Robin van Persie exiting Man United, Adnan Januzaj loan could be on hold Robin van Persies days at Manchester United may be numbered according to the latest transfer rumours. TOP STORY: Januzaj to stay, Van Persie uncertain Though Louis van Gaal has been busy clearing out the deadwood since his summer arrival at United, it seems that Adnan Januzaj will be denied a loan exit despite the promising winger struggling on the periphery of the squad. The Daily Mirror reports that although there are numerous clubs interested in taking the 19-year-old on a temporary spell, Van Gaal insists that the player must stay to fight and prove himself worthy of a role in his team. - Mitten: A loan would be best for Januzajs career The silver lining for Januzaj is that the former Netherlands coach has shown with Bayern Munich and Barcelona that if a youngster is good enough to play, then Van Gaal will pick him. The onus is now on the Belgium international to earn a role at Old Trafford. One player who could be set for a surprise exit is Robin van Persie, according to The Sun. The paper reports that Van Persie is growing worried about his Old Trafford future, with no apparent talks scheduled over a new deal despite his current contract having just 18 months to run. LIVE BLOG: 7.36 GMT: Radamel Falcao is dangling in the breeze at Manchester United right now. The on-loan striker from Monaco has made it clear he wants to stay at Old Trafford. However, that would cost Louis van Gaal and company 43 million pounds, which perhaps explains the heel dragging. Now the Daily Star are reporting that two Serie A clubs, Juventus and Roma, would be happy to end Falcaos waiting game and take him on board for good this summer. 6.35 GMT: Evertons Kevin Mirallas has put his contract talks on hold with the club, which has put the rest of Europe on alert, according to the Daily Mirror. Mirallas was electric in the clubs heartbreaking FA Cup loss to West Ham, but it seems the Belgian is ready to wait until the summer to pick up negotiations on a new deal. He has 18 months left on his current contract. Lucas staying at Liverpool - Rodgers Its a midfield merry-go-round at Liverpool of late: Steven Gerrard is leaving this summer for LA Galaxy; Fabian Delph is reportedly his replacement, with Lucas Leiva said to be the man to make way for the Aston Villa talisman. However, Anfield boss Brendan Rodgers has ruled out losing the Brazilian holding midfielder this winter despite rumours of an Inter Milan bid for the 28-year-old, with the coach telling various British newspapers: No, [Lucas] is not one that we would want to lose in January. There will be speculation over the course of the month on a lot of players. It is not something I would be willing to do in January. Of course at the end of the season everything is looked at again, but the team is in a good momentum. That means that Lucas could still be on his way to Serie A this year, but may have to sit tight until the summer at least. United plot another summer spending spree? With Manchester United 153 million pounds worse off and in a similar position now to where they were with David Moyes at the helm, the Daily Mirror reports that the Old Trafford hierarchy will green-light another huge outlay next summer to the tune of 150 million pounds at a transfer summit on Friday involving Louis van Gaal and United chief executive Ed Woodward. Van Gaal has been a long-term admirer of Kevin Strootman, and the Roma midfielder reportedly joins Borussia Dortmund captain Mats Hummels and Southampton right-back Nathaniel Clyne as the Dutch coachs top targets come the end of the season. Should deals for either Hummels or Clyne stall, then the Mirror states that Aston Villa skipper Ron Vlaar and Evertons Seamus Coleman are backup options, with Van Gaal keen to add reliable defenders to his squad. Moyes targeting cut-price Ings? In-demand Burnley forward Danny Ings has repeatedly insisted that he is staying at Turf Moor this winter, but that will do little to assuage Clarets fans fears over the 22-year-olds future with the striker, whose contract up this summer. Sensing a bargain, David Moyes is set to attempt to bring the England Under-21 star to Real Sociedad at the end of the season, according to The Independent. The paper reports that while Burnley would be due between up to 5 million pounds in compensation were the player to sign a deal with a Premier League club, a move to Spain for Ings would see that fee decided by FIFA. With a cap of 90,000 euros for every season he would play abroad, that would equate to a measly 206,000 pounds for the Clarets, and a potential England international for La Real for less than one week of Radamel Falcaos Manchester United wages. Bargain. Spurs striker may be staying put With Emmanuel Adebayor picking up a hefty pay packet while Harry Kane does all the work at Tottenham, Daniel Levy is understandably keen to move on the 30-year-old striker. However, the Daily Mirror reports that the Togo striker is quite happy to see out his 100,000-pound-a-week deal at White Hart Lane rather than consider offers from Galatasaray, Besiktas and Italian clubs -- and why wouldnt he? Mauricio Pochettino will be hoping that Adebayor finds the hunger to change teams for a starting role, but it seems for now that the forward will continue to sit out the action while collecting a sizeable wage that Spurs were foolish enough to hand out.
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 08:08:12 +0000
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