{"id":5275,"date":"2026-01-07T04:45:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T04:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=5275"},"modified":"2026-01-07T04:45:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T04:45:45","slug":"football-gossip-strand-larsen-zirkzee-chiesa-lewandowski-upamecano-endrick-antonio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=5275","title":{"rendered":"Football gossip: Strand Larsen, Zirkzee, Chiesa, Lewandowski, Upamecano, Endrick, Antonio"},"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\">Newcastle United<\/i><\/b><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"> may have to compete with <\/i><\/b><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Tottenham<\/i><\/b><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"> if they want <\/i><\/b><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Wolves<\/i><\/b><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"> striker Jorgen Strand Larsen, Roma&#8217;s interest in Joshua Zirkzee is complicated by <\/i><\/b><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Manchester United<\/i><\/b><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"> sacking Ruben Amorim and <\/i><\/b><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Liverpool<\/i><\/b><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"> are unlikely to let Federico Chiesa leave in January.    <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Newcastle United<\/b> will have <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Tottenham<\/b> for competition if they go back to <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Wolves<\/b> in an effort to sign 25-year-old Norway striker Jorgen Strand Larsen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chroniclelive.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/newcastle-united-transfer-latest-magpies-33176234\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(ChronicleLive)<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> are looking at signing a forward in January as the injury suffered by Ghana international Mohammed Kudus, 25, is worse than they initially thought. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2026\/01\/06\/mohammed-kudus-injury-blow-spurs-weigh-up-move-for-attacker\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Telegraph &#8211; subscription required)<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> director Ricky Massara says the situation over any move for <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b> forward Joshua Zirkzee, 24, has changed following head coach Ruben Amorim&#8217;s Old Trafford exit. <a href=\"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/massara-roma-negotiations-progress-raspadori\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sky Sports Italia, via Football Italia)<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&#8217;<\/b> hopes of signing Italy winger Federico Chiesa, 28, from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Liverpool<\/b> depend on whether Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 33, stays at Anfield. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzetta.it\/Calcio\/Calciomercato\/Juventus\/06-01-2026\/juve-su-chiesa-la-trattativa-con-il-liverpool-tutti-i-retroscena.shtml\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(La Gazzetta dello Sport &#8211; in Italian)<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\">Napoli<\/b> are also keen on Chiesa but <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Liverpool<\/b> have not had any formal approaches for the forward and are unlikely to allow him to leave in January. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/live-blog\/11095\/12476234\/transfer-centre-live-football-transfer-news-updates-and-rumours?postid=10804986#liveblog-body\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sky Sports News)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Poland striker Robert Lewandowski does not want to leave <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Barcelona<\/b> in January, despite a number of enquiries for the 37-year-old. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/2008545570684576066\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sky Sports 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\">Bayern Munich <\/b>have offered France defender Dayot Upamecano, whose current deal runs out in the summer, an improved contract extension offer and would prefer a decision sooner rather than later, while the 27-year-old appears more relaxed about the situation. <a href=\"https:\/\/sport.sky.de\/fussball\/artikel\/jan-christian-dreesen-spricht-ueber-zukunft-von-bayern-star-dayot-upamecano\/13490997\/33895\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sky Sports 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\">AC Milan<\/b> are interested in <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bayern Munich<\/b> centre-back Kim Min-jae, 29, but will need the German club to contribute to the South Korea international&#8217;s salary for any deal to happen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzetta.it\/Calcio\/Calciomercato\/Milan\/06-01-2026\/milan-su-kim-come-rende-al-bayern-il-difensore-coreano.shtml\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(La Gazzetta dello Sport &#8211; in Italian)<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&#8217;s<\/b> 19-year-old striker Endrick, who has joined <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Lyon<\/b> on loan, says Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti advised him to leave the Spanish club to get more first-team football. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/lists\/endrick-reveals-carlo-ancelotti-advised-him-to-leave-real-madrid-and-explains-why-he-chose-lyon-after-sealing-loan-transfer\/blt8f3619991174d144\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Goal)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Striker Michail Antonio, formerly of <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">West Ham<\/b>, has seen a proposed deal with <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Leicester City<\/b> fall through after picking up a muscle injury. The 35-year-old, who has featured internationally for Jamaica, has not played a club game since a car crash in December 2024 but had been in talks over a short-term contract. <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/3879708\/michail-antonios-move-to-championship-club-cancelled-in-heartbreaking-update\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Talksport)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">South Korea forward Yang Min-hyeok, 19, is set to join Championship leaders <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Coventry City<\/b> on loan from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Tottenham<\/b><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/2008507036217339970\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Fabrizio Romano)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newcastle United may have to compete with Tottenham if they want Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen, Roma&#8217;s interest in Joshua Zirkzee is complicated by Manchester United sacking Ruben Amorim and Liverpool are unlikely to let Federico Chiesa leave in January. 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