Malcom, Ünder, Aurier, Trippier


Transfer Talk: Malcom, Ünder, Aurier, Trippier


The Liverpool Echo are being rather silly linking Everton with Malcom. They tell us Malcom is holding crunch talks with Barcelona, bit late considering the president has already put him on the transfer list.

Malcom will want UEFA Champions League football, which Everton don't have, indeed they don't have any European football next season and he isn't going to entertain any side not in the premier European competition. In addition, his wages would be too much for Everton as well.

That is just common sense and it is amazing that so many journalists don't possess any it seems.

Gazetta dello Sport suggests Tottenham and Arsenal want to sign 21-year-old (22 in July) Turkish international Cengiz Ünder.

His agent has been negotiating, according to Il Romanista, with caretaking Director of Football Frederic Massara about whether he stays or leaves. Roma failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, they are in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the Europa League, as did Arsenal, also in the Europa League and he wants to play in the competition.

That suggests he might leave which will alert Spurs, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea, all of whom have been following his progress in Italy. Lyon, qualified for Champions League and Marseille, don't have European football.

Ünder is currently under contract until 2022 and Roma are considering Marseille winger Florian Thauvin as his replacement.

Various different reports around Europe suggest Manchester United, Manchester City, and Barcelona are also tracking him and that Roma will listen to offers over £26.49 million (€30m).

AS Monaco are very interested in 26-year-old (27 in December) former PSG right-back Serge Aurier who is under contract until 2022. Monaco failed to qualify for Europe so it is unlikely the Ivorian international would entertain a move. They are suggesting a figure of £15 million (€17m) which certainly won't be enough.

Napoli have reportedly pulled out of a move for Kieran Trippier with the suggestion that the hierarchy there think he is too old. More likely is that they do not want to pay our valuation of him, which is almost double what they have offered.

Other reports suggest they haven't pulled out of a potential deal.