Vinicius Junior continues to be linked with a move away from Real Madrid, and the latest club that is prepared to give him the option to do so is Paris Saint-Germain.

Since missing out on the 2024 Ballon d’Or award to Manchester City midfielder Rodri Hernandez, Vinicius’ future at the Santiago Bernabeu has been the subject of significant speculation. Clubs in Saudi Arabia have been following him for a while, and they see this as a chance to tempt him to join the vast number of big names in the Middle East.

However, it is more likely that Vinicius, who scored a hat-trick for Real Madrid against Osasuna earlier today, would remain in Europe if he were to leave Real Madrid. Chelsea are very interested in signing him, although it is not them that have made a move at this stage.

Paris Saint-Germain desperate to sign Vinicius Junior

According to Fichajes, PSG have launched a €250m offer to sign Vinicius. In their eyes, he is the perfect player to replace Kylian Mbappe, who went in the other direction during the summer transfer window.

Vinicius has shown no signs of wanting to leave Real Madrid anytime soon, despite the constant speculation. He may have missed out on the Ballon d’Or this year, but his early-season form for Los Blancos is putting him in contention once again to take the France Football award in 2025.

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Manchester United’s pursuit of a new striker has taken them to Paris Saint-Germain and France star Randal Kolo Muani, who could be made available for loan during the 2025 winter transfer window.

Incoming manager Ruben Amorim is likely to be looking for a new striker during the first venture into the transfer market. A reunion with Viktor Gyokeres, who has scored 23 goals in 17 appearances this season for Amorim’s Sporting CP side, has been heavily speculated upon, but he is not the only option that is available to The Red Devils.

A move for Gyokeres is unlikely to happen until next summer, and in the meantime, Manchester United need a new number nine because they have been unable to count upon Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee for consistent goals this season.

Randal Kolo Muani can be a short-term fix for Manchester United

According to Fichajes, PSG are expected to allow Kolo Muani to leave the club on loan in January, as their desire is for him to receive regular minutes during the second half of the season. Manchester United can see this option as being a short-term fix ahead of a possible move for someone like Gyokeres during the 2025 summer transfer window.

Kolo Muani’s career is in need of reviving. He was fantastic for Eintracht Frankfurt, who sold him to PSG in 2023 for a fee of €95m. Since returning to France, the 25-year-old has struggled, but he is more than capable of resurrecting his career at Manchester United, should he be given the opportunity to do so.

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Aston Villa could lose their star forward Jhon Duran to Paris Saint-Germain who are showing genuine interest in the services of the Colombian attacker.

Duran is enjoying a brilliant season for Unai Emery’s side and it is not a surprise to see interest in hi services.

PSG, the French champions, are looking to sell striker Goncalo Ramos so that they can sign Duran from Villa, according to Fichajes, as reported by Teamtalk.

Not only in the Premier League but also in the Champions League, Duran has made a name for himself this season, particularly with his wonder goal against Bayern Munich at Villa Park.

So far, the attacker has scored eight goals this season, out of which four have been in the league, two in the Champions League and two in the League Cup.

The Premier League club are expected to ask for £80million to part ways with Duran and it remains to be seen if Luis Enrique’s side will match that demand.

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Ramos has not offered much to PSG this season and his fitness issues have frustrated the Ligue 1 club.

They are now ready to target a move for the Premier League star who has played the role of super sub this season.

Aston Villa should get ready for interest in Jhon Duran

Not only PSG but several other clubs are ready to explore a move for the Aston Villa attacker in the January transfer window.

Villa’s Premier League rivals Arsenal are also reportedly showing interest in the services of the attacker.

The Gunners are struggling for goal this season after disappointing performances from Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard and that may force Mikel Arteta to step into the market for a new attacker.

Duran mostly plays as a back up striker to Ollie Watkins at Aston Villa and he might be open to a move away from the club in order to get more playing time.

Villa have been linked with a stunning move for Marcus Rashford, which shows they could be in the market to sign a new attacker.

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Man United are one of three Premier League clubs alerted to the potential availability of Vinicius Jr, who has a €1bn contract offer from Saudi Arabia.

The Real Madrid ace was surprisingly not handed the Ballon d’Or, and petulance from Real Madrid meant they swerved the gala as a result.

According to Relevo, he has a contract on the table from the Saudi Pro League that is for five years and with astonishing remuneration of €200m per season.

Man United tracking Vinicius Jr

Though that would be an incredible sum of money to turn down, it can’t be lost on the Brazilian that the league is only the 72nd best in the world (TeamForm).

That same ranking has the Premier League at the very top, and to that end, the outlet have also reported that moves to either Man United or Chelsea are likely to be of interest to the player.

Paris Saint-Germain are also thought to be interested, however, some bad blood between the clubs over the Kylian Mbappe saga is likely to see that move as a non-starter.

