The summertime transportation model is closed for the large leagues successful Europe. However, with an oculus connected January, there's plentifulness of gossip swirling astir who's moving where. Transfer Talk brings you each the latest buzz connected rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals!
TOP STORY: Dortmund's Moukoko to Barcelona?
Barcelona spot Borussia Dortmund striker Youssoufa Moukoko arsenic the eventual replacement for Robert Lewandowski but look contention to motion him, arsenic has been reported by Diario Sport.
Barcelona person already made efforts to enactment themselves successful a presumption to motion Moukoko, but the likes of Juventus, Real Madrid and Liverpool are besides hoping that they volition beryllium capable to bring successful the 17-year-old.
Lewandowski lone signed for the Blaugrana from Bayern Munich successful the summer, but they are already reasoning astir what they volition bash erstwhile the 34-year-old's declaration ends successful 2026.
Moukoko has captured the attraction of scouts having impressed for Dortmund with his six goals and 4 assists successful 12 Bundesliga appearances this term.
This is the striker's 2nd play arsenic a professional, but helium is already utilized to filling large shoes, arsenic Erling Haaland's summertime departure to Manchester City has played a portion successful him getting much minutes this season.
Aside from his awesome performances connected the pitch, a origin that volition person assorted big-name clubs looking astatine Moukoko is that his declaration is acceptable to extremity successful 2023.
The contention to motion him is acceptable to vigor up successful spring, and having signed their contiguous goalscorer this summertime successful Lewandowski, Barcelona are hoping they volition person their aboriginal 1 sorted adjacent year.
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PAPER GOSSIP
- There person been complications successful AC Milan's negotiations with Rafael Leao regarding a imaginable declaration renewal, reports Sky Sports Italia, with the winger's existent woody ending successful 2024. The archetypal contented faced is Leao's alteration of agent, portion determination is besides €19m owed to Sporting CP, which has factored into the Portugal planetary demanding wages of €9m to €10m-per-year -- a sum that Milan person ne'er fixed immoderate player.
- Arsenal scouts watched Ibrahima Bamba during Vitoria's 3-0 decision against Sporting, according to Ekrem Konur. The 20-year-old, who has antecedently been linked with a determination to Italy, played the afloat 90 minutes and picked up a yellowish card.
- Napoli are showing an involvement successful signing Empoli left-back Tommaso Baldanzi and Udinese midfielder Lazar Samardzic, according to Calciomercato. Baldanzi's extremity and show against Sassuolo connected Saturday has helped person Napoli of his talent, portion Samardzic is idiosyncratic they are funny in. A valuation of implicit €20m for Samardzic's transfer, however, could beryllium to beryllium an obstacle to immoderate imaginable move.
- Bayern Munich sporting manager Hasan Salihamidzic has told Sky Sports Deutschland that Alexander Nubel won't instrumentality to the nine successful 2023. Nubel is connected indebtedness astatine AS Monaco but with keepers Manuel Neuer and Sven Ulreich entrenched astatine Bayern, Nubel's aboriginal is unclear. Regarding Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Salihamidzic said they volition conscionable with his cause implicit a imaginable hold connected his declaration which ends this summer.
- Robin Gosens could permission Internazionale to articulation Bayer Leverkusen successful January, according to Calciomercato. The Germany planetary has been struggling for meaningful minutes with Inter and could determination to the Bundesliga, arsenic Leverkusen are acceptable to determination for him again aft attempting to bash truthful successful the summer.
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