Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is trying to make a controversial move of luring Neymar from Barcelona to the Santiago Bernabeu. The 23-year-old is currently in the form of his life, but it is doubtful that he will move to Barcelona’s arch rivals in 2016.
-On the other hand, Sky Sports reports that Neymar wishes to extend his contract with the Catalan giants, Barcelona.
“I still have some years left on my contract and my father has already spoken about my future. It's true that my father said that the tax issues are a problem, but we're talking all that over. I'm still under contract and, of course, I intend to sign a new one," the 23-year-old said.
#3 English Premier League
-The Sun reports that John Stones is possibly taking Spanish lessons for a possible move to Barcelona. The Everton defender has been a Chelsea target since summer and Arsenal have also showed some interest in the English defender.
-Didier Drogba has categorically ruled out a possible return to the Premier league, Sky Sports reports. "I would be honoured, but I need to rest and think of my family and then come back to Montreal Impact and have a good season," he said on a tv show named Goals on Sunday.
-Arsene Wenger has revealed that he rejected a number of loan offers for Joel Campbell to keep him at Arsenal.
This season I did not want to give him out because he has a genuine team attitude and he is a fighter," Wenger is quoted as saying by the Mirror. “We had offers to loan him out, but I am very keen to keep him here. For a guy who comes from Costa Rica at a very young age, it is a learning process.
“He has to see competition week in, week out. He went to Lorient, Olympiacos and Villarreal and he has learned how hard life is at the top level. Now he is ready – and he is still young.”
#4 Rest of Europe
-The Telegraph reports that current Bayern manager Pep Guardiola has set his eyes on the managerial job at Manchester United. Although United will have to sack their current manager Louis Van Gaal who still has more than a year to go on his contract, whereas Pep possibly wants to switch clubs the next summer itself.
-Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Sweden teammate Jonas Olsson wishes that he makes a move to the Premier League, Sky Sports reports.
"He's still at the top of his game. He is the strongest player I have been up against. I really hope he comes. Zlatan on his day is the most talented footballer in the game.
"He has played under Jose Mourinho before [at Inter] and the only place where he's not 100 per cent appreciated is in the UK.
"I think he can play for any team in this league - he is still that good," he said. The Swede has been linked with a move to Arsenal and was even rumoured to be close to joining Manchester United in the summer transfer window.
-Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has said that he does not have any agreement with his previous club Borussia Dortmund that he cannot sign players from the club, The Independent reports. He is also believed to bring Nevan Subotic to the Anfield in January transfer window.
“I have no agreement with Borussia Dortmund. I know it has been said, but no.
“I have a good relationship with Borussia Dortmund and I have a very good relationship with all their players. If there was a possibility and we needed a player, we could try, but at the moment there is no agreement to buy anyone from Borussia Dortmund or to sell to them.”
