{"id":387258,"date":"2025-11-18T09:34:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/387258\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T09:34:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:34:14","slug":"football-gossip-el-mala-anderson-gomes-baleba-wharton-stiller-semenyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/387258\/","title":{"rendered":"Football gossip: El Mala, Anderson, Gomes, Baleba, Wharton, Stiller, Semenyo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Cologne winger Said El Mala is being scouted by Manchester City, Nottingham Forest are unwilling to sell midfielder Elliot Anderson in January, Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes is open to joining Manchester United.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester City<\/b> manager Pep Guardiola is impressed by <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Cologne&#8217;s<\/b> Germany winger Said El Mala, 19, and is having him closely monitored by scouts. <a href=\"https:\/\/sport.sky.de\/transfer\/news\/34132\/13471654\/pep-guardiola-laesst-koeln-juwel-said-el-mala-beobachten\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Sky Sports Germany &#8211; in German), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Nottingham Forest<\/b> will not consider selling England midfielder Elliot Anderson in the forthcoming transfer window and value the 23-year-old in excess of \u00a3100m amid strong interest from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b> and his former club <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Newcastle<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2025\/11\/17\/nottingham-forest-elliot-anderson-100m-man-utd-transfers\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Telegraph &#8211; subscription required), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Wolves<\/b> midfielder Joao Gomes is open to joining <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b> with a fee of \u00a344m enough to prise the 24-year-old Brazilian away from Molineux in January. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.record.pt\/internacional\/paises\/inglaterra\/detalhe\/ruben-amorim-fecha-os-cordoes-a-bolsa-e-ja-tem-alternativa-para-reforcar-o-meio-campo?ref=HP_DestaquesPrincipais\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Record &#8211; in Portuguese), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b> will not strengthen their midfield in January and will hold out until next summer when they follow up on interest in <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Brighton&#8217;s<\/b> Cameroon international Carlos Baleba and <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Crystal Palace&#8217;s<\/b> England international Adam Wharton, both 21, as well as <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Stuttgart&#8217;s<\/b> 24-year-old Germany international Angelo Stiller. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/story\/_\/id\/46994558\/man-united-transfer-plans-cut-wages-rebuild-midfield-baleba-wharton-stiller\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(ESPN), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Liverpool&#8217;s <\/b>hopes of signing Antoine Semenyo, 25, from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bournemouth<\/b> in the January transfer window have been dealt a blow with the Cherries unwilling to sell the Ghana winger during the season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/liverpool\/antoine-semenyo-join-liverpool-january-three-top-sources-reveal-all\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Teamtalk), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug, 32, is set to leave <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">West Ham<\/b> in January and is in talks with clubs in the Bundesliga. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1990365986034430383\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Fabrizio Romano), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Former <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Brentford<\/b> striker Ivan Toney is set to remain with Saudi Pro League club <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Al-Ahli <\/b>despite interest in the 29-year-old Englishman from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Tottenham<\/b>, <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Everton<\/b> and <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">West Ham<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/ivan-toney-happy-in-saudi-and-what-this-means-for-tottenham-move-in-january\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Football Insider), external<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Atletico Madrid<\/b> and England midfielder Conor Gallagher has ruled out leaving the La Liga club in the near future and said he is &#8220;very happy&#8221; in the Spanish capital amid links with <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/as.com\/futbol\/primera\/gallagher-irme-soy-muy-feliz-aqui-y-quiero-ganar-titulos-con-el-atletico-f202511-n\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(AS &#8211; in Spanish), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">AZ Alkmaar<\/b> striker Troy Parrott&#8217;s heroics with the Republic of Ireland have put the 23-year-old former <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Tottenham<\/b> player in contention for a return to the Premier League. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/sport\/football\/article\/troy-parrott-ireland-world-cup-premier-league-profile-55xb0t7p0\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Times &#8211; subscription required) , external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal<\/b>, <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Chelsea <\/b>and <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Real Madrid<\/b> are set to enter a bidding war for Juventus forward Kenan Yildiz after contract talks between the 20-year-old Turkey international and the Turin club stalled. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2025\/11\/17\/sources-arsenal-chelsea-major-boost-talks\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Caughtoffside), external<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cologne winger Said El Mala is being scouted by Manchester City, Nottingham Forest are unwilling to sell midfielder&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":387259,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[221,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-387258","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-soccer","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115570020416041719","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=387258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/387259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=387258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=387258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=387258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}