Martinez Chelsea, Varane Man Utd deal, and more

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Happy new year everyone! The January transfer window is now officially open and one story I wanted to address first today is the situation with Fabio Carvalho returning to Liverpool from his loan spell at RB Leipzig.

As reported a few weeks ago, Liverpool were not happy with the amount of playing time Carvalho had at Leipzig. Although the Bundesliga side were quite keen to keep him, he was barely playing, and so his return to Anfield was officially announced yesterday.

So, what now? The plan is for Carvalho to have a new loan move for the second half of the season. Carvalho will leave Liverpool and there are multiple Premier League and Championship clubs (including Southampton) keen on signing him on loan. I also think that at this stage in his career a loan move is the best solution for the boy. He’s a big talent, it’s not been easy for him for the last year or so but I’m sure with the right loan move and regular minutes he can bounce back.

Some Manchester United fans have been asking me about reports yesterday that suggested the club were keen to discuss a new contract with lower wages for Raphael Varane. I can confirm that, as far as I understand, I expect Man United to have these discussions with Varane soon as his current deal is expensive in terms of wages.

Varane is due to be out of contract in summer 2024, and United now seem to have decided not to trigger the option to extend his current deal by one more year. So now talks could take place, but it has to be a new deal on different conditions, or he will leave the club in June.

Of course, there is also the option for Varane to hold talks with foreign clubs for a move as a free agent in the summer, but for now I’m not aware…

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Author : Fabrizio Romano

Publish date : 2024-01-01 19:00:00

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