{"id":273650,"date":"2025-07-19T03:02:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T03:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/273650\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T03:02:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T03:02:15","slug":"football-gossip-ederson-trafford-simons-diaz-nunez-hojlund-luiz-rashford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/273650\/","title":{"rendered":"Football gossip: Ederson, Trafford, Simons, Diaz, Nunez, Hojlund, Luiz, Rashford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Galatasaray make an offer for Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson, Xavi Simons favours to move to the Premier League, and Luis Diaz tells Liverpool he wants to move to Bayern Munich.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Galatasaray<\/b> have made an offer of 3m euros (\u00a32.6m) for <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester City<\/b> and Brazil goalkeeper Ederson, 31. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lequipe.fr\/Football\/Actualites\/Mercato-galatasaray-fait-une-offre-de-3m-et-8364-a-manchester-city-pour-ederson\/1579083\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(L&#8217;Equipe &#8211; in French), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester City <\/b>are considering a move for 22-year-old English goalkeeper James Trafford to return to the club from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Burnley<\/b>, but only if one of their two main goalkeepers leave. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1946248644509757645\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Fabrizio Romano), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Netherlands and <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">RB Leipzig<\/b> midfielder Xavi Simons, 22, favours a move to the Premier League, with both <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Chelsea<\/b> and <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal<\/b> monitoring his situation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bild.de\/sport\/fussball\/bundesliga-berater-eingeschaltet-bayern-kandidat-xavi-simons-will-nach-england-68789a610d28e0459fe53a82\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Bild &#8211; in German), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Colombia and <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Liverpool <\/b>winger Luis Diaz, 28, has told his club that he wants to join <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bayern Munich<\/b>. Liverpool rejected an approach earlier this week. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1946239690023096413\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Florian Plettenburg), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Barcelona, AC Milan, Al Hilal <\/b>and <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Al Nassr <\/b>are interested in 26-year-old <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Liverpool <\/b>and Uruguay forward Darwin Nunez. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2025\/07\/18\/liverpool-transfer-darwin-nunez-milan-barcelona\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Caughtoffside), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Juventus<\/b> are considering a swap deal for <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United <\/b>and Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund, 22, in exchange for their 27-year-old Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuttosport.com\/news\/calcio\/calciomercato\/2025\/07\/18-142054174\/sancho-juve_come_si_chiude_da_douglas_a_vlahovic_e_sbuca_rashford_\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Tuttosport &#8211; in Italian), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Jose Mourinho is interested in signing <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United <\/b>and England forward Marcus Rashford, 27, for <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Fenerbahce. <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/t24.com.tr\/haber\/fenerbahce-den-marcus-rashord-a-rekor-teklif-hazirligi,1250454\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(T24 &#8211; in Turkish), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Sunderland<\/b> have agreed a \u00a317.5m fee with <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Sassuolo<\/b> for 26-year-old French winger Armand Lauriente, 25. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/live-blog\/31771\/12476234\/transfer-centre-live-football-transfer-news-updates-and-rumours?postid=9897448#liveblog-body\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Sky Sports), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">English attacking midfielder Ethan Nwaneri, 18, has agreed a new five-year deal with <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2025\/07\/18\/ethan-nwaneri-new-five-year-deal-arsenal\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Telegraph &#8211; requires subscription), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Tottenham <\/b>have made an enquiry for 22-year-old <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bournemouth <\/b>and Ukraine defender Ilya Zabarnyi. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alex_crook\/status\/1946197694713667999\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(TalkSport), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Ipswich <\/b>are expecting an improved offer from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Brentford <\/b>for 21-year-old English forward Omari Hutchinson. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/live-blog\/31771\/12476234\/transfer-centre-live-football-transfer-news-updates-and-rumours?postid=9899081#liveblog-body\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Sky Sports), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Norwich <\/b>are close to selling United States striker Josh Sargent, 25, to <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Wolfsburg<\/b> for \u00a321m. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RobDorsettSky\/status\/1946239226250514458\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sky Sports), external<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Galatasaray make an offer for Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson, Xavi Simons favours to move to the Premier League,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":273651,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[94,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-273650","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114877677157724995","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273650\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/273651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}