Of course, United couldn’t and arguably wouldn’t pay anywhere close to what’s on offer in Saudi Arabia, but what they could offer Vinicius, particularly if Ruben Amorim hits the ground running at Old Trafford, is the chance to play for another European giant, and help bring them back to the top table of domestic and Champions League football.

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He would then have the option of conquering another of the top leagues in Europe or, as countryman Neymar has done, take the money in Saudi and kiss goodbye to any notice of ever winning the Ballon d’Or, which is clearly a trophy he covets.

There’s plenty of water to pass under the bridge before any transfer may happen, but the fact that he isn’t signing Real’s offer of a new deal at this point at least leaves the possibility of a move open.

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Liverpool are among several teams monitoring Acraf Hakimi of Paris Saint-Germain as the Reds continue to look at their options should Trent Alexander-Arnold decide to leave the club next summer. 

The right-back is out of contract at Anfield in 2025 and although the Merseyside club are working on a deal, there has been no concrete update regarding the future of the 26-year-old.

This has prompted Real Madrid to monitor the situation of Alexander-Arnold at Anfield and the La Liga champions are ready to move for the Englishman should he seek a new challenge at the end of the current campaign.

Another full-back in the Spanish giants’ list is their former star, Acraf Hakimi, who is also an option for both Liverpool and Man City, reports Fichajes.

All three clubs have expressed an interest in the Moroccan international ahead of the 2025 transfer windows but it remains to be seen if PSG would be open to a sale as the 25-year-old’s contract in Paris expires in 2026, which means next summer is the ideal time to sell the player.

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Is Acraf Hakimi a suitable replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold at Liverpool?

Hakimi would be regarded as a downgrade on Alexander-Arnold as nobody in world football has the natural ability of the Liverpool star going forward, even though that is a big part of the PSG defender’s game.

The Morocco international is a suitable replacement for the Englishman should he leave Anfield next summer as the 25-year-old is good on both sides of the ball and has played at the highest level for many years.

The full-back has been with PSG since 2021 and has gone on to feature 130 times for the Ligue 1 champions, producing 16 goals and 22 assists over the last three years.

Hakimi is one of the world’s best players in his position; therefore, he is someone PSG will not want to give up without some fight.

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Despite bringing in a raft of new signings in the summer, it would appear that West Ham are courting Atalanta’s Europa League hero, Ademola Lookman.

Hammers technical director, Tim Steidten, certainly went to town in the transfer market, and one of his decisions brought criticism from pundit, Chris Sutton.

West Ham chairman, David Sullivan, is also likely to be fuming with the German.

West Ham eyeing Ademola Lookman

Clearly a lot was expected of the East Londoners this season, but Julen Lopetegui has endured a nightmare thus far.

The Irons were dumped out of the Carabao Cup by Liverpool in an earlier round, and so far in the Premier League, West Ham have won only three of their nine matches.

That’s seen them way down in 13th position with just 11 points to their name so far.

With such a financial outlay before the start of the campaign, it’s arguable that there won’t be an awful lot to spend in the January window.

Despite this, it appears that the club are still looking forwards and remain positive in terms of what’s required on the pitch at least.

According to Football Insider, they’re eyeing Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman, the player who single-handedly destroyed Bayer Leverkusen’s dreams of an unbeaten treble last season, thanks to his hat-trick in the Europa League final.

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They apparently face serious competition from Paris Saint-Germain for the player who already has five goals and five assists in 10 games this season (transfermarkt), and the outlet speculate as to why the Hammers would want a player who plays in the same position as Luis Guilherme and Crysencio Summerville.

If things don’t improve for Lopetegui and Steidten, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see either or both fall on their swords, and bringing in a new manager or technical director would almost certainly see the club take things in a different direction yet again.

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West Ham United are unlikely to keep midfielder Carlos Soler beyond his one-year loan, according to reports.

Soler joined the Hammers from French champions Paris Saint-German amid a summer of intense player recruitment at the London Stadium as new manager Julen Lopetegui was well-backed.

However, the 27-year-old is yet to really get going in claret and blue.

Soler started a Premier League game for the first time in the 2-1 win over Manchester United on Sunday, but lasted just 45 minutes before being hooked at half-time.

The 14-time Spain international completed just 77% of his passes while on the pitch, while he was dispossessed twice, had just only 19 touches of the ball and lost both of his contested ground duels.

That means Soler — who earns £80k per week according to Capology — has played just 274 minutes in seven West Ham appearances across all competitions, failing to register a goal or assist so far.

Carlos Soler unlikely to make West Ham stay permanent

West Ham have a £27m option to buy Soler at the end of his loan, with a report from Claret and Hugh claiming the agreement was ‘always intended to be permanent’.

However, the same report says a ‘top source’ has informed them that this ‘zero’ obligation for West Ham to make Soler’s stay permanent.

The report goes on to suggest that Soler’s high wages and substantial transfer fee make him an unlikely prospect beyond his current temporary stay.

