by The Guinean forward’s record start to the Bundesliga season, which netted him 14 goals in his first eight league games, has caught the attention of teams across Europe. Manchester United and Newcastle are among a number of English clubs who have expressed interest in signing the player who joined Stuttgart permanently from Rennes in the summer and initially moved there on loan. His club have made no secret of their €17.5m (£15.2m) release clause and may be forced to cash in on Guirassy after the 27-year-old’s representatives indicated he would be willing to leave. if a Premier League team comes calling. . However, his expected participation in the African Cup of Nations, which begins on January 13, could complicate matters.
Still disliked by Pep Guardiola after 18 months of watching from the sidelines, Phillips is desperate to play again and was told in October he was free to leave “if he chooses to do so”. With a place in England’s Euro 2024 squad on the line and having played 89 minutes in the Premier League this season, the 28-year-old has accepted that giving up the treble is the only option following his £1 transfer from Leeds. initial. 42m. Newcastle, Crystal Palace and Juventus are interested in loaning him out.
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The Mexican forward capped a spectacular 12 months in which he scored 31 goals in the Eredivisie by being named man of the year by the respected Dutch football magazine Voetbal International. Giménez surpassed Luis Suárez’s record and is poised to follow in the Uruguayan striker’s footsteps and move to the Premier League. Tottenham, Chelsea, Arsenal and Fulham have been linked, but Feyenoord are likely to demand around £60m, with a number of La Liga clubs also thought to be interested. Giménez was born in Buenos Aires but grew up in Mexico after his father, Christian, a former The Tri International: Moved there to play professionally.
The England striker has been back in training since mid-September and admitted his enforced absence, while serving an eight-month ban for gambling-related offences, was “like being in a football prison”. Toney’s ban ends on January 16 and the question is whether he will remain at Brentford at the end of the month, with manager Lee Dykes admitting last week that “the time may come very soon for Ivan to move elsewhere.” club”. ”. Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs have discussed a possible move for Toney, who has scored 32 goals in 68 Premier League appearances. It remains to be seen how much demand there will be for Brentford to sanction the sale of their prized asset, with a reported price tag of £100m in January likely to put off many suitors, especially considering it is expected to be significantly reduced by the summer.
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Last year around this time, Gyökeres was helping to lead Coventry into Championship play-off contention, but now he finds himself flying high at the top of the Portuguese League, having scored 17 goals in 20 appearances in all competitions. . The 25-year-old Swedish striker was on Brighton’s books for three years but never played in the Premier League before moving to the Midlands. Sporting paid a club record €20 million to sign him in the summer, but set his release clause at a whopping €100 million. That has reportedly not stopped Arsenal, Chelsea and Milan, among others, from considering a move in January.
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Fulham have moved ahead of others trying to sign the highly-rated Brazilian midfielder after holding talks over a potential £30million transfer, although that could change in the coming weeks. André, part of the Fluminense team defeated by Manchester City in the recent Club World Cup, has been closely watched by Liverpool and Manchester United in the past and it is possible that he has his sights set on higher places in the table. “I watch the Premier League and it’s a big dream to play there,” he said last week. “I am focused on finishing the season with Fluminense. But my dream is clear: to be a Premier League player.”
Leaving Old Trafford appears to be Sancho’s only option while Erik ten Hag remains in place, but finding a suitable destination will be difficult. United are keen to recoup as much as possible of the £73m they paid Borussia Dortmund for the England striker two years ago, but know that is out of the question in the January market. A loan deal until the end of the season could suit all parties, with RB Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen, Barcelona and Juventus linked with a transfer for the 23-year-old. Sancho was reportedly offered to clubs in Saudi Arabia during a recent trip by United director of football John Murtough.
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The Bournemouth defender has impressed many clubs with his composed performances over the past 18 months and has stalled on extending a contract that expires in the summer. Liverpool and Tottenham are believed to have shown interest in the 25-year-old, who is believed to have been offered a bumper new deal to stay. “We’ll see what the market gives us,” said Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola. “As a coach you don’t want to lose him, but you never know when the market opens, you never know what is going to happen. “I think the players have to make their own decisions.” Bournemouth are determined not to let their top scorer Dominic Solanke leave despite interest from Arsenal and West Ham after he signed a new contract in September.
Sharing a job with David Raya hasn’t quite worked out for the England goalkeeper and he may be tempted to knock on Mikel Arteta’s door in early January after making five Premier League appearances this season. There would be no shortage of suitors if he did so, with Chelsea and Newcastle rumored to be interested in a loan move following injuries to their respective first choices, Robert Sanchez and Nick Pope. Ramsdale was in England’s most recent team despite being out of favor at his club, but it was notable that Crystal Palace’s Sam Johnstone got the nod to play against Australia in October. The former Sheffield United goalkeeper will know that he cannot take his place at Euro 2024 for granted.
The 19-year-old joined Metz in February but caught the attention of scouts across Europe when he scored from inside his own half against Monaco in October. Camara, the latest talent to emerge from the Génération Foot academy in Senegal’s capital Dakar, which also produced Sadio Mané and Ismaïla Sarr, was this month crowned CAF Young African Player of the Year after 12 months of progress vertiginous. Having been named best player of the tournament when Senegal won the African Nations Championship for local players in January, he was also named best African under-20 player in March. Compared to Kevin De Bruyne and Toni Kroos, the midfielder would be on the radar of several English clubs, including Brighton and Chelsea, who are also expected to sign Senegalese under-17 midfielder Pape Daouda Diong. Génération Foot winger Amara Diouf, a 15-year-old who earned his first senior cap in September, is another rising star who is being closely watched.
