Brazilian star wished by Liverpool, Man Utd on verge of €30m switch; Premier League scouts flock to Scotland to observe winger

Actual Madrid are “very shut” to signing a Brazilian closely linked with Liverpool and Manchester United and Premier League scouts flocked to Hampden Park this week to test on a Ukraine star.

LOS BLANCOS MOVE FOR JOAO GOMES

Actual Madrid are closing in on a deal to signal Flamengo midfielder Joao Gomes who has reportedly been scouted by Liverpool.

Final month Flamengo’s rising star Gomes introduced that it was a “dream” of his to play for Liverpool. That clearly prompted rumours of the Reds pushing ahead with a transfer to signal the 21-year-old.

Fabrizio Romano not too long ago confirmed that Liverpool’s scouts have been monitoring Gomes. However that’s about so far as Liverpool’s curiosity goes. They haven’t made a bid or in reality made an method to signal the participant.

Thee Brazilian membership’s vice-president Marcos Braz not too long ago put to mattress any ideas Liverpool had made a transfer for Gomes.

“There was no proposal for Joao Gomes, there was no session for him,” Braz instructed ESPN Brazil.

“So, it’s lots of lies which have been propagated about Joao Gomes because the starting of those renewal points. However when you ask me if subsequent yr, in the course of the yr, I believe there shall be one thing, I’ll say: ‘I believe’.

Manchester United have additionally been linked with Gomes. And journalist Tim Vickery claimed an change Andreas Pereira might have been on the playing cards.

However now there’s actual curiosity in Gomes from Actual Madrid. Journalist Martin Liberman says Actual Madrid are closing in on signing the Flamengo midfielder for a price of round €30m.

MUDRYK WATCHED CLOSELY

Premier League scouts had been out in pressure at Hampden Park on Wednesday night time, in accordance with a report.

Arsenal, Everton, Brentford and Liverpool have all been linked to the Ukraine star this summer time and the 21-year-old was in motion this week in opposition to Scotland.

Mudryk performed for 84 minutes, however he couldn’t cease his aspect being crushed 3-0 away from dwelling. And there have been loads of notable observers checking on the progress of the Shakhtar Donetsk winger.

90min report that Arsenal and Chelsea scouts had been at Hampden Park “solely to get a more in-depth take a look at Mudryk”. Whereas Brentford, Brighton, Everton, Leeds, Newcastle, West Ham and Wolves all had representatives in attendance.

Numerous different golf equipment had been additionally within the stands with “most golf equipment had been maintaining a tally of Mudryk”.

Shakhtar centre-back Mykola Matvienko and Dynamo Kyiv winger Viktor Tsygankov are additionally two gamers of curiosity to quite a few golf equipment.

MOURINHO WANTS CHALOBAH

Jose Mourinho will make one other try to land  Trevoh Chalobah of Chelsea in January, claims a report in Italy.

The Corriere dello Sport declare that the previous Chelsea boss “loudly requested” Chalobah in the summertime. The Blues although are understood to have blocked the participant’s path out of the membership after shedding quite a few key males.

Each Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger left on free transfers. Kalidou Koulibaly and Wesley Fofana have since arrived and a brand new supervisor has additionally been put in place at Stamford Bridge.

Chalobah has solely featured as soon as – the win over Leicester – when Thomas Tuchel was in cost. Chalobah was on the bench for Graham Potter’s solely recreation up to now.

The 23-year-old shall be in search of extra recreation time and if he’s out of the body beneath Potter, then he’ll look to maneuver. And the Italian supply report that Roma will push for a mortgage deal within the winter switch window.