FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP:
- Inter Miami are close to agreeing a deal with Lionel Messi, with the US club confident that the Argentina superstar will sign after the World Cup in Qatar.
- The long-term future of Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, 30, at Aston Villa is in doubt due to friction with new manager Unai Emery.
- Liverpool want to sign two midfielders next year with three of their senior midfielders – Englishmen Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 29, and James Milner, 36, and Guinean Naby Keita, 27 – out of contract at the end of the season.
- Tottenham have “concrete” interest in signing Club Brugge’s Denmark winger Andreas Skov Olsen, 22, in January.
- Harry Kane does not want to be rested for England’s final World Cup Group B game against Wales on Tuesday with the striker bidding to break Wayne Rooney‘s goal-scoring record in Qatar.
- John Terry and Wayne Bridge, the former Chelsea and England team-mates who were at the centre of one of English football’s biggest scandals, have been reunited in awkward circumstances: they are staying at the same Qatari World Cup hotel.
- Chelsea and United States forward Christian Pulisic, 24, is being monitored by Manchester United, Newcastle and Arsenal.
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- AC Milan also want to bring in Morocco midfielder Hakim Ziyech, 29, on loan from Chelsea, with a view to making it permanent.
FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP
- Barcelona will offer a new five-year deal to 19-year-old Spanish left-back Alejandro Balde.
- Inter are lining up a £20m move for Fulham and United States left-back Antonee Robinson, 25.
- Leeds will give 19-year-old Spanish striker Mateo Joseph a new contract a year after he signed from Espanyol.
- Mykhaylo Mudryk, who has been dubbed the ‘Ukrainian Neymar’ after bursting onto the scene at Shakhtar Donetsk, looks set to join Arsenal, with a deal in place for around £40m.
- Liverpool have held discussions with two Middle East-based consortiums over a takeover.
- Newcastle are prepared to make a move for Vasco da Gama‘s Brazilian midfielder Andrey Santos, 18, in January.
- Rio Ferdinand says his ex-Manchester United team-mate David Beckham will “come with a consortium” to buy the Old Trafford club.
- Chelsea have been scouting Ecuador and Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapie, 20, at the World Cup.
- Juventus are plotting a move for Athletic Bilbao and Spain forward Nico Williams, 20.
- AC Milan want to sign 22-year-old Switzerland forward Noah Okafor from Red Bull Salzburg.
- Granit Xhaka has already told his Arsenal team-mate Gabriel Jesus that he intends to “smash him” when Switzerland play Brazil in their Group G match on Monday.
