Transfer news and rumours LIVE: Real Madrid plot shock Ibrahimovic loan move

Alexis Sanchez was absent from Manchester United training on Monday amid reports he is unhappy at Old Trafford. The Chile international is now a doubt for Tuesday's clash with Juventus, though it will be interesting to see what Jose Mourinho has to say regarding his future later... <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/alexis-sanchez-absent-from-man-utd-training-amid-reports-he/1f4vr2jq8qjv919kmgs1cln7im" target="_blank">Check out the full story right here!</a>

Alexis misses Man Utd training amid exit rumours

Barcelona have rejected claims that they could bring Neymar back to Camp Nou. The Paris Saint-Germain forward continues to be linked with a move back to the Blaugrana as he looks to establish himself as one of the game's true greats. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/barcelona-rubbish-prospect-of-neymar-return/1neltqwnej88k15vhj0whj7ru6" target="_blank">Check out the full story right here!</a>

Barca rubbish prospect of Neymar return

Real Madrid are weighing up the prospect of a January move for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, <a href="https://www.cope.es/deportes/futbol/noticias/real-madrid-interesado-fichar-ibrahimovic-invierno-20181022_279748">COPE</a> reports. The LA Galaxy striker has been playing in MSL for little over six months after leaving Manchester United but could be set for a shock return to Spain. The 37-year-old endured a difficult spell in La Liga with Barcelona, but nearly a decade later could be the man Real turn to in order to solve their scoring problems.

Real Madrid eye Ibrahimovic for January

Luka Modric&nbsp;has had enough with Real Madrid, according to <a href="https://www.donbalon.com/noticia/detalle/131130/luka-modric-esta-fuera-negocia-salida-es-irse-enero">Don Balon.</a> The midfielder is apparently ready to leave the club in January as he has become frustrated with the team's direction and performances in recent&nbsp;weeks. The club's decision to not sign a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo is another point of frustration as Modric is ready to leave for Inter Milan in January.

Modric 'fed up' with Real Madrid, ready to leave in January

The Croatian has been heavily linked with Inter

Marcelo is pushing for a Juventus transfer and wants the move to through sooner rather than later, according to <a href="http://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/serie-a/juventus/2018/10/22-49004670/marcelo_a_gennaio_il_brasiliano_ha_fretta_vuole_subito_la_juventus/">Tuttosport</a>. The Brazilian is hoping to move to Italy in January and has told Real Madrid leadership of the fact on more than one occasion. Marcelo is in regular communication with Cristiano Ronaldo, and it is said the fullback feels like a Juventus player already.&nbsp;

Marcelo pushing for Juve transfer

Chelsea has given up on Alvaro Morata finding goalscoring form and is set to pursue two Serie A stars, according to <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/7525447/chelsea-alvaro-morata-maurizio-sarri-striker-january-cutrone-lewandowski/">the Sun</a>. Mauro Icardi is said to be one of the club's targets, although the Argentine is wanted by many throughout Europe. Patrick Cutrone is seen as a cheaper option for the Blues. Chelsea also ha Olivier Giroud and Michy Batshuayi as options, but the club doesn't see either of the two as realistic options to be the club's go-to forward in the long-term.&nbsp;

Chelsea set to give up on Morata and pursue Serie A stars

Anthony Martial may opt to stay at Manchester United even if Jose Mourinho stays put, reports&nbsp;<a href="https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/manchester-united-martial-veut-prolonger-meme-si-mourinho-reste-1549723.html" target="_blank">RMC Sport</a>.&nbsp; Relations between the pair have suffered a breakdown over the last few months.&nbsp; Martial has so far held out on a new contract at Old Trafford, but could yet sign an extension no matter what happens with the under-pressure manager.

Martial set to stay Man United even if Mourinho remains

The Mexican Federation is putting a deal worth more than $2&nbsp;million a year on the table for Tata Martino, according to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/2018/10/22/contrato-millonario-de-4-anos-el-plan-del-tri-para-un-tata-lejos-de-la-afa" target="_blank">MedioTiempo</a>. The deal would run for four years and would make Martino the highest-paid coach in Mexico national team history.&nbsp;

Mexico to make Martino highest paid coach in team history

Bayern Munich's chief scout was dispatched to watch Lyon's Nabil Fekir in their Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk, reports <a href="http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/734401/artikel_bayern-beobachten-fekir.html" target="_blank">Kicker</a>. Chief scout&nbsp;Laurent Busser was also prepared watch Fekir against Hoffenheim this week, but the midfielder is sidelined with an ankle injury. Fekir, who is represented by the same agent as Bayern winger Franck Ribery,&nbsp;is expected to be worth around €70 million (£62/$80m).

