{"id":22511,"date":"2025-11-16T23:40:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T23:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/football-gossip-semenyo-smit-pulisic-alaba-baleba-zirkzee-raskin\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T23:40:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T23:40:39","slug":"football-gossip-semenyo-smit-pulisic-alaba-baleba-zirkzee-raskin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/football-gossip-semenyo-smit-pulisic-alaba-baleba-zirkzee-raskin\/","title":{"rendered":"Football gossip: Semenyo, Smit, Pulisic, Alaba, Baleba, Zirkzee, Raskin"},"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\">Antoine Semenyo pursued by Liverpool, Christian Pulisic holding off his AC Milan contract renewal, and Manchester United keen on Carlos Baleba.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">With Mohamed Salah due to play for Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations in December and January, <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Liverpool<\/b> continue to be linked with a January move for <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bournemouth&#8217;s<\/b> 25-year-old forward Antoine Semenyo, whose country Ghana failed to qualify. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/antoine-semenyo-liverpool-transfer-afcon-32882966\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Liverpool Echo)<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\">Liverpool<\/b> are planning a serious bid for <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">AZ Alkmaar<\/b>&#8216;s 19-year-old Netherlands midfielder Kees Smit. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/liverpool\/reds-serious-about-move-next-pedri-arne-slot-approves-mega-transfer\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Soccer News via TeamTalk)<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\">Roma<\/b> are in discussions with <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b> over a January loan deal for Joshua Zirkzee, 24, that includes an option to buy the Netherlands forward in the summer for 35m euros (\u00a331m). <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/11\/16\/man-utd-set-price-sell-erik-ten-hags-36-5m-signing-24720811\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Gazzetta dello Sport via Metro)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">If <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Roma&#8217;s<\/b> proposed move for Zirkzee falls through, they will turn to <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Tottenham&#8217;s<\/b> France forward Mathys Tel, 20. <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/11\/16\/man-utd-set-price-sell-erik-ten-hags-36-5m-signing-24720811\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Metro)<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\">Chelsea&#8217;s<\/b> Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson, 24, has no intention of cutting short his season-long loan move to <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bayern Munich<\/b> in order to seal a permanent move elsewhere in January. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1990107602710065268\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Florian Plettenberg)<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\">Real Madrid<\/b> are considering offers in the region of 20m euros (\u00a317.69m) &#8211; from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Sunderland<\/b>, <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Aston Villa<\/b> and <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Wolves<\/b> for 21-year-old Spanish forward Gonzalo Garcia. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fichajes.net\/noticias\/real-madrid-recibe-varias-ofertas-20-millones-gonzalo-garcia-20251115.html\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Fichajes)<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\">Real Madrid<\/b> are in no hurry to hold contract talks with Austria centre-back David Alaba, 33, who is into the final year of his current deal and has not been a first-team regular since suffering a serious knee injury in December 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/as.com\/futbol\/primera\/alaba-esta-en-una-encrucijada-f202511-n\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(AS)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In Ruben Amorim&#8217;s<b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>hunt for midfield reinforcements, <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b> are looking to sign Cameroon international Carlos Baleba, 21, from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Brighton<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/man-utd-transfer-news-anderson-36251952\" 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\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Rangers<\/b> manager Danny Rohl would be reluctant to cash in on midfielder Nicolas Raskin, 24, in January, with <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Tottenham<\/b> one of the clubs reportedly interested in signing the Belgium international. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/danny-rohls-stance-on-nicolas-raskin-joining-tottenham-revealed\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Football Insider)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Tottenham may miss out on former Everton forward Ademola Lookman, 28, after Atalanta changed managers. The Nigeria international had fallen out with former boss Ivan Juric prior to his sacking. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/tottenham-hotspur\/spurs-could-miss-out-serie-a-forward-again-sacking-triggers-transfer-twist\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(TeamTalk)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">United States midfielder Christian Pulisic, 27, wants to wait until <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">AC Milan&#8217;s<\/b> qualification for next season&#8217;s Champions League is more assured before signing a new contract with the Serie A giants. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calciomercato.com\/liste\/milan-rinnovo-in-stand-by-per-pulisic-due-fattori-incidono-sulle-tempistiche\/blt21140db490fae3a3#csa3fa1a6d2a341554\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Calciomercato)<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 monitoring <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Eintracht Frankfurt <\/b>left-back Nathaniel Brown, 22,  who made his senior debut for the German national team in October. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bild.de\/sport\/fussball\/eintracht-frankfurt-darum-verlangt-kroesche-fuer-brown-diese-mega-summe-6916f4646faefd60ce76205d\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Bild &#8211; in German)<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\/cyv8re87908o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antoine Semenyo pursued by Liverpool, Christian Pulisic holding off his AC Milan contract renewal, and Manchester United keen on Carlos Baleba. With Mohamed Salah due to play for Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations in December and January, Liverpool continue to be linked with a January move for Bournemouth&#8217;s 25-year-old forward Antoine Semenyo, whose [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport-africa","category-world-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22511","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=22511"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22513,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22511\/revisions\/22513"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}