{"id":299704,"date":"2023-12-12T17:13:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=299704"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:13:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:13:17","slug":"transfer-gossip-column-united-set-their-sights-on-barcelona-defender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/transfer-gossip-column-united-set-their-sights-on-barcelona-defender\/","title":{"rendered":"TRANSFER GOSSIP COLUMN: United set their sights on Barcelona defender"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> TRANSFER GOSSIP COLUMN: Man United set their sights on Barcelona defender, Newcastle and Spurs prepare to battle for Juventus starlet and Chelsea enter talks over Brazilian wonderkid<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Man United have reportedly identified Kalvin Phillips as a January transfer target\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Meanwhile, Newcastle have identified a replacement for the injured Nick Pope\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>United are three points behind City\u2026 a league table can LIE. There are chasms between them &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With the January transfer window drawing ever closer, it only makes sense that transfer rumours are beginning to grow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Namely, the likes of Jadon Sancho, Kalvin Phillips and Raphael Varane are all players whose futures could take a new turn during the winter window.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sancho has remained an outcast at United after falling out with Erik ten Hag, with some fearing that former Real Madrid defender Varane has met the same fate.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, across Manchester, Pep Guardiola has admitted that he struggles to see the England international in his future plans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind,\u00a0here, <span>Mail Sport<\/span> takes you through all the biggest transfer rumours on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/06\/78811355-12849209-image-a-1_1702276765764.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United are reportedly targeting Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/06\/78811365-12849209-image-a-2_1702276771416.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham now lead Newcastle in the race to sign English winger Samuel Iling-Junior from Juventus<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United have offered to double the wages of Barcelona and Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo, who is not interested in a January move to Bayern Munich. (Mundo Deportivo)<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham now lead Newcastle in the race to sign English winger Samuel Iling-Junior from Juventus. (Football Insider)<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal are eyeing up an eye-watering move for Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres, as an alternative to Ivan Toney. (Football London)<\/p>\n<p>Raphael Varane could leave Manchester United in January after falling out with manager Erik ten Hag. (Nicolo Schira)<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have entered talks with Palmeiras over a potential move for 16-year-old Brazilian winger Estevao Willian. (Mundo Deportivo)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/06\/78811397-12849209-image-a-3_1702276826599.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Red Devils defender Raphael Varane is reportedly close to leaving Manchester United<\/p>\n<p>Everton have turned down an offer from Tottenham to alter the terms of a \u00a310m deal for former England midfielder Dele Alli, 27, to Goodison Park in January 2022. (The Times &#8211; subscription required)<\/p>\n<p>Crystal Palace are putting Valencia centre-back Cristhian Mosquera on their list to replace Marc Guehi. (The Sun)<\/p>\n<p>Everton are prepared to sell England centre-back Ben Godfrey to Tottenham in January, if a suitable bid is submitted. (Football Insider)<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12849209\/TRANSFER-GOSSIP-COLUMN-Man-United-set-sights-Barcelona-defender-Newcastle-Spurs-prepare-battle-Juventus-starlet-Chelsea-enter-talks-Brazilian-wonderkid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRANSFER GOSSIP COLUMN: Man United set their sights on Barcelona defender, Newcastle and Spurs prepare to battle for Juventus starlet and Chelsea enter talks over Brazilian wonderkid Man United have reportedly identified Kalvin Phillips as a January transfer target\u00a0 Meanwhile, Newcastle have identified a replacement for the injured Nick Pope\u00a0 United are three points behind&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299703,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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