Bayern watching Fekir in Champions League

Atlanta United are negotiating with Boca Juniors head coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto to replace Tata Martino, reports <a href="https://argentina.as.com/argentina/2018/10/21/futbol/1540141579_910838.html?id_externo_rsoc=comp_tw" target="_blank">AS</a>. The current Atlanta boss looks set to replace Juan Carlos Osorio as Mexico's national team head coach following the MLS season. Schelotto has been linked to MLS jobs before thanks to his years spent as a player&nbsp;with the Columbus Crew and could be out at Boca before the start of the new year if the team is eliminated from the&nbsp;Copa Libertadores before the finals.&nbsp;

Atlanta United talks with Schelotto

Barcelona midfielder Rafinha has revealed that he thought Inter would activate the option to sign him on a permanent deal. The 25-year-old featured 17 times in the second half of last during his loan spell at San Siro before returning to Camp Nou. "It wasn’t expected. Painful is not the word for Inter’s decision. I had a few months there in which things went very well, I regained confidence after a long injury. My team-mates and the fans made me feel very comfortable, like I was at home." <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/barcelona-midfielder-rafinha-i-thought-inter-would-sign-me/1p7bv9ipmzsbs13g10t8x7b1v0" target="_blank">Read the full story here on Goal!</a>

Rafinha thought Inter would sign him

Divock Origi is set to be offered a route out of Liverpool by Turkish giants Besiktas, according to <a href="https://www.fanatik.com.tr/besiktasin-origi-transferinde-karius-formulu-2018024" target="_blank">Fanatik</a>. The forward spent last season on loan at Wolfsburg and was told he was welcome to leave the Premier League club in the summer, but opted to stay at Anfield and fight for his place. Now, having been frozen out of Jurgen Klopp's first team, Origi is being offered a way out by both Besiktas and&nbsp;Galatasaray in view of a January transfer.

Origi offered Liverpool exit

Krzysztof Piatek has emerged as a Chelsea target going into the winter window, according to a report from the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6303419/Chelsea-eye-January-moves-Mauro-Icardi-Krzysztof-Piatek.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail.</a> The Blues have recently&nbsp;been linked with a move for Inter forward Mauro Icardi as they look to strengthen their Premier League title challenge under&nbsp;Maurizio Sarri, but believe he may cost too much money. The Argentine has a release clause of £97.5 million ($125m) but it is not active until the summer window, while the San Siro club are working on agreeing a new deal. As such, Chelsea have turned their attention to Genoa's Piatek, who is currently Serie A's top scorer with nine goals.

Chelsea eye Piatek as Icardi alternative 

Real Madrid are ready to go all out to sign Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain, <a href="https://www.donbalon.com/noticia/detalle/131131/sergio-ramos-chiva-florentino-perez-tiene-plan-es-fichaje-bomba" target="_blank">Don Balon</a> reports. Florentino Perez is said to be "obsessed" with capturing the Brazilian forward, and Madrid want to do a deal as rapidly as possible for next summer.

Real Madrid 'obsessed' with Neymar move

Tottenham have no inclination to sign Colombia international Wilmer Barrios, <a href="http://www.espn.co.uk/football/soccer-transfers/story/3675458/no-tottenham-move-for-wilmar-barrios-sources" target="_blank">ESPN</a> state. Although teh Boca Juniors midfielder has been linked to them in the past, they had no desire to sign him and do not have him on their short list now.

Spurs hold no Barrios interest

Antonio Conte's contract demands could see Real Madrid snub him, the <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/real-madrid-news-julen-lopetegui-sack-antonio-conte-next-manager-contract-demends-a8595836.html" target="_blank">Telegraph</a> reports. Julen Lopetegui's position at the club remains fragile and Los Blancos are sounding out other options. However, the former Chelsea boss wants a lengthy contract, whereas the Bernabeu side are prepared to only give him a one-year deal.

