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      Newcastle prepare for ‘one in, one out’ January transfer window as Eddie Howe looks to strengthen squad

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      NEWCASTLE UNITED are reportedly not set to splash the cash next month to continue their top four push – with “one in, one out” the most likely scenario.Boss Eddie Howe has led the Magpies from bottom of the league last winter when he took charge to the top three ahead of the World Cup break.
      Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has spoken about his ambitions for the January transfer windowCredit: Getty
      They are currently on a five-match winning run and he wants to improve his squad once the transfer window re-opens.
      Despite the huge wealth of their Saudi Arabian owners, Howe knows that FFP rules could limit his budget.
      He will hold a meeting in the Middle East country, where the Toon are currently enjoying a training camp, with co-owners Amanda Staveley, Mehrdad Ghodoussi and Jamie Reuben and sporting director Dan Ashworth to prepare for the upcoming window.
      However, The Mail states that they understand “one in, one out” is “the most likely scenario after a year in which the Saudi-backed owners have spent in excess of £200m” on new additions.
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      Speaking to the publication, Howe said: “As a manager, I am always looking to improve the team. I will never sit here and be content – I don’t think that is the right way to manage.
      “My way to take the team to new heights is to improve through the training of the players we have. If we can’t get to a certain level, then we need to find that in the transfer market.
      “In my position, you are keen to sign the best players you can – but those players come at a premium. Sven Botman wasn’t cheap, Alex Isak (£60m) wasn’t cheap. Those are players who can influence the starting XI.
      “Do we have the finances for that? I do not know. That might impact our options.
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      “It is a considerable outlay the club have to find and with FFP, I’m not sure that’s available to us. You have to work within the guidelines of the club.”
      The 45-year-old former Bournemouth manager added: “The squad, in my eyes, looks different to what it did in the summer because of how well players have done – and from my perspective, I can’t ignore that.
      “We look like, on paper, we have a very strong squad when everyone is fit. Everyone is not fit currently, and that has a bearing on what you look to do in January.
      “I am not expecting too much business, whether incoming or outgoing, but it is football and it is January, so it’s unpredictable.
      “We can’t predict what is going to happen with our own squad, in terms of fitness and availability, so we do need to be ready to act if we need to.” More

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      Arsenal and Chelsea scouts ‘left stunned by Porto winger Pepe’ but player is only available in £65m transfer

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      ARSENAL and Chelsea are reportedly due to battle it out for Porto winger Pepe.The 25-year-old Brazilian was first linked with the Gunners back in the summer.
      Porto star Pepe has left Chelsea and Arsenal scouts amazedCredit: AFP
      Arsenal and Chelsea are both chasing Porto winger Pepe along with JuventusCredit: Getty
      However, his hefty price tag put off Mikel Arteta from making a moving.
      Scouts have continued monitoring the star’s progress this term, and a fresh report has claimed that both Arsenal and Premier League rivals Chelsea have been blown away by his performances.
      Portuguese outlet A Bola allegedly left their talent spotters “with their mouths open”.
      And they are not the only clubs considering a move.

      Italian giants Juventus are now believed to have placed him on their wishlist.
      But any transfer move for the South American will be costly.
      Porto are holding out for at least £65million for Pepe – which would trigger his release clause.
      He began his career at local side Foz do Iguacu back in his homeland.
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      After bursting on to the scene there, he was soon snapped up by Gremio and won the Campeonato Gaucho for four straight years.
      He helped himself to 20 goals in 86 league appearances for them, which led to Porto making their move.
      The Brazilian U23 international headed to Portugal in 2021 and he has helped them to the Primeira Liga title plus the Taca de Portugal, the country’s version of the FA Cup, and Supertaca Candido de Oliveira, which is similar to the Community Shield. More

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      Arsenal, Chelsea and Man Utd in Joao Felix transfer battle as Atletico Madrid demand £120m for out-of-favour star

