Man Utd receive Garnacho BID, Neymar AGREEMENT, Chelsea TRUTH: FootballTransfers recap

Cameron Smith
Cameron Smith
  • 19 Jan 2025 22:05 GMT
  • 5 min read
Alejandro Garnacho, Man Utd, 2024/25
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Sunday 19 January brought several big transfer updates, including the latest on Alejandro Garnacho, Neymar and Nicolas Jackson.

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Below, FootballTransfers runs through the major news stories from the day.

Man Utd Transfer News

Napoli have reportedly made an improved bid for Man Utd winger Alejandro Garnacho following the news of Chelsea's interest.

Furthermore, Man Utd will sell the Argentine if their unspecified asking price is met.

In addition, Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Man Utd flop Antony is on the brink of joining Real Betis on loan.

Marcus Rashford is also close to leaving the club, although Romano has revealed that Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund are the only teams currently battling for his signature.

Meanwhile, Ruben Amorim has admitted that his team could be “the worst in the history of Man Utd” following their 3-1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday afternoon.

Andre Onana has been heavily criticised for his role in the loss.

Chelsea Transfer News

Enzo Maresca has insisted that Chelsea don’t need to sign a “killer” centre forward, despite Nicolas Jackson’s recent woes in front of goal.

However, the Blues could be forced to offload Joao Felix amid interest from AC Milan.

Joao Felix, Chelsea
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Meanwhile, Chelsea could reportedly sell Trevoh Chalobah on a permanent deal before the end of the January transfer window after recalling him from his loan spell at Crystal Palace.

Arsenal Transfer News

David Ornstein has given Arsenal hope of signing Nico Williams but says that any deal will be in the summer and not January.

Meanwhile, Arsenal have been warned against signing Victor Osimhen this month due to his perceived bad attitude.

However, Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing Real Madrid star Brahim Diaz before the end of the January transfer window.

On the other hand, the Gunners are set to miss out on long-term target Michael Kayode, with Brentford close to agreeing a deal with Fiorentina.

Current ETV
Player image Michael Kayode
Michael Kayode

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Fiorentina

Michael Kayode
Michael Kayode

D (RL)

Fiorentina

Fiorentina

€21.5M

ETV Range

€16.1M - €26.8M

Other Transfer News

Neymar has reportedly agreed to re-join Santos on loan as his spell at Al-Hilal draws to a close.

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has claimed that Kylian Mbappe is “the best centre forward in the world” following his brace against Las Palmas.

Kyle Walker is expected to officially become an AC Milan player within 48 hours.

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