Transfer Talk: Girona’s City loanee Couto destined for Madrid?

The winter switch window is now open in Europe, and there are many strikes within the works and gossip swirling round. Transfer Talk brings you all the newest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, in fact, performed offers!

TOP STORY: Madrid look to Couto

Real Madrid’s pursuit of the world’s greatest younger expertise continues with their curiosity in Manchester City defender Yan Couto, in accordance with Marca.

The 21-year-old is presently impressing together with his shows at right-back for LaLiga leaders Girona whereas on mortgage from City, his second mortgage spell on the Spanish membership since signing for City completely from Coritiba in 2020.

Girona presently sit high of the division after historic wins in opposition to the likes of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. Adept defensively, Couto also can get ahead, and has even proven glimpses of promise on the left facet of midfield. The teenager’s kind hasn’t gone unnoticed. He’s additionally being monitored by Bayer Leverkusen, after incomes his first call-up to the Brazil nationwide staff final October.

Couto is contracted to Man City till 2025 and there have been talks that the Brazilian may return to be featured underneath supervisor Pep Guardiola subsequent season, however Madrid are prone to check City’s resolve with a bid. The Spaniards think about Couto the right alternative for getting older stars Dani Carvajal and Lucas Vázquez, and a “signing for a decade.'”

Madrid are additionally scouting different younger gamers similar to Leny Yoro of Lille, António Silva at Benfica and Sporting CP star Goncalo Inacio.

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PAPER GOSSIP

– Eintracht Frankfurt have reached a verbal settlement with Paris Saint-Germain over a transfer for Hugo Ekitike, in accordance with Sky Sports Germany’s Florian Plettenberg. The Bundesliga membership had been eager on signing the 21-year-old striker in the summertime, however now look prone to full their deal on this winter window. The Frenchman is eager on the transfer and has even agreed to forgo a few of his wage, although the 2 golf equipment are but to agree on monetary phrases. Brentford, Wolfsburg and Wolverhampton Wanderers have additionally expressed an curiosity in Ekitike’s providers.

– Tottenham Hotspur have rejected a bid from Al Nassr for right-back Emerson Royal, in accordance with The Sun’s Tom Barclay. The Saudi membership, for whom Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mané and Aymeric Laporte all play, are stated to be readying one other bid, although Barclay studies Emerson is blissful in north London. Royal has made 18 appearances for Spurs this season and stays out and in of the facet because of the membership’s accidents, although Pedro Porro is broadly perceived to be Ange Postecoglou’s first alternative at right-back. The 25-year-old Brazilian has needed to play within the centre of defence, and Spurs could also be unwilling to let him go because of their lack of depth in defensive areas.

– Juventus striker Moise Kean is on the verge of becoming a member of Atletico Madrid, in accordance with Calciomercato. The 23-year-old former Everton ahead has fallen down the pecking order in Turin following the emergence of 18-year-old star Kenan Yildiz, and he is eager to go on mortgage overseas as soon as extra following two profitable stints at PSG. Kean is trying for extra sport time, and in doing so he may even land an opportunity to play within the Champions League, with Atletico set to face Internazionale within the final 16. Fiorentina and Monza are additionally each .

– Tiago Djaló is on his approach to Turin for a medical with Juventus after having agreed a transfer from Lille, in accordance with Fabrizio Romano. The 23-year-old Portugal worldwide can play wherever alongside the again line, and he’ll arrive on the Bianconeri for a payment of simply €3.5 million plus add-ons, a results of his contract in France expiring this June.

– Despite getting 90 minutes for Tottenham in opposition to Manchester United final week, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg remains to be trying for an exit this January searching for a brand new problem, in accordance with Florian Plettenberg. The 28-year-old defensive midfielder was stated to be a goal for each Juventus and Bayern Munich, although the German membership’s curiosity seems to have waned.