Man Utd face Felix competition – Friday’s gossip

F4S Staff

3 years ago

Atletico Madrid would be willing to sell Joao Felix for 100m euros (£86m) after signing the Portugal forward, 23, for 126m euros (£113m) in 2019. (AS – in Spanish)

Manchester United are keen, but face competition from Paris St-Germain and Bayern Munich in a bid to sign Felix in January. (Mail)

PSG will also offer Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 35, a formal contract extension after the World Cup. (Goal)

Al Hilal want to beat Saudi rivals Al-Nassr to the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, after the Portugal forward’s departure from Manchester United. (Express)

Chelsea remain in negotiations with RB Leipzig over signing Josko Gvardiol and the Croatia defender, 20, has said “maybe one day I will be there”. (Athletic, via 90 Min)

Atletico Madrid have made an enquiry about Leicester’s Turkey centre-half Caglar Soyuncu, 26. (AS – in Spanish)

Borussia Dortmund managing director Carsten Cramer says they have a “good relationship” with former boss and current Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, but the Reds will not get any “gifts” if they want to sign England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, from the German club. (Vietnam News)

England midfielder Declan Rice, 23, has indicated he wants to leave West Ham, saying he wants to win trophies and play in the Champions League. (Guardian)

x Newcastle United have been linked with Leicester City playmaker James Maddison but are ‘highly unlikely’ to make a move for the 26-year-old England international in January. (Luke Edwards)

Nottingham Forest have reached an agreement to sign Brazilian attacking midfielder Gustavo Scarpa, 28, from Palmeiras. (Fabrizio Romano)

Chelsea are rivalling Newcastle United to sign Brazilian midfielder Andrey Santos, 18, from Vasco da Gama. (90 Min)

Barcelona’s summer signing Franck Kessie does not feel comfortable at the club, who would consider selling the Ivory Coast midfielder, 25, for as little as 10m euros (£8.6m). (AS – in Spanish)

Spain midfielder Sergio Busquets, whose contract with Barcelona runs out next summer, has not ruled out a move to the MLS in the United States and the 34-year-old hopes to make a decision about his future by February. (Marca)

Barcelona are interested in Brazilian Endrick, 16, but will not enter a bid for the Palmeiras forward this season. (Marca – in Spanish)

AC Milan are hopeful 23-year-old Portugal forward Rafael Leao, who has been linked with Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United, will sign a new contract with the Serie A side. (Calciomercato, via Football Italia)

Liverpool have held talks over terminating Billy Koumetio’s season-long loan deal with Austria Vienna as they have given the French centre-back, 20, little game time. (Football Insider)