Transfer news and rumours LIVE: PSG prepared to pay Leao release clause

Following his sacking from Sevilla, there was a widespread expectation that Julen Lopetegui would take the vacant managerial spot at Wolves after Bruno Lage also met the same fate a couple of weeks ago.However, <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCMOTD/status/1579926286788857858" target="_blank">Guillem Balague</a> has claimed that his fellow Spaniard will not be taking over at Molineux. He said: "It's a heartfelt no [to Wolves] but the personal and professional timing did not coincide."

Lopetegui turns down Wolves job

Speaking after <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/juventus-embarrassed-maccabi-haifa-champions-league/blt4f5662971e61c160" target="_blank">Juventus' humiliating Champions League defeat to Maccabi Haifa</a>, Andrea Agnelli admitted that Max Allegri will not be sacked."It's not the coach's fault that we can't even make a tackle," he told Sky Sport Italia. "Allegri will stay at least until the end of the season. I feel ashamed for what is happening, I am angry, but I also know that football is played with 11 men, you lose and win with 11."Read more from GOAL <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/agnelli-confirms-allegri-not-sacked-admits-ashamed-of-juventus-terrible-season/blt07c1592f09cc1312" target="_blank">here</a>.

Allegri not going anywhere, says Agnelli

Michael Carrick is unlikely to be named Middlesbrough's new manager, according to the <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63216718" target="_blank">BBC</a>.Simon Stone reports that the former Manchester United midfielder and coach held talks with club officials on Tuesday, but found no agreement as he does not feel the time is right for him to return to football just yet.

Carrick not expected to become Middlesbrough manager

Nottingham Forest have parted ways with two senior recruitment figures, George Syrianos and Andy Scott, according to the <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/10/11/nottingham-forest-sack-recruitment-chiefs-150m-summer-spree/?utm_content=football&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=Echobox&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1665508108" target="_blank">Telegraph</a>. The club are currently undertaking a review of their £150m summer spend, with the Trees second bottom of the Premier League after nine games.

Forest sack transfer chiefs

Manchester United, Leeds United and Newcastle have all sent scouts to watch Rangers' Leon King, with 'many clubs' monitoring the defender, per <a href="https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1579831732882505729" target="_blank">Fabrizio Romano</a>.The 18-year-old made his Champions League debut in a defeat away to Liverpool, but is being held in high regard and is out of contract in 2024.

3 Premier League clubs scouting Rangers defender Leon King

Atletico Madrid are interested in getting the services of Roberto Firmino, according to Spanish outlet <a href="https://todofichajes.com/roberto-firmino-en-el-punto-de-mira-del-atletico-de-madrid/" target="_blank">Todo Fichajes. </a>They have already got in touch with his agent and want to seal the deal in the near future. <picture><source srcset="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blte469c96020aa007d/GettyImages-1243640713.jpg?format=webp" type="image/webp"><source srcset="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blte469c96020aa007d/GettyImages-1243640713.jpg?format=jpg" type="image/jpeg"><img src="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blte469c96020aa007d/GettyImages-1243640713.jpg?format=jpg" alt="Roberto Firmino Liverpool 2022-23" data-source="Getty Images" data-copyright="Getty Images" data-portal-copyright="Getty Images" perform:prop="uuid:blte469c96020aa007d;width:1920;height:1080"></picture>

Atletico want to sign Firmino

Erling Haaland has a €200million release clause that can be activated from the summer of 2024 when he will be two years into his City deal, according to <a href="https://theathletic.com/3676111/2022/10/11/erling-haaland-release-clause-premier-league/" target="_blank">The Athletic. </a>The figure will keep decreasing as he nears the end of his five-year deal. However, the clause can be activated only by a club outside England which makes it almost impossible to move to another Premier League outfit.

Haaland's €200million release clause revealed

Kylian Mbappe wants to leave PSG as early as January as his relationship with the Parisian outfit is completely broken, as reported by <a href="https://www.marca.com/futbol/liga-francesa/2022/10/11/634561de22601d23618b45e4.html" target="_blank">Marca. </a>However, his destination might not be Real Madrid as Florentino Perez and Nasser Al Khelaifi&nbsp;are at loggerheads with each other over the Super League issue. But the 2018 World Cup winner still wants to wear the white jersey and it now remains to be seen how Real Madrid reacts to the situation.

