The summary of all the transfer market news of the day that has just been archived. Between rumors, negotiations and behind the scenes, here is the most important news.
MARIO RUI CHANGES AGENT AND WILL SHORTLY NEGOTIATE THE RESOLUTION WITH NAPOLI. JUVENTUS, EYE ON THE DEFENSE FOR JANUARY: I LIKE ORTIZ, SKRINIAR, ISMAJLI AND BIJOL. ROME, JURIC’S FUTURE HANGING BY A THREAD: EVEN A SUCCESS AGAINST TURIN MAY NOT BE ENOUGH
NAPLES
Mario Rui changes prosecutor. The Portuguese full-back born in ’91 linked to Napoli by a contract valid until 30 June 2026 has decided to rely on agent Mario Mauri, owner of the Officina Soccer agency. The player who has worn the shirt of the Neapolitan team since 2017 has been off the list since this summer, although after the request presented to the Football Association he found an agreement with president De Laurentiis’ club to return to training as a group. It is clear, however, that the current situation cannot last much longer and, for this reason, Mario Rui through his new entourage will meet the Napoli managers in the next few days to discuss his exit. The most immediate possibility is a termination of the contract even before the start of the winter transfer window, only in the second instance will his transfer in January be considered.
JUVENTUS
As we have told you in the last few hours on these pages, rather than on a deputy Vlahovic in the January transfer window, Juventus will focus on strengthening Thiago Motta’s defense to make up for the prolonged absence of Gleison Bremer. Tuttosport also talks about it today, explaining how the polls of director Cristiano Giuntoli have gone as far as Brazil, Bremer’s homeland, where his compatriot Leo Ortiz plays: born in ’96 and owned by Flamengo, with whom he is playing a excellent year, the green and gold club in the winter market will not listen to loan proposals with an option but only a possibly permanent transfer: to do so, they will need at least 15 million euros. In Italy, Juventus’ eyes are instead focused on Ardian Ismajli of Empoli. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, among the hypotheses there are also those that lead to Milan Skriniar, dissatisfied with luxury at Paris Saint-Germain, and Jaka Bijol of Udinese, who the Friulians are unlikely to sell permanently.
ROME
Trust in time, a race to win and it might not even be enough. Here is the situation of Ivan Juric, Roma coach, after the defeat against Fiorentina which risks leaving insurmountable waste. La Gazzetta dello Sport writes about it, highlighting how the confirmation of the Croatian coach, who is also a former player for the next match against Torino, is hanging by a thread. According to the Rosea, even a success against the Granata tomorrow may not be enough to keep their place. As for possible successors, the background is that before Juric, Thomas Tuchel was also proposed to Roma, who from January will be the new England coach in place of Southgate. Hypothesis immediately discarded.
MANCHESTER UNITED, AMORIM ONE STEP AWAY: RED DEVILS READY TO PAY THE 10 MILLION EUROS OF THE CLAUSE. AND WE ALSO LIKE QUENDA ABOUT SPORTING CP. LIVERPOOL, SLOT ON THE POSSIBLE RETURN OF CHURCH TO ITALY: “I NEVER THINK ABOUT IT”. VAN DIJK EXPIRES, A RENEWAL WITH THE REDS IS STILL POSSIBLE
“Manchester United has expressed its interest in hiring manager Ruben Amorim and has said it is ready to pay the ten million euros foreseen by the clause.” With this press release, published by the Portuguese Securities Market Commission, Sporting officially announced the negotiations for the coach’s transfer to England. For his replacement, the Portuguese press is convinced that João Pereira will be called, who could make use of Neto’s help.
Manchester United would have their eyes on another Sporting gem: Geovany Quenda, 17 years old, already 14 appearances this year with two goals and an assist. One with high potential, very high according to some. According to what A Bola told, the English club is studying the shot and has already been to Lisbon to watch it live in the match against Famalicao.
Is the hypothesis that Federico Chiesa could return to Italy viable? A mystery transformed into a question for Arne Slot, Liverpool manager, who spoke at a press conference on the eve of the Carabao Cup match against Brighton: “I’ve never thought about it. I think the first thing to do is get back in shape, then we’ll see where will be. There were reports in Italy, what I meant to say is that he missed the pre-season, and in the pre-season he did low intensity sessions because he had to train with three or four players in addition to the group Go from there to a High-intensity championship, high-intensity style of play, it’s difficult in general for any player, but especially if you’ve had a pre-season like this.”
Virgil van Dijk, any news on the future? At the moment the Liverpool defender and captain is only tied to an 8-month contract with the club, taking into account the expiry of 30 June 2025. Without a new deal, the 33-year-old Dutchman will be free to sign with any other club he intends to hire him, but is that really what he wants? According to what was revealed in the last few hours by Sky Sports DE, Liverpool remains Virgil van Dijk’s main point of contact regarding his future. The player will become a free agent at the end of the season, which is why several top clubs are interested in him. However, as reported by the satellite broadcaster, a contract extension with Liverpool is still feasible. At the moment no final decision has been made yet, as discussions are ongoing.