Despite Arsenal’s on-going problems on the field, they will not sack
manager Unai Emery, The Athletic reports.
The north London side are still “100%” behind the Spaniard and have no
plans for a change, in spite of a 2-0 loss to Leicester on Saturday.
Haaland open to Juventus move
Red Bull Salzburg star Erling Braut Haaland is open to moving to
Juventus in June, according to Calciomercato.
The Norwegian attacking sensation rejected the Italian side 18 months
ago but after showing blistering form in Austria, he is willing to
make a €65m (£56m/$72m) move to Turin.
Marseille to offload Strootman in January
Marseille will push Kevin Strootman to find a new club in January,
L’Equipe reports.
The Netherlands international midfielder has failed to find his best
form at Stade Velodrome and is likely to depart via a loan deal.
Once a target for Manchester United, he is far from such form now.
Leno eyed up by Bayern Munich
FCB want Arsenal goalkeeper
Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno is being watched by Bayern Munich with a
view to becoming their No.1, The Star reports.
With Bayern concerned over the form of Manuel Neuer, the 27-year-old
is seen as the man to inherit the gloves at the Allianz Arena.
Spurs keen on Man Utd reject Depay
Tottenham are considering splashing out £50 million on former
Manchester United attacker Memphis Depay.
The 25-year-old has impressed in Ligue since moving to Lyon and has
caught the eye of Daniel Levy, according to the Mirror.
Spurs are also interested in Depay’s Lyon team-mate Moussa Dembele.
Manchester United after Ajax’s Onana
Manchester United are shock contenders to sign Ajax’s £50million-rated
keeper Andre Onana, despite handing David De Gea a new £350,000-a-week
contract just months ago, as reported by the Mirror.
Ajax have placed a high asking price on the Cameroon international
after United joined Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain in asking to be
kept informed of any plans to sell the player.
Wenger not in the running for Bayern job
Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has revealed that caretaker
boss Hans-Dieter Flick will be in charge for the foreseeable future,
as reported by the Mail.
Rummenigge has also said that he will call Arsene Wenger to explain
the situation, following Bayern’s 4-0 win against Dortmund on
Saturday.
The former Arsenal boss was interested in the role and the Bayern
chief has told him he’s not in the running.
Mertens heading for Inter in 2020
Dries Mertens is closing in on a move to Interfor the 2020-21 season,
according to Correire dello Sport.
The Belgium international attacker’s deal with Napoli is up at the end
of the current campaign and he is close to agreeing a deal with the
San Siro outfit.
Wolves sign Dutch teen
Nigel Lonwijk of PSV will join up with Wolvesafter the Premier League
club agreed to pay a nominal fee for the 17-year-old defender.
ED in Lonwijk’s native Netherlands say the player can move immediately
as he is not a full-time professional.
He follows his brother out of the club, with the older Justin moving
to FC Utrecht with no fee changing hands.
Klopp opts to retain Lovren
Football Insider suggests that Dejan Lovren will remain at Liverpool
as worries about the club’s fixture congestion mount.
They were willing to allow the Croatiainternational to leave this
summer but no club was willing to match the £20 million ($26m) fee the
Anfield club was seeking.
Jurgen Klopp will not sanction a January departure as the Reds’
continued involvement in the Carabao Cup and obligations at the Club
World Cup, in addition to the busy festive period in the Premier
League, mean they have a hectic schedule which will demand a full
squad.
