Manchester City
Man City haven’t made a decision on Kalvin Phillips yet. This is a crucial step to understand what’s going to happen next summer. Pep Guardiola’s opinion will be really important to decide on Phillips’ future. West Ham are not working on it at this stage; but we have to see how they will act if/when Declan Rice will leave.
Pep Guardiola: “If Man City’s officials want me here, I will be here. The results, they put me out because here is a business; you have to win. But if they want me, I will not let them down, not now and with my players, I want to convince them of that…”
Manchester United
Manchester United have already sent the new contract proposal to Alejandro Garnacho and his representatives. Talks are at a very advanced stage. Image rights and final contract length among points discussed, but Man Utd have always been confident of getting it done soon.
Erik ten Hag: “Rashford is one of the best strikers in Europe, definitely — and I was convinced from the first moment. I was really excited to work with him. I can get more out of him. He has such high potential.”
Napoli
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored again, taking him to 9 goals and 11 assists in 18 Serie A games, alongside his 2 goals and 3 assists in 5 Champions League games.
Reminder: Napoli signed this gem for just €10m in the summer!
Newcastle United
Rumours on Newcastle and Ruben Neves were around also in January but it was never close in the winter transfer window. He’s been discussed with Barcelona but they have different priorities for the summer including Martin Zubimendi, so let’s see how they will decide to proceed.
PSG
It’s just matter of time and then PSG will confirm new deal for Marquinhos, it’s almost agreed as expected. He’s agreed a four-year contract – the deal is in place and will be official soon.
Southampton
Official. Southampton now confirm it has parted company with the manager Nathan Jones. “Chris Cohen and Alan Sheehan have also left the club. Ruben Selles will now take charge of training and prepare the team ahead of next game vs Chelsea,” club statement says.
Tottenham
Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur will miss the rest of the season — he’s going to need 6-7 months to recover after sustaining an ACL injury.
West Ham
West Ham are not working on signing Kalvin Phillips at this stage; but we have to see how they will act if/when Declan Rice will leave. We also need to see what Pep Guardiola and Man City will decide on Phillips’ future.