Euro Paper Talk: Arsenal eye €42m forward in Ramsey swap deal
Arsenal are looking to add to their attacking firepower, while Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is ready to sell a young star, according to Friday’s European papers.
GUNNERS LINKED WITH SWAP DEAL
Arsenal could offer midfielder Aaron Ramsey in exchange for Roma forward Patrik Schick, according to a report.
The Wales international is set to leave the Gunners after it was confirmed he would not be signing a new deal.
The Wales playmaker was known to have been unhappy that nobody from the club had directly explained their reasons for them withdrawing the offer of a new long-term contract following months of talks.
The 27-year-old had found out via his agent before speaking out publicly on the issue last week, telling a newspaper that he was hoping “somebody will come up and tell me why” the option to stay was withdrawn.
Now, the Corriere dello Sport claims that Arsenal are ready to cash in on Ramsey, and that they are keen on Schick – a €42m signing – given the injury sustained by Danny Welbeck.
LIVERPOOL IN BATTLE FOR TOULOUSE STARLET
Liverpool are set to battle fellow Premier League side Wolves for Toulouse youngster Jean-Clair Todibo, a report claims.
That is according to La Depeche, who state that Todibo is weighing up his future amid reported interest from a number of Europe’s top clubs.
Lyon and RB Leipzig are also believed to be monitoring the teenager, who was recently turfed out of Toulouse’s first team for delaying the signing of a professional deal.
“Toulouse offered him his first professional contract with a salary that is unprecedented in the history of the club,” the club stated.
“The player has indicated that he is still not sure about the matter and his situation. Today, Toulouse have decided to remove Jean-Clair Todibo from the 1st team.”
Todido will be available on a free transfer at the end of the season should his current club fail to agree with him on a new deal.
AND THE REST
Alexandre Pato could be on his way back to AC Milan (Calciomercato)
Thomas Partey’s form is proving a headache for Atletico Madrid as they cannot offer him the playing time he wants (Marca)
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has called his Genoa counterpart Enrico Preziosi over the availability of Krzysztof Piatek (Corriere dello Sport)
Real Madrid are targeting a centre-back, a midfielder and a striker in the January transfer window (Marca)
Ajax centre-back Matthijs de Ligt – linked with Man Utd and Spurs – has reportedly accepted an invitation to travel to Turin as Juventus attempt to convince him to sign for them (Calciomercato)
Manchester City midfielder David Silva would like to return to his roots on the Canary Islands at some stage with Las Palmas (ESPN)
Roberto Martinez was quick to shut down talk of possible contact with Real Madrid over the vacant head coach position on Friday
Jose Mourinho’s hunt for a new centre-back continues and the latest Manchester United transfer target is Sampdoria defender Joachim Andersen (La Repubblica)
Juventus may launch a January move for Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mousa Dembele (Corriere di Torino)
Prior to his move to Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid had a €180m offer accepted by Monaco for Kylian Mbappe (AS)
Besiktas are still keen on signing West Ham United forward Javier Hernandez (Fanatik)
Barcelona and Real Madrid both have an interest in teenage defender Leo Santos (Mundo Deportivo)
Denis Suarez is seriously considering an exit from Barcelona, with Napoli and AC Milan interested (Sport)
Portuguese giants Sporting are ready to bid for Sevilla striker Luis Muriel in January (ABC)
Inter are confident of securing new contracts for Milan Skriniar and Mauro Icardi – both linked with €100m+ Man Utd moves (Calciomercato)
Andrea Rannochia could return to the Premier League with Inter yet to open talks over a new contract (TuttoMercatoWeb)
Crystal Palace are one of a number of teams interesting in signing Roma’s Patrik Schick in January (Calciomercato)
Real Madrid are watching Espanyol’s Mario Hermoso and could push for a deal in January (Marca)
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