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TOP STORY: De Gea to Juventus; Oblak to Man United?
With his contract extension talks seemingly at a standstill, David De Gea may be lured away from Manchester United by Serie A champions Juventus.
According to the Daily Express, Juventus are monitoring De Gea's status at Old Trafford, and could convince the Spain No. 1 leave on a free at the end of the season if United can't get him to commit by January.
As everyone fondly recalls, De Gea would have left Manchester for Real Madrid in 2015 -- if not for a malfunctioning fax machine that torpedoed the deal in the waning moments.
Should De Gea depart for Turin, then Manchester United have already identified his successor -- Atletico Madrid shot-stopper Jan Oblak.
A source had told ESPN FC back in June that Oblak would prefer an exit to United if he were to leave Madrid, so time will tell that interest rekindles in the coming months.
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LIVE BLOG
22.00 BST: We're calling it quits on the live blog for today on a sleepy international break Sunday, but fear not, we'll be back with the overnight paper round shortly and will do the whole thing over again starting tomorrow. Thanks as always for checking in!
20.20 BST: The tangled transfer web involving multiple clubs in England, Italy and France around moves for Paulo Dybala looks set to resurface in January, according to the Daily Star. The outlet reports that PSG are ready to jump the queue ahead of Tottenham and bring the Argentine to Paris on loan.
18.50 BST: Jose Mourinho's time at Manchester United was beset by a host of problems, but his inability to sign a world-class centre-back was perhaps the biggest issue he had at Old Trafford. Now the Manchester Evening News has the scoop on the role that Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane had in blocking Mourinho's efforts to make Raphael Varane his first signing after taking over in the Red Devils' dugout.
17.55 BST: Jurgen Klopp had some words of encouragement for former Red Philippe Coutinho after his loan move from Barcelona to Bayern Munich. The midfielder left Liverpool to join the Catalans in the 2018 winter window, but struggled during his season and a half in Barcelona. However, Klopp to Bild he believes Coutinho has plenty of quality and will thrive in the Bundesliga, even if he isn't pulling for the Bavarians to pull off another "boring" Bundesliga title.
16.51 BST: Dries Mertens has been an absolute star for Napoli, scoring 86 goals in 205 Serie A appearances for the club over a six-year period. But the forward will be 33 at the end of the season, and according to Calciomercato could be returning home to Belgium to play for Anderlecht. He will be out of contract and available on a free transfer.
15.55 BST: Juventus winger Juan Cuadrado is not looking for a way out of club despite struggling to get much game time so far this season under Maurizio Sarri. Even though his contract is due to expire at the end of the season, a January move is not being considered.
"I am grateful to Juventus and happy to be a part of it. When I return to Turin I will have a meeting with the club," he said of his contract status. "I am in the hands of God and I hope to find the best solution."
Cuadrado has played just 20 minutes for Juve so far this season.
15.01 BST: AS Roma striker Edin Dzeko has been talking about how much he's looking forward to working with Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who has moved to Serie A on loan from Arsenal. The stars of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Armenia, respectively, are facing off in a Euro 2020 qualifier on Sunday.
"I'm glad that Mkhitaryan came to us, it will be easier for me," he said. "But [on Sunday] we will be adversaries and I hope he doesn't play well."
And, wouldn't you just know it, BOTH players scored in the first half! That's healthy competition.
14.17 BST: The Sunday Mirror is reporting that Virgil van Dijk is ready to put pen to paper on a new six-year contract with Liverpool, on improved terms to the contract he currently has that will expire in 2023. It will tie the defender, tipped to win this year's Ballon d'Or, to Anfield to 2025.
13.32 BST: He's finally arrived! Fiorentina snapped up forward Pedro from Fluminense in a €14 million deal before the transfer deadline, but he hadn't been seen in Florence since putting pen to paper on the move. But he was finally welcomed with open arms by the Viola when he touched down in the Tuscan city on Saturday evening.
