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Hello and welcome to the Premier League transfer news for the day! With the January transfer window approaching soon, several media outlets are weaving stories on the possible transfers.
And here are the biggest rumours of the day…
#5 Managers discuss winter plans
It is an obvious thing for managers to be asked about their winter plans from November itself. And this is exactly the case as both the managers of Chelsea and Liverpool have spoken about their plans for the winter.
First off, we start with Maurizio Sarri. The Italian has transformed Chelsea into a team that not only plays beautiful football but also wins. However, his squad may be lacking a proper scoring striker.
But even then, according to the former Napoli manager, he hasn’t asked the club for any signings as he believes that the current squad is good enough for a top-four finish.
“I didn’t ask anything about it to my club at the moment,” he said.
“At the moment I think we can stay with these players and be competitive.
“Maybe not for the top but we have to try to arrive close to the top.
Meanwhile, Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool are currently tied on points with Manchester City and are only behind in terms of goal difference. The German has done a great job with his team and is of the opinion that the club won’t look to sign anyone and will, instead, focus on using the team they already have.
“It doesn’t look like we will be too busy, to be honest but it all depends on injuries and things like that,” he said.
“I don’t think there is any reason to do something really big like bring in another striker.
“We have all what we need. Our job now is to use the quality we have.”
#4 Mourinho not interested in Madrid return
This might come as good news for a lot of Madrid fans – and also as terrible for a small fraction – as according to Duncan Castles, who is a journalist close to Jose Mourinho, the Portuguese is not interested in a move back to the Bernabeu because of how badly his time with the Merengues ended.
Castles also added that should the former Inter manager be sacked by Manchester United and should he be a free agent, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez will do everything in his power to bring him back.
"Mourinho has always told people around him he won’t go back to Real Madrid because of the negativity of the experience and how it ended there," Castles said.
"He elected to terminate his contract and go back to English football, specifically to Chelsea at that time.
"What I’m told is if Jose Mourinho were to be out of work now, had he been out of work at this moment, were he to become sacked by Manchester United in the next weeks or months Florentino Perez would do everything in his power to bring him to the club.”
#3 London
It would be quite shocking if Tottenham Hotspur don’t sign anyone in the winter market as well. After all, the Lilywhites didn’t sign a single player in the summer transfer window, leaving their squad behind the title-challengers.
And according to Daily Star, Spurs are looking to sign Colombian talent Wilmar Barrios. Barrios has a £16 million release clause in his contract and is also attracting interest from Real Madrid.
Spurs, however, want to avoid a transfer war with the Galacticos.
Meanwhile, West Ham are also a club that frequently find themselves in this slider and today, Daily Mail report that the Hammers are eying a loan move for Marseille striker Kostas Mitroglou in January.
The report also adds that the Londoners want RB Leipzig midfielder Diego Demme, who is a strong holding midfielder and has been an important component for the German outfit in the Bundesliga.
#2 Liverpool
On any other day, Liverpool would have been higher up at number one with the sort of stories that have come up in the media outlets today. First up, Aaron Ramsey. The Arsenal midfielder is on the verge of leaving the club as talks between the club and the player broke down.
As a result, Liverpool were credited with an interest in the Welshman but they are set to face stiff competition from Germany. According to Daily Mail, Bayern Munich are ready to make an attempt to sign the player.
Meanwhile, another midfielder linked with the Reds is PSG’s Adrien Rabiot. The French midfielder has been tracked by the Reds for a while now and Barcelona are also another club who want him.
However, Jurgen Klopp’s team are ahead in the race for the talented midfielder and are actually going to make a huge bid for him, with Fabinho also being touted to play a part in it, say Mundo Deportivo via Express.
#1 Rumours of the day
So here we have it. The rumour of the day revolves around Chelsea and since the Blues have two stories here today, both have been merged here. We shall start with the less interesting one.
Chelsea are flying high in the league but for some players, their future with the Blues might not be as bright. According to Sarri, Danny Drinkwater and Victor Moses might not be in the club for a long time as they have a lot to improve.
When asked about whether they have a future at Chelsea: ‘I don’t know,’ Sarri said. ‘They have to improve, but the characteristics are a little bit different.’
Meanwhile, remember how Barcelona wanted to sign Willian in the summer transfer window but a failure to do so made them sign Malcom instead? The Catalans might rectify this as they are once again going to make an attempt to sign the Brazilian.
The idea, according to Don Balon, is that Malcom, who has a €180 million release clause, will leave in January and Barcelona will replace him with Willian.