Madrid move ruled out even as Mbappe wants to leave PSG!

Manchester United have sent scouts to watch Sassuolo midfielder Davide Frattesi, according to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gazzetta.it/Calciomercato/07-10-2022/mercato-frattesi-da-premier-450512929946_preview.shtml?reason=unauthenticated&amp;origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gazzetta.it%2FCalciomercato%2F07-10-2022%2Fmercato-frattesi-da-premier-450512929946.shtml" target="_blank">Gazzetta dello Sport. </a>Tottenham, Brighton and West Ham United&nbsp;are all regarded as potential suitors as the 23-year-old midfielder has been in impressive form in Serie A this season.

United have eyes on Frattesi

Tottenham Hotspur are closely monitoring Ivan Toney and have even sent out scouts to follow the Brentford striker, according to <a href="https://www.footballinsider247.com/tottenham-striker-toney-sources/" target="_blank">Football Insider. </a>He has six Premier League goals this season from nine matches and it is believed that Manchester United are also an admirer of the forward.

Tottenham join race to sign Toney

Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot is looking for a new club with Juventus interested in signing him, as claimed by Italian outlet&nbsp;<a href="https://www.calciomercato.com/news/diogo-dalot-occasione-in-fascia-c-e-la-juve-ma-non-e-da-sola-91626">CalcioMercato</a>. The Portuguese will become a free agent next summer, although United have the option to extend his contract by one more year. Meanwhile, Juve are willing to let go Juan Cuadrado and Alex Sandro next summer which could see the Old Lady making a move for Dalot.

Dalot looking for a new club amidst Juve interests

Liverpool are disappointed with summer loanee Arthur and will not exercise the option to buy him permanently in the summer from Juventus, as revealed by Romano on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxJirezg1H4">his YouTube channel</a>.&nbsp;“The buy option for Arthur Melo will not be triggered by Liverpool,”&nbsp;he said. “It’s a loan with a buy option, not mandatory in this case. The buy option is around £37.5m. But the main problem with Arthur is the injuries. He’s been having too many injuries.“In this case, it’s something that is surprising to Liverpool as they signed him on deadline day because they had many injuries in midfield. They decided to go for Arthur to have one more option for Jurgen Klopp and then go for a top midfielder next summer," he added.

Liverpool will not activate Arthur's buy-option

Gabriel Martinelli wants to be rewarded handsomely for his efforts this season and has already started to negotiate a new deal with the Arsenal management, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11300457/Arsenal-make-Gabriel-Martinelli-one-earners-new-talks-started.html" target="_blank">according to Mail Online. </a>The 21-year-old wants around £200,000-a-week which would make him one of the highest earners at the club along with Thomas partey and Gabriel Jesus.

Martinelli wants bumper contract at Arsenal

Barcelona have set their sight on Leicester City's Youri Tielemans, Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan and Liverpool's Naby Keita, according to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/barca-mueve-atar-jugadores-libres-77069653" target="_blank">Sport</a>.They are willing to add more numbers in midfield and have narrowed down on these players whose contracts will end next summer.

Barca interested in three Premier League free agents next summer

Real Madrid have chosen Erling Haaland to be the successor of Karim Benzema, according to Sky <a href="https://twitter.com/Plettigoal/status/1579547886651846656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1579547886651846656%7Ctwgr%5Ef45d41dae34bba9d2cfa98705eec5f7746fe17ed%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.embedly.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext2Fhtmlkey%3D69687b5ff59a4f0e88a33541f4f0dc2aschema%3Dtwitterurl%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fplettigoal%2Fstatus%2F1579547886651846656image%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Fabs.twimg.com%2Ferrors%2Flogo46x38.png" target="_blank">Sports Germany's Florian Plettenberg. </a>Benzema wants to extend his contract beyond 2023 and Haaland has a release clause in his Man City deal that can be activated in 2024. <picture><source srcset="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/bltae1e57ec1a02dab2/ha.jpg?format=webp" type="image/webp"><source srcset="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/bltae1e57ec1a02dab2/ha.jpg?format=jpg" type="image/jpeg"><img src="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/bltae1e57ec1a02dab2/ha.jpg?format=jpg" alt="ERLING HAALAND MANCHESTER CITY " data-source="Getty Images" data-copyright="Getty Images" data-portal-copyright="Getty Images" perform:prop="uuid:bltae1e57ec1a02dab2;width:1920;height:1080"></picture>

