Premier League transfer news: Liverpool open to signing €147 million star to replace Barcelona-bound forward and more – October 26, 2018

Hello and welcome to the Premier League transfer roundup for the day! This is another great day in the rumour mill as the stories are just piling on relentlessly. If we were to take each and every story and put it up here, then there is a good chance that our servers might crash!

As a result, here are the best stories of the day…

#5 Allardyce wants Poch to consider Madrid

Former England manager Sam Allardyce has stated that Mauricio Pochettino should consider joining Real Madrid should the offer come by. The Galacticos are in a spot of bother with Lopetegui at the helm and there are rumours floating around that the former Spain boss could be sacked from his post.

Pochettino was heavily linked to the job in the summer but stayed with the Lilywhites in the end. However, according to Allardyce, Pochettino should think about the opportunity to join Madrid since managers don’t really have much room for errors as a few losses on the trot could be fatal for them.

“We all live on the edge as managers now because we’re only five or six games from the sack, even Mauricio,” he said.

“We saw it with Juande Ramos years ago when he won a trophy and then Spurs took two points from their first six or seven games the next season and boom, he was gone, and Harry Redknapp was in.

“It’s going to be the same for Mauricio, if he loses football matches then people will turn on him very quickly.

“So when you’ve got an opportunity to manage Real Madrid, if he really wants to do it… but does he really want it?”

He then added that the train of joining the Galacticos doesn’t come very often and that every ambitious manager should look after himself.

“[The] Real Madrid [job] doesn’t come around very often and I think if you’re an ambitious manager you have to look after yourself and your family and say, this is what I want, can I get it?”

#4 Marco Silva’s ideology and Warnock’s mishap

Imagine him at Palace

Managers always have different criteria when it comes to signing a new player. However, the basis remains the same for everyone: that the said player needs to have the right attitude along with the talent.

This is something that Everton manager Marco Silva also likes to see in a player before signing him.

"It is important to have not just talent but strong personalities and good characters. We have that. It's something I pay close attention to before signing a player,” he said.

Meanwhile, former Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock has admitted that he could have signed Virgil Van Dijk for Palace during his time as the manager there.

Ahead of Cardiff’s clash against Liverpool, he stated that he could have signed the Dutchman but was coaxed out of it by his scout.

“I’m pleased Van Dijk is playing like he is because I think we could have bought him at Palace for £6m,” he said.

“But my chief scout said he was too slow. I think he’s still in a job as well!

#3 No to Spurs

Not joining Spurs

Aaron Ramsey is almost confirmed to leave Arsenal by the end of the season at the latest. The Welshman had seen talks break down with the Gunners and is set to leave the club where he has played for almost the entirety of his professional career.

As a result, there was a whisper in the air as to whether he would join Spurs on a free transfer in the summer. The player, however, has revealed that he would never join Arsenal’s eternal rivals and that he isn’t playing with the intention of earning a new contract right now.

“No, I’d never join Tottenham. I don’t feel like I’m playing for a contract, I’m going out and playing the way I have always played,” he said.

“I try to give my best for the team, help the team and try and go out there and play the best I can for myself as well. Nothing’s in my head when I’m out there.”

#2 Mourinho not confident

Not confident

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has revealed that he is not sure about whether goalkeeper David De Gea would sign a new contract with the club. The Spaniard’s contract ends in 2020 should United trigger the one-year extension clause.

As a result, the Red Devils want to tie him down to the club in a long-term deal but the shotstopper doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to put pen to paper. It is perhaps for this reason that the Portuguese tactician says that he isn’t sure whether the former Atletico Madrid ‘keeper would sign a new deal or not and that only the club or the player himself could answer that question.

"I am not confident," Mourinho said. "I cannot find the word in English, but let's see what happens.

"Only the club, David and his people can answer that. My comment is only that everyone knows how good he is, how important he is for Manchester United and, if the club want to be better than it is and not worse, obviously it would be very important to keep David."

#1 Rumour of the day

Off to Liverpool?

And the rumour of the day, once again, involves Liverpool. It is becoming a pattern, isn’t it? The Merseyside outfit are an easy prey and link them with anything Barcelona related and you have a bomb-tastic recipe.

Today, the folks at Don Balon are reporting that Barcelona have targeted Mohamed Salah to replace Ousmane Dembele. Apparently, Luis Suarez is not happy with the Frenchman’s attitude and reported lack of professionalism.

Meanwhile, they also report that Salah is not happy at Anfield and is looking for a change of scenery. As a result, Barcelona have hatched a plan that leaves all parties happy.

They are willing to let go of Dembele to Liverpool – a player that Klopp really likes – in exchange for the Egyptian. Klopp, too, would not like to keep an unhappy player in the team – even if it is Salah – and is open to the idea of having the former Dortmund player in his team.