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      ARSENAL, Chelsea and Manchester United are in a battle to sign Atletico Madrid star Joao Felix, according to reports.The Portugal ace is enjoying a fine World Cup and has three of English football’s top clubs on his radar.
      Joax Felix is likely to leave Atletico Madrid this summer according to the club’s ownerCredit: Getty
      This comes after reports that Felix has fallen out with manager Diego Simeone, with their relationship said to be beyond repair.
      As a result, the club’s owner Gil Marin has admitted the 23-year-old is up for sale.
      He said: “The relationship between the coach and him is not good, nor is his motivation.
      “The most reasonable thing is to think about his departure, although I would love him to stay. But it is not his will.”
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      Therefore, Relevo claim that Prem giants Arsenal, United and Chelsea are all in the running.
      But the forward, who’s scored once and assisted twice in four games at the World Cup, will cost around £120m.
      Felix, who became the fourth-most expensive player EVER when he arrived from Benfica for £113m in 2019, still has more than four years left on his deal.
      United desperately need a forward following Ronaldo’s departure, while Arsenal are hoping to sign one in January with Gabriel Jesus facing around three months on the sidelines.
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      Meanwhile, Chelsea have been short of goals with Kai Havertz and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scoring just four times between them in the league.
      But the Prem trio face competition from both Bayern Munich and PSG, who are also sniffing around. More

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      Rio Ferdinand reveals three reasons why he thinks Jude Bellingham will make sensational Man City transfer

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      JUDE BELLINGHAM will seal a transfer to Manchester City over any of their rivals, according to Rio Ferdinand. The former Manchester United and England defender revealed he believed Bellingham would make the switch to the blue half of Manchester in the summer.
      Jude Bellingham will join Manchester City, according to Rio FerdinandCredit: Getty
      Ferdinand outlined three key reasons for why he believed this transfer would happenCredit: Getty
      His criteria for this consisted of three key reasons – those being Pep Guardiola’s new deal, the appeal of being the player to win the Champions League for them and his mates already at the club.
      Speaking on FIVE, he said: “Pep Guardiola’s signed a new deal, if they don’t win the Champions League this year, he goes there with a mindset, ‘I am going to be the man that brings you the Champions League.’
      “That’s how I think he’s moving, that’s how I think he rolls.
      “I think he will (go to City), I think he’ll say he’s got a couple of mates there, England boys, ‘I can go to (Real) Madrid in five years’.
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      “I think he thinks, ‘listen man, I’m a superstar, I want to go win the league and the Premier League because I’m an English-born boy and then I’ll go Madrid and do the same there in a couple of years’.
      “The mad thing is he’s got the chance, the great thing is he has the absolute choice and pick of what he does. There will be clubs queuing up.”
      Bellingham is busy being wooed by a number of interested parties while in Qatar – with Liverpool reportedly taking the lead in the race to sign the 19-year-old.
      The former Birmingham City star has struck up a friendship with Jordan Henderson and was pictured on a stroll alongside Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold while in Qatar.
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      A fan confronted Bellingham while he was alongside Henderson and Alexander-Arnold and told him to sign for Real Madrid instead to help him win the Ballon d’Or.
      Gary Neville also picked up on the way they were cosying up to the Borussia Dortmund star.
      He said: “The whole thing unnerves me!
      “When I was in the camp sort of 15 years ago, I used to sort of get close to (Wayne) Rooney, close to Rio Ferdinand. All those players you thought you could just grab.
      “Now you see Phil Foden next to Jude Bellingham, you see Trent Alexander-Arnold going for a walk with him, you see Jordan Henderson cuddling up to him at the end of the game.
      “And you think ‘you sneaky little sods, I know what you’re trying to do you lot’.”
      But first of all Bellingham has his sights set on helping England beat France to get into the semi-finals of the World Cup. More

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      West Ham looking to sign striker in January transfer window as David Moyes closes in on deal for Brazilian star Luizao

