{"id":296586,"date":"2023-12-12T17:13:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=296586"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:13:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:13:23","slug":"transfer-gossip-column-united-set-their-sights-on-barcelona-defender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/transfer-gossip-column-united-set-their-sights-on-barcelona-defender\/","title":{"rendered":"TRANSFER GOSSIP COLUMN: United set their sights on Barcelona defender"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> TRANSFER GOSSIP COLUMN: Man United set their sights on Barcelona defender, Newcastle and Spurs prepare to battle for Juventus starlet and Chelsea enter talks over Brazilian wonderkid<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Man United have reportedly identified Kalvin Phillips as a January transfer target\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Meanwhile, Newcastle have identified a replacement for the injured Nick Pope\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>United are three points behind City\u2026 a league table can LIE. There are chasms between them &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With the January transfer window drawing ever closer, it only makes sense that transfer rumours are beginning to grow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Namely, the likes of Jadon Sancho, Kalvin Phillips and Raphael Varane are all players whose futures could take a new turn during the winter window.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sancho has remained an outcast at United after falling out with Erik ten Hag, with some fearing that former Real Madrid defender Varane has met the same fate.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, across Manchester, Pep Guardiola has admitted that he struggles to see the England international in his future plans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind,\u00a0here, <span>Mail Sport<\/span> takes you through all the biggest transfer rumours on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/06\/78811355-12849209-image-a-1_1702276765764.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United are reportedly targeting Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/06\/78811365-12849209-image-a-2_1702276771416.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham now lead Newcastle in the race to sign English winger Samuel Iling-Junior from Juventus<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United have offered to double the wages of Barcelona and Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo, who is not interested in a January move to Bayern Munich. (Mundo Deportivo)<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham now lead Newcastle in the race to sign English winger Samuel Iling-Junior from Juventus. (Football Insider)<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal are eyeing up an eye-watering move for Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres, as an alternative to Ivan Toney. (Football London)<\/p>\n<p>Raphael Varane could leave Manchester United in January after falling out with manager Erik ten Hag. (Nicolo Schira)<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have entered talks with Palmeiras over a potential move for 16-year-old Brazilian winger Estevao Willian. (Mundo Deportivo)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/06\/78811397-12849209-image-a-3_1702276826599.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Red Devils defender Raphael Varane is reportedly close to leaving Manchester United<\/p>\n<p>Everton have turned down an offer from Tottenham to alter the terms of a \u00a310m deal for former England midfielder Dele Alli, 27, to Goodison Park in January 2022. (The Times &#8211; subscription required)<\/p>\n<p>Crystal Palace are putting Valencia centre-back Cristhian Mosquera on their list to replace Marc Guehi. (The Sun)<\/p>\n<p>Everton are prepared to sell England centre-back Ben Godfrey to Tottenham in January, if a suitable bid is submitted. (Football Insider)<\/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><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-12849209\/TRANSFER-GOSSIP-COLUMN-Man-United-set-sights-Barcelona-defender-Newcastle-Spurs-prepare-battle-Juventus-starlet-Chelsea-enter-talks-Brazilian-wonderkid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRANSFER GOSSIP COLUMN: Man United set their sights on Barcelona defender, Newcastle and Spurs prepare to battle for Juventus starlet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296585,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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