A round-up of the latest transfer gossip from around Europe with West Ham United set to put Kalvin Phillips through his medical and Liverpool targeting a £38.5m transfer.
The Irons are set to win the race to sign Phillips on loan from Manchester City as he pushes to secure regular game time. Pep Guardiola has only fielded the 28-year-old for 89 minutes over four appearances in the Premier League this term. He has been fit for their 20 fixtures.
Phillips has further not featured in the top-flight since November 4. But he needs to secure regular game time to stand a chance of making England’s Euro 2024 squad. The 31-cap star would compete with Tomas Soucek, James Ward-Prowse and Edson Alvarez with West Ham.
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West Ham United are due to put Kalvin Phillips through his medical this Thursday ahead of a six-month loan transfer from Manchester City, per The Guardian. The Hammers have agreed to cover his £140k-a-week wage through the loan but talks about an option to buy continue.
Liverpool are preparing a €45m (£38.5m) offer over the transfer of Atalanta midfielder Teun Koopmeiners, per Tutto Atalanta. The Reds have marked him as a main target to give Jurgen Klopp a dynamic presence. Liverpool believe he is perfect for his versatility and physicality.
Lyon will face competition from Chelsea in the race to sign Karim Benzema from Al-Ittihad in January, per Ed Aarons. Les Gones owner John Textor is hopeful about the striker’s return to the Ligue 1 club. But Chelsea have now registered an interest in Benzema’s transfer, as well.
Mikel Arteta is now happy for Arsenal to sanction a permanent transfer for Nuno Tavares, as Marseille target his return. The Mirror reports that Tavares has failed to convince Arteta that he has a long-term future after struggling for minutes while on loan with Nottingham Forest.
Napoli are set to sign Leander Dendoncker on loan from Aston Villa with an £8.5m option to buy the midfielder. The Express & Star also reports that the Belgian was due to fly to Italy on Tuesday night to undergo a medical. Coach Unai Emery will now look to sign a replacement.
Saudi side Al-Nassr are looking to reunite Cristiano Ronaldo with Manchester United players Casemiro and Aaron Wan-Bissaka. The Daily Mail reports Al-Nassr are set to table a bid with the Red Devils open to selling Casemiro in the summer if they recoup most of his £70m fee.
Fulham have identified Trevoh Chalobah as a main target with Chelsea also desperate to sell the defender, per TEAMtalk. The Blues are keen to flog the 24-year-old to raise cash for their own signings. But Craven Cottage chiefs are looking at a loan with the option to buy, instead.
Nottingham Forest are in talks with Borussia Dortmund about the transfer of Gio Reyna, per The Athletic. The Reds hope to strike an initial loan deal for the USMNT midfielder with the option to buy. An agreement is also close but some key clauses still need to be ironed out.
Sheffield United will pay Atletico Madrid a £2m fee to secure the permanent transfer of Ivo Grbic in January. The Daily Mail notes the goalkeeper is due for a medical at Bramall Lane as he flew to England on Tuesday. Atleti also agreed to sell as Grbic is out of contract in June.
Newcastle United will put Alfie Harrison through a medical in the coming days ahead of his transfer from Manchester City. According to The Athletic, the Toon and Citizens have agreed an undisclosed fee for the highly-rated 18-year-old, who joined Man City when he was nine.
The Magpies have also rejected a £13m offer from Bayern Munich for the transfer of Kieran Trippier, per the Mirror. Newcastle have further slapped a £30m price tag on Miguel Almiron amid interest from Saudi duo Al-Shabab and Al-Ahli. Almiron would like to stay at Newcastle.
Former Rangers forward Ryan Kent is set to snub a reunion with Steven Gerrard at Al-Ettifaq, per the Daily Record. The Saudi Pro League side have been in talks with Fenerbahce about a £3.5m move for Kent in January. But he is on course to join Dinamo Zagreb on loan, instead.
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