Conte contract demands could scupper Real Madrid move

Juventus centre-back Leonardo Bonucci has said that he rejected a chance to move to Manchester United from AC Milan in the summer. He also confided that he had previously had the chance to join Manchester City. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/bonucci-i-rejected-man-utd-move-to-come-home-to-juventus/18q4ln82hny081fey81vyljp9f">Get the full story here...</a>

Bonucci: I rejected Man Utd to make Juventus return

Kasper Dolberg has signed a contract extension at Ajax that will see him tied to the Eredivisie giants until 2022...&nbsp;📝<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">All smiles! 😄😄😄<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KasBoom2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KasBoom2022</a> 🖊 <a href="https://t.co/WST5dWA355">pic.twitter.com/WST5dWA355</a>— AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) <a href="https://twitter.com/AFCAjax/status/1054344666156593158?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>

Dolberg signs Ajax contract extension

Manchester City are happy to wait until the summer to sign a new midfielder, according to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.espn.co.uk/football/soccer-transfers/story/3675434/manchester-city-may-delay-frenkie-de-jong-ruben-neves-moves--sources" target="_blank">ESPN</a>. The Premier League champions missed out on Jorginho over the summer as they look to bring in competition for Fernandinho. Pep Guardiola is keen on Ajax's Frenkie De Jong and Wolves star Ruben Neves, but it is unlikely either will arrive during the January transfer window.

Man City to wait on De Jong & Neves moves

After five matches without a win, the pressure on Real Madrid manager Julen Lopetegui is overwhelming - though he is not about to give up. The former Spain boss is preparing for Tuesday's clash with Viktoria Plzen before facing a date with destiny on Sunday as his side face Barcelona in his first - and potentially last - Clasico. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/im-going-to-fight-lopetegui-vows-to-battle-on-at-real-madrid/8jo2d6ftazvl1fzns2dkeep36" target="_blank">Check out the full story right here!</a>

Lopetegui vows to 'fight' for Madrid future

Jack Wilshere has revealed that he would not have left Arsenal if Arsene Wenger had remained in charge of the Gunners. Wilshere completed a move to West Ham on a free transfer over the summer after Unai Emery failed to guarantee him first-team football. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/wilshere-wouldve-stayed-at-arsenal-if-wenger-hadnt-left/myxgqzq8litoz3eiva87uekc" target="_blank">Check out the full story right here!</a>

Wenger exit forced Wilshere move

Fulham have told manager Slavisa Jokanovic that he has two matches to save his job, according to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/slavisa-jokanovic-given-two-games-13455881" target="_blank">Daily Mirror</a>. The newly-promoted side have won just one of their nine Premier League matches thus far and have the worst defensive record&nbsp;in the English top-flight this season. And Jokanovic must now secure positive results against Bournemouth and Huddersfield Town to retain his place in the dugout at Craven Cottage.

Jokanovic two games from the Fulham sack

Borussia Monchengladbach have poured water on claims they could make a move to sign Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen. The centre-back - who enjoyed two fruitful seasons&nbsp;with the Bundesliga outfit between 2015-17 - has been linked with the January move away from Stamford Bridge having fallen down the pecking order under Maurizio Sarri. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/gladbach-play-down-move-for-chelseas-christensen-its-not-a/1jfq6avsc2icx1df7x994gjxfx" target="_blank">Check out the full story right here!</a>

Gladbach play down Christensen reports

Spartak Moscow have sacked manager Massimo Carrera, the club have announced. Carrera - who was formerly Antonio Conte's assistant manager at Chelsea - leaves the Russian Premier League giants seventh in the table after a disappointing start to the season. Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers and former Monaco manager Leonardo Jardim are reportedly among the candidates to take over.<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck">⚡️⚡️⚡️ Массимо Каррера покидает <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Спартак</a> Совет директоров <a href="https://twitter.com/fcsm_official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@fcsm_official</a> принял решение освободить Массимо Карреру от занимаемой должности. Исполняющим обязанности главного тренера назначен Рауль Рианчо. <a href="https://t.co/JShQUwbE6d">pic.twitter.com/JShQUwbE6d</a>— FC Spartak Moscow (@fcsm_official) <a href="https://twitter.com/fcsm_official/status/1054278999986331648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>

Spartak Moscow sack manager Carrera

Following the success of Jadon Sancho, Borussia Dortmund are keeping tabs on three more English teenagers, according to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/next-jadon-sancho-borussia-dortmund-13454605" target="_blank">Daily Mirror</a>. Sancho's former Manchester City team-mate Phil Foden has emerged as a potential target alongside Chelsea forward Callum Hudson-Odoi. And the Bundesliga club are also monitoring the progress of 17-year-old Liverpool striker Bobby Duncan, who has recently trained with the senior squad on Merseyside.

