MU recruits "super striker" to replace Ibra, Chicharito put up for sale.
Mourinho will sign Andrea Belotti to replace Ibrahimovic at the end of this season. West Ham are putting Chicharito up for sale even though he's only been there for less than six months... these are the latest transfer news updates on the evening of January 11th.
Ibrahimovic's contract with Manchester United expires in June 2018, so Jose Mourinho is already planning to find a replacement.
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| Mourinho wants to sign Belotti to replace Ibrahimovic. |
According to Yahoo Sport, MU will target a striker under 25 years old, and after screening various targets, "the Special One" has set his sights on Andrea Belotti.
Although Belotti may not be maintaining the impressive goal-scoring form of the previous season, according to Mourinho, he is an energetic striker with an excellent ability to seize scoring opportunities.
However, Belotti's transfer fee is not cheap either. Torino's president, Urbano Cairo, recently hinted that he would not let the Italian striker leave for less than 100 million Euros.
West Ham get rid of Chicharito.
Having only moved to London this summer, Mexican striker Chicharito has struggled with both fitness and form, leaving him a mere shadow of his former self.
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| Chicharito lost his form at West Ham. |
In 21 appearances, Chicharito scored 4 goals. However, he has failed to score in his last 9 games, and the last time the former Manchester United striker scored was in October last year.
Currently earning £130,000 a week at West Ham, Chicharito has been a huge disappointment. Therefore, manager David Moyes is ready to offload him to another team if he receives a reasonable offer.
West Ham are now starting to perform better with Andy Carroll as the lone striker, supported by Arnautovic and Andre Ayew. Chicharito only occasionally gets to play from the bench or in cup competitions.
Arsenal have sold Coquelin to Valencia.
Following the draw against Chelsea in the English League Cup, manager Wenger confirmed that French midfielder Francis Coquelin will leave Emirates Stadium to join Valencia.
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| Coquelin will join Valencia. |
The Spanish club spent £10.6 million to secure the services of the 26-year-old midfielder. Coquelin will sign a four-and-a-half-year contract with the Mestalla Stadium team.
During his 10 years with Arsenal, Coquelin made 150 appearances. At one point, he was considered the new Vieira because of his aggressive and fearless style of play in midfield.
However, Coquelin failed to maintain consistency and gradually lost his starting position to Xhaka, Ramsey, and Wilshere.
