De Gea set to become world’s top earning goalkeeper
David De Gea is set to become the highest-paid goalkeeper in the world by joining Paris St-Germain in the summer when his contract runs out at Manchester United.
De Gea, 28, has been stalling on signing a new deal at Old Trafford in the knowledge that a bumper £300,000-a-week is on offer at PSG, who could get round any Financial Fair Play restrictions by selling Neymar to Real Madrid and building their team exclusively around Kylian Mbappe.
The Spain international could be set to earn around £15.5m a year in wages with the French giants, taking his potential salary to over £60m if he were to sign a four-year deal in Paris.
Losing a player of De Gea’s quality would be a huge blow to United and to manager Jose Mourinho, whose side produced yet another underwhelming performance as they were held to a goalless draw by Crystal Palace at Old Trafford which leaves them seventh in the Premier League table.
De Gea is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world, recovering from a shaky start when he joined United in 2011 to win the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League.
A dream move to Real Madrid fell through on transfer deadline day in 2015, and that prospect ended when Thibaut Courtois joined the Champions League holders from Chelsea last summer.
Inter plot Pogba, Mangala bid
Inter Milan are planning a bid for Manchester United’s Paul Pogba.
Juventus have been heavily linked with a move for the French midfielder but their former CEO, Guiseppe Marotta, wants to hijack the deal and bring Pogba to his new club.
United’s long-term target Ivan Perisic and defender Milan Skriniar would be offered as swap for 25-year-old Pogba according to the Mirror.
Meanwhile, Inter are also interested in bringing out-of-favour Manchester City defender Eliaquim Mangala to Italy on a loan with a view to a permanent deal, reports The Sun.
The France international has not played since February when he picked up a knee injury and is thought not to be part of Pep Guardiola’s plans at the Etihad Stadium.
With his contract up in the summer, Inter are thought to be keen on a free transfer and would see a loan in Serie A as a good bedding-in phase for the 27-year-old.
Messi wants Milinkovic-Savic at Barca
Lionel Messi wants Barcelona to bring Sergej Milinkovic-Savic to the club as the La Liga side look for a creatively offensive midfielder.
Though Frenkie de Jong and Adrien Rabiot are other options for Ernesto Valverde, his Argentine superstar is believed to prefer the Serbia international currently at Lazio.
Milinkovic-Savic has been linked with a number of clubs since an impressive World Cup, with Manchester United also believed to be those targeting the 23-year-old.
Arsenal ready to splash £15m on Championship defender
Arsenal look set to dip into the lower leagues as they seek to bring Brentford defender Ezri Konsa to the Emirates Stadium.
The 21-year-old only signed for the Bees in June from Charlton but has caught the eye of the Gunners so far this season.
Konsa was an unused substitute during the 2–1 victory over Mexico in the final of this year’s Toulon Tournament for the England under-21 side.
Rossi interested in MLS move
Giuseppe Rossi is interested in playing in Major League Soccer with one of the New York teams.
Rossi has been a free agent since may and told Pro Soccer USA he had been training with the New York Red Bulls and that he would “love to sit down and talk” with a professional club in that area about the possibility of playing for them.
Everton fighting off German interest in youngster Gordon
Everton boss Marco Silva will continue to fight off interest in Anthony Gordon with Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich interested in the youngster, the Liverpool Echo reports.
The 17-year-old has been the subject of interest from the German giants, but the Premier League side are not ready to let their star talents leave.
Man City target USMNT goalkeeper Steffen
Pep Guardiola wants to make the Columbus Crew star his backup to Ederson following and injury to Claudio Bravo.
The report claims that the 23-year-old is being lined up for a £5 million this winter, with the club confident he can be a future star and are want to make their move before sorting out his work permit issues.
Mourinho to raid West Ham for Arnautovic
Jose Mourinho wants to reunite with his former Inter player Marko Arnautovic, reports the Mirror.
The Manchester United boss is preparing a bid is excess of £50 million ($64m) for the West Ham forward whom he managed during his treble-winning spell in Italy.
Mourinho was interested in bringing Arnautovic to Old Trafford back in the summer and is now looking to reignite that interest.
