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Hello and welcome to the Premier League transfer roundup for the day! It is picking up slowly, isn’t it? As days pass by and the January transfer window comes close, the Premier League clubs in the rumour mill become as active a hungry lion when it sees its prey.
Now that we got that terrible analogy out of the way, let’s have a look at some of the biggest stories of the day!
#5 Mormon rejected move to West Ham
La Liga mid-table clubs are always a good place for any Premier League club to look at. After all, they produce some of the finest talents in the world and it is of little wonder that this decade has seen a flux of Spanish players in the Premier League.
West Ham wanted to sign such a talent in the summer but couldn’t because the player didn’t want to move. According to Real Betis’ Loren Moron, West Ham had approached him but he opted to stay with Betis because he wanted to make a name for himself at the club that produced him from their youth academy.
"It is true there were several clubs who contacted me regarding their interest and we had one firm proposal from them (West Ham)," Loren said.
"I did not want to throw away the opportunity I have here at Betis after moving through the youth system and playing for the reserve side.
He then added that he let his agents and close ones know about his decision to stay and that now, he is reaping the rewards of his decision.
"I let my agents know, I told my parents and friends and told them that my intention was to stay and continue here. Now I am finally reaping what I sowed a long time ago and I am enjoying my time here a lot."
#4 Guardiola open to Serie A move
Right after Romelu Lukaku revealed that he would be open to moving to Serie A somewhere down the line, Pep Guardiola has also followed suit. The former Barcelona coach admitted that he would like to manage a team in the Serie A.
“A bench in Italy? Why not?” he said.
“I would never have said that I would go to Germany and that I would learn German. Here you eat well.”
He then added that Italian teams are masters at defending and that Serie A have a bunch of great players which convinces him that they can begin dominating club football again.
“Defending well is a talent and you are masters. Life is this, we win and lose, but I am convinced that in Italy there are very good players and they can do very well.
“I am convinced that in Italy there are the players to start winning again.”
#3 Ramos on Kane
Sergio Ramos just loves winding up entire fanbases, doesn’t he? After becoming the public enemy number one for Liverpool fans by his tackle on Salah, he is now perhaps on his way to become hated by Spurs fans as well.
The Spain and Real Madrid captain was enquired about which player in the England team has the capability to play in Spain. Not mincing words one bit, he claimed that while he is impressed by everyone, Harry Kane is the one that stands out due to his technical abilities as a footballer.
“Well, I am very impressed by all of them. You maybe concentrate on the physical in the Premier League but there is also very important technical players. I’ll start with Harry Kane. He’s a physically fantastic striker but also technically he surprises you,” Ramos said.
He also added that Kane’s brilliance doesn’t surprise him and that the other English players are also dangerous.
“He might surprise a lot of people but not me. He’s great technically but there’s also other technical players who are dangerous and I can assure you we’ve been studying them, watching them on videos.”
#2 The mixed bag
This will be a quick section. According to Goal, contract extension talks between Liverpool and Alberto Moreno have reached an impasse and it is highly likely that the Spaniard will leave for free in the summer.
Meanwhile, according to La Nuova Sardegna, Liverpool are in the race to sign Nicolo Barella from Cagliari. The report also adds that the president of the club will only start negotiating with the offer is anywhere around €50 million.
Let’s move on to Manchester United one. Luke Shaw was all but out of the club by the end of last season but he seems to have successfully resurged his career. According to The Guardian, the left-back is in advanced stage of negotiations to sign an extension with the Red Devils.
The report also adds that the former Southampton starlet could get a payrise that sees him earn over his current wages of £100,000-a-week.
#1 Real Madrid
There just can’t be a day where the Galacticos don’t have anything to do with the Premier League. It is either them wanting to sign all the talents in the Premier League or the English clubs trying to coax away all of their best potentials.
Today, we have a mix of both. We will start with Real Madrid’s desire. According to Don Balon, the Blancos want Marcos Alonso from Chelsea as Julen Lopetegui doesn’t trust Marcelo and the player also doesn’t have a proper backup.
Meanwhile, there seems to be a high demand for Welsh superstar Gareth Bale. According to another report from the same outlet, Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham want him.
United, however, won’t pay over odds like €100 million but Chelsea could be desperate to land him should Eden Hazard leave. The same goes for Tottenham should they lose Harry Kane to Madrid.
And for Bale, his first priority, according to the report, is Manchester United.
