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Another busy day on the gossip columns is in the books and that means it’s time for 3 Added Minutes’ daily round-up and review of the biggest and spiciest new Premier League transfer rumours – starting with a story concerning both Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur.
TeamTalk report that Pep Guardiola’s side have “emerged as frontrunners” to sign Real Madrid’s Rodrygo, who is now ready to leave this winter due to concerns over his playing time under Xabi Alonso – and it’s said that Spurs’ chances of getting a deal done have been “quashed” as City establish themselves as favourites to get a deal done.
Real would prefer to wait until next summer to let Rodrygo leave but the player may push for an early exit. City are said to be readying a bid worth between €60m and €80m (£53-70m) and view his wage demands as “within reach” – something which may not be true for Spurs, who are apparently also worried that he wants too high of a weekly wage for their tastes.
Chelsea have also “kept tabs” on the situation but are not likely to make a January bid, apparently, while Bayern Munich have “cooled” initial interest of their own, leaving the path clear for Manchester City unless Spurs make a seemingly improbable late push.
The 3AM Verdict: Extensive reporting on Rodrygo’s future from Spain suggests that a move is quite likely - although Real Madrid are loathe to let him leave mid-season, which could the biggest barrier for City’s bid. We suspect that it’s touch-and-go for a January deal, but that it likely will happen in the summer should it prove impossible to get a deal done in the coming months.
Manchester United could bring £44m midfielder back to Old Trafford
Let’s follow that up with a rather surprising story from Caught Offside, now – they allege that United are among club “eyeing up” a move for none other than Scott McTominay, who was discarded by the Red Devils only to flourish in Italy with Napoli.
They’re now “keen to bring him back,” while Newcastle and Spurs are also said to have some interest in the Scotsman, who is said to be happy in Naples and would apparently command a fee of at least €50m (£44m). There are no indications that McTominay would push for such a transfer to take place.
Curiously enough, McTominay isn’t even the only ball-winning midfielder from Napoli linked with United in the past 24 hours. Italian outlet Tuttosport also reckon that United are “tracking” his 30-year-old team-mate Stanislav Lobotka, although there’s no mention of a price or much detail at all in their story.
The 3AM Verdict: We seriously doubt that this story has much basis in fact and there are few indications that McTominay will be going anywhere any time soon. Perhaps Lobotka is somewhere on the shortlist if he’s cheap, but at 30 years old he’s unlikely to be a priority signing. United will sign a midfielder eventually, but we wouldn’t be on either of these.
Four Premier League teams battling for rising Brazilian star
Let’s wrap up with a story from Sport Witness, who combine media reports to provide us with a report on widespread interest in 21-year-old Palmeiras midfielder Allan Elias. Apparently Fulham, Everton and West Ham United are all “following” the Brazilian’s progress, while Brighton & Hove Albion have also been linked with a bid.
Allan attracted bids from Saudi Arabia and Russia over the summer, it’s said, but Palmeiras rejected two offers in the area of €20m (£17.5m) – so we know that Premier League teams would have to pay more than that, especially given that the youngster’s form has only improved since then.
He has a massive €100m (£84m) release clause which none of the sides mentioned are likely to trigger, but at least three of the four sides mentioned are reported to have “made enquiries” about Allan as they weigh up a bid in the near future.
The 3AM Verdict: There’s no clear indication of whether we’d be looking at a January deal or a summer move, or what Palmeiras would actually demand to make a deal happen, making it tricky to assess which of these teams might be in the best position to sign Allan. We’ll find out more soon, hopefully…