TRANSFER WINDOW OPENS TOMORROW COUTINHO CLOSE TO BARCA MOVE
Juve sound the Al-clear on Sandro Pulis hopes January will sway March Pards puts Moses on winter list Time for a Nou look at Christensen
BARCELONA will make a £130million bid for Philippe Coutinho this week.
And the Catalan club are confident that they will land the Liverpool playmaker this time.
The Brazil star was a Barca target all last summer but the Reds refused to sell. Coutinho made it MANCHESTER UNITED and CHELSEA target Alex Sandro could be on the move after JUVENTUS lined up a deal for Bayer Leverkusen’s Wendell.
Both Premier League clubs put the left-back on their wish-lists after Manchster City looked at taking him in the summer.
Juventus had told the 26-year-old he would have to wait, but the Italians have now stepped up their interest in fellow Brazilian Wendell, 24, as a likely replacement. clear he wanted to quit Anfield for the Nou Camp but Liverpool held on to their prized asset.
The La Liga leaders will now try again – and Spanish sources believe that they will get their man.
Liverpool have just spent a world record £ 75million on defender Virgil van Dijk – but boss Jurgen Klopp has said he does not have to sell to recoup those funds.
And he will not want to lose a key player just as the Reds are building a sustained challenge for a top-four place in the Premier League – and with the Champions League knockout stages starting in February with a clash against NEW MIDDLESBROUGH boss Tony Pulis is considering a move for BRIGHTON starlet Solly March.
The England Under-21 star is unhappy with his lack of minutes since the club won promotion and has made his feelings known to boss Chris Hughton.
March, who has been linked with Newcastle and West Ham, is among the targets Pulis is weighing up moves for. WEST BROM manager Alan Pardew has targeted Nigeria international Moses Simon for the winter transfer window.
The winger is out of contract at GENT at the end of the season and will cost around £4million.
Simon has played 17 times for his country and at 22 is seen as a sound investment by Albion.
But both West Ham and Leicester are monitoring the situation and could provide competition for the Baggies. Porto. Klopp also has an important FA Cup third-round tie against Merseyside rivals Everton on Friday night at Anfield.
But if Coutinho, 25, whose form for the Reds this season has been outstanding, insists on leaving for Barcelona then Liverpool may find it very hard to stand in his way. CHELSEA defender Andreas Christensen’s form is being monitored by BARCELONA.
The Dane has established himself as a regular in Antonio Conte’s starting line-up and his performances have not gone unnoticed at the Nou Camp.
But Christensen still has two-and-a-half years left on his contract and Chelsea are keen to sort out a new deal to fend off interest.