Gossip Column: de Jong, de Ligt, Lainez, Pepe, Eder Militao, Kabak, Malcom, and more…

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Monday, 17th December 2018

Hold your horses, everyone. Ajax CEO Edwin van der Sar has said the Eredivisie giants won’t sell neither Frenkie de Jong nor Matthijs de Ligt during the upcoming January transfer window.
ESPN FC

The Eredivisie giants, however, are keen on making a move for 18-year-old winger Diego Lainez, who currently plays for Club America in Mexico.
Diez

Nicolas Pepe has been one of the best players in Ligue 1 this season, and Arsenal remain extremely interested to sign him. It’s not clear, however, on whether they will make an approach for him right now, or during the summer.
L’Equipe

Manchester United could get the defensive boost they’ve been barely looking for. They have been linked with a move for Eder Militao
UOL Esporte

…and they’re also being linked with a move for Galatasaray defender Ozan Kabak, who had some interesting performances for the Turkish side during the UEFA Champions League group stage.
Aksam

FC Barcelona have received a serious €65m offer to let Malcom leave the side just months after signing for them. The offer comes from the Chinese Super League, however, so it remains to be seen whether they will consider it or not.
AS

Jese Rodriguez hasn’t seen a lot of minutes at PSG and could be on his way back to Spain once again since he’s been offered to Real Valladolid on a season-long loan deal.
L’Equipe

Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez is happy with the recent performances from Salomon Rondon, and he wants the move to become a permanent one. The Venezuela international is currently on loan from West Bromwich.
Independent