Transfer Update: FUTBALLNEWS brings you the most up-to-date Transfer News, and Rumors, on top European clubs and players.
Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to move to Saudi Arabia after his acrimonious departure from Manchester United and poor World Cup with Portugal turned away the continent’s top clubs. (Times)
Jude Bellingham, a midfielder for England, prefers to move from Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid despite the 19-year-old receiving interest from Liverpool, Manchester City, and Manchester United. (AS – in Spanish)
Enzo Fernandez, an Argentine midfielder who has been linked to Real Madrid and Liverpool, was the subject of a 100 million euro (£88 million) approach from an anonymous club, but Benfica rejected it and will not sell for less than the 21-year-old’s 120 million euros (£106 million) release clause. (Record – in Portuguese)
If Bellingham or Fernandez don’t work out, Real Madrid is interested in signing 24-year-old Italian midfielder Manuel Locatelli, who is now on loan at Juventus from Sassuolo. (AS – in Spanish)
To sign 20-year-old Ivory Coast forward David Datro Fofana, Chelsea and Molde have reached an agreement worth 12 million euros (£10.5 million). (Fabrizio Romano)
Edouard Mendy, 30, a goalkeeper for Chelsea and Senegal, has declined a new six-year deal at Stamford Bridge because he feels the organization is not treating him with enough “respect” regarding compensation. (Sun)
The manager of Wolves, Julen Lopetegui, wants 26-year-old Spanish forward Adama Traore to extend his contract with the organization. (Express and Star)
The chief executive of Shakhtar Donetsk, Carlo Nicolini, has stated that Arsenal is interested in signing Mykhailo Mudryk, a forward from Ukraine who is 21 years old. (Calciomercato – in Italian)
Adrien Rabiot, a midfielder from France who will be out of contract with Juventus in the summer, is being pursued by Arsenal. (Repubblica, via Mail)
Cedric Soares, a defender from Portugal, is wanted by a number of European clubs, including Villarreal and Bayer Leverkusen. Arsenal has not yet decided whether to allow him to depart in January. Fulham are now the front-runners for his services. (Evening Standard)
Soares’ weekly wage of about £75,000 is presenting a stumbling block in proceedings. (Sun)
Three years after selling English defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka to Manchester United, the Old Trafford club is interested in re-signing him. (Evening Standard)
Abdoulaye Doucoure, a 29-year-old midfielder from Mali who plays for Everton, is being pursued by both Nottingham Forest and Fulham. (Mail)
Mason Holgate, a 26-year-old English center back for Everton, has drawn interest from Leeds and Lyon. (Sun)
Mark Jackson, the head coach of Leeds’ first team, is negotiating with MK Dons to fill their open managerial position. (Football Insider)
Several Premier League teams are keeping an eye on Preston’s 16-year-old Argentine striker Felipe Rodriguez-Gentile, who scored five goals in an FA Youth Cup match, including Liverpool and Manchester United. (Mirror)
All of these players need new jobs and a new salary very soon. These are all the news and Transfer Update brought to you by FUTBALLNEWS.
