Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool to rival Arsenal for Real Madrid's Rodrygo

Talks are acceptable to beryllium held betwixt Liverpool and Real Madrid regarding a determination for winger Rodrygo, portion Los Blancos are keeping tabs connected centre-back Ibrahima Konaté aft helium rejected a determination to the Saudi Pro League. Join america for the latest transportation news, rumors and gossip from astir the globe.

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TRENDING RUMORS

- Liverpool are positioning themselves to motion Real Madrid winger Rodrygo, reports Diario AS. The Reds are acceptable to bash "everything successful their power" to onshore the 24-year-old. They are preparing to nonstop officials to statesman talks with Los Blancos, who are believed to beryllium looking for an connection adjacent to €100 million. Any determination is expected to instrumentality clip arsenic the Anfield hierarchy prioritise resolving the aboriginal of winger Luis Díaz, with sources telling ESPN that Bayerrn Munich person already had a bid for the Colombia planetary rejected. There could besides beryllium contention for Rodrygo from Arsenal, portion Bayern besides person the Brazil planetary successful caput arsenic a imaginable alternate to Díaz.

- Real Madrid are watching the concern of Liverpool centre-back Ibrahima Konaté, according to the Daily Mirror. The 26-year-old is said to person turned down talks with a nine from the Saudi Pro League amid plans to proceed successful Europe, wherever helium wants to support playing astatine the highest level, but portion the Reds are hopeful of signing him to a caller contract, determination is believed to beryllium a "sense" that helium could beryllium waiting for Los Blancos, who tin statesman ceremonial talks with him from January if helium doesn't pen caller presumption astatine Anfield.

- There is simply a quality of conscionable €2.5 cardinal separating Arsenal and Sporting CP from reaching a woody for Viktor Gyökeres' transportation to the Emirates stadium, Record reports. The 2 clubs are hopeful of reaching a woody by the extremity of the week with the Sweden international's transportation acceptable to scope €80m. Sources told ESPN that Gyökeres had agreed idiosyncratic presumption with Arsenal implicit a five-year woody aft the club's sporting manager Andrea Berta flew retired to Portugal for nonstop talks. The striker went connected onslaught Saturday and refused to study to preseason training.

- Manchester United are funny successful Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson, reports The Times. The Red Devils are monitoring the 24-year-old amid content that the Blues could beryllium unfastened to a transportation if they person a suitable offer. Doubt continues to situation Jackson's aboriginal astatine Stamford Bridge. The Senegal planetary scored 10 goals successful 30 Premier League matches past season, but Chelsea person signed forwards Liam Delap and João Pedro this summertime and helium has besides been linked with Aston Villa.

- Talks person been held by Chelsea arsenic they look to onshore Ajax and Netherlands defender Jorrel Hato, according to talkSPORT. The Blues are keen to onshore a left-sided subordinate arsenic they hole to portion ways with left-back Ben Chilwell. A determination for Hato, 19, would necessitate an connection successful the portion of £40m. While nary squad has made a ceremonial connection to the Eredivisie broadside yet, Hato is besides connected Liverpool's shortlist arsenic an alternate to Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guéhi.

EXPERT TAKE

ESPN's Alex Kirkland looks astatine Rodrygo's concern astatine Real Madrid:

Rodrygo's aboriginal ever promised to beryllium 1 of the transportation sagas of this summer, and truthful acold it's surviving up to expectations. The Real Madrid forward's disappearance from the squad astatine the extremity of past play -- not featuring erstwhile since being hauled disconnected astatine half-time successful the Copa del Rey last -- sparked speculation that helium could beryllium connected the move. Sources person told ESPN that the Brazilian would similar to enactment astatine Madrid but wanted to play connected the left, not the right, and was waiting to perceive caller manager Xabi Alonso's plans earlier taking immoderate decisions.

His engagement astatine the Club World Cup lone accrued the doubts. He played 65 minutes against Al Hilal were followed by 23 minutes against Salzburg and conscionable 4 minutes against Borussia Dortmund, with nary engagement astatine each successful the knockout ties with Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain. Alonso called him "important" and "a peculiar player," arsenic you'd expect, but the coach's decisions truthful acold haven't backed up that assessment. Opportunities successful the frontline are present going to beryllium adjacent much scarce than previously, fixed the eruption of Gonzalo Garcia stateside, and with Franco Mastantuono -- different talented young wide guardant -- joining successful August.

So what now? Madrid's players are enjoying a well-earned rest, up of a instrumentality to pre-season training, and their archetypal LaLiga crippled connected Aug. 19, and Arsenal person present been joined by Liverpool successful being linked with a bid for Rodrygo. ESPN has reported that Madrid would lone see a transportation if the subordinate asked to leave, and adjacent then, it wouldn't beryllium straightforward, fixed the club's anticipation of a sizeable fee, and Rodrygo's wage demands. Don't expect a solution anytime soon.

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OTHER RUMORS

- Inter Milan are prioritising a determination for Atalanta winger Ademola Lookman. (Corriere Dello Sport)

- Manchester United are lining up a determination for Brighton & Hove Albion left-back Pervis Estupiñán. (talkSPORT)

- Barcelona defender Ronald Araújo is expected to enactment enactment this summertime aft his representatives failed to find a suitable imaginable destination. (Diario Sport)

- The Paris Saint-Germain Feminine trio of midfielder Grace Geyoro, left-back Sakina Karchaoui and defender Thiniba Samoura are being watched by clubs crossed Europe pursuing their performances for France astatine the European Championships. (L'Equipe)

- USMNT midfielder Yunus Musah and winger Samuel Chukwueze are among the 8 players that AC Milan are looking to determination connected from successful the existent transportation window. (Gazzetta dello Sport)

- Liverpool are consenting to portion ways with midfielder Tyler Morton, who is connected the radar of West Ham United. (TEAMtalk)

- A woody successful rule has been agreed betwixt Leeds United and Newcastle United for midfielder Sean Longstaff. (The Athletic)

- Borussia Dortmund defender Tyler Meiser is acceptable to articulation Borussia Mönchengladbach. (Florian Plettenberg)

- RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko has nary involvement successful a power to the Saudi Pro League. He has precocious been linked with Al-Hilal. (Fabrizio Romano)

- Clubs successful the Premier League arsenic good arsenic Bundesliga are keeping adjacent tabs connected Manchester City wing-back Nico O'Reilly. (Fabrizio Romano)

- Arsenal are adjacent to reaching an statement implicit a caller declaration with guardant Ethan Nwaneri. (The Athletic)

- Talks are acceptable to instrumentality spot betwixt Barcelona and midfielder Oriol Romeu, with the Blaugrana acceptable to fto him permission connected a escaped transportation amid involvement from Girona. (Marca)

- West Ham are funny successful Girona left-back Arnau Martínez. (TEAMtalk)

- Sheffield United are acceptable to unafraid a indebtedness determination for Aston Villa guardant Louie Barry. (Sky Sports)

- Club Brugge are closing successful connected a determination for Ajax winger Carlos Forbs. (De Telegraaf)

- Clubs successful MLS arsenic good arsenic Saudi Arabia are funny successful Juventus striker Arkadiusz Milik. (Rudy Galetti)