{"id":15729,"date":"2026-01-26T03:12:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T03:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=15729"},"modified":"2026-01-26T03:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T03:12:25","slug":"football-gossip-alexander-arnold-rayan-alonso-anselmino-meite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=15729","title":{"rendered":"Football gossip: Alexander-Arnold, Rayan, Alonso, Anselmino, Meite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Manchester City<\/i><\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"> are keeping tabs on Trent Alexander-Arnold 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\"> get positive response after approaching Xabi Alonso.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><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> are actively keeping tabs on England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold as uncertainty continues to grow over the 27-year-old&#8217;s future at <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Real Madrid<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/manchester-city\/trent-alexander-arnold-manchester-city-shock-transfer-real-madrid-liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Teamtalk) <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> have contacted ex-Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso&#8217;s representatives to enquire about the Spaniard&#8217;s availability, with the 44-year-old reportedly giving a positive response to his former club&#8217;s approach. <a href=\"https:\/\/as.com\/futbol\/primera\/xabi-alonso-ya-ha-recibido-la-primera-llamada-desde-liverpool-f202601-n\/\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(AS &#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\/afc-bournemouth\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bournemouth<\/b><\/a> are close to completing the signing of <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Vasco da Gama&#8217;s <\/b>Brazilian forward Rayan, 19, on a permanent deal. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6995567\/2026\/01\/25\/rayan-bournemouth-medical-transfer-vasco\/\" 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\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Lazio<\/b> have submitted an offer worth up to \u00a315m for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/everton\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Everton<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">&#8216;s <\/b>22-year-old English midfielder Tim Iroegbunam. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/everton-exclusive-club-submit-15m-tim-iroegbunam-offer\/\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Football Insider) <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> and <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> are tracking <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Rennes&#8217;<\/b> 18-year-old French striker Mohamed Kader Meite. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2026\/01\/25\/sources-chelsea-man-united-track-ligue-1-striker\/\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Caughtoffside) <span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Meanwhile, Ligue 1 side <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Rennes<\/b> have rejected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Chelsea<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">&#8216;s <\/b>January approach for France Under-21 centre-back Jeremy Jacquet but the Blues remain keen on a summer deal for the 20-year-old. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/2015444583681872297?s=20\" 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\">Borussia Monchengladbach<\/b> and Switzerland goalkeeper Jonas Omlin, 32, who was a target for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/sunderland\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Sunderland<\/b><\/a>, has joined <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bayer Leverkusen<\/b> on loan until the end of the season. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/2015517589720404305?s=20\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Florian Plettenberg, Sky Germany) <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\/cn0yw87wyggo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City are keeping ta&hellip; 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