Cristiano Ronaldo wants Real Madrid superstar at Juventus, Barcelona to make stunning move for €45 million Luis Suarez replacement and more: Transfer Roundup, 12 December 2018

By Shambhu Ajith

Modified Dec 10, 2018 15:38 GMT

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Marseille eyeing Nacho Monreal and Alberto Moreno to