{"id":20370,"date":"2026-02-10T03:43:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T03:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=20370"},"modified":"2026-02-10T03:43:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T03:43:28","slug":"football-gossip-ronaldo-rashford-ndiaye-alvarez-tonali-luis-enrique-klopp-zidane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=20370","title":{"rendered":"Football gossip: Ronaldo, Rashford, Ndiaye, Alvarez, Tonali, Luis Enrique, Klopp, Zidane"},"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 is set to return in Saudi Arabia, a change in Barcelona&#8217;s boardroom might determine whether Marcus Rashford stays in Spain, and Zinedene Zidane may be heading back to Real Madrid. <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to end his strike at <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Al-Nassr<\/b> and play again for the Saudi Pro League club on Saturday. The 41-year-old Portugal forward has missed two games because he is unhappy with the way the club are run. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/13505461\/cristiano-ronaldo-al-nassr-expect-portugal-captain-to-end-strike-and-play-on-saturday\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sky Sports)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">England international Marcus Rashford&#8217;s <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Barcelona<\/b> future hangs on the club&#8217;s presidential election next month. A \u00a326m deal for the on-loan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b><\/a> forward, 28, is the centrepiece of Joan Laporta&#8217;s re-election bid. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/sport\/football\/article\/marcus-rashfords-barcelona-future-hangs-on-presidential-election-b95m97xl5?t=1770632832265\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Times &#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\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b><\/a> will target <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/everton\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Everton<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">&#8216;s<\/b> 25-year-old Senegal forward Iliman Ndiaye if Rashford moves to <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Barcelona <\/b>in a permanent deal<b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2026\/02\/09\/source-man-united-arsenal-rashford-replacement\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Caught Offside)<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-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bournemouth<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>are planning to offer 19-year-old French forward Eli Junior Kroupi a lucrative new contract in a bid to ward off interest from some of Europe&#8217;s biggest clubs, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Chelsea<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Liverpool<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">,<\/b> <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Real Madrid<\/b> and <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Paris St-Germain.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/38165965\/bournemouth-eli-junior-kroupi-chelsea-liverpool\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-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\/manchester-city\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester City<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>are preparing a \u00a3100m summer move for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/nottingham-forest\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Nottingham Forest<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">&#8216;s<\/b> 23-year-old England midfielder Elliot Anderson. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/manchester-city\/elliot-anderson-manchester-city-manchester-united-nottingham-forest-transfer-guardiola-alonso-fabregas\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Teamtalk)<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> are not looking at <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Atletico Madrid&#8217;s<\/b> Argentina forward Julian Alvarez, boosting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">&#8216;s<\/b> hopes of signing the 26-year-old. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cfbayern\/status\/2020760876886724994\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Christian Falk)<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> are confident <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/fulham\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Fulham<\/b><\/a> will exercise a \u00a321m option-to-buy for 26-year-old Nigeria winger Samuel Chukwueze, who is on loan at the Cottagers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzetta.it\/Calcio\/Serie-A\/Milan\/09-02-2026\/milan-i-riscatti-dai-prestiti-quanto-puo-incassare.shtml\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Gazzetta &#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\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b><\/a> are keen on <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Borussia Monchengladbach&#8217;s<\/b> 23-year-old German midfielder Rocco Reitz, who is valued at about \u00a335m. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fichajes.net\/noticias\/united-ofrece-40-millones-crack-alemania-20260209.html\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-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\">Another<b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>midfield<b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>target,<b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>Sandro Tonali of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/newcastle-united\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Newcastle United<\/b><\/a>, is likely to have a price tag of up to \u00a3100m. The 25-year-old Italy midfielder is also attracting attention from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal<\/b><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester City<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>and<b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> Juventus<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/3970473\/newcastle-sandro-tonali-asking-price-transfer-news\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Talksport)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The managerial merry-go-round might bring changes at a number of major clubs in the coming months, but Spaniard Luis Enrique says he is &#8220;so happy&#8221; at Ligue 1 <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">PSG<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/2020822517774975275\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Fabrizio Romano)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Among those looking for a big name are<b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> Real Madrid,<\/b> who may make an approach for German Jurgen Klopp. France World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane is more likely to return for a third spell in the dugout though. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/story\/_\/id\/47872375\/coaching-chaos-get-ready-2026-manager-merry-go-round\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(ESPN)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Liverpool<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>board will consider the future of Dutch manager Arne Slot if the club fail to qualify for the Champions League this season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-liverpool-board-seriously-question-arne-slots-position\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Football Insider)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Daichi Kamada, 29, is set to leave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/crystal-palace\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Crystal Palace<\/b><\/a> at the end of the season. The Japan midfielder&#8217;s contract expires in the summer and there are no extension talks. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/live-blog\/31771\/12476234\/transfer-centre-live-football-transfer-news-updates-and-rumours?postid=11023207#liveblog-body\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-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\/cjen2qv43vpo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cristiano Ronaldo is set to re&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20371,"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\/20370"}],"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=20370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}