Football transfer rumours: Liverpool & Chelsea ready Mbappe offers; Mourinho’s Real Madrid return
Chelsea and Liverpool are both ready to make huge contract offers to Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe in January to try and convince him to reject advances from Real Madrid. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Another target for Real Madrid is Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez. President Florentino Perez is ready to battle Barcelona for the Argentine’s signature. (Fichajes)
Madrid have made contact with Alvarez‘s representatives and have confirmed their desire to sign him next symmer. (Radio Continental AM 590)
Newcastle United will compete with Bayern Munich for the loan signing of Man City midfielder Kalvin Phillips. (Mail)
But Tottenham Hotspur are also expected to make a move for Phillips in the January transfer window. (Telegraph)
Manchester City, Manchester United and Newcastle are all ready to rival Bayern Munich for the signing of Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz, who is valued at around €85m (£74m). (Sport)
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has struck off the possibility of Lionel Messi joining the club on loan in January – the player said as much himself after Inter Miami’s final MLS game of 2023. (Fabrizio Romano)
Deco, Barcelona’s sporting director, has other ideas though and is convinced Messi will eventually return to Camp Nou. (The Sun)
Wirtz is interesting Europe’s elite / Alex Grimm/GettyImages
Real Madrid are considering a move to rehire Jose Mourinho as manager if Carlo Ancelotti leaves at the end of the season to take over the Brazil national team. (Mundo Deportivo)
Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic is interesting Arsenal, Chelsea and Real Madrid. Bids of €80m (£70m) are expected but it could take closer to €100m (£87m) to get a deal done. (Tutto Juve)
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino wants the club to push for Sporting CP defender Ousmane Diomande to fend off competition from Arsenal and Man City. (Fichajes)
Leaving Chelsea could be another centre-back, Trevoh Chalobah, who is wanted by Roma. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Juventus are ready to move for Atalanta defender Giorgio Scalvini, who is also on the radars of both Inter and Man City. (Tuttomercatoweb)
Source: 90mins