Dortmund eye three more English starlets

Gianluigi Buffon has denied that he is unhappy at not playing regularly at Paris Saint-Germain. The goalkeeping great has been forced to share duties with Alphonse Areola so far this season but says the situation is "perfect" for him. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/buffon-mbappe-can-be-one-of-the-best-ever/1e8ovlk95i3sb1531kp93nbz5q" target="_blank">He explains why here...</a>

PSG situation 'perfect' for me - Buffon

Tottenham and England midfielder Eric Dier is wanted by Barcelona, according to <a href="https://www.teamtalk.com/news/exclusive-barcelona-watch-tottenham-man-ahead-of-shock-summer-swoop" target="_blank">TeamTalk</a>. After impressing in the Three Lions' win over Spain, Barca are set to follow the 24-year-old with a view to making a move next summer.

Spurs star Dier wanted by Barcelona

Real Madrid left-back Marcelo has told the Spanish club he wants to leave for Juventus, <a href="http://www.tuttosport.com/" target="_blank">Tuttosport</a> reports. The Brazil international wants to be reunited with his friend Cristiano Ronaldo, who made the switch in the summer.

Marcelo has told Real Madrid: I want Juventus move

It's not fully up to them, but Real Madrid is hoping for the return of James Rodriguez, according to <a href="https://www.donbalon.com/noticia/detalle/131134/james-rodriguez-entra-escena-mensaje-real-madrid-lio-colombiano">Don Balon</a>. Bayern Munich has the right to buy the Colombian midfielder at the end of his loan deal with the German club. Real Madrid is left hoping Bayern opts not to buy him, which is unlikely, as the club's recent struggled threaten to cause an exodus that could include Luka Modric.&nbsp;

Real Madrid hoping for Rodriguez return

With Toby Alderweireld linked with a move away from Spurs, the club is eyeing a potential replacement. Sampdoria defender Joachim Andersen is being linked with a move to Spurs, according to <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/7546217/tottenham-transfer-news-joachim-andersen-toby-alderweireld/">the Sun</a>, and the defender is prepared to not sign a new deal with the club to push it through. With Alderweireld set to become a free agent, Andersen is a potential answer as he also looks to push into the Danish national team.

Tottenham eye Sampdoria's Andersen

N'Golo Kante is set to be offered a new contract at Chelsea as rumours swirl regarding Real Madrid interest. <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/7544487/chelsea-kante-real-madrid-80m-contract/">The Sun</a> is reporting that the club is desperate to lock down Kante, who has three years left on his current deal. Real Madrid are also interested in Eden Hazard, as Chelsea appear to be in a fight to keep some of the team's biggest stars from Spain.&nbsp;

Chelsea set to offer Kante new deal to ward off Real Madrid interest

Unai Emery says he accepts criticism stemming from Aaron Ramsey's much-discussed contract situation. Arsenal have made a habit of letting contracts run down too long and, with Ramsey set to leave, Emery says he undertands the discussion. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/emery-accepts-criticism-over-ramsey-contract-situation/329txsqhg0041rq24a99rh3hm">Read the full story on Goal!</a>

Emery accepts criticism over Ramsey situation

With Loris Karius struggling and his own playing time not up to expectations, Fabri is eyeing a return to Besiktas according to <a href="https://www.fotomac.com.tr/besiktas/2018/10/21/fabricio-geri-donmek-istiyor">Fotomac</a>. Fabri believes it was a "mistake" to leave Besiktas to join Fulham after making just two appearances in the early stages of the&nbsp;season. A starting spot may just be available if he returns, though, as the club is said to be ready to move on from&nbsp;Karius.&nbsp;

Fulham's Fabri looking for Besiktas return

Marquinhos is confident Neymar will remain with PSG in the wake of links to&nbsp;Barcelona and Real Madrid. The two Spanish clubs have been linked with moves for the PSG star, but his club and Brazil team-mate has one simple message: "Good luck". <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/good-luck-to-real-madrid-and-barcelona-in-signing-neymar/tf5zxpl03faz11csyfgfqye2v">Read the full story on Goal!</a>

'Good luck Barca and Real' - Marquinhos weighs in on Neymar rumours

Tottenham are lining up a move for Blackburn's Bradley Dack, according to <a href="https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1034316/Tottenham-Spurs-Pochettino-Blackburn-Star-Bradley-Dack">the Express</a>. Dack, a £750,000 summer signing from Gillingham last season, has thrived in the Championship, having provided&nbsp;six goals and two assists. The 24-year-old, who is also on Gareth Southgate's radar, is one of two Spurs targets in the second tier&nbsp;alongside Jack Grealish.

Spurs after Blackburn's Dack

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