With the January transfer window in full flow, here’s a look at the potentials ins and outs from across Europe’s biggest leagues.
Erling Haaland will meet with the Borussia Dortmund to discuss his future as a move to Manchester City is reportedly on the cards.
Sky Source’s are reporting that the Norwegian talisman will be available for just £64 million in the summer when a release clause in his contract activates.
Last week, the clubs director, Sebastian Kehl explained the club will speak to Haaland “in the next few weeks” and admitted “It would be good if a decision doesn’t drag on forever.”
Haaland who is represented by super agent Mino Raiola came out and said that there is a “big chance” that his client could leave the club come the summer.
Speaking to SPORT1, Raiola said, “He can and will take the next step. Bayern [Munich], Real [Madrid], Barcelona and [Manchester] City – these are the big clubs he can go to. City have won the championship five times in the last few years, much more than [Manchester] United.”
City manager Pep Guardiola has refused to comment on the striker.
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is set for contract talks at the club, despite his recent struggles.
The Daily Mail are reporting the United are keen too tie the 24 year old to a long term contract.
He has 18 months left on his current £200,000 a week deal, with a new contract seeing him stay with his boyhood club into his ‘prime years.’
Rashford has struggled to tie down one position during his career at United, playing under his 4th manager in just 6 years at United.
With current interim manager Ralf Rangnick moving to an advisory role at the end of the season, the manager they decide to bring in could be a key factor, with Mauricio Pochettino’s man management style something that he could benefit from.
Bayen Munich winger Kingsley Coman has signed a new 5 year contract with the German giants.
Speaking to the clubs website, the Frenchman said: “I’m very happy because FC Bayern are one of the best clubs in the world and I know we still have a lot of opportunities and big goals here. I’ve been at the club since 2015.I t feels like a big family. Everything is perfect here. My best years as a footballer are still ahead of me, and I’m glad I’ll be spending them at FC Bayern. My biggest goal is to win the Champions League again, and this time, please, together with our fans.”
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Coman etched his name into Bayen history, scoring the winning goal in the 2020 Champions League final against former club Paris Saint-Germain.
West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspurs are set to compete for the signing of Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard.
The 29-year-old is out of contract at Old Trafford at the end of the season, and is free to discuss his future with other clubs.
Lingard enjoyed an impressive loan spell in East London last season, scoring nine goals in 16 appearances for David Moyes’ side, seeing him win the Premier League Player of the Month award for April last year.
Although West Ham have reportedly not made any contact with Lingard, David Moyes didn’t hide his desire to sign the England international in last summers transfer window.
Speaking in December, Moyes expressed his disappointment over Lingard’s playing time: “I can’t really talk about him because he’s a Manchester United player and it’s not for me to talk, but he was really good for us. Jesse knows what we all think of him here. My disappointment for Jesse would be, I think he’s such a talented football player and he’s not playing.”
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However, Sky Sources say that Tottenham have opened talks with Lingard’s camp, with manager Antonio Conte looking to rebuild his squad, and sees Lingard as a key part of that.
Looking to make the Spurs squad his own, players such as Tanguy Ndombele, Steven Bergwijn, Dele Alli and Matt Doherty all have been linked with a move away from the club, leaving room for Lingard to come into the squad come the summer.
Sources in Germany says Manchester United have interest in holding midfielder Denis Zakaria. Patrick Berger from SPORT1 says there have been ‘good’ talks between Rangnick, Matt Judge and the players agents, with a winter transfer on the cards. Liverpool, Juventus and Dortmund are also interested.
Borussia Monchengladbach would be willing to let Zakaria leave for a fee of €6-7M.
