Villa join race to sign Cunha - Saturday's gossip

Sat, Jan 25, 2025
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Wolves forward Matheus Cunha is the subject of a transfer battle with Aston Villa now entering the race, Barcelona’s hopes of signing Marcus Rashford from Manchester United suffer a setback, and Chelsea on course to sign Alejandro Garnacho.

Aston Villa have joined the chase for Wolves and Brazil forward Matheus Cunha, 25, who is also interesting Nottingham ForestChelseaArsenalTottenham and Manchester United(Mail), external

Barcelona’s attempts to sign Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford, 27, may be scuppered as they have not sold enough players to free up funds. (ESPN, external)

Manchester United will make a second offer to Lecce for Denmark defender Patrick Dorgu, 20, after their opening £25m bid was rejected. (Fabrizio Romano, external)

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has been left frustrated by the club’s lack of transfer activity, with no players bought or sold this month. (Manchester Evening News, external)

Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr are preparing an official offer for Aston Villa’s Colombia striker Jhon Duran, 21. (Telegraph – subscription required), external

West Ham have been told they will need to sign the Netherlands striker Brian Brobbey, 22, on a permanent deal as Ajax have no interest in a loan. (Fabrizio Romano, external)

Real Madrid have opened preliminary talks with Bayern Munich and Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich, 29, over a summer move, when his contract expires. (Bild – subscription required)

Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho will join Chelsea this month after the 20-year-old Argentina winger’s talks over a switch to Napoli stalled. (Teamtalk), external

Everton are hoping to send 23-year-old Albania striker Armando Broja back to Chelsea in exchange for another loan from Stamford Bridge, with English midfielders Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, 26, and Carney Chukwuemeka, 21, on David Moyes’s wishlist. (Guardian), external

Arsenal have not received any formal bids for utility player Oleksandr Zinchenko, 28, despite his availability for sale. (Sky Sports, external)

Atletico Madrid are keen on the Ukraine international, who can play in defence or midfield, but Borussia Dortmund have cooled their interest. (Sky Sports, external)

Brighton are considering whether to allow striker Evan Ferguson, 20, to leave on loan this month with a host of other Premier League clubs interested in the Republic of Ireland international. (Mail, external)

Chelsea have had an £8 million bid rejected for Deportivo La Coruna and Spain U21s winger Yeremay Hernandez, 22. (Fabrizio Romano, external)

Ipswich forward Ali Al-Hamadi, 22, has completed a medical at Stoke ahead of the Iraq international joining on loan for the rest of the season. (Sky Sports, external)

Barcelona are monitoring Nottingham Forest defender Murillo, with Juventus and Chelsea also interested in the 22-year-old Brazilian. (Sport – in Spanish), external

Aston Villa are planning a move for Besiktas and Turkeyforward Semih Kilicsoy, 19, before the close of the transfer window. (Football Insider, external)

Atalanta are determined to hold on to Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman, 27, amid links with a Premier League return. (Corriere della Sera – in Italian)

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