{"id":6089,"date":"2024-10-26T22:38:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T22:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/football-gossip-balotelli-chilwell-musiala-guehi-raphinha-pedri\/"},"modified":"2024-10-26T22:38:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T22:38:03","slug":"football-gossip-balotelli-chilwell-musiala-guehi-raphinha-pedri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/football-gossip-balotelli-chilwell-musiala-guehi-raphinha-pedri\/","title":{"rendered":"Football gossip: Balotelli, Chilwell, Musiala, Guehi, Raphinha, Pedri"},"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\">Free agent Mario Balotelli is close to a Serie A return, West Ham could move for Chelsea&#8217;s Ben Chilwell in January, renewing Jamal Musiala&#8217;s contract is a priority for Bayern Munich.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Former Italy striker Mario Balotelli, 34, is close to joining Serie A side <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Genoa <\/b>as a free agent. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/live-blog\/31771\/12476234\/transfer-centre-live-football-transfers-news-updates-and-rumours?postid=8511981#liveblog-body\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sky Italy)<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\">West Ham<\/b> could make a move for 27-year-old English left-back Ben Chilwell from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Chelsea<\/b> in January. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/news\/west-ham-tipped-make-january-move-for-chelsea-star\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Inside Track podcast, via Team talk) <span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Renewing 21-year-old Germany attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala&#8217;s contract, which currently runs until 2026, is a priority for <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bayern Munich<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/sportbild.bild.de\/fussball\/fc-bayern-muenchen\/fc-bayern-gehaltsverhandlungen-was-der-klub-jamal-musiala-bietet-671b9d8b27a84646fb7a9099\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Bild &#8211; in German)<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\">Crystal Palace<\/b> are reluctant to re-open talks with <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Newcastle United<\/b> about England defender Marc Guehi, 24, in the January window. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/crystal-palace-reluctant-to-re-open-marc-guehi-talks-with-newcastle\/\" 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\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Barcelona<\/b> believe a contract renewal with Brazil winger Raphinha will happen. The 27-year-old&#8217;s current deal runs until 2027. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/raphinha-totalmente-abierto-renovar-barca-110418016\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Diario Sport &#8211; in Spanish)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Meanwhile, discussions over a new deal between <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Barca<\/b> and Spain midfielder Pedri, 21, are progressing well. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1850089187925463278\" 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\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Borussia Dortmund<\/b> currently have no plans to replace Nuri \u015eahin as manager despite the club sitting in seventh place in the Bundesliga following Saturday&#8217;s defeat by Augsburg. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1850236714838565306\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sky Germany)<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\">Juventus<\/b> are set for fresh talks with <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Udinese<\/b> over a deal to sign 24-year-old Italy striker Lorenzo Lucca. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RudyGaletti\/status\/1850087851238609290\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Rudy Galetti)<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\">Barcelona<\/b> are interested in signing <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Porto&#8217;s<\/b> 25-year-old Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa, who is also wanted by <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester City<\/b>, but his inflated price of 45m euros (\u00a337.5m) makes a deal complicated. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/candidato-porteria-barca-junio-110502722\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sport &#8211; in Spanish)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo signed a contract extension in the summer but interest from clubs like <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Newcastle<\/b> and <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Tottenham<\/b> may see <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bournemouth<\/b> offer the 24-year-old another new deal to keep him at the club. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/antoine-semenyo-set-for-offer-after-tottenham-twist-insider\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Football Insider)<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\/c78ddl9djndo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free agent Mario Balotelli is close to a Serie A return, West Ham could move for Chelsea&#8217;s Ben Chilwell in January, renewing Jamal Musiala&#8217;s contract is a priority for Bayern Munich. Former Italy striker Mario Balotelli, 34, is close to joining Serie A side Genoa as a free agent. (Sky Italy), external West Ham could [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6089","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\/6089","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=6089"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6091,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6089\/revisions\/6091"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}