12.50 BST: The Sunday Express reports that Chelsea will make a move to sign Slovakia centre-back Milan Skriniar when the window re-opens to bolster his defensive options. City have lost Aymeric Laporte to a long-term injury and that has left them exposed at the back. Skriniar currently plays for Inter Milan in Serie A.
12.11 BST: Chelsea are supposed to be banned from signing players until next summer, but the Daily Mirror reports that agents have been told to be ready to do business in the January window. They hope their ban will be reduced to just one window once their hearing is heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, allowing Frank Lampard to bring in some fresh faces.
11.38 BST: According to a report in Marca, senior members of the Barcelona squad told president Josep Maria Bartomeu that the club could only win the Champions League if Neymar were re-signed. And some of those players were prepared to put their own money towards the transfer fee!
10.58 BST: We heard on Saturday how Lionel Messi has a standard clause in his Barcelona contract that gives him the right to leave Camp Nou on a free transfer next summer -- 12 months before his deal actually expires. Let's be honest, though, no one is expecting the Argentine wizard to ever leave the club, and now Mundo Deportivo reports that Barca plan to renew his contract for the rest of his career.
10.14 BST: Manchester United have had a desperately poor transfer record in recent years, and have been looking for a director of football for months to sort things out in the corridors of power. According to the Daily Mirror, United have now made former goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar their No. 1 choice for that role. He is currently chief executive of Ajax, who had a superb run to the semifinals of the Champions League last season.
09.30 BST: Sunday might be a day of rest, but don't expect Transfer Talk to rest on its laurels! We're scouring the world for the latest transfer rumours all day.
PAPER ROUND (by Harry Kettle)
Real Madrid go after Mbappe
Spanish giants Real Madrid are set to go after Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe during the 2020 summer transfer window, Sport reports.
The youngster was heavily linked with a move away from the French capital throughout the recent transfer window, but in the end, he remained in Paris as his stock continues to rise.
Mbappe was at the forefront of world football last year during the 2018 FIFA World Cup, named the Best Young Player as France lifted the famous trophy. He has continued to plunder goals for PSG, and earlier this year became the youngest player to strike 50 times in Ligue 1.
But Mbappe may have to leave PSG for one of Europe's biggest clubs if he is to have a chance of winning the Ballon d'Or. With Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi heading into the twilight of their careers, the chance is there for some of the game's younger stars to come to the fore. Could Mbappe do that at Real Madrid?
Icardi's agent hints at Inter return
"It's not a divorce but a pause for reflection among engaged couple."
Those are the words of Mauro Icardi's agent and partner Wanda Nara, who has indicated that this may not be the end of the forward's time with the Italian giants, as reported by Gazzetta dello Sport.
The Argentina international has been in dispute with Inter Milan for months, after being stripped of the captaincy in February due to public comments made by his wife and agent in the press.
Just before the transfer deadline it was revealed that Icardi is suing Inter for discrimination, claiming €1.5 million in damages and to be allowed back into the first-team fold.
But despite signing a deal with French champions Paris Saint-Germain, with a €70m option to buy, it seems it may not yet be over and out for Icardi at San Siro.
Man Utd to monitor Dybala
Calciomercato reports that Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could rekindle his interest in Juventus star Paulo Dybala.
United are said to be considering a number of top European names, but feel that Dybala could change his mind after a move to Old Trafford fell through over the summer.
If the Argentina international is not getting consistent game time with Juventus, given that Gonzalo Higuain seems to be ahead of him in the pecking order, he could look for a way out.
With Juve having failed to get the sale done during the summer, it'll be interesting to see how they negotiate this potential deal, especially given that he isn't the only name being discussed amongst the United faithful.
Tap-in
- Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo is set to leave the club during the January transfer window, Calciomercato reports. Rojo was once considered to be a valuable member of the starting XI for the Red Devils, but now, it appears as if he has fallen down the pecking order to the point where he is desperate to hunt out a move away from Old Trafford. The introduction of Harry Maguire into the mix certainly hasn't helped matters, as Rojo edges closer and closer towards a new life away from English football.