Football transfer rumours: Salah close to Liverpool exit; Man Utd plot Vlahovic bid
Mohamed Salah is close to agreeing a move away from Liverpool at the end of the season, with clubs in Saudi Arabia beginning to step up their interest in the Egypt international. (Fichajes – Spain)
Potentially coming in to replace Salah at Liverpool could be another Egyptian, Eintracht Frankfurt striker Omar Marmoush, who is also on the radar of Arsenal. (Fichajes – Spain)
Chelsea have lost patience with the poor performances of winger Mykhailo Mudryk and are prepared to sanction a January exit, with Marseille already expressing an interest. (TEAMtalk)
Also leaving Chelsea could be 18-year-old defender Josh Acheampong, who has emerged as a target for Newcastle United. (i)
Arsenal are braced for January interest in right-back Takehiro Tomiyasu from Inter, Juventus and Napoli. (The Sun)
Viktor Gyokeres is likely to leave Sporting CP next summer. Tottenham have joined the race for his signature and have shown the strongest interest at this point, with Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain also continuing to track his form. (CaughtOffside)
Reece James‘ ongoing injury struggles have left Chelsea prepared to sign a new right-back in January, with Bayer Leverkusen’s Jeremie Frimpong and Barcelona’s Jules Kounde among their targets. (TBR Football)
Kounde has been linked with Chelsea / Pedro Salado/GettyImages
Ruud van Nistelrooy wants Manchester City to sign Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic and the Red Devils are prepared to scout the Serbian over the next few months to determine whether a January transfer is feasible. (FootballTransfers)
Martin Zubimendi regrets not leaving Real Sociedad for Liverpool in the summer and hopes the Reds reignite their interest in 2025. (Estadio Deportivo – Spain)
Girona left-back Miguel Gutierrez has been regularly scouted by officials from Arsenal, Aston Villa and Liverpool. (CaughtOffside)
Manchester City are determined to bring 18-year-old midfielder Claudio Echeverri to the club in January, despite River Plate’s desire to keep him into 2025. (TNT Sports – Argentina)
In recent months River have expressed an interest in keeping the teenager at the club beyond the end of this year, but according to TNT Sports, City are digging their heels in and insisting he leaves his homeland at the end of the year
Tottenham centre-back Cristian Romero is not willing to rule out a move to Real Madrid in the future as he wants to play consistently at the highest level. Talks over a new Spurs contract will hinge on the club’s short-term ambitions. (Football Insider)
Bournemouth, Fulham, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers have all explored a move for former Liverpool centre-back Joel Matip, who is available as a free agent. (Football Insider)
