Transfer News Thursday December 21st 2023

Joel JJ By Joel JJ
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21 Dec 2023
Transfer News Thursday December 21st 2023

Real Madrid may want to re-sign Manchester United defender Raphael Varane, 30, after Austrian defender David Alaba, 31, suffered a serious injury. (Cadena Cope - in Spanish)

Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag wants to keep Varane, who joined the Red Devils from Real in 2021, and Brazilian midfielder Casemiro, 31, in the January transfer window. (ESPN)

Arsenal have beaten Chelsea in the race to sign 27-year-old English striker Ivan Toney from Brentford. (Independent)

Manchester United are interested in Real Sociedad's Japanese winger Takefusa Kubo, 22, as a replacement for Brazilian winger Antony, 23. Kubo has scored six goals and assisted three times in La Liga this season. (Sun)

The German Premier League clubs Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig and Stuttgart are looking for a deal to sign Manchester United and England winger Jadon Sancho, 23. (90 Min)

Juventus may have a slight advantage over Newcastle United in their bid to sign Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips as the 28-year-old wants to know how much playing time he will get before deciding which club to join. , with the potential for more space in Italy. (Telegraph - subscription required)

Brentford, Brighton and Nottingham Forest are interested in Hoffenheim under-21 striker Maximilian Beier. Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen are also monitoring the player. (Christian Falk on X)

Chelsea are not interested in signing Arsenal's English goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, 25, in January. Ramsdale has been linked with rumors of wanting to leave after starting just five Premier League games this season. (Fabrizio Romano on X)

Ramsdale will however not be allowed to leave Arsenal in January, despite his lack of playing time. (Football Insider)

Everton have set a record £100 million price tag for England under-21 defender Jarrad Branthwaite, 21, with Manchester United and Tottenham interested in him. (i newspaper)

Tottenham have begun negotiations to sign 23-year-old Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo in January, while Manchester United are also linked with the French international. (Talksport)

Steve Cooper, who was sacked by Nottingham Forest on Tuesday, is in the running to replace Roy Hodgson when the 76-year-old leaves Crystal Palace. (Standard)

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