Transfer news and gossip: Celtic ace ‘to down tools’, Barcelona keep up Pogba pursuit, Liverpool man on move?
Plus, David Luiz to stay at Chelsea, Tiemoue Bakayoko heading to Italy and more gossip...
The transfer window in England is closed, but there is still plenty of business being planned.
With the transfer window open across Europe until the end of the month, a number of Premier League clubs could yet lose some of their key men.
Here's the latest news, rumours and gossip in Monday's newspapers and online...
Barcelona privately accept that Manchester United will not sell Paul Pogba this month but will continue their interest in the way they also eventually signed Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool last January. They are likely to return in January or even next summer with a vastly improved offer for the 25-year-old and will closely monitor both his mood and his relationship with Jose Mourinho.
Marcos Rojo could be heading for the Old Trafford exit and a loan move to Fenerbahce. Argentinean defender Rojo missed Manchester United's pre-season tour and was left out of Friday's squad for the win over Leicester.
Dedryck Boyata’s agent has launched a furious attack on Celtic, and suggested the defender will down tools and refuse to play for the club again. The former Manchester City man is unhappy that the Hoops have refused to sell him this summer. FULL STORY HERE
Simon Mignolet is holding out for a move to Napoli this summer. The Liverpool keeper is now third choice at Anfield behind £67million summer signing Alisson and Loris Karius. The Belgian, who Liverpool value at £9million, has also been linked with a move to Besiktas.
But Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is facing a headache - with Mignolet's fellow goalkeeper Loris Karius also attracting interest. Klopp has to decide which of the pair to sell after Alisson’s £67million arrival and Karius is wanted on loan by Besiktas.
David Luiz has been assured he has a big future at Stamford Bridge under new Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri.
Chelsea flop Tiemoue Bakayoko is poised to join AC Milan on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent deal. The 23-year-old has struggled to hold down a regular starting spot at Stamford Bridge since making a £40million switch from Monaco last summer.
Manchester City defender Jason Denayer rejected loan moves to Leeds and Celtic last week in an attempt to clinch a permanent £3million transfer to Galatasaray. Manchester City’s forgotten man has had enough of temporary transfers and wants a permanent move to Turkey.
Paris Saint-Germain have agreed a deal worth a reported £33m (€37m) to sign the Schalke defender Thilo Kehrer, with the Germany Under-21 international set for a medical before sealing a move to the Ligue 1 champions.
Luciano Spalletti believes Luka Modric is keen on a move to Inter Milan - but does not expect Real Madrid to sell the midfielder before the close of the window.
