Football may be on hiatus, but that’s not dampening the never-ending nature of transfer talk. Here’s a look at the chatter making the rounds this week.
Areola, Onana circling in shot-stopper carousel
To the surprise of nobody, Alphonse Areola is discontent playing second fiddle to human scaffold Thibaut Courtois at Real Madrid after having the No. 1 job at Paris Saint-Germain a year ago. Areola’s missus fancies London, according to L’Equipe, which also reports that Ajax shot-stopper Andre Onana would be keen to deputize for Keylor Navas in the French capital.
Inter want Griezmann for Lautaro
Barcelona won’t stop until Lautaro Martinez is lining up alongside Lionel Messi at the Camp Nou, and Gazzetta dello Sport reports Inter have offered a swap deal involving Antoine Griezmann. Considering the Frenchman has scored three fewer league goals than Luis Suarez, who hasn’t played since January, Barcelona would presumably be willing to OK Inter’s offer.
Isak becomes Barcelona’s Plan B
Should Martinez evade Barcelona’s clutches, the Catalan giants will look to Real Sociedad forward Aleksander Isak, according to Spanish outlet Marca. Obstacles abound, however. Isak …read more