Football transfer rumours: Man Utd make new Sancho decision; Ronaldo’s future plans
Manchester United have agreed to subsidise the wages of Jadon Sancho in order to finalise a loan move in January if he continues his stand-off with manager Erik ten Hag. Sancho is believed to earn in the region of £300,000-a-week. (Daily Mail)
Cristiano Ronaldo has informed Al Nassr that he intends to extend his contract with the Saudi Pro League side until 2027. His current deal expires in 2025. (Ali Al-Harbi)
Benfica defender Antonio Silva would prefer to join Real Madrid instead of Liverpool if he were to make a move next summer. The centre-back has a £103.5m release clause in his contract. (Record)
One player staying at Real Madrid is Vinicius Junior, whose new long-term contract will be confirmed in the coming weeks. Club president Florentino Perez is currently ill with Covid-19 and so the announcement has been pushed back. (Fabrizio Romano)
Arsenal would be willing to use Gabriel Jesus as a makeweight in a part-exchange deal to sign Victor Osimhen from Napoli. (Fichajes)
Manchester City turned down the chance to sign Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid during the summer, with the forward eventually joining Barcelona on loan. (AS)
Bayern Munich intend to return for Fulham’s Joao Palhinha in the January transfer window, despite the fact the Portuguese midfielder signed a new contract in the aftermath of a failed deadline day move to Bavaria. (Telegraph)
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Chelsea have set an asking price of £37m for Romelu Lukaku once his loan spell at Roma expires next summer. The Belgian re-joined the Blues in 2021 for £97.5m. (Fabrizio Romano)
Trevoh Chalobah is still interested in joining Bayern Munich from Chelsea but there’s been no official talks over a potential loan with option buy move. (Florian Plettenberg)
Manchester United have opened talks with Aaron Wan-Bissaka over a new contract. The right-back came close to leaving last year but has played his way back into Erik ten Hag’s plans. (Football Insider)
Sporting CP are contemplating bringing Eric Dier back to the club when his Tottenham contract expires next summer. The centre-back has fallen out of favour under new head coach Ange Postecoglou and has previously stated his desire to play abroad again. (The Times)
Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel has extended his contract until 2028 – the deal does not include a release clause. (Florian Plettenberg)
Source: 90mins
