THE JANUARY TRANSFER window has been open as of midnight on Saturday, and who better to guide us through the latest wheelin’ and dealin’s than ‘Arry himself.
Just don’t use the words wheelin’ or dealin’, alright?
Maur interest: It seems inevitable that Mauro Zarate is on the move from West Ham — but where will the Argentinian striker end up? QPR were reported to have lined up a second medical but it seems Crystal Palace may have plans to gazump them.
Win some, lose some: And in this case for West Ham, it looks like they’ll definitely be losing defender Winston Reid. The defender’s contract is up in six months and this morning, Sam Allardyce said he’d be surprised if he signed a new one. Whether that means a January move, or a freebie in the summer, remains to be seen. Arsenal and Liverpool are thought to be interested.
High price to Ber: West Brom will be willing to let the non-celebrating Saido Berahino leave this month — provided his suitors pony up in excess of £20 million. Surely that will be too steep a price for Liverpool or Tottenham to pay?
Just to clarify, that’s £20m+, not £20+.
Jul do! The Daily Star reports that Manchester City are keeping close tabs on Schalke’s German international Julian Draxler. £25m is the reported price tag but City have loads of money so it’s grand.
Varane that I want: With Manchester United and Chelsea both sniffing around, Real Madrid have slapped a big £20m sticker on young French defender Raphael Varane. That’s value.
Get Real! Following this morning’s reports that goalkeeper Hugo Lloris could be off to Real Madrid for £25m, Spurs have dismissed the speculation as “mischief making.” He’s off then, is he?
And we’ll just leave this here … L’Equipe report that Paris Saint-Germain wouldn’t baulk at paying £164 million for Leo Messi. Of course they wouldn’t.
