The Wednesday board
The lead file belongs to Milan. Inter are eyeing a January move for Crystal Palace and United States defender Chris Richards, per ESPN’s Transfer Talk. LiveScore’s Palace daily adds that Inter have scouted the ever-present centre back for several months and view him as an attractive fit for their back three. With his contract running to 2027, reports suggest Inter are weighing a cut-price January approach or waiting to land him on a free next year. Our model grades Richards at 81 OVR with a €25.0M to €31.0M band and a deal score of 63 on the expiring board.
Arsenal close on Odegaard
Arsenal are close to finalizing a new contract for captain Martin Odegaard, per FootballTransfers. The Norwegian’s deal has drifted toward the danger zone and tying down the captain is the club’s clearest piece of January business: one that requires no transfer at all.
Man Utd open Mateta talks
Manchester United have held talks with the camp of Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta over a possible January signing, per FootballTransfers. The Frenchman sits on our expiring board at 82 OVR with nine months left on his deal. The full data case is here.
The rest of the file
- Harry Kane is nearing a contract extension at Bayern Munich that reportedly includes a clause granting Tottenham matching rights on any future Premier League offer, per To The Lane And Back. A route home, written into the contract.
- Michael Olise will ask for a release clause in his new Bayern Munich contract, per Bavarian Football Works, with Real Madrid and Liverpool circling. Bayern keep conceding clauses to keep their stars.
- David Raum: Manchester United and Juventus are battling for the RB Leipzig captain, per FootballTransfers.
- Kenan Yildiz: Arsenal have been told the eye-watering condition required to prise the winger from Juventus, per FootballTransfers.
- Alex Scott: Chelsea have been shown a pathway to sign the Bournemouth midfielder via a release clause, per FootballTransfers.
- Man City verdict confirmed: the Premier League has confirmed City were found guilty of the majority of their 115 charges, per FootballTransfers. Real Madrid and Barcelona are tracking Erling Haaland and Cavan Sullivan amid the uncertainty, per ESPN.
- Bernd Leno is on Bayern's list for a future backup goalkeeping role, per Bavarian Football Works.
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