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      WEST HAM want to add more firepower to their forward line in next month after a difficult start to the season.Only Everton, Nottingham Forest and bottom of the table Wolves have scored fewer goals than the Hammers this season.
      David Moyes is hoping to sign a striker in January after West Ham’s goalscoring woesCredit: Getty
      The Hammers are also hoping to complete a deal for Brazilian defender LuizaoCredit: Getty
      Manager David Moyes is under pressure to turn things around quickly after the Prem returns on Boxing Day.
      In order to aid that, the club are looking to sign one or two forwards in the January window to boost the number of goals in the squad.
      Despite a huge summer outlay, Moyes has not been able to get his new-look forward line to click this season.
      The Hammers were one of the big spenders in the summer window, forking out over £160million on new signings including a club record £51millon deal for Brazil star Lucas Paqueta, who is yet to score in eight Prem appearances.
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      West Ham also spent £30.5million on Italian striker, Gianluca Scamacca, who has just two Premier League goals to his name so far this term.
      Maxwell Cornet arrived from Burnley for £17.5million and made five league appearances without a goal before suffering an injury before the World Cup break.
      It is not clear how much the West Ham board will give Moyes to spend in the January window.
      However, the Hammers are also looking to the future as they look to secure a deal for Brazilian defender, Luizao.
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      The Sao Paulo defender, 20, is out of contract at the end of January in South America with the Hammers looking to bring him to London on a free transfer.
      There were fears further spending would have to happen at the back following another injury to Nayef Aguerd at the World Cup.
      With teammate Kurt Zouma already having undergone knee surgery, Aguerd, signed for £30million in the summer before missing the opening months of the season through injury, hobbled off during Morocco’s shock last-16 victory over Spain.
      However, the defender’s groin injury is not as bad as first feared.West Ham assistant Mark Warburton said on Tuesday: “Nayef has made contact with us already and fingers crossed it’s not as bad as it looked.
      “We saw he reached for his groin but he’s quite happy tonight so hopefully he’ll have it assessed and have a scan in the morning and, fingers crossed, it’s not too bad.” More

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      ‘Spare a thought for Southampton’ – Fans all say same thing as it emerges Saints tried to sign Gakpo and Ramos in summer

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      FANS have all been saying the same thing after Goncalo Ramos’ stunning World Cup hat-trick for Portugal.The 21-year-old has been banging in the goals for Benfica but took his game to another level on the global stage against Switzerland.
      Goncalo Ramos was linked with a move to Southampton back in AugustCredit: Getty
      Southampton also tried to sign Cody Gakpo in the summerCredit: Rex
      Replacing Cristiano Ronaldo, the striker justified his inclusion with a stunning treble to secure a quarter-final date with Morocco.
      His ruthless display of finishing came months after he was linked with a move to Southampton.
      According to The Athletic, Saints were in talks with Benfica over a £25m deal for the youngster, although they eventually failed in their attempts.
      Incredibly, Ramos is the second player they were linked with to announce himself at the World Cup, with Cody Gakpo, who was also wanted by Leeds and Manchester United, in red-hot form too.
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      In stark contrast, Nathan Jones’ side are currently 19th in the table and have scored just 13 goals all season.
      On social media, Southampton fans are generally happy their requirement department identified them, but are ultimately gutted they missed out.
      One fan said: “If anything it shows the quality of player we have been trying to get!”
      Another replied: “We were in for Ramos and Gakpo and got neither and now are in 19th while they both tear up the World Cup. Sadness abounds.”
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      A third chimed in with: “Joe Shields taking us to the promised land.”
      One responded: “Is there anything more depressing to read?”
      While another said: “Spare a thought for Southampton this morning – who tried to sign Goncalo Ramos and Cody Gakpo in the summer.” More

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      Cristiano Ronaldo urged to make MLS transfer as £173m Saudi Arabia move will leave him ‘out of sight and out of mind’