West Ham’s win over United leaves them 13th in the Premier League table, equidistant from the Champions League spots and the relegation zone (7 points).

Up next for the Hammers are two vital games against teams in and around them in the table, starting away at Nottingham Forest before they host Everton.

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Newcastle United are reportedly eyeing up Paris Saint-Germain striker Randal Kolo Muani as Alexander Isak’s future seems to be in some doubt amid links with Arsenal.

Isak has been a star performer for Newcastle and is tied down to a contract until 2028 at St James’ Park, but that hasn’t stopped speculation about interest from the Gunners.

A recent report from Team Talk recently described Isak as a dream target for Arsenal, while AFC journalist Charles Watts also spoke exclusively to CaughtOffside about his admiration for the Sweden international.

Now a report from Fichajes states that Newcastle could be preparing for Isak’s potential departure by looking at Kolo Muani, whose own future is in doubt after some difficulties showing his best form at PSG.

Alexander Isak to be replaced by Randal Kolo Muani?

Newcastle fans won’t want to see a top talent like Isak leave, but it was surely always going to be difficult to hold onto him while the club struggle to make that step up to being regulars in the Champions League.

NUFC have a lot of money behind them and will no doubt be ambitious about challenging the established big six, but while they’re still in something of a transitional period, that surely means big names like Isak will attract interest from elsewhere.

Arsenal arguably need a centre-forward like Isak right now, as Kai Havertz has become the main man up front even though striker is not necessarily even his best position.

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Meanwhile, Gabriel Jesus has proven a bit of a flop at the Emirates Stadium, so Isak would likely be a major upgrade.

If the 25-year-old does move on, then the Magpies could do well to bring in Kolo Muani as a replacement, though fans will perhaps be concerned that this planning is already taking place.

The France international has shown decent potential in his career, but he’d probably be a bit of a downgrade on Isak, who would also be strengthening a rival if he were to move to Arsenal.

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Marcus Rashford has reportedly asked to leave Man United during the January transfer window and among the three clubs interested in the winger is the Red Devils’ Premier League rivals Aston Villa. 

The Englishman has been with the Manchester club throughout his entire career and there is a certain pressure that comes with being a Man United academy graduate. Rashford has lived up to that for the most part, however, the last two campaigns have been woeful for the 26-year-old.

The winger produced just eight goals and six assists across 43 matches last season, while the current term has seen the Englishman contribute just one goal and one assist within the opening eight Premier League games.

This is well below par for a player who has produced 134 goals across his Man United career and maybe the pressure is starting to get to the United academy graduate.

According to El Nacional, Rashford has now asked to leave the Premier League giants and has told his agent to find him a new club as soon as possible, which could see the winger leave Old Trafford in January.

The report states that three clubs have shown interest in the 26-year-old but it remains to be seen if United allow him to depart midseason.

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Aston Villa open to bringing Marcus Rashford to Villa Park in January

Aston Villa, Napoli and Marseille are said to be the clubs ready to sign Rashford in January with the Italian club viewed as the leaders in the race due to Antonio Conte’s interest in the English winger.

This comes after TeamTalk reported the interest of both Bayern Munich and Marseille, which followed recent interest from Paris Saint-Germain.

Despite his poor run of form, the 26-year-old is still a major part of the current United squad and it is hard to see the Manchester club allowing the player to leave before next summer’s transfer window.

If he does, this would be a sensational story for the January window, especially if the Man United star ends up at Aston Villa.

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Arsenal and Chelsea are among the numerous top clubs closely monitoring highly-rated Sporting Lisbon wonderkid Geovany Quenda, who could already cost as much as €100m.

Sources with a close understanding of the situation have informed CaughtOffside that scouts from the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United have been sending their scouts to watch Quenda, and he’s received rave reviews after some eye-catching displays.

Other big names around Europe such as Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich have also been keeping tabs on the 17-year-old, who already looks like he’s surely set for a big career at the highest level.

CaughtOffside understands Sporting are already adamant that Quenda is worth huge money, and will demand his €100m release clause is paid in full, which will surely do something to ward off the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea for now.

Would Arsenal or Chelsea transfer be better for Geovany Quenda?

Quenda clearly won’t be short of options if he does leave Sporting in the near future, but one imagines he might do well to stay where he is for a bit longer to continue his development and ensure he plays regularly.

It’s not easy moving to the Premier League at a young age and having that spotlight on you, so Quenda would be well advised to be patient and learn the game a bit more before making that jump.

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At the same time, though, Arsenal are a very tempting project right now and he’d surely relish the chance to learn from someone like Mikel Arteta, who has shown a willingness to hand opportunities to young players.

Chelsea remain a work in progress, but they’re also a good project for young players, with their current owners showing they’re ready to invest a lot in the best youth from around the world, and give them a chance to go straight into the first-team.

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