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Hello and welcome to the Premier League transfer roundup for the day! As you can already witness in the headline, this has been another crazy day in the transfer rumour mill.
Which we are here to bring to you with our savvy touch…
#5 Mourinho indirectly asks for more signings
Ah, Jose. This man. Does he ever miss out on an opportunity to suggest that his team needs more players in order to be stronger? The former Real Madrid manager’s attempts to strengthen Manchester United's defence with new signings went in vain in the summer.
As a result, United started their season badly but are somewhat getting back in the groove. When Mourinho was asked about what the Red Devils have to do in order to be a team of the caliber of Juventus, the former Porto manager opined that by buying players only can the Old Trafford reach that level.
“To go to the Juventus level? Barcelona level? Real Madrid level? Manchester City level? How can you reach this level? Yes [by buying the best players],” he said.
However, he also stated that buying world class players is hard because most top teams have the ownership of them, which makes it all the more hard for the other clubs to acquire their services.
“It is not easy because many of the players they belong to these top teams, so we work with what we have and we try to improve with what we have.”
He then added that despite the fact that they don’t possess the likes of Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini, Victor Lindelof and Chris Smalling’s performance against the Old Lady was “positive.”
“For example - I saw the amazing Chiellini and amazing Bonucci but I have to say Chris Smalling and Victor Lindelof had a very positive game."
#4 Moses and Oblak
Victor Moses is the type of player that might not be very technically adept or creative. However, he is one of most hardworking players in the world of football and would give everything for his team.
So, this is the type of player that Jose Mourinho loves and it is perhaps for this reason that the Chelsea player is being linked with a move to Manchester United, according to the latest odds.
Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: "Moses has struggled for game time since Sarri's Stamford Bridge arrival.
"Amazingly it looks as though former boss Jose Mourinho could make a shock move for the Nigerian."
Meanwhile, according to reports, Liverpool wanted to sign Jan Oblak from Atletico Madrid before they acquired the services of Alisson Becker from Roma. Obviously, now that they have the Brazil number 1, the interest in the Atleti shotstopper no longer exists.
#3 Icardi on moving
Mauro Icardi has been linked with a move out of Inter for a while now with Chelsea and Real Madrid among the teams with the most interest in him. And if the player himself is to be believed, there were offers for him.
However, the Argentine added that he doesn’t have any intention of leaving the Italian outfit as he is very happy at Inter and that the offers that come for him won’t be able to shake his desire to stay at Inter.
"I do not know if everything that is published is true," he said. "I always say that I am very good with my family at Inter, I have no intention of leaving.
"Offers came in the summer but I have neither the need nor the desire to leave. Offers always arrive. At the moment I am very calm and I am focused on what we are doing with the team of which I am a captain.
"We are going to play in the Champions League and the offers will not move me."
#2 Alonso's contract and Bale's admission
Marcos Alonso has signed a new contract with Chelsea that will keep him with the Blues till 2023. After signing the extension, the Spaniard stated that he is ecstatic to elongate his stay with the Stamford Bridge outfit.“I am so happy to stay here longer and to keep playing for one of the best teams in the world,” he said.
“It’s been a very good two seasons and I am looking forward to more.”
Meanwhile, former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has stated that he wanted Gareth Bale to join Manchester United – but not for sporting reasons. Bale has been linked with the Red Devils for a long time now but the former England cricketer wanted him to sign for a different reason.
“I’ve always followed Bale’s career but not always for sporting reasons," he told.
"A few seasons ago I was desperate for United to sign him because I was looking to flog my house and apparently, he was interested. In the end his move didn't go through so neither did mine!”
#1 Chelsea
And the rumours of the day belong to Chelsea and Real Madrid. The Blancos have been strongly linked with Eden Hazard and the player himself did not help in stopping the reports as he himself claimed that playing for Real Madrid is a childhood dream.
And now, according to Don Balon, Florentino Perez is hatching a plan to bring Eden Hazard to the Bernabeu. The report states that the Madrid supremo will offer €150 million for the Belgian to bring him to the Bernabeu.
In another report, the same outlet claim that Chelsea are looking at players to replace Hazard should he leave Stamford Bridge, and have identified Marco Asensio as their top priority. The Spaniard himself would be keen to move to the Premier League should the Merengues sign Hazard.
The former Mallorca starlet has an insane release clause of €700 million, which means it will be quite a sum that Chelsea would have to cough up for the Spaniard.
