Paper Talk: Man Utd handed huge incentive to land midfield kingpin
Manchester United are on alert after Atletico Madrid dropped their price tag on Saul Niguez, while United and Arsenal are chasing Sweden midfielder Dejan Kulusevski, all in the papers.
NIGUEZ PRICE DROPS
Atletico Madrid are prepared to lower their asking price for Spain midfielder Saul Niguez to £85m, claims the Daily Telegraph.
Only this week Mundo Deportivo claimed that Manchester United were interested in signing Niguez, but reported that Atletico Madrid would demand £128m for the transfer.
AND THE REST
Jurgen Klopp could be set to loan out Curtis Jones and Rhian Brewster if he seals a move for Takumi Minamino (Daily Express)
Pep Guardiola is watching Atalanta wonderkid Roberto Piccoli after a series of impressive displays in the UEFA Youth League (Calciomercato)
RB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann has held transfer talks with Red Bull Salzburg’s Norway international striker Erling Haaland, 19, linked with a January move to Manchester United. (Mail)
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer flew to Salzburg to meet Haaland on Friday as the club pursues its top target. (Mail)
Arsenal will seek talks with Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo next week over their vacant manager’s job (Daily Mail)
Red Bull Salzburg sporting director Christoph Freund believes it is “too soon” for Haaland to leave the Austrian club. (Mirror)
Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira, 23, could leave Arsenal for Napoli in a £21m transfer, but the Serie A club want to negotiate a loan deal first. (Mirror)
Arsenal and Manchester United are set to battle for Sweden midfielder Dejan Kulusevski, 19, who is on loan at Parma from Atalanta and is valued at £42m. (Mirror)
Bordeaux boss Paulo Sousa, who had brief spells in charge at QPR, Swansea and Leicester, says he is trying not to think too much about his future after a surprise link with the Arsenal managerial vacancy. (Goal)
Jurgen Klopp has hinted Liverpool could be back in the market for more Red Bull Salzburg players after landing Japan winger Takumi Minamino, 24, before the January transfer window. (Mirror)
Former Arsenal manager Unai Emery has already turned down job offers from Everton and two Chinese sides. (Marca)
Atletico Madrid are considering a move for Chelsea’s Spain international left-back Marcos Alonso, 28. (Star)
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard will not speak to France forward Olivier Giroud, 33, Brazil midfielder Willian, 31, or Spain winger Pedro, 32 – all out of contract at the end of the season – about their futures until next month. (Independent)
Lampard insists Chelsea are only in the market for players of “top calibre” in the January transfer window. (Express)
Crystal Palace could move for Chelsea’s France international striker Olivier Giroud, 33. (Mirror)
Olivier Giroud could be headed to Serie A next month with Inter MIlan (L’Equipe)
Unai Emery has rejected the opportunity to take over at Everton following the sacking of Marco Silva (Daily Mail)
Sheffield United are planning to open new contract talks with Republic of Ireland defender Enda Stevens, 29. (Football Insider)
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho would prefer more time to work on the training ground than buy new players. (Football.London)
Jose Mourinho has ruled out allowing 21-year-old Argentina defender Juan Foyth to leave on loan in the January transfer window. (Sky Sports)
Manchester United’s England midfielder Jesse Lingard, 26, opened up to manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after off-field issues impacted his form at the start of the season. (Mail)
Rangers are monitoring Charlton’s Montserrat striker Lyle Taylor, 29, who has also attracted interest from Championship rivals including Swansea, West Brom and Sheffield Wednesday. (Sky Sports)
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