{"id":35621,"date":"2026-09-29T20:15:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/football-gossip-van-dijk-olise-pickford-kounde-shaw\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T20:15:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:15:50","slug":"football-gossip-van-dijk-olise-pickford-kounde-shaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/football-gossip-van-dijk-olise-pickford-kounde-shaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Football gossip: Van Dijk, Olise, Pickford, Kounde, Shaw"},"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\">Real Madrid are waiting for Virgil van Dijk to become a free agent, Bayern Munich offer Michael Olise a long-term contract and are eyeing Barcelona&#8217;s Jules Kounde.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Real Madrid <\/b>are considering a move for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Liverpool<\/a> captain Virgil van Dijk, 35, as the Dutchman will become a free agent at the end of the season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/futbol\/real-madrid\/20260929\/1004232486\/real-madrid-posibles-destinos-dijk.html\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Mundo Deportivo &#8211; in Spanish)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bayern Munich<\/b> are set to offer French striker Michael Olise a new contract until 2032, with the 24-year-old&#8217;s current deal expiring in 2029. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bild.de\/sport\/fussball\/fc-bayern-was-bayern-ihm-bieten-will-neue-details-im-olise-poker-6abb834f7efe762b03ba19cd\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Bild &#8211; in German)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">However, the German club played down the prospect of signing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/everton\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Everton<\/a> and England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, 32. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/everton\/bayern-munich-decision-signing-jordan-pickford-everton-neuer-succession-plan\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(TeamTalk)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/crystal-palace\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Crystal Palace<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>and France striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, 29, is a target for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b><\/a> as they look to strengthen their attacking options. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/manchester-united\/man-utd-consider-jean-philippe-mateta-transfer-crystal-palace-joshua-zirkzee-exclusive\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(TeamTalk)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">United<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>are also planning to offer new terms for English defender Luke Shaw, 31, who is out of contract at the end of the season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/manchester-united\/transfers\/sources-man-united-make-surprise-luke-shaw-decision\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Football Insider)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bayern Munich <\/b>are also eyeing a move for French defender Jules Kounde, 27, with the player starting the season out of favour at <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Barcelona<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/bayern-atento-kounde-enero-vende-134790385\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sport &#8211; in Spanish<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">)<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/tottenham-hotspur\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> have expressed an interest in South Korean defender Kim Min-jae, 29, from Bayern Munich. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/bayern-atento-kounde-enero-vende-134790385\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sport &#8211; in Spanish<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Manchester United<\/a> defender Matteo Darmian, 36, is set to begin training with Bologna on Wednesday after his release from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Inter Milan<\/b> at the end of last season (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gianlucadimarzio.com\/news-calcio\/bologna-idea-darmian-infortunio-holm-allenamento-tesseramento-497779\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Gianluca Di Marzio &#8211; in Italian<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/articles\/c6g7kl592vlmo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid are waiting for Virgil van Dijk to become a free agent, Bayern Munich offer Michael Olise a long-term contract and are eyeing Barcelona&#8217;s Jules Kounde. Real Madrid are considering a move for Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk, 35, as the Dutchman will become a free agent at the end of the season. 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