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The 2022 winter window is open as of Jan. 1 and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals!
TOP STORY: PSG see Dembele as Mbappe replacement
Paris Saint-Germain are preparing for life without Kylian Mbappe as he enters the final six months of his contract, with reports that they are planning a move for Ousmane Dembele if he does not agree to an extension at Camp Nou, according to Le 10 Sport.
The Barcelona star, whose career has been beset by injuries since arriving in Catalonia, is well and truly back in the squad under new manager Xavi Hernandez. But after the Blaugrana recently secured the signature of Ferran Torres for a fee of €55 million, the 24-year-old winger’s representatives are now demanding a large increase in his salary.
And PSG are ready to take advantage. Like Barcelona, the Ligue 1 club is enduring a similar contract uncertainty with Mbappe, and with little progress made on a new deal, they see Dembele as a potential successor if they are able to land him as a free transfer in the summer.
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13.16 GMT: Diego Simeone has opened the door for Kieran Trippier to leave Atletico Madrid this month, saying “it depends on what the player wants.”
Sources told ESPN’s Alex Kirkland and Rodrigo Faez last week that Atletico were anticipating a bid for Trippier from Newcastle United during the January window, while the England full-back has also been linked to Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. On Saturday, Sky reported that Newcastle had lodged a bid for Trippier.
“We’ve always had to live with these situations,” Simeone said in a news conference on…
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