TRANSFER GOSSIP: Newcastle set the terms for £100m Bruno Guimaraes sale as Manchester United reignite interest in defensive target and monitor two teenage wonderkids
- According to reports, two clubs will be exempt from paying Guimaraes’ release clause
- Man United could be looking at another defensive target worth £51m
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The January transfer window is almost half way through and we have already seen a lot of things happen.
Manchester United outcast Jadon Sancho secured his departure from Old Trafford with a move to Borussia Dortmund – something Erik ten Hag was not keen to consider.
It’s been a busy few days at Tottenham, with a £25m deal for Romanian defender Radu Dragusin following the loan arrival of Timo Werner.
Eric Dier has now left for Bayern Munich for the rest of the season, where he has been reunited with his friend Harry Kane.
Chelsea, meanwhile, are never far from transfer talks and are in talks with Palmeiras over 16-year-old star Estevao, who goes by the nickname ‘Messinho’.
Here are the latest transfer rumors from this Saturday morning.
Newcastle United have reportedly agreed terms for the sale of star forward Bruno Guimaraes
Manchester United will reportedly take another look at Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo
Chelsea are unwilling to let England midfielder Conor Gallagher leave this month after interest from Tottenham (The sun).
Newcastle are said to be considering selling Bruno Guimaraes in the summer if Barcelona or Real Madrid make a bid – and for less than his £100m release clause that would have to be met if Liverpool, Chelsea or Paris Saint-Germain come in (Football transfers).
Croatian club Hajduk Split are keen to bring Tottenham’s Ivan Perisic back to his home country as he recovers from his cruciate ligament injury (Fabrizio Romano).
Manchester United have reignited interest in Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo but will have to pay £51.6m despite Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s role at both clubs.Caught offside).
United and Chelsea are considering challenging Bayern Munich for 16-year-old Swedish striker Jonah Kusi-Asare, who is already 6ft tall.HITC).
The Old Trafford club are also close to completing a summer move for 18-year-old Belgian midfielder Arthur Vermeeren, who plays for Royal Antwerp and could be worth £50 million (Football insider).
Tottenham are interested in signing Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes, but it will cost them at least £30 million over this period (Flaweb).
Napoli have made a loan offer for Bournemouth’s Hamed Traore, including an option to buy.Fabrizio Romano).
Royal Antwerp’s Arthur Vermeeren is said to have attracted the interest of Manchester United
Juventus have contacted Jordan Henderson over a move from Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ettifaq (Gianluca di Marzio).
Man United defender Alvaro Fernandez has agreed a deal to join Benfica for £8.6 million (File).
