Before the transfer window closes, Manchester United wants to sell six defenders.
Before the transfer window closes, Manchester United wants to sell six defenders.: Manchester United wants to get rid of six of their out-of-favor defenders before the transfer window closes in a month. New manager Erik ten Hag is still building up his team, Sevilla is interested in Alex Telles, and Phil Jones is in talks with DC United. After a meeting of the 20 club captains last Thursday, Premier League players want to stop taking a knee before every game. There are growing concerns that the gesture has lost its meaning.
Who might go where?
Kasper Schmeichel is almost done with his move to Nice. He will have a medical sometime in the next 48 hours. After that, manager Brendan Rodgers gave him permission to look for a new challenge. Fulham needs a new center-back, so they are watching Malang Sarr from Chelsea, Issa Diop from West Ham, and Jannik Vestergaard from Leicester.
Tom Huddlestone will be a player-coach for the U21 team at Manchester United. As they get ready for their first game back in the Premier League, Bournemouth’s players will stick to their decision not to take a knee. Michael Carrick’s younger brother, Graeme, is set to join Newcastle United as the U18s coach as the club continues to change things behind the scenes.
Liverpool, City, and More
Liverpool is making progress in talks with Diogo Jota about a new contract. David Beckham, who owns Inter Miami, got closer to starting construction on a new $1 billion stadium complex. James McAtee, a midfielder for Manchester City, is in talks with Sheffield United about going there on loan after the Championship team made an offer on Monday. Michy Batshuayi is a striker for Chelsea, but Everton has no plans to sign him.
The Athletic
During the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Premier League clubs will be able to set up friendlies. Richard Masters, the head of the Premier League, has asked if Roman Abramovich would have been able to buy Chelsea if there had been an owners’ and directors’ test at the time.
The Sun
A Manchester United insider said Cristiano Ronaldo set a bad example when he left Old Trafford before the end of the friendly with Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.
Mikel Arteta is trying to get rid of 11 players who were on Arsenal’s preseason tour of the United States last week. Among them are former first-team players Hector Bellerin, Nicolas Pepe, Pablo Mari, Lucas Torreira, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, and Reiss Nelson.
Bernardo Silva, a midfielder for Manchester City, could move to Barcelona later this month, according to Barcelona president Joan Laporta. This happened after they sold 25% of their TV studios to the cryptocurrency company Socios.com for £85m to help pay for new players.
Eric Bailly is likely to turn down a chance to play for Jose Mourinho again at Roma in order to play for Sevilla. Tammy Abraham says he is happy at Roma and has no plans to return to Chelsea immediately. The Premier League clubs that wanted Andrea Belotti were dealt a blow when it was said that the striker was going to join Roma for free.
Oscar, who is a fan favorite at Chelsea, has been seen in a Flamengo shirt before he moved there from Shanghai SIPG. Reports say that Tottenham is interested in Mohammed Kudus, an attacking midfielder for Ajax.