{"id":299787,"date":"2023-12-19T08:23:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T08:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=299787"},"modified":"2023-12-19T08:23:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T08:23:58","slug":"transfer-gossip-manchester-united-watch-top-striker-target-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/transfer-gossip-manchester-united-watch-top-striker-target-again\/","title":{"rendered":"TRANSFER GOSSIP: Manchester United watch top striker target again"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> TRANSFER GOSSIP: Manchester United watch top striker target again &#8211; but could face competition for him &#8211; as Lyon eye loan for Chelsea&#8217;s Benoit Badiashile and five clubs chase Ian Maatsen<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It comes as United&#8217;s transfer chief John Murtough held talks in Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Two Chelsea defenders could be on the move during the January window<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>REVEALED on It&#8217;s All Kicking Off: Man United&#8217;s January transfer window plans\u2026 and how the Sir Jim Ratcliffe takeover will impact them\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Christmas may be just around the corner but that doesn&#8217;t mean a pause in football&#8217;s rumour mill ahead of the January transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport revealed Manchester United&#8217;s transfer chief John Murtough has been in Saudi Arabia for talks\u00a0with Jadon Sancho, Casemiro, Anthony Martial and Raphael Varane potentially up for sale next month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Donny van de Beek&#8217;s nightmare time at Old Trafford could finally be drawing to a close.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool aren&#8217;t ruling out January signings with defensive midfield and defence the priorities for Jurgen Klopp.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s our morning round-up of the latest transfer gossip on Tuesday.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/06\/79115841-12880035-image-a-1_1702967018406.jpg\" height=\"443\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United sent scouts to watch Stuttgart forward Serhou Guirassy (left) as they lost 3-0 to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga on Sunday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/06\/79115987-12880035-image-a-13_1702967281479.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag could do with a reliable centre forward to ease the burden on Rasmus Hojlund\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United had another look at striker target Serhou Guirassy as Stuttgart lost 3-0 to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga on Sunday (90min).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But United could face competition from West Ham for the Guinea international, who has scored 18 goals already this season (talkSPORT).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mauro Icardi will leave Galatasaray and sign for Real Madrid in January (Turkish reports via Radio Marca).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lyon are interested in taking Chelsea defender Benoit Badiashile on loan for the second half of the season (Foot Mercato).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/06\/79115891-12880035-image-a-2_1702967115498.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lyon are interested in taking the Chelsea defender Benoit Badiashile on loan in January<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona will listen to offers for Brazil international Raphinha &#8211; with one proposal to swap him for Manchester United outcast Jadon Sancho (Sport).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea could offload left-back Ian Maatsen in January with interest from Manchester City, West Ham, Borussia Dortmund, Napoli and Roma (90min).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Norwich are bracing themselves for transfer interest in winger Jon Rowe next month after they rejected a \u00a315m offer from Wolves in the summer (The Sun).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fulham are considering a January bid for Montpellier forward Akor Adams and have sent scouts to watch him several time this season (Football Insider).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/06\/79115915-12880035-image-a-3_1702967178426.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea&#8217;s Ian Maatsen is attracting interest from a number of clubs in England and Europe<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12880035\/TRANSFER-GOSSIP-Manchester-United-striker-target-competition-loan-Chelseas-Benoit-Badiashile-Ian-Maatsen.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRANSFER GOSSIP: Manchester United watch top striker target again &#8211; 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