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Hello and welcome to the Premier League latest transfer news and rumours of the day! Here are the best stories surrounding the Premier League.
#5 Zidane to join Manchester United on one condition
Ever since the sacking of Jose Mourinho by the Red Devils, Zinedine Zidane has found himself back in the contention for the job at the Old Trafford. He had been linked with a move to the Theatre of Dreams earlier but stories have intensified after the sacking of the former Inter manager.
And now, Sky Sports host Richard Keys has revealed that Manchester United had actually offered the job to Zinedine Zidane this week but he refused to join the club in the middle of the season, preferring to join in the summer should the offer still stand.
“United have also spoken to Zidane,” Keys was quoted. “After meeting in Paris two months ago, they made him an offer this week that he was unsure about.
“His preference is to start work in July - if the job is still on offer.
He then went on to add that there was nothing much Ed Woodward could have done about Zinedine Zidane’s rejection but also envisaged the idea of the Frenchman – who won three Champions League titles in a row with Real Madrid – taking the reins at the Old Trafford and completely refurbishing the club.
“I don’t blame Woodward entirely for missing out here - but what a statement that would’ve been - putting in a three-time CL winner, whilst at the same time re-structuring the club - like Liverpool - top to bottom.”
Keys then joked that perhaps the only way Woodward could have convinced Zidane was to lock him in a room and not let him out until he accepted the job offer at the Theatre of Dreams.
“Perhaps he should have locked Zidane in a room and refused to let him out until he said ‘yes’.”
#4 Burnley and Palace
Burnley star Jeff Hendrick has signed a yearlong extension with the club, manager Sean Dyche confirmed. Dyche praised the player for the effort he puts on the pitch despite having to play in a multitude of roles – some of which aren’t even his natural ones.
"He's done well for us," Burnley boss said. "We have asked a lot of him. We have used him in a number of different positions that sometimes aren't natural to him and over time he has delivered good performances for us."
Meanwhile, Crystal Palace are highly confident that they can bring back Victor Moses to the club eight years after he departed. According to Evening Standard, Palace expect the Chelsea man to sign for them and reject the advances of Wolves and West Ham.
Moses hasn’t been used by Maurizio Sarri and it is very likely that Chelsea will offload him in January.
#3 Fabregas update
Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has found it difficult to break into the starting XI at the Stamford Bridge for Chelsea. Ever since the arrivals of Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic, the Spaniard has been pushed further down the pecking order.
As a result, he could leave. According to Sky Sport’s Dharmesh Sheth, the former Barcelona man could leave the Londoners as it is not clear as to whether he would want to be a backup – even though manager Maurizio Sarri wants to retain him.
"Fabregas isn't getting in the team, they've got a lot of midfielders in that area at the moment, and three or four are getting picked ahead of him," he stated.
"Whether Fabregas would want to spend the rest of the season on the bench, I don't know. Fabregas is a possibility [to leave] even though Sarri does want him to stay."
#2 Isco and Arsenal
The Londoners seem to be on the go for some quality players as they have been linked with two highly talented players today.
According to Evening Standard, Manchester City have ruled themselves out of the contention to sign Isco from Real Madrid. The Spanish superstar has interest from Chelsea and Arsenal as the Catalan manager is, instead, focusing on signing someone in the mould of Frenkie De Jong or Tanguy Ndombele.
Meanwhile, the second player who has been linked to the Gunners is Legia Warsaw goalkeeper Radoslaw Majecki. This comes from another report from the Evening Standard, which claims that Arsenal have been scouting the young goalkeeper and are impressed with the qualities that he possesses.
They seem him as one for the future and the idea is to loan him back to Legia if they sign him in January itself.
#1 Manchester madness
It is all pretty crazy out there at Manchester United as they have only just sacked their coach and have replaced him with an interim manager. However, this might be the storm before the peace.
According to ESPN, David De Gea is set to snub offers from PSG and Juventus and sign a new deal with the Red Devils. This has nothing to do with Mourinho’s departure as De Gea has been positive about accepting his new contract worth £350,000-a-week for a while now.
Meanwhile, according to Don Balon, it seems as though Zinedine Zidane is preparing for a challenge at Manchester United as he is set to take over in the summer and remodel the team, starting with the €250 million signing of Neymar.
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