Transfer Talk: Cristiano Ronaldo could help Real Madrid weather Karim Benzema injury

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: Cristiano Ronaldo could instrumentality to Real Madrid amid Karim Benzema wounded concerns

As the fallout continues from Cristiano Ronaldo's interrogation astir his 2nd stint astatine Manchester United, Real Madrid person emerged arsenic favourites to assistance the striker facilitate his exit from Old Trafford, according to Sport.

Ronaldo's criticism of Man United manager Erik 10 Hag and the nine successful general has opened up the imaginable for a determination successful January, with the concern betwixt nine and subordinate seemingly irreconcilable.

Ronaldo's occupation is that fewer clubs tin spend his salary. Manchester United, in attempting to chopped ties with the striker, are negotiating with the player's agent, Jorge Mendes, to try and find an amicable agreement that ensures helium leaves without United having to wage him overmuch of his remaining salary.

That is wherever Real Madrid could travel in. With striker Karim Benzema sustaining an wounded while grooming successful Qatar for the World Cup, Los Blancos are successful the marketplace for idiosyncratic to boost their onslaught for the 2nd fractional of the season.

Benzema is not expected to beryllium retired agelong term, but helium had been dealing with lingering wounded adjacent earlier helium was ruled retired of the World Cup since aboriginal October, and determination are nary guarantees erstwhile it comes to wounded recovery. Thus, a abbreviated spell successful Madrid seems to suit some parties arsenic the 37-year-old is inactive revered astatine the Bernabeu.

However, Marca's insiders formed uncertainty that Madrid volition marque an connection for the Portuguese star, and alternatively judge Chelsea, Atletico Madrid and Napoli are much apt destinations.

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PAPER GOSSIP

- Barcelona are looking to refresh their right-back section successful January, but to bash this they archetypal request to offload Hector Bellerin aft conscionable six months astatine the club, according to AS. The 27-year-old has played conscionable 3 games successful each competitions since joining from Arsenal astatine the extremity of past season, and Barca brag Xavi Hernandez has not been convinced by the Spaniard. Instead, Xavi is aft caller humor successful that country of the transportation and for Bellerin, that could unfastened up the anticipation of a determination to Roma, who themselves are looking to portion with Dutch defender Rick Karsdorp.

- Manchester United person been keeping an oculus connected Canadian striker Jonathan David, but Newcastle United are hoping to bushed them to his signature successful January. That's according to French outlet Media Foot, who study that the Magpies volition instrumentality to Lille for the 2nd clip aft having failed to onshore him successful the summer. The 22-year-old has been tipped to beryllium 1 of the breakout stars of the World Cup for Canada, and Newcastle brag Eddie Howe wants to bargain a march connected his rivals by getting a woody done earlier different clubs wade into the race.

- Barcelona are contemplating a determination for Borussia Dortmund youngster Youssoufa Moukoko, according to Sport. The 18-year-old striker is 1 of the players who could airy up the World Cup successful Qatar if fixed playing clip by Germany, peculiarly if helium tin replicate his nine signifier of six goals successful 8 starts. Moreover, his declaration expires connected June 30, which has a full big of clubs anxious to onshore a wintertime bargain successful January, oregon a escaped transportation successful six months' time. Moukoko has been a astonishment prima for Dortmund this season, and the German broadside are present attempting to support him astatine the nine beyond his existing contract.

- Paris Saint-Germain are not giving up connected landing defender Milan Skriniar, but they whitethorn request to connection him €10m a play to forestall him staying astatine AC Milan, according to Tuttomercatoweb. As it stands, everything points towards the 27-year-old extending his declaration successful Milan and accepting the €6m-a-year woody he's been offered by his existing employers, but French league leaders PSG are immense admirers of the Slovakian. They see the enactment of bidding for him inactive precise overmuch open, and could connection him a immense signing bonus to adhd to the lucrative wage connected offer.

- Barcelona are turning their attentions to Belgium successful the anticipation of landing a bargain cardinal midfield reinforcement, with Nicolas Raskin believed to beryllium connected their ticker list, according to Fichajes. The 21-year-old is presently valued astatine €7m and nether declaration until adjacent summertime by Standard Liege, which means his debased outgo makes him a cleanable campaigner for the benignant of subordinate Barca are trying to attract. Raskin is besides a people for Scottish side, Rangers.