Manchester United could possibly be tempted to cash-in on defender Lisandro Martinez if Real Madrid step up their interest within the World Cup winner.
Martinez is considered one of quite a few Premier League stars being tracked by the Spanish giants, together with top summer goal and Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold.
While Martinez is seen as a fan favourite within the eyes of many United followers and viewed as considered one of the few success stories from recent transfer windows, talkSPORT understands the Argentine just isn’t considered off limits for any potential buyer.
The Red Devils are keen to maintain young stars Kobbie Mainoo, Amad Diallo, and Alejandro Garnacho, but are open to offers for virtually every other player to assist stay on the proper side of PSR rules.
This includes England forward Marcus Rashford, who has previously been linked with PSG.
While it’s unlikely a deal of that magnitude might be done in January, the Red Devils are willing to think about selling their £300,000-a-week academy poster boy after several months of poor performances and concerns over his off-field lifestyle.
Los Blancos have also identified Martinez’s Old Trafford teammate Diogo Dalot and Tottenham’s Pedro Porro as a possible Trent Alexander-Arnold alternative. In addition they have a long-standing interest in Spurs star Cristian Romero.
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We do speak about Bruno
Newcastle are braced for a January bid from Manchester City for star midfielder Bruno Guimaraes.
While City usually are not normally big spenders within the winter window, they’re expected to back manager Pep Guardiola after he committed his future to the Etihad Stadium last month.
Replacing the injured Rodri is seen by Guardiola as key to getting the champions’ stuttering season back on target and Guimaraes featured prominently on their list of summer targets.
talkSPORT has been told Newcastle remain under pressure to sell players to avoid breaching Premier League spending rules and Guimaraes and Alexander Isak are their two most lucrative assets.
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Patient Potter
Graham Potter stays on standby to make his managerial return at West Ham, with Julen Lopetegui still on thin ice even after Monday’s much-needed win over Wolves.
Lopetegui would almost definitely have been fired had the Hammers failed to return out on top in a game dubbed ‘El Sackico’ with each Lopetegui and Wolves counterpart Gary O’Neil under immense pressure.
While the Hammers’ Jarrod Bowen-inspired win should earn Lopetegui a stay of execution, several board members are unconvinced by the Spaniard, who faces a crunch run of games
between now and the top of the month against Bournemouth, Brighton, Southampton and Liverpool.
talkSPORT understands a deal for Potter to interchange Lopetegui initially until the top of the season will stay on the table, with the ex-Brighton boss keen to get back to work 20 months after being axed by Chelsea.
Lopetegui has had several dressing room fallouts with players since replacing David Moyes in the summertime.
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¡Bienvenido!
Brighton’s latest South American star has jetted into the UK to finish his £14m move from David Beckham’s Inter Miami.
Midfielder Diego Gomez is swapping playing alongside Lionel Messi to hitch the Seagulls, in a deal arrange in the summertime to be accomplished in January.
The 21-year-old is a key a part of the Paraguay side which can be on the cusp of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and appears one other smart piece of business by Brighton owner Tony Bloom.
Brighton have already got Gomez’s Paraguay teammate Julio Enciso on their books, in addition to Argentine Facundo Buonanotte and Brazilians Igor and Joao Pedro and Colombian Pervis Estupinan – giving the dressing room on the Amex Stadium a distinctly Latino feel.
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