Gossip: Juventus never saying never on Mo Salah move
Juventus want to be seen to be interested in Mo Salah, while Kalvin Phillips could stay put at Leeds…
JUVENTUS EYEING SALAH
‘Salah at Juve is a fairly difficult operation, but never say never,’ says Gazzetta. They are reporting that Juventus are ‘changing their skin’ and are ready to spend again, with the Egyptian’s contract situation at Liverpool intriguing just about every big club across Europe. The tone of the piece is that Juventus see Salah as possibly beyond them but they want to be involved in the conversation.
It does seem like they want to be involved in every conversation, with the article mentioning various rather expensive Premier League players, including Antonio Rudiger, Jorginho and Paul Pogba. They mean business. Or at least they want people to think they mean business.
DEMBELE TO STAY PUT?
There’s nothing like a run of seven assists and a goal in five La Liga games to make a club change their mind on a player. So it seems (according to Foot Mercato, at least) that Ousmane Dembele may well have the option of staying at Barcelona beyond this season, though the enormous wages he seeks might be a slight issue.
The same report says he has a verbal agreement with PSG, though he will not be short of options if either side reneges on that agreement, with Newcastle United, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur all said to be interested. Tottenham? At those wages? Now we know it’s nonsense…
Meanwhile, you will likely have read elsewhere that Franck Kessie will join Barcelona this summer on a free transfer. They could be proper good again, you know…
PHILLIPS TO STAY PUT TOO?
Leeds United have offered Kalvin Phillips a new deal to ward off interest from several Premier League clubs, including Manchester United, according to The Times. He is one of many midfielders linked with United and their midfield void.
The 26-year-old England midfielder has been linked with a number of different clubs – including West Ham and Aston Villa – but Leeds are desperate to tie down the local boy beyond 2024, when his current contract expires. They are apparently optimistic that he will sign.
