Football transfer rumours: Arsenal step up Toney interest; Real Madrid monitoring Cucurella
90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world…
Arsenal plan to test Brentford’s resolve with a move for Ivan Toney in the January transfer window. The Bees are believed to value their star striker at £60m. (Mirror)
Brentford left-back Rico Henry also has admirers from the Premier League’s ‚big six‘, with Manchester United weighing up a move for him next year having failed in a late approach this summer. Henry is currently sidelined with an ACL injury. (Football Insider)
Luka Modric has emerged as a shock target for David Beckham’s Inter Miami – Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets all joined the club over the summer. (The Dubrovnik Times)
Marc Cucurella is also looking to leave Chelsea in the near future having grown frustrated at his lack of opportunities this season. Real Madrid have been monitoring his situation at Stamford Bridge. (The Sun)
Xabi Alonso is expected to take over as Real Madrid manager next season despite being in charge of Bayer Leverkusen for less than a year. (Radio Marca)
Manchester United and Newcastle are battling to sign Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot. (Sky Sports)
Denmark teenager Patrick Dorgu, who has been strongly linked to Liverpool, has admitted his childhood dream of playing for Chelsea. (Ekstra Bladet)
Warren Zaire-Emery is a player admired by Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, with the Paris Saint-Germain teenager even proposed as a summer signing had Bernardo Silva left for the French capital. (Mirror)
Tottenham have put a £13m price tag on Giovani Lo Celso amid increasing interest from Barcelona and former side Real Betis. (SPORT)
Milan forward Rafael Leao has admitted that it means more to him to play in the UEFA Champions League than to go to Saudi Arabia and make more money. (GQ)
La Liga president Javier Tebas is „70 to 80 per cent“ sure that Kylian Mbappe will be playing for Real Madrid next season. (Movistar+)
RB Leipzig sporting director Max Eberl has admitted that the club would like to sign Xavi Simons from Paris Saint-Germain on a permanent basis. (Sky Germany)