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Hello and welcome to the Premier League transfer news and rumours of the day! Here are the top stories of the day surrounding the Premiership!
Liverpool shouldn’t sign a defender
Liverpool shouldn’t sign a center-back, says club legend Jamie Carragher. According to the former defender, Joel Matip’s form has been good and it is because of that that the Red don’t need a defender.
He stated that he thought the Merseyside outfit needed a new defender three months ago due to the injury proneness of Joe Gomez and Dejan Lovren. However, right now, Carragher believes that the Reds would be ‘mad’ to sign a new defender.
“The form Matip’s been in, he’s been brilliant,” former Reds defender Carragher said.
“At one stage three months ago I was thinking, ‘We need to buy a centre-back.’
“You couldn’t trust [Dejan] Lovren or Gomez fitness-wise and Matip was the fourth choice and you’re thinking, ‘Is he good enough?’
“But I think you’d be mad now to sign one. Maybe if Lovren went, I don’t know his contract situation.”
Carragher then added that the Merseyside outfit should be open to selling Dejan Lovren due to the fact that he is very prone to injuries and that a club fighting for titles like Liverpool shouldn’t rely on someone who spends more time recovering than actually playing.
“He’s far too injury prone for me so if someone made a good offer and you could buy someone without breaking the bank [you should sell him], because you’ve got Gomez there who was outstanding at the start of the season, you give him one more chance as well.
“Unfortunately for him [Lovren] he gets a lot of injuries and you can’t afford to have players in your squad who get injured all the time.”
Thomas Partey has a release clause
Atletico Madrid Thomas Partey has been linked with a move to Manchester United recently and according to his agent, he has a rather low release clause of €50 million – a figure that is not so much in the current scenario of the transfer window.
His agent Daniel Jimenez also revealed that he hasn’t spoken to any club regarding a potential move for his client and that they will have to wait until the season ends to know where the midfielder’s near future lies.
'I can say that right now, I haven't talked to anyone, even if Inter are a top club,’ he said.
'There's a €50m (£43.5m) release clause in his contract, a figure that's cheap for a player like Thomas.
'We'll wait for the season to end and then we'll see.'
The Red Devils should be alert!
The tearing apart of Real Betis
Isn’t this a very brutal yet apt subheading? After all, the following story can surely be summed up in that very way. Real Betis had a decent season in the league and have some standout star players in the team.
Among them are Giovanni Lo Celso and Junior Firpo, both of whom have been linked with a move outside of the club. In the case of Lo Celso, Tottenham are reportedly on his case.
The Londoners haven’t signed a single player in the last two windows and have also seen their midfield weakened with the departure of Mousa Dembele. Spurs are willing to pay €60 million for the talented midfielder.
Meanwhile, Manchester United are looking at the possibility of signing Junior Firpo. Real Madrid have been linked with the player as Manchester United are willing to pay €30 million for the youngster.
Isco and Hazard
The two players might not be playing in the same team but somehow, they are interconnected. One is being linked with a move to the Bernabeu while the other is being touted with a move away.
In the case of Eden Hazard, according to ESPN sources, Real Madrid are set to step up their pursuit of the Belgian. The Galacticos have offered £88 million but the Blues want £130 million for the player.
The final valuation might be somewhere in between as the Londoners don’t want to let go of their prized asset for a low price.
Meanwhile, Isco is reportedly no longer wanted at the Bernabeu, which is why they are looking to add him in a deal to bring Christian Eriksen to Madrid. The Galacticos are hoping that adding Isco would mean that they wouldn’t have to pay anything else in cash.
Mohamed Salah to Real Madrid
We are here again, aren’t we? When Real Madrid president Florentino Perez rolls up his sleeves and starts going all guns blazing, every league in the world is perhaps affected by it.
But, if history has told us anything, it is that the Premier League is scavenged the most. The likes of Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Xabi Alonso were all poached from the Premiership.
And now, the Galacticos have been linked with moves for Paul Pogba, Eden Hazard, Sadio Mane… and Mohamed Salah.
According to reports, the Egyptian – who has also been linked to Barcelona as Messi is said to be wanting him at the Camp Nou – is fond of Real Madrid and could move. They also report that the Merengues have called off the chase for Sadio Mane as they deem Liverpool’s asking price of €200 million excessive for him.
Salah, meanwhile, is valued at €150 million.
