Friday, 16 September 2016

Football transfer rumours: James Rodríguez to Manchester United?

Today’s tittle-tattle is in too deep

On Thursday night José Mourinho looked around the Manchester United dressing room after their second limp performance in a week and realised he needed another superstar, which is why Zinedine Zidane is willing to cut a deal in January and let James Rodríguez depart Real Madrid for a smidgeon less than his absurd nine-figure buyout clause. The Colombian has failed to set the Bernabéu alight and is eager to find a clean slate.

Antonio Conte wants Cesc Fàbregas to stay at Chelsea but his future has been plunged into doubt because of interest in the 29-year-old from Milan, ensuring a turbulent buildup to Friday night’s ginormous game against Liverpool. Apart from the fact that the January transfer window does not open for another 106 days, the Mill is always curious to learn the degree of interest when it comes to these stories because if taking notice of a player’s talents when he is on the pitch counts, then is the whole world not interested?

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from Football | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2cT6k8l