{"id":18843,"date":"2026-02-04T23:14:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T23:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=18843"},"modified":"2026-02-04T23:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T23:14:32","slug":"football-gossip-ronaldo-romero-anderson-casemiro-tonali-neves-roefs-nketiah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=18843","title":{"rendered":"Football gossip: Ronaldo, Romero, Anderson, Casemiro, Tonali, Neves, Roefs, Nketiah"},"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\">Cristiano Ronaldo might ask to leave Al-Nassr in June, <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/nottingham-forest\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Nottingham Forest<\/i><\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">&#8216;s Elliot Anderson is top of <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Manchester United<\/i><\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">&#8216;s list of midfield targets, Atletico Madrid are planning a move for <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/tottenham-hotspur\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Tottenham<\/i><\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">&#8216;s Cristian Romero.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who will turn 41 on Thursday, is set to boycott a second match for <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Al-Nassr, <\/b>despite posting a picture of himself training, and might ask to leave the Saudi Pro League club in June. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/story\/_\/id\/47826210\/cristiano-ronaldo-boycott-second-al-nassr-game-protest-pif-sources\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(ESPN)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">If Ronaldo leaves <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Al-Nassr<\/b>, his most likely move would be a return to his first club <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Sporting Lisbon<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fichajes.net\/noticias\/cristiano-ronaldo-podria-regresar-sporting-portugal-20260204.html\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Fichajes &#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\/nottingham-forest\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Nottingham Forest<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">&#8216;s<\/b> England international Elliot Anderson, 23, tops <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">&#8216;s<\/b> list of midfield targets, which also includes his Three Lions team-mate Adam Wharton, 21, of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/crystal-palace\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Crystal Palace<\/b><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/brighton-and-hove-albion\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Brighton<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">&#8216;s<\/b> 22-year-old Cameroon player Carlos Baleba, 22. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7010600\/2026\/02\/04\/transfer-latest-winter-review-manchester-united-arsenal-liverpool-summer-plans\/\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">The 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\">Atletico Madrid <\/b>are ready to move for<b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/tottenham-hotspur\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Tottenham<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>defender Cristian Romero, 27, following the Argentine&#8217;s latest social media post appearing to criticise the club.<b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/38116428\/cristian-romero-atletico-madrid-transfer-news-tottenham\/\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sun)<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-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Newcastle United<\/b><\/a> chief executive David Hopkinson says he has &#8220;no idea&#8221; if Sandro Tonali&#8217;s agent offered the 25-year-old to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal<\/b><\/a> following rumours linking the Italy midfielder to the Gunners on transfer deadline day. <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/3960273\/newcastle-sandro-tonali-arsenal-transfer\/\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Talksport)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, 28, who was linked with a January move to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b><\/a> among other clubs, has signed a contract extension at Saudi Pro League side <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Al-Hilal<\/b> until June 2029. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/2019021009379381630\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Fabrizio Romano)<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-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Chelsea<\/b><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester City<\/b><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Liverpool<\/b><\/a> are interested in signing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/sunderland\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Sunderland<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">&#8216;s <\/b>Netherlands goalkeeper Robin Roefs, with the club expecting offers above \u00a350m for the 23 year-old. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/exclusive-sunderland-deal-agreed-with-record-50m-bid-expected\/\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Football insider)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Major League Soccer side <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">LA Galaxy<\/b> are exploring ways to sign 33-year-old Brazil midfielder Casemiro, who will leave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b><\/a> this summer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-15524513\/Man-United-confidential-Big-money-deadline-day-transfer-Casemiro-Tyrell-Malacia-Ruben-Amorim.html\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Mail &#8211; subscription required)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">France defender Dayot Upamecano, 27, is ready to sign a new deal at <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bayern Munich<\/b> that will keep him at the Bundesliga champions until June 2030. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/2018942850109464683\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Fabrizio Romano)<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\/wolverhampton-wanderers\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Wolves<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>have accepted <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Palmeiras&#8217;<\/b> offer of \u00a321.6m for Colombia winger Jhon Arias, and the 28 year-old is already discussing personal terms with the Brazilian side. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uol.com.br\/esporte\/futebol\/ultimas-noticias\/2026\/02\/04\/wolves-aceita-oferta-do-palmeiras-e-arias-ja-negocia-volta-ao-brasil.htm\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(UOL &#8211; in Portuguese)<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-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">West Ham<\/b><\/a> had agreed a \u00a327m deal for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/crystal-palace\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Crystal Palace<\/b><\/a> striker Eddie Nketiah, 26, in the transfer window before an injury to the player ended the move. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7013812\/2026\/02\/04\/crystal-palace-larsen-mateta-mcneil-guessand-window\/\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-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\">Robbie Savage<\/b> is emerging as a leading contender for the vacant <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Blackburn Rovers <\/b>manager&#8217;s job. The former Wales midfielder is understood to fit the profile the Ewood Park hierarchy are after. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/exclusive-robbie-savage-is-a-top-contender-to-be-blackburn-rovers-manager\/\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Footballer Insider)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Out-of-favour<b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/leeds-united\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Leeds United<\/b><\/a> goalkeeper <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Illan Meslier<\/b> has agreed personal terms for a move to Turkish side <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Besiktas<\/b>, with the deal expected to be done in the next 48 hours. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/leeds-united\/illan-meslier-agreement-close-out-of-window-transfer-besiktas-chelsea-jorgensen-stance\" class=\"ssrcss-ymbeas-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Teamtalk)<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\/cpwn48xdxldo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cristiano Ronaldo might ask to&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18844,"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\/18843"}],"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=18843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}