Amorim WOWS Man Utd, Chelsea WANT Vinicius Jr, Arsenal's Odegaard BOOST: FootballTransfers recap

Cameron Smith

• 5 Nov 2024 17:05 CST
• 7 min read

Tuesday 5 November saw Ruben Amorim beat Manchester City as he prepares to take over at Manchester United.

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Furthermore, Enzo Fernandez could join Barcelona, Vinicius Junior could join Chelsea and Martin Odegaard is back to full fitness for Arsenal.

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

Man Utd

Ruben Amorim has made it clear that Man Utd will no longer continue their policy of signing Dutch and Eredivisie players.

Meanwhile, the 39-year-old passed a test against Manchester City with flying colours.

Man Utd fans even believe Amorim could be the man to alter their fortunes for good.

In other news, the Red Devils are set to rival Chelsea for Porto forward Samu Omorodion.

Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite also remains on their radar, despite the summer additions of Leny Yoro and Matthijs de Ligt.

However, the PGMOL has been blamed for the sacking of Erik ten Hag.

Ten Hag, however, reportedly didn't want to sign Joshua Zirkzee this summer.

Meanwhile, the 'next Modric' wants to join Man Utd in 2025, according to reports.

Furthermore, ex-Man Utd star Dimitar Berbatov has urged his former club to sign Viktor Gyokeres.

Portuguese newspaper Record has even claimed that a summer bid from Man Utd for Gyokeres is “guaranteed”.

In addition, the Red Devils are reportedly preparing to lodge a €90 million offer for Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

Chelsea News

Real Madrid are increasingly concerned that Vinicius Jr will leave the club as Chelsea join the race for the Brazilian star.

However, Enzo Fernandez has been offered an escape route by Barcelona and Inter Milan.

Meanwhile, Liverpool are set to outbid Chelsea and make a €100 million January offer for Real Madrid star Aurelien Tchouameni.

In other news, Juventus are determined to sign Jonathan David next summer, but Chelsea could fulfil his Premier League dream, according to Italian media.

Arsenal News

Arsenal star Gabriel Jesus could follow Brazilian compatriot Edu Gaspar out of the door in January in order to join Newcastle.

Lukas Podolski believes Arsenal will have the upper hand against Inter in the Champions League, but he is not convinced that Kai Havertz is the right player to lead the line for the Gunners.

However, Mikel Arteta will be buoyed by the return of club captain Martin Odegaard.

Other Football News

Barcelona have re-joined the race to sign Mohamed Salah after pursuing him in 2022, according to Spanish media.

Real Madrid legend Karim Benzema has urged Kylian Mbappe to “forget” about his aspirations of playing as a left winger at the Santiago Bernabeu.

FIFA have introduced a number of new regulations ahead of the 2025 Club World Cup.

Liverpool could cut their losses on Federico Chiesa as early as the January transfer window after a difficult start to the Italian’s career in England.

Fabrizio Romano insists that Rafael Leao has yet to field any significant transfer interest from Barcelona or any other club.

Edu Gaspar's first order of business at his new job at Nottingham Forest could be to convince Mathys Tel to join.

Former PSG director Leonardo is convinced that the club should have offloaded Kylian Mbappe much, much sooner.

Neymar just can't seem to kickstart his Saudi Pro League career and he will now once again be sidelined with injury.

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