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      CRISTIANO RONALDO has been urged to snub a switch to Saudi Arabia and join the MLS instead.That’s because his proposed £173million-a-year Middle East move risks leaving him “out of sight and out of mind.”
      Cristiano Ronaldo has been told to snub Saudi Arabia for a move to the MLSCredit: Getty
      Alexi Lalas reckons Ronaldo could hurt his brand moving to the Middle EastCredit: Getty
      Ronaldo, 37, is mulling his options after leaving Manchester United last month.
      The Portugal star, who has been dropped for tonight’s World Cup last-16 clash against Switzerland, has received a mega-money offer from Saudi side Al-Nassr.
      The £173m-a-year contract would see Ronaldo become the best-paid athlete in history.
      But the veteran has been warned that joining Al-Nassr could end up damaging his brand and reputation.
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      Former USA star Alexi Lalas feels a move to the Middle East is not a sensible option.
      He argues that Saudi Arabian football is not well followed, and Ronaldo risks vanishing off the map as a result.
      Lalas, who knows about star deals after signing David Beckham for LA Galaxy in 2007, believes Ronnie would be far better off playing in America.
      Becks enhanced his global appeal playing in the MLS, with the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney also enjoying major success.
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      SunSport exclusively revealed Beckham’s Inter Miami have already held talks with Ronaldo.
      And Lalas believes the five-time Ballon d’Or winner should be crossing the Atlantic instead of the Mediterranean.
      He told Fox: “It sounds like he’s going to make a boatload of money and go to Saudi Arabia and play.
      “It kind of is out of sight and out of mind. I can’t remember the last time we heard about the Saudi Arabian league.
      “For a guy that is so concerned about his brand, and certainly has more money than he can do with, it’s a strange type of thing for him to do.
      “For 200 million dollars you’ll figure it out, but if the alternative is making less money and I get to go and play and live in Miami or Los Angeles…
      “MLS can’t compete with that type of money, but what MLS can give him is a much bigger entrée into the American market – he’s already huge in America.
      “For a guy that’s cultivated this brand over the years, that might have been more appealing.
      “In the moment he might not have made the money, he might have also established his brand.
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      “I’m not saying we’re not going to hear from Cristiano Ronaldo or his brand can’t grow, but it’s sure as hell I would think not going to grow as much being in Saudi Arabia relative to the United States.
      “We’ve seen it with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, David Beckham, Thierry Henry or Wayne Rooney. The moments they have from a MLS perspective do go viral, it’s not completely out of sight, out of mind.” More

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      Gilberto Silva hints at shock Arsenal swoop for Jude Bellingham as he reveals plans to chat with transfer chief Edu

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      GILBERTO SILVA has hinted at a shock Arsenal swoop for England star Jude Bellingham.That’s after telling fans he could persuade Gunners chief Edu into sanctioning a mega-money bid.
      Gilberto Silva has hinted Arsenal could make a stunning move for Jude BellinghamCredit: Getty
      Silva told fans he could talk to sporting director Edu over a dealCredit: Getty
      Bellingham, 19, is football’s hottest talent after some stunning performances at the World Cup.
      Already a star man at Borussia Dortmund, Bellingham has become a key player for England too.
      And a host of top clubs emerge are now battling for his signature next summer.
      Real Madrid, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Man United are thought to be keen.
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      But there have been links with Premier League title hopefuls Arsenal as well.
      The Gunners are looking to become kings of England for the first time since 2004.
      And one of their aces from that Invincibles era has hinted Arsenal may very well make an offer.
      Brazil icon Silva, 46, is remembered fondly in north London for his technical style and lung-bursting runs from midfield.
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      Indeed, Bellingham bears a striking resemblance with his own maverick style of play.
      And Silva has now told fans he could put in a word with Arsenal sporting director Edu over making a bid for Bellingham next summer.
      Silva first wrote on Twitter: “Jude Bellingham reminds me of someone.”
      This prompted a fan to reply: “Have a word with Edu”, to which Silva gave a thumbs-up emoji.
      Another supporter added: “Can you put a word in?”
      Silva then delighted fans by saying, with a wink emoji: “Maybe.” More