Dortmund star shuts door to United because of Mourinho, Real Madrid willing to swap Bale and Asensio for €300 million PL duo and more Premier League transfer news: December 7, 2018

Off to the Premier League?
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#5 Berbatov and Wise on Chelsea

Chelsea started their season with a bang but had their unbeaten run halted by Tottenham Hotspur. After that defeat, the Blues lost another game and this time, it was against Wolves.

The loss brought the problems with the London club to the surface as their strikers Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud haven’t been consistent so far this season, prompting Chelsea fans to urge the club to sign a forward.

Former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov, however, is of the opinion that the Blues won’t be looking for a new forward in the market because Morata and Giroud are “good players”.

He also added that the responsibility of scoring is not only up to the striker.

“There's been a lot of talk about Chelsea needing a new striker in January, with Alvaro Morata missing chances and Olivier Giroud not scoring,” he said.

“But I don't think they'll go into the market.

“These are two good players and, as I've said many times in the past, it's not just up to the centre-forward to score the goals.”

Meanwhile, former Chelsea star Dennis Wise has stated that he hopes for Eden Hazard to stay with the Blues as he is a great player.

"It’s very important because he’s such a quality player,” he said.

"Every Chelsea fan would love to keep him and hopefully we can tie him up for longer.”

Wise believes that the only way to keep Hazard is to qualify for the Champions League this season and then sign players that can make them a strong candidate to win titles.

"But the important thing from Hazard’s point of view is what other personnel comes in at Chelsea Football Club and whether they can get back into the Champions League.

"He wants to play Champions League football – he hasn’t this year – but if they can get that spot for next year and add a couple of top quality players then it can [help] change his mind.

#4 De Jong update and Wesley Moraes

De Jong is highly coveted
De Jong is highly coveted

Frenkie De Jong’s agent has refuted claims from the Netherlands about De Jong signing for PSG. The midfielder was reported to have signed a deal with the French giants.

The report stated that the midfielder had agreed to join the Parisiens for €75 million but his agent has cleared the air about it. He stated that the Dutch youngster will stay with the Eredivisie giants at least until the end of the season.

“Frenkie is guaranteed to stay with Ajax until the summer and I cannot say anything about it,” he said.

The midfielder is a highly sought-after youngster, and Barcelona and Manchester City are the two clubs interested in signing him.

Meanwhile, Club Brugge boss Ivan Leko has stated that his player Wesley Moraes is good enough to play for Arsenal but insisted that he needs to keep working hard.

“I’m sure that Wesley has the level to play for Arsenal. He can be proud of what he’s done in the past six months. He’s working hard and reaping the benefits, but to play in the Premier League, he needs to work even harder, and every day,” he said.

#3 Pochettino on January window

Pochettino says no to buying
Pochettino says no to buying

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has stated that it is pointless for the club to think about signing players because there is no space left in the squad. Despite the fact that Tottenham didn’t sign a single player in January, they still need to sell some players before they can buy again.

Jack Grealish is a name constantly linked to the North London outfit but Pochettino refused to add anything more to it and stated that it is “impossible” to sign players if there is no space in the squad.

“Look, I think there were plenty of players linked with Tottenham, not only last summer but in the previous season. You know it's difficult to talk about rumours, about names,” he said.

“We'll see what happens in January. We have a full squad, we have 28 in the squad. It's impossible to sign players if we don't have the space. We don't have enough space at the moment. I think it makes no sense now to talk about signing players."

#2 Mourinho is staying

Mourinho is wanted by Real
Mourinho is wanted by Real

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has been linked with a potential move to Real Madrid after he parts way with the Old Trafford outfit. However, his agent Jorge Mendes has denied those claims.

The Portuguese superagent has stated that the rumours linking him out of the Theatre of Dreams are nothing but false as the former Real Madrid manager is happy at Old Trafford.

"There have been more rumours of Jose Mourinho leaving Manchester United. It's totally untrue. José is very happy at the club and the club is very happy with him,” he said.

Mendes then added that the former Barcelona interpreter is committed to the cause at Old Trafford and wants to construct a winning team.

"He has a long-term contract with Manchester United and is fully committed to the club in building a solid winning project."

#1 Manchester madness ft. Chelsea and Spurs

Not interested in Manchester United
Not interested in Manchester United

Jose Mourinho seems to have lost the faith of players who don’t even play for him. Indeed, such has been the way United play that Borussia Dortmund star Manuel Akanji is no longer a fan of the club he supported as a child.

Akanji basically closed doors to a transfer to Manchester United by stating that he is not a fan of how Mourinho’s team play right now.

“It’s true that I was a Manchester United fan from an early age,” he said.

“But at the moment I don’t look at their games closely because I don’t like the way they play under Mourinho.”

When asked why United are stuttering, he said: “I’m not there and don’t know what they’re training.”

Meanwhile, Don Balon have claimed that both Gareth Bale and Marco Asensio could be used as swapping tools to bring in Harry Kane and Eden Hazard, respectively. Asensio has been offered to Chelsea while Bale is open to the idea of going to Spurs.

Both Hazard and Kane are valued at €150 million.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram