HERE ARE THE good, the bad, and the unlikely football moves being talked about today…
Unsurprisingly, given what happened at the weekend, there’s lot of speculation surrounding Joe Hart‘s future.
Though Pep Guardiola seemed keen on raiding his former club, Barcelona, for Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, momentum is building regarding a City deal for Ter Stegen’s team-mate Claudio Bravo.
The 33-year-old Chilean is set to cost £17m.
But what does this mean for England’s number one? Well, there doesn’t seem much wiggle room for Hart.
Look around at the other high-profile clubs and they all seem well stocked for first-choice keepers.
So, Hart will either have to bide his time and fight for his place or head to Merseyside. Everton have been linked with taking him on an initial loan deal.
The Toffees may have already secured the signing of Yannick Bolasie on Monday but they’ve also got some interest in Newcastle’s Moussa Sissoko.
The Newcastle attacker was waiting patiently for Real Madrid to bring him to Spain – something that shows little sign of actually happening.
Everton will need to throw some big money around, though, with the Magpies sticking a price tag of £35m on the Frenchman.
Jose Mourinho is looking into an experienced centre-back and has earmarked Jose Fonte as a target.
The 32-year-old was a key part of Portugal’s Euro 2016 victory and has established himself as an excellent Premier League defender with Southampton.
United need to trim their squad before buying any more players, though, and Mourinho remains intent on pushing Marcos Rojo out the door to make space.
United face Southampton on Friday night but it’s unlikely any deal will be done before then, especially as it’s believed Arsenal have also entered the race to sign him.
The Gunners need defensive reinforcements and fast.
They seem keen on Valencia’s Shkodran Mustafi and were happy to pay £20m but the Spanish side have now raised the price to £25m and it means any deal remains quite a way from being finalised.
Retro Deal of the Day
By 2007, the Egyptian striker Mido had played for some of Europe’s best-recognised clubs. There was a two-year stint at Ajax, a season at Marseille, another short stop at Roma and then an excellent loan spell at Tottenham that was followed by a pretty poor permanent deal.
So, it came as a bit of a surprise when Middlesbrough brought him to the Riverside for a fee of £6m.
He struggled to properly ignite with an injury in his first season. By 2009, he was already on loan at Wigan and it was clear that his career was in free-fall.
At Boro, he managed just 25 league appearances and scored six goals.
After wrapping up his playing career, Mido has entered management in his native country and won the Egypt Cup with Zamalek in 2014.
He’s now an a technical advisor to Belgian club Lierse.
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