Hello and welcome to the Premier League transfer roundup for the day! As the title of this slideshow suggests, you are in for a great ride here. It just keeps getting crazier and crazier with each passing day and today is no different.
So here we have a look at the biggest transfer stories of the day…
#5 Manchester madness
About 10-12 years ago, if anyone told you that Manchester United wouldn’t even be the best team in Manchester, let alone in England, you might have scoffed and discarded her/him as delusional.
However, that is exactly the case right now, which is why Leroy Sane claims that he will never join Manchester United. There have been many instances when players joined their greatest rivals but for Sane, he is already in the better team.
“That won’t happen! That won’t happen at all. I am really happy here and I’m on the right side!" he said.
He then added that his future isn’t a source of worry for him as he is aware of what the club want from him while also stating that playing with such an elite bunch of players and coach makes his job all the more enjoyable.
“I have not been worried at all [about the future]. I know what they want from me [at City] and what they expect from me and I will just try to work hard.
“To play with these players under this coach is a really good feeling and everyone can see we enjoy it all together, playing with each other. It’s fun to play with this team.”
Meanwhile, moving to the red half of the divide, Jose Mourinho has stated that he hopes for Anthony Martial to sign a new deal with the Red Devils as he is a very good talent.
"Obviously, I hope they will agree. Obviously, I hope. One thing is that he's a talented player that everybody knows he is, everybody knows since he was in Monaco that he is a talented player,” Mourinho said.
#4 More Manchester madness
It is always quite the shocker to see Manchester madness come so early in the slider. It just goes to show how the other clubs are involved in the transfer rumour mill.
Today, we have Duncan Castles, who is known to be close to Mourinho, reveal how the Portuguese is still fighting for his position at Old Trafford. Despite the fact that the Red Devils are back to winning ways, it seems as though the hierarchy are still not convinced as every match is being looked at closely for mistakes.
"Mourinho is still fighting for his survival at the club,” Castles said.
"Every match is being monitored for a mistake, for a bad result. You saw what happened after Juventus (1-0 home defeat in the Champions League).”
Castles also added that despite being under scrutiny, the former Real Madrid manager is still pushing the board to make new signings.
"But the key point is he’s under pressure, he’s fighting for his life. He is pushing Ed Woodward, the board, the Glazers to get reinforcements as soon as possible.”
#3 Bailey and Burnley
No, no, this is not what you are assuming. I just like making these subheadings to mess around. Anyway, Leon Bailey has revealed that a lot of clubs were interested in him before he opted to join Bayer Leverkusen.
However, he stated that he rejected them because he believed that it would be too early to join them at that juncture of his career.
"Manchester United, City, Chelsea, Liverpool - a lot of clubs were interested,” Bailey said.
"But the most important thing as a pro is taking things a step at a time and not rushing to the top too quickly. Because once you get there, where do you go next?”
Meanwhile, according to Sky sources, Burnley are still interested in bringing Jay Rodriguez to the club. The Clarets tried to sign him in the summer but wouldn’t match West Brom’s valuation of £18 million.
#2 London
It would be absolutely shocking if Tottenham don’t sign anyone in the winter as they have shown this season that while their squad might be good, they are just not as good as the top three teams in the league.
With Arsenal’s rising form, there is also a chance that the Lilywhites could actually fall short of a top-four finish. As a result, using the January window has become imperative.
According to CalcioMercato, who quote Rai Sport as the source, the Lilywhites could sign Cengiz Under from Roma for a fee of around €60 million.
Meanwhile, moving away from the North but staying in London, Chelsea are eying a move for the player that almost joined Liverpool in the summer: Nabil Fekir.
According to Mercato365, the Blues are eyeing the French World Cup winner as a potential replacement for Eden Hazard, who has been linked with a move to Real Madrid.
#1 Rumours of the day
If you have been following this space for a while, you may have guessed already that either one of Real Madrid and Barcelona are going to be in this slider. But what if I told you that you are wrong?
Because you are wrong; partially, at least, as both Real Madrid and Barcelona are connected to the story of the day.
So, Luis Suarez’s form was a big concern for the Catalans but then he showed in the Clasico that form is temporary and class is permanent. Before that match, there were whispers of Barca looking for a replacement.
Now, however, according to Don Balon, Messi has ‘stopped’ the Catalans from considering the option to sign Harry Kane because he is happy with the Uruguayan’s form.
In the meantime, Real Madrid are eyeing the England captain to be their next number 9, report the same outlet in this report, which also, quite ironically, states that Barcelona are interested in the €150 million-valued forward.
