In our latest daily update talk cock sessions, we look at the latest club news for Serge Gnabry, Anthony Martial, Jadon Sancho, FC Barcelona, and Mauricio Pochettino, gossip, and highlights that have football fans from over the world buzzing with excitement.
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag hopes to sign Serge Gnabry from Bayern Munich this winter
Erik ten Hag is already looking at bolstering his options in attack ahead of the winter window and according to reports has identified a familiar face as one of his top targets.
It could see the Red Devils enter the transfer market to sign German international Serge Gnabry from Bayern Munich.
While at the international level, the 28-year-old has 22 goals in just 42 caps for Germany and played for his country at Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup.
Gnabry, who scored against Man United in Bayern’s 4-3 Champions League win last week, is contracted until 2026 and the Premier League side could face competition from Real Madrid for his signature.
Barcelona want Anthony Martial and more Premier League players next season
The Spanish champions are also eyeing moves for Arsenal duo Kai Havertz and Jorginho next summer.
Barca’s financial problems have had a direct impact on their transfer business in recent seasons.
In order to manage their issues, the club have been forced to look at free agents, flops, and out-of-favour players from top teams in Europe.
Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt is their sole defensive target, having complained about his playing time with the German giants.
Jose Mourinho wants to bring Jadon Sancho to Roma
Jadon Sancho has been handed a career lifeline to end his Manchester United hell,” the article states.
Sancho, 23, is facing an uncertain future at Old Trafford after falling out with Erik ten Hag.
But Sancho could now be thrown a lifeline by Roma boss Mourinho.
He believes Roma needs a versatile wide man who can link up play alongside Paulo Dybala and Romelu Lukaku.
The player himself could jump at the chance of a move, having received an offer to play in Saudi Arabia earlier this month.
However, Sancho will have to take a huge cut on his current £250,000-a-week wages to complete a move to the Stadio Olimpico.
FC Barcelona could be in line for bankruptcy if their scandals and financial problems start to catch up with them
Barcelona faces a bribery case in the Spanish courts over a refereeing scandal that could potentially lead to the club being banned from football, at a time when their finances are at their most precarious and the Nou Camp has been demolished, the paper claims.
The last obstacle to a jury trial for Barcelona’s alleged illegal payments to Jose María Enríquez Negreira, the former vice-president of the Spanish refereeing committee, was removed on Thursday by a judge who had examined the public prosecutor’s case against the club and key individuals.
Judge Joaquin Aguirre Lopez ruled that the trial would cover the payments of €7.7 million to Negreira between 2001 and 2018, for what the club claims were “technical reports” on referees. The club themselves have been named among the defendants, as well as former presidents Josep Maria Bartomeu, Sandro Rosell and Negreira’s son, Javier Enríquez.
If found guilty, the sentences for the individuals could be between three and six years in prison. Barcelona themselves could be suspended from trading as a professional football club, which would likely plunge the 124-year-old member-owned entity into bankruptcy.
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino wants to have more say on the transfer strategy at the club
Mauricio Pochettino has said he is already assessing potential targets as he looks to take a greater involvement in Chelsea’s transfer business,” the report details.
Chelsea spent more than £400 million on new signings in the summer after Pochettino was appointed in May.
The Blues also brought in more than £300 million worth of player sales, and the former Spurs boss has confirmed that he expects the club to be active again in the January transfer window.
Pochettino was quoted as saying: “The good thing is the relationship and communication is very good with the sporting directors and owners”.
When the transfer window closed, I said I need to be more involved now in all the decisions.
