Manchester United have indicated to Barcelona they will meet their €50m asking price for a star if he’s still available come January, while there could be another former Liverpool man heading to Bayern Munich, according to Monday’s European papers.
MAN UTD TO MEET RAKITIC FEE IN JANUARY
Ivan Rakitic has been told in no uncertain terms to leave Barcelona within the next two transfer windows, according to reports in Spain.
The Croatia midfielder has been made available this summer, but has dug his heels in over a transfer, having insisted on his wish to stay at the Nou Camp.
But that has not dampened Barca’s desire to move him on and, having dropped him from their side on Sunday evening, they hope the message is being made clear to the player.
As such, Don Balon claims Barca have reduced his asking price to just €50m (£45.3m) in an attempt to move him on. And the Spanish outlet reckons that will prompt a transfer to Manchester United in January, should the player not arrange a move for himself in the coming days.
The report suggests that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to bring the 31-year-old to Old Trafford in January, potentially as a replacement for Fred, who could be shipped out this week.
Solskjaer will have funds from the sale of Romelu Lukaku to spend in January and is thought to be prioritising additions to his midfield, with Marouane Fellaini and Ander Herrera yet to be properly replaced.
And with Rakitic costing just €50m, it seems the World Cup finalist will be top of his January wishlist.
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AND THE REST
Bayern Munich are favourites to sign Emre Can from Juventus and believe the arrival of Philippe Coutinho can see them beat Barcelona to the former Liverpool man (Tuttosport)
Man Utd, Inter Milan, PSG and Juventus target Sergej Milinkovic-Savic will stay at Lazio this season and could be persuaded to sign a new deal if the club achieve Champions League qualification (Calciomercato)
Fiorentina are favourites to beat Inter Milan to the signing of Argentine attacking-midfielder Rodrigo De Paul from Udinese this week (La Repubblica)
Inter Milan are working on a deal that would see Joao Mario swap clubs with Monaco striker Pietro Pellegri (SportMediaSet)
Wanda Nara, Mauro Icardps wife and agent claims her husband still hopes to stay at Inter Milan this season and that he has not rejected an approach from Napoli (Tiki-Taka)
Bundesliga side Schalke 04 have confirmed they have agreed a two-year loan for Barcelona defender Juan Miranda (Bild)
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has dealt a blow to AC Milan’s hopes of signing Angel Correa by suggesting he is depending on the Argentine forward this season (Marca)
Former Chelsea full-back Filipe Luis, 34, turned down offers from Manchester City, Lyon and Borussia Dortmund this summer before joining Flamengo in his native Brazil (Globo Esporte)
Barcelona have made a fresh bid for Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil forward Neymar, 27, that includes “more money and more players” (Telefoot)
Bordeaux want to take Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny to the club on a season-long loan (Foot Mercato)
Getafe striker Jaime Mata has rubbished suggestions of a potential move to Espanyol (AS)
Sampdoria are interested in Aston Villa goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic (Il Secolo XIX)
Jose Mourinho has set his sights on a return to Real Madrid with pressure growing on Zinedine Zidane (AS)
Roma have denied reports linking them with Nicolas Nkoulou after Torino president Urbano Cairo warned they would be liable for a €900,000 penalty (various)
Real Madrid are expecting to sign midfielder Donny Van De Beek from Ajax next summer (Marca)
Besiktas midfielder Gary Medel will reportedly complete a €2.5m move to Bologna this week (Tuttomercatoweb).
Nacho Monreal will sign a two-year contract at Real Sociedad, with the option of a third, when he moves from Arsenal (Marca)
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