Football Transfer Rumours: Rashford Loan Interest, Chelsea and Man City Targets

Manchester United is reportedly contemplating a loan departure for England forward Marcus Rashford, 27, during the January transfer window (Sun). Al Ahli, Al Ittihad, and Al Qadsiah, three Saudi Arabian clubs, have reportedly shown interest in acquiring Rashford (Talksport). English midfielder Dele Alli, 28, aims to revitalize his career in Italy with Serie A club Como, following his announced exit from Everton (Telegraph). Chelsea is reportedly interested in acquiring Switzerland goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, 27, from Borussia Dortmund (Florian Plettenberg). Manchester City’s primary January transfer targets are Newcastle United’s Brazil international Bruno Guimaraes, 27, and Real Sociedad’s Spain international midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 25 (Team Talk). Juventus is reportedly willing to sell 19-year-old Turkish attacking midfielder Kenan Yildiz to finance a transfer for Newcastle’s Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali, 24 (Corriere dello Sport, via 90 Min). Manchester United is reportedly monitoring River Plate’s 17-year-old Argentine midfielder Franco Mastantuono, whose contract includes a release clause valued at approximately £38m (Give Me Sport). Paraguayan left-back Diego Leon, 17, is set to join Manchester United from Cerro Porteno upon turning 18 in July (Fabrizio Romano). Dutch midfielder Tijjani Reijnders, 26, previously linked with Manchester City, is reportedly nearing an agreement for a new contract with AC Milan (Football Insider). Real Madrid has reportedly identified Liverpool’s Netherlands centre-back Virgil van Dijk, 33, as a potential replacement for injured defenders David Alaba, 32, from Austria, and Brazil’s Eder Militao, 26 (Football Transfers). Bayern Munich’s Canada left-back Alphonso Davies, 24, who has drawn interest from Manchester United and Real Madrid, is reportedly receptive to a possible transfer from the German club to Liverpool (Caughtoffside). Paris St-Germain is reportedly interested in Bournemouth’s Ukraine international defender Illia Zabarnyi, 22 (L’Equipe). English striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 27, whose Everton contract concludes in June 2025, is a reported January transfer target for Fiorentina (Gianluca Di Marzio). Brazilian club Palmeiras has reportedly submitted an initial offer to Fulham for the transfer of Brazil midfielder Andreas Pereira, 28 (Fabrizio Romano). Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca reportedly intends to retain Spanish striker Marc Guiu next month but is prepared to consider a loan request from the 18-year-old (Standard). Maresca has also reportedly not dismissed the possibility of 26-year-old English midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who has been linked with a return to Leicester City, departing Chelsea in January (90 Min). Italian midfielder Cesare Casadei, 21, is reportedly planning a January departure from Chelsea, with Serie A being his most probable destination (Fabrizio Romano).