Madrid eye Haaland as Benzema replacement

Manchester United have been offered to sign Napoli winger Hirving Lozano, as reported by Fabrizio Romano <a href="https://www.teamtalk.com/manchester-united/hirving-lozano-transfer-news-fabrizio-romano-reveal-offered-wants-prem-move" target="_blank">(Via TeamTalk). </a>His former agent Allessandro Monfrecol in an interview with Italian outlet&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gonfialarete.com/2022/10/07/esclusiva-lozano-lintermediario-a-radio-crc-in-estate-potrebbe-lasciare-napoli-ed-andare-in-inghilterra-ecco-dove/" target="_blank">Gonfia la Rete </a>had said, "I think he could land in Manchester United or Everton. This does not exclude other English teams could enter the negotiation. My personal prediction is that he will leave in June, but he is very happy here.”

United offered Napoli's Lozano

Middlesbrough have initiated talks with Man United legend Michael Carrick to be the next manager, <a href="https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-michael-carrick-in-advanced-talks-to-be-middlesbrough-manager/" target="_blank">according to Football Insider. </a>It has been reported that the agreement has already been done and the former assistant to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is all set to take charge of the club after Chris Wilder was shown the door last week.

Boro in talks with Carrick

<a href="https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/newcastle-united-transfer-news-james-maddison-moussa-diaby-1904166" target="_blank">The i understands</a> that Newcastle are readying bids for Leicester playmaker James Maddison and Bayer Leverkusen winger Mousa Diaby. Both players are currently playing in underperforming teams and could be tempted to join Eddie Howe's project on Tyneside.

Newcastle line up bids for Maddison and Diaby

Ivan Toney is hot property right now. The English forward has six goals in the Premier League so far this season and is attracting interest from across the top flight. However, Brentford are set to offer their star striker a new contract in order to see off interest from other clubs such as West Ham and Manchester United, according to <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/toney-brentford-contract-manutd-transfer-28200250" target="_blank">The Mirror</a>.

Brentford to offer Toney new contract to see off interest

Donny Van de Beek has long been out of favour at Man Utd, even with ex-Ajax boss Erik Ten Hag entering the dugout at Old Trafford this summer. <a href="https://twitter.com/Ekremkonur/status/1579365001470824449" target="_blank">Ekrem Konur</a> believes that Leicester City are looking to bring in the midfielder for a price of around €15 million.

Leicester eye up Van de Beek

PSG's search for a second striker has led them to Rafael Leao of AC Milan, according to <a href="https://mediafootmarseille.fr/le-psg-pret-a-payer-la-clause-de-rafael-leao-info-media-foot/" target="_blank">Media Foot</a>. The forward is heavily linked with Chelsea, but Luis Campos is reportedly ready to pay the Portuguese wingers €150 million release clause to take him to Paris.

PSG ready to pay release clause for Leao

Chelsea have been heavily linked with AC Milan forward Rafael Leao in the past months, but new boss Graham Potter is refusing to be drawn into discussion regarding any interest. When asked about the player he said: "They are very flexible and can set up in lots of ways - and the player mentioned [Leao] is part of that team. You can see his quality and what he brings, but he's part of a strong unit, a strong team and a strong club - and we respect that."

Potter refusing to be drawn on Leao links

Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes has quelled all speculations about a possible move to Real Madrid. "Real Madrid is the best team in the world, so... nice, but it's just a conversation, it's nothing," he said to <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/bruno-guimaraes-newcastle-united-transfer-28196981" target="_blank">Mirror. </a>He was linked to Madrid in the summer after the departure of Casemiro.

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