Tosin Olasunkanmi
Manchester United
At the moment the negotiation between Manchester United and Veronique Rabiot is still ongoing. Erik ten Hag had a direct call with Adrien Rabiot on Monday and it was positive, now the two parties are negotiating on the financial and project plan.
Rabiot is interested in a move to the Premier League, but does not want to reduce his salary from the current €7m net per year he makes at Juve – negotiations are underway.
As for the clubs, there is a full agreement between Man Utd and Juventus for a €17m fee plus add-ons. Talks accelerated over the weekend, but United had been considering Rabiot for weeks.
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Chelsea
Chelsea are prepared to pay what Barcelona want for Frenkie de Jong once the player will decide, while Manchester United already have an agreement since July with Barca for €75m plus €10m in add-ons.
The decision is now up to the player himself, it will have to be Frenkie who decides and Man United will try to the end knowing that Chelsea can offer UCL football and are ready to make a proposal.
I understand De Jong’s position: after so many years in a struggling Barca, the squad is now very strong and there is an opportunity to win important titles right away. Of course, he doesn’t deserve to be insulted by a few fans like yesterday; this is not correct.
In terms of outgoings, Christian Pulisic’s situation is still quiet, there are no ongoing negotiations. AC Milan had an interest in Hakim Ziyech but only on their own terms, which is why so far it’s a stand-by deal with Chelsea.
Ziyech and Chelsea will be looking for a solution together in the coming weeks because Thomas Tuchel is open to selling him.
In other news, Chelsea are continuing to push to sign Wesley Fofana and could make a third bid for the Leicester City centre-back this week (Times
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Tottenham
Despite some speculation to the contrary, there is no current interest from Spurs in signing Memphis Depay; Tottenham already have many players in that position, from Richarlison to Son, Kulusevski & co. Juventus are very interested and are negotiating a two year deal with Depay.
I believe it is a great opportunity on the transfer market, Depay is a top player – Barcelona are open to terminate their contract to save a salary but Memphis will only accept when they already have an agreement with another top club, as Juventus are leading the race.
I also have an update on the Destiny Udogie deal – he will be flying to London on Monday for his medical with Tottenham, which will take place on Tuesday. The plan is still for him to stay on loan with Udinese until 2023.
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Arsenal
I have no confirmation on a negotiation between AC Milan and Arsenal for Albert Sambi Lokonga, as things stand. Lokonga has always been on Paolo Maldini’s list for the last 2-3 years but so far no proposals have arrived from AC Milan, who remain in search of a midfielder. We will see what happens in the next few days.
Leeds
Juan Mata is highly regarded on a human and professional level by Leeds but there are no negotiations in progress, as things stand. There were also links with Real Oviedo but even in this case, no agreement. Mata has not yet decided on his next club.
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Barcelona
