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Hello and welcome to the Premier League transfer roundup for the day! I have been listening to Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd a lot lately and I feel like that it is a relatable song in any field.
As the buildup to the solo, Premier League clubs are usually slow and down during the months prior and early days of the transfer window. But in the final few days, they just go crazy and insane like the solo.
The transfer rumour mill, however, is always as insane as the solo. And so, without any further ado, here are the best stories of the day!
#5 Toby says never say never
Tottenham’s Toby Alderweireld has been linked with a move out of the club for a while now with Manchester United being his most interested suitor. However, there is also a chance that he might go back to where it all started for him.
The Belgian made a name for himself at Ajax and could fancy himself playing for them one day. At least that is what he claimed when he decided to use the name of a Justin Bieber track to convey his message.
He stated that he won’t say never when it comes to joining Ajax again but also insisted that he would only join if he could give them something as a player.
“Never say never. At this moment in my career, I don’t think about that yet. I think I can go on for years at this level. If I ever did, it is not to take it easy,” he said.
“I do not want to be 36 years old and can hardly walk. When I return, I certainly want to leave something. And not only in the dressing room. Of course, it is close to home in Belgium and I have a bond with the club because I played football at Ajax for eight years. Achieving championships, the third star, experience.”
#4 London
Staying in London, we have updates coming right out of the mouth of two players that concerns two clubs in London. Chelsea have been linked with some strikers as their current pair of Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata seem to have vasectomized their scoring boots.
As a result, the Blues are in need for a striker that can actually put the ball into the net and one of the best at doing that in the world of football right now is Mauro Icardi – and he has been linked to the Blues.
According to the player himself, he is happy at Inter but assured that he would evaluate offers.
“There are a lot of rumours,” Icardi said. “When offers come we’ll evaluate them, but I’m very happy here at Inter.”
Meanwhile, Spurs and France captain Hugo Lloris is almost certain that he won’t stay with the Lilywhites for the rest of his career.
“I don’t think so [about retiring at Spurs]. My future is tied to Mauricio’s. That is certain,” he said.
#3 Grujic on Liverpool
Liverpool’s on-loan star Marko Grujic, who is currently plying his trade with Hertha Berlin in Germany, spoke of his intention to play for Liverpool on a regular basis one day.
According to the player, he still dreams of being a regular for Liverpool but realizes that it will be hard as the Reds are a big club. He also believes that playing in the Bundesliga could help him reach his goal of being a regular fixture of the Merseyside outfit.
“I had a plan to one day play for Liverpool and that's still the case. It's not easy of course because Liverpool are one of the biggest clubs in the world," he said.
“But everyone has their own different way. I think at my age playing in the Bundesliga this season can help me to reach that goal - that one day I can play regularly for Liverpool.”
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#2 Mourinho to Madrid
Wait, what? How can someone who lost the dressing room and fell out with most of the senior players in his third year with Madrid be brought back to the club again? Well, that is exactly what Eduardo Inda of El Chiringuito believes.
The journalist goes as far as claiming that the Portuguese is actually trying to get sacked by Manchester United for the last one year and will be the next coach of Real Madrid – regardless of what people think of it.
"Mourinho will end up being the next Real Madrid coach whether people like it or not. He is trying to get kicked out for Manchester United for a year. It is a matter of time," he said.
In another report, Don Balon claim that Mourinho wants to wait until the end of the season before joining the Galacticos. As a result, Perez is looking at Santiago Solari to take over the reins temporarily after Lopetegui is sacked.
#1 Rumours of the day
For the third straight day in a row, Liverpool feature in this part of the slideshow. They have well and truly taken over the transfer rumour mill – both in terms of buying and selling players.
According to Don Balon, Barcelona will look to sign a replacement for Luis Suarez, who has been off-colour this season, and have targeted Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino. The report claims that the Brazilian would arrive at the Camp Nou for somewhere around €70 million.
Meanwhile, after a break of a few days, Eden Hazard to Real Madrid rumours are back with a bang. According to the same outlet, Eden Hazard might actually join Real Madrid in January should the Galacticos appoint a certain someone as the manager at the Bernabeu.
And that certain someone is none other than Belgium coach Roberto Martinez, who is among the candidates to replace Lopetegui at the Santiago Bernabeu.
