Transfer news and rumours LIVE: Man Utd want Sancho deal done before European Championship

The agent for Newcastle United playmaker Miguel Almiron says Atletico Madrid are interested in signing his client.

According to quotes in the Newcastle Chronicle, agent Daniel Campos says Atleti showed their interest in Almiron and the Paraguayan international will likely leave in the near future.

“Look, I was able to come in contact with their coaching staff (Atletico Madrid) and they told me that they were interested and just scouting him, but never in the position to make an offer,” Campos said.

“They were just looking at him. But I think in the future, it’s possible, why not? There are also big teams in England for which they are inquiring about him and we talk.

“I have no doubt will leave, I think it will happen soon, perhaps in June (2021) because this year, everything was disorganized on the transfers due to the Covid-19 pandemic.”

Napoli are looking at a move for Chelsea outcast Emerson in January, according to Repubblica.

The Brazilian has fallen down the left-back pecking order at Stamford Bridge after the signing of Leicester City’s Ben Chilwell.

New Sheffield Wednesday coach Tony Pulis is aiming to get the struggling Championship club into the Premier League.

Pulis, who has never been relegated in 28 years of coaching, believes Wednesday can catch and surpass city rivals Sheffield United.

“There was no way I was going to come out of my house if it wasn’t a big challenge and this is an enormous challenge,” Pulis said, as quoted by the Daily Mail.

“This is a club with a fervent following. No disrespect to Sheffield United but if you got this club into the Premier League it would be the biggest club in Sheffield. At the moment we’re not because of the stability Chris Wilder has brought them.”

Juventus legend Claudio Marchisio has called on Paul Pogba to return to Turin.

Pogba put his future in the spotlight when he admitted he was not having the best time at Manchester United.

Marchisio feels he could be revived at Juve, and replied to a tweet from the Frenchman urging him to head back to Serie A.

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is ready to allow Sergio Ramos to leave in 2021, according to El Chiringuito TV.

The defender is rumoured to be the subject of a massive contract offer from Paris Saint-Germain, and Perez has done nothing to douse the flames by leaving the exit door ajar.

Ramos is said to be seeking a two-year contract at Real so he can retire at the club in 2023.

The Red Devils are continuing their pursuit of the English ace

Manchester United still have their sights trained on Jadon Sancho, and 90min claim they want a deal done before next summer’s European Championship.

Sancho’s stock is on the rise and United feel it would be wise business to strike a deal with Borussia Dortmund early in 2021, before bringing the winger to Old Trafford in the summer.

United failed to match Dortmund’s asking price in the previous transfer window, so it remains to be seen if price remains a sticking point.

West Ham will not match Burnley’s £35 million asking price for James Tarkowski, according to Football Insider.

The Hammers tried to sign the defender in the summer and are ready to bid again in January, but not for the price quoted by the Clarets.

Hertha Berlin’s sporting director Michael Preetz has suggested the club’s efforts to sign Matteo Guendouzi on a permanent basis will rest on the asking price Arsenal set.

Guendouzi is on a season-long loan with the Bundesliga club, and whether he stays could come down to price.

“We’ll see next summer,” Preetz told Kicker. “How the prices will develop by then and what Arsenal is planning then, nobody can say today.”

Martin Braithwaite has insisted he is paying no attention to rumours about his Barcelona future.

The forward was a surprise signing by the Catalans in February, in part to ease an injury crisis, and the move has not worked out.

Speculation suggests Barca want to sell, but the forward told Sport: “I don’t follow the news.”

Hungary coach Marco Rossi feels Red Bull Salzburg’s Dominik Szoboszlai is destined to play in the Bundesliga.

A host teams are interested in the youngster, including Napoli, but Rossi feels the fast-paced style of the Bundesliga will suit the rising star perfectly.

“My feeling is that he is more likely to end up in Germany. He is ready to make the leap, going to the Bundesliga where there’s a faster pace,” the Daily Star quotes Rossi as saying.