{"id":11108,"date":"2025-02-24T22:25:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T22:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/football-gossip-wirtz-isak-pogba-de-bruyne-mcatee-lookman-modric\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T22:25:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T22:25:46","slug":"football-gossip-wirtz-isak-pogba-de-bruyne-mcatee-lookman-modric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/football-gossip-wirtz-isak-pogba-de-bruyne-mcatee-lookman-modric\/","title":{"rendered":"Football gossip: Wirtz, Isak, Pogba, De Bruyne, McAtee, Lookman, Modric"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Manchester City want Bayer Leverkusen&#8217;s Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak could leave Newcastle in the summer and Paul Pogba may join Inter Miami.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester City<\/b> are chasing <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bayer Leverkusen&#8217;s<\/b> Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz, 21, with English midfielder James McAtee, 22, potentially moving the other way. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14429433\/james-mcatee-bayer-leverkusen-man-city-florian-wirtz.html\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Mail)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Sweden striker Alexander Isak may be allowed to leave <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Newcastle<\/b> if they do not qualify for next season&#8217;s Champions League, with <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Liverpool <\/b>and <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal <\/b>interested in the 25-year-old. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/alexander-isak-newcastle-liverpool-arsenal-34737525\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Mirror)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">France midfielder Paul Pogba, 31, who is a free agent after leaving <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Juventus<\/b> in November, could join <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Inter Miami<\/b> when his doping suspension ends next month after he met with the MLS team&#8217;s co-owner David Beckham. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/paul-pogba-hints-free-transfer-31066389\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Manchester Evening News)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne is waiting to see if <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester City <\/b>still want him next season, with the 33-year-old having accepted he will only play a bit-part role if he agrees a new contract. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/kevin-debruyne-mancity-contract-transfer-34739523\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Mirror)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Croatia midfielder Luka Modric, 39, can stay at <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Real Madrid<\/b> for as long as he wants, according to manager Carlo Ancelotti. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1894046974384521517?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Fabrizio Romano)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Nigeria striker Ademola Lookman, 27, will leave <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Atalanta<\/b> after falling out with manager Gian Piero Gasperini. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sky-sport.ch\/fr\/articles\/revolution-a-manchester-city-ademola-lookman-castello-lukeba-trafford-voici-les-infos-transferts-de-la-semaine\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sky Sports Switzerland &#8211; in French)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester City<\/b> are hoping to beat <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal <\/b>to the signing of Norway Under-21 midfielder Sverre Nypan, 18, from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Rosenborg<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/manchester-city-have-just-offered-a-first-team-spot-to-one-of-mikel-artetas-key-arsenal-transfer-targets\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(TBR Football)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Tottenham<\/b> have opened talks with Uruguay midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur over a new deal, with the 27-year-old&#8217;s current contract set to expire at the end of next season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14430903\/Tottenham-Rodrigo-Bentancur-27-year-old.html\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Mail)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">England <\/b>manager Thomas Tuchel has held talks with <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal <\/b>full-back Ben White over an international return, with the 27-year-old having not played for the Three Lions since 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/33545224\/ben-white-england-recall-talks-thomas-tuchel-arsenal\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sun)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/c4gpw84ee9lo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City want Bayer Leverkusen&#8217;s Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak could leave Newcastle in the summer and Paul Pogba may join Inter Miami. Manchester City are chasing Bayer Leverkusen&#8217;s Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz, 21, with English midfielder James McAtee, 22, potentially moving the other way. (Mail), external Sweden striker Alexander Isak may be allowed to leave [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11108"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11110,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11108\/revisions\/11110"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}