{"id":13290,"date":"2026-01-17T21:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T21:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=13290"},"modified":"2026-01-17T21:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T21:38:00","slug":"football-gossip-jacquet-ferguson-mandas-de-vrij-onyedika-bastoni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=13290","title":{"rendered":"Football gossip: Jacquet, Ferguson, Mandas, De Vrij, Onyedika, Bastoni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Chelsea<\/i><\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"> prepared to pay \u00a343m for Jeremy Jacquet, Evan Ferguson wanted by Napoli, and <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/afc-bournemouth\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Bournemouth<\/i><\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"> chasing Christos Mandas.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Chelsea<\/b><\/a> are prepared to pay 50m euros (\u00a343.3m) for 20-year-old French defender Jeremy Jacquet, but <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Rennes<\/b> are holding out for more than 60m euros (\u00a352m). <a href=\"https:\/\/rmcsport.bfmtv.com\/football\/transferts\/mercato-chelsea-fonce-sur-le-rennais-jeremy-jacquet-vers-une-vente-xxl-pour-le-club-breton_AV-202601170175.html\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(RMC Sport &#8211; in French)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Napoli<\/b> could look to sign Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson, 21, who is on loan at <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Roma <\/b>from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/brighton-and-hove-albion\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Brighton<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">,<\/b> if Netherlands winger Noa Lang, 26, leaves this month. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corrieredellosport.it\/news\/calcio\/calcio-mercato\/2026\/01\/17-145907694\/roma_e_napoli_la_mossa_a_sorpresa_ferguson_per_lang_ma_il_galatasaray_\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Corriere dello Sport &#8211; in Italian)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/afc-bournemouth\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bournemouth<\/b><\/a> are in advanced talks with <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Lazio<\/b> over a loan deal for 24-year-old Greece goalkeeper Christos Mandas. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/live-blog\/11095\/12476234\/transfer-centre-live-football-transfer-news-updates-and-rumours?postid=10867001#liveblog-body\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sky Sports)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/newcastle-united\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Newcastle<\/b><\/a> have registered their interest in Netherlands and <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Inter Milan<\/b> defender Stefan de Vrij, 33. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/exclusive-newcastle-register-interest-in-stefan-de-vrij\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Football Insider)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/aston-villa\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Aston Villa<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>have spoken with <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Club Brugge<\/b> about signing Raphael Onyedika, 24, but <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Galatasaray<\/b> remain the frontrunners for the Nigeria midfielder. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sachatavolieri\/status\/2012505851269992810?s=20\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sacha Tavolieri)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal<\/b><\/a> are eyeing moves for 22-year-old Germany and <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Eintracht Frankfurt<\/b> left-back Nathaniel Brown and <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Sporting&#8217;s<\/b> Ivory Coast centre-half Ousmane Diomande, 22. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2026\/01\/17\/arsenal-eye-ousmane-diomande-and-nathaniel-brown-transfers\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Caught Offside)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Liverpool<\/b><\/a> have turned their attention to <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Inter Milan<\/b> and Italy defender Alessandro Bastoni, 26, after missing out on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/crystal-palace\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Crystal Palace<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">&#8216;s<\/b> Marc Guehi who is set to join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester City<\/b><\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/liverpool\/two-huge-guehi-alternatives-schlotterbeck-alessandro-bastoni-inter-milan-2026-transfer\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Teamtalk)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Juventus<\/b> have stepped up their interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/crystal-palace\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Crystal Palace<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">&#8216;s<\/b> Jean-Philippe Mateta, 28, and held talks with the France striker&#8217;s representatives on Friday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-15472459\/European-giant-steps-pursuit-Jean-Philippe-Mateta.html\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Mail)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/aston-villa\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Aston Villa<\/b><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/tottenham-hotspur\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Tottenham<\/b><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b><\/a> are all eyeing a deal for <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Juventus<\/b> defender Pierre Kalulu, 25, but are unlikely to make a move for the France international until the end of the season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calciomercato.it\/2026\/01\/17\/ansia-kalulu-in-casa-juventus-preoccupazione-per-i-tifosi-bianconeri\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Calciomercato &#8211; in Italian)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b><\/a> want to bring in Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, 28, during the winter window but <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Al-Hilal<\/b> will demand a fee in the region of \u00a320m. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-man-united-plot-move-to-sign-midfield-star-20m-bid-will-get-it-done\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Football Insider)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Liverpool<\/b><\/a> have set their sights on <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Real Madrid<\/b> and France midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, 23. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fichajes.net\/noticias\/liverpool-lanza-fichaje-eduardo-camavinga-20260117.html\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Fichajes &#8211; in Spanish)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/west-ham-united\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">West Ham<\/b><\/a> held talks with <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Barcelona<\/b> over the possibility of signing Marc-Andre ter Stegen, 33, but the Germany goalkeeper looks set to join Girona. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/west-ham-united\/west-ham-fail-spectacular-move-barcelona-superstar-exclusive\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Teamtalk)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/tottenham-hotspur\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Tottenham<\/b><\/a> are competing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/aston-villa\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Aston Villa<\/b><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/newcastle-united\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Newcastle<\/b><\/a> for 24-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/brentford\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Brentford<\/b><\/a> and Germany striker Kevin Schade. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2026\/01\/17\/tottenham-eye-kevin-schade-transfer-deal\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Caught Offside)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Chelsea<\/b><\/a> are set to recall <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Celtic<\/b> target David Datro Fofana, 23, from his loan spell with Turkish club <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Fatih Karagumruk<\/b> as they look to sell the Ivory Coast striker this month. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-chelsea-plan-to-accept-new-david-datro-fofana-offer-after-loan-deal-cancelled\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Football Insider)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">England winger Jadon Sancho, who is on loan at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/aston-villa\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Aston Villa<\/b><\/a>, could be set to return to <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Borussia Dortmund<\/b> for a third time with the German club wanting to sign the 25-year-old on a free when his contract at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b><\/a> expires at the end of the season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fichajes.net\/noticias\/borussia-dortmund-valora-regreso-jadon-sancho-agente-libre-20260117.html\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Fichajes &#8211; in Spanish)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cew8nj12841o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea prepared to pay \u00a343m f&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[251],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13290"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13290\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}