The Gossip Column Which Likes To Say No: Origi, Rakitic, Ben Arfa, Zinchenko, Rose, and Boyata

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Football Gossip Column

Friday 24th August 2018

Liverpool owners refused to sell the club and now they refuse to sell Divock Origi, 23, to Borussia Dortmund, ending talks after the Germans refused to meet the Reds £27m asking price.
Daily Mirror

West Ham United are set to be jilted at the altar with Hatem Ben Arfa, 31, prefers Rennes after leaving Paris St-Germain this summer.
talkSPORT

Barcelona are bracing themselves for a £81m bid from Paris St-Germain for midfield maestro Ivan Rakitic, 30. His release clause is £107m so only another £26m to go…
Daily Mail

Manchester City will let Oleksandr Zinchenko, 21, move to Real Betis on loan only if the Spanish club agrees to buy the midfielder next summer. And for a lot more than the €13m being bandied around in the Spanish media…
Manchester Evening News

Tottenham defender Danny Rose, 28, was supposed to join Manchester United and that didn’t happen. And now UEFA’s FFP investigation is going to stop him joining Paris St-Germain.
Daily Mirror

Paris St-Germain don’t have any cash for transfers and Adrien Rabiot, 23, isn’t going to bring them any either when he joins AC Milan.
Calciomercato

Celtic defender Dedryck Boyata, 27, turned down a move to Sevilla because he wants to move to Fenerbahce. Or Galatasaray. Or any other Turkish club. He just wants to play in Turkey.
The Scotsman