{"id":18509,"date":"2026-02-03T22:47:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=18509"},"modified":"2026-02-03T22:47:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:47:40","slug":"football-gossip-adam-wharton-sandro-tonali-jean-philippe-mateta-dwight-mcneil-illan-meslier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=18509","title":{"rendered":"Football gossip: Adam Wharton, Sandro Tonali, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Dwight McNeil, Illan Meslier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Liverpool<\/b><\/i><\/a><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">, <\/b><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b><\/i><\/a><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> and Real Madrid eye Adam Wharton deal, <\/b><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b><\/i><\/a><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> could move for Jean-Philippe Mateta and Sandro Tonali, <\/b><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/leeds-united\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Leeds<\/b><\/i><\/a><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> keeper Illan Meslier looks to be heading to Turkey.<\/b><\/i><\/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> could rival <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> and <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Real Madrid<\/b> for the \u00a380m signing of <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, in the summer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/liverpools-next-transfer-move-simple-36663223\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Mirror)<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\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b><\/a> could make a move for long-term striker target<b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>Jean-Philippe Mateta, 28, in the summer after the Frenchman&#8217;s proposed deadline-day transfer from <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> to <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">AC Milan<\/b> fell through. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/man-utd-summer-transfer-news-36662675\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Mirror)<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\">AC Milan, <\/b><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\/newcastle-united\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Newcastle<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>are<b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>all interested in Serbian forward Dusan Vlahovic, 26, on a summer free transfer, even though he has recently returned to <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Juventus <\/b>to complete his rehabilitation from an abductor injury. <a href=\"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/vlahovic-juventus-recovery-chelsea-milan-free\/\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Football Italia)<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\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>are also looking to bolster their midfield and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/newcastle-united\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Newcastle<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">&#8216;s <\/b>Italy international<b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>Sandro Tonali, 25, is of interest.<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/02\/03\/man-utd-urged-sign-brilliant-100m-star-ahead-arsenal-chelsea-replace-casemiro-26687164\/?ito=newsnow-feed\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"> (Metro)<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\/everton\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Everton<\/b><\/a> will be open to new offers for English winger Dwight McNeil, 26, after his deadline-day move to <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> collapsed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/everton-plan-to-accept-new-dwight-mcneil-offer-after-crystal-palace-move-collapsed\/\" 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\/newcastle-united\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Newcastle<\/b><\/a> will resurrect a move for highly rated <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Reims&#8217; <\/b>Ivorian midfielder Patrick Zabi, 19, in the coming months. <a href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/newcastle-united-transfers-pogba-4208666\" 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\/leeds-united\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Leeds United<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">&#8216;s <\/b>French goalkeeper Illan Meslier, 25, could be set for a move away from Elland Road, with Turkish club <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Besiktas<\/b> holding talks. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/leeds-united\/illan-meslier-besiktas-transfer-turkey-window-open-immediate-exit\" 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\">Germany midfielder Leon Goretzka, 30, who is out of contract at <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bayern Munich<\/b> in the summer, could be on his way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal<\/b><\/a> on a free transfer. <a href=\"https:\/\/cfbayerninsider.com\/2026\/02\/leon-goretzka-arsenal-bayern-munich-transfer\/\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Bayern 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\/west-ham-united\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">West Ham<\/b><\/a> can dismiss head coach Nuno Espirito Santo without paying compensation if they are relegated to the Championship. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XVa5YOcKCB\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Athletic &#8211; subscription required)<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\/cy09eq0ley4o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool, Manchester United a&hellip; 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