Middle Eastern giants want to buy MU; Mourinho aims to exchange Pogba for Vidal
(Baonghean.vn) - A Middle Eastern tycoon wants to buy MU; Liverpool receives bad news from Virgil van Dijk; Lukaku "flirts" in Serie A; Arsenal wants Loftus Cheek's signature... are some of today's interesting international sports news.
Liverpool received bad news from Virgil van Dijk
Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk suffered a rib injury in the Netherlands' 3-0 win over Germany. The player has been sent back to Liverpool to recover from the injury. Before Virgil van Dijk, Salah also suffered an injury while on national duty in Egypt. Currently, the possibility of Virgil van Dijk and Salah playing in round 9 of the Premier League is still open.
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Virgil van Dijk suffered an injury while on duty for the Netherlands. Photo: Getty |
Lukaku "flirts" in Serie A
In an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport about the possibility of playing in Serie A in the future, Man Utd striker Lukaku said: "Why not? I hope to try my hand there."
Middle Eastern giants want to buy MU

MU panicked, Mourinho exchanged Pogba for Vidal
Don Balon reported that it seems that in the midst of MU's crisis, Mourinho has run out of magic and doesn't know what to do, so he has come up with a crazy idea with two dangerous transfer plans in January 2019.
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Mourinho was said to be desperate and took the risk of asking for help from Ibrahimovic, then sacrificing Pogba to bring Vidal to MU. |
According to this source, in addition to planning to ask for help from veteran Ibrahimovic, who had to leave MU for the US after a serious injury, Mourinho is now also targeting Arturo Vidal.
The above source even claimed that Mourinho was willing to sacrifice Paul Pogba to make Vidal his man, because the Portuguese strategist is someone who likes "quick wins".
Luke Shaw is about to sign a new contract with MU

MU left-back Luke Shaw is about to sign a new contract to end the rumors about his future. The 23-year-old's current contract with MU will expire next summer, so MU has rushed to negotiate a contract with Luke Shaw to avoid losing this player for free.
SheetMetro(England) said that Shaw is preparing to sign a long-term contract with MU with a salary of 150 thousand pounds/week, higher than his current salary (100 thousand pounds/week).
Arsenal want Loftus Cheek's signature
Ruben Loftus-Cheek has decided to leave Chelsea in the winter transfer window to get more playing time. According to the British press, Arsenal are planning to get the midfielder's signature.
Real Madrid plans to sell Bale to MU

According to the newspaperMetroReal Madrid have planned to sell Gareth Bale after losing patience with the Welshman's continued injury problems. MU are the team most eager to have Gareth Bale and they are ready to "rescue" him. In addition, Chelsea are also very interested in Bale.
However, Gareth Bale still has no intention of leaving the Bernabeu. The 29-year-old player feels happy at Real Madrid and will fight to stay at this club. Coach Zinedine Zidane wanted to sell Bale in the summer of 2017 but failed when Real Madrid refused to meet his demands.