Chelsea to hijack ‘subsequent Di Maria’ in January; Liverpool tipped for Musiala over Bellingham

Chelsea look to hijack a transfer for a hybrid of Angel Di Maria and Gary Medel, whereas Liverpool ‘can’ signal Musiala, like everybody else…

GARY MEDEL OR ANGEL DI MARIA?
Chelsea have taken a liking to ‘the subsequent Angel Di Maria’, or ‘the subsequent Gary Medel’, relying who you ask.

Dario Osorio has ‘turned loads of heads’ for Universidad de Chile in his homeland, for whom he’s scored six targets in 22 appearances in 2022.

It’s been urged that Wolves have already agreed a deal to convey Osorio to Molineux in January for round £5m, however 90min declare Chelsea are actually looking to hijack that deal having joined the race for the 18-year-old.

Manchester Metropolis, Liverpool, Brighton, Brentford and Leicester are additionally considered retaining tabs on Osorio, who is taken into account to be one of many prime prospects to return out of Chile in the previous few years and has been in comparison with Di Maria resulting from his high quality on the ball.

Though former Arsenal star and Chile talisman Alexis Sanchez believes he additionally has a little bit of Cardiff Metropolis hero Gary Medel about him.

“Dario Osorio has a number of character and that’s essential, like Gary [Medel] or [Arturo] Vidal as soon as had,” defined Sanchez. “You want character to play for the nationwide workforce, and he has it.”

LIVERPOOL ‘CAN’ SIGN ‘MESSI HEIR’
‘Liverpool can make the most of Chelsea switch mistake by signing ‘Lionel Messi inheritor” is the mightily intriguing headline Categorical have gone with this morning.

They love a speculative story over there and that is all about Chelsea academy graduate Jamal Musiala, who moved to Bayern Munich as a 16-year-old in 2019.

Liverpool apparently confirmed a free curiosity in signing Musiala in the summertime and ‘can’ signal him subsequent summer season, in the identical approach Manchester Metropolis, Chelsea and Plymouth ‘can’.

Musiala has been in beautiful kind for Bayern to this point this time period and tops the Bundesliga goalscoring charts for the German giants with 5 targets, additionally contributing three assists.

He’s additionally established himself within the Germany senior facet and is anticipated to play a giant function for them on the World Cup in Qatar.

His rise isn’t all that completely different to that of Jude Bellingham at Borussia Dortmund and Categorical have the gall to recommend Musiala could be an alternative to Bellingham for Liverpool, regardless of them taking part in in very completely different positions.

SPURS’ PARTNER IN CRIME
Tottenham have reportedly recognized a ‘associate in crime’ for Eric Dier and Cristian Romero.

Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapie, who can play at left-back and left centre-back, was linked with a transfer to Spurs in the summertime however as a substitute remained with the Bundesliga facet, with whom he’s below contract till the summer season of 2026.

Antonio Conte continues to be eager however will face competitors to land the 20-year-old in January, with AC Milan and Napoli additionally eager.

Calciomercato declare Spurs have been Hincapie – who’s been valued at £22m by Leverkusen – with ‘some curiosity’ as they draw up plans for January.