{"id":15138,"date":"2026-01-23T22:16:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=15138"},"modified":"2026-01-23T22:16:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:16:38","slug":"football-gossip-alexander-arnold-alvarez-diomande-gomez-paqueta-wharton-baleba-anderson-tsimikas-luiz-cresswell-lopez-watson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=15138","title":{"rendered":"Football gossip: Alexander-Arnold, Alvarez, Diomande, Gomez, Paqueta, Wharton, Baleba, Anderson, Tsimikas, Luiz, Cresswell, Lopez, Watson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Real Madrid right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has not been told to find a new club this summer, <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Arsenal<\/i><\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"> eye summer move for Atletico Madrid&#8217;s Julian Alvarez, while <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Liverpool<\/i><\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"> are set to battle Bayern Munich for RB Leipzig&#8217;s Yan Diomande.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has not been told to leave <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Real Madrid,<\/b> despite reports in Spain suggesting new manager Alvaro Arbeloa has urged the 27-year-old to find a new club this summer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-15491745\/Trent-Alexander-Arnold-urged-LEAVE-Real-Madrid.html\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Mail) <span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-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-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal<\/b><\/a> are exploring the possibility of launching a summer move for 25-year-old <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Atletico Madrid<\/b> and Argentina forward Julian Alvarez. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/story\/_\/id\/47703778\/arsenal-weighing-julian-alvarez-summer-transfer-sources\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(ESPN) <span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bayern Munich<\/b> will have competition from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Liverpool<\/b><\/a> in the race to sign Ivory Coast forward Yan Diomande, 19, from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">RB Leipzig<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bild.de\/sport\/fussball\/konkurrenz-fuer-den-rekordmeister-liverpool-will-bayern-diesen-spieler-wegschnappen-697381bd984ba86eab23b954\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Bild &#8211; in German)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-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-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Liverpool<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">&#8216;s<\/b> English defender Joe Gomez, 28, is wanted by <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">AC Milan<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calciomercato.com\/liste\/milan-casting-per-il-difensore-offerto-dragusin-concorrenza-alla-roma\/blte3437d1a6d4e6eed#cs11fb1fb5e795d4eb\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Calciomercato &#8211; in Italian)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-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-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">West Ham<\/b><\/a> have rejected a bid worth \u00a332.9m plus \u00a33m in add-ons from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Flamengo <\/b>for 28-year-old Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6993771\/2026\/01\/23\/paqueta-transfer-news-west-ham-flamengo-bid\/\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Athletic &#8211; subscription required) <span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/crystal-palace\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Crystal Palace<\/b><\/a> and England midfielder Adam Wharton, 21, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/brighton-and-hove-albion\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Brighton<\/b><\/a> and Cameroon midfielder Carlos Baleba, 22, have emerged as more realistic targets for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b><\/a> than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/nottingham-forest\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Nottingham Forest<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>and England midfielder Elliot Anderson, 23, who they believe will join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester City<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/man-utd-summer-transfers-midfield-replace-casemiro-4190350\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(The I &#8211; subscription required) <span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-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-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Liverpool<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>are looking to bring<b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>Greece left-back<b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>Kostas Tsimikas, 29, back from his loan at <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Roma. <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/3930684\/liverpool-andy-robertson-tottenham-hotspur-transfer-news\/\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Talksport) <span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-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-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Chelsea<\/b><\/a> have made initial approach to <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Juventus<\/b> to discuss a loan deal for 27-year-old Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz, who is currently on loan at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/nottingham-forest\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Nottingham Forest<\/b><\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/2014727314077024589\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Fabrizio Romano)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Rennes<\/b> will target <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Toulouse&#8217;s <\/b>English centre-back Charlie Cresswell, 23, should 20-year-old French defender <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Jeremy Jacquet<\/b> leave them for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Chelsea<\/b><\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/2014721382790168808\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Florian Plettenberg)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Barcelona<\/b> will attempt to ward off interest in attacking midfielder Fermin Lopez by offering the 22-year-old Spaniard a new contract. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/cumbre-renovacion-fermin-lopez-126007822\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sport &#8211; in Spanish)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/brighton-and-hove-albion\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Brighton<\/b><\/a> have made 19-year-old English winger Tommy Watson available for loan, with several clubs in the Championship and one in the Premier League interested. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/live-blog\/11095\/12476234\/transfer-centre-live-football-transfer-news-updates-and-rumours#:~:text=Brighton%20winger%20Watson,Premier%20League%20club.\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sky Sports)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/ckgk2nv5k0zo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid right-back Trent A&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15139,"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\/15138"}],"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=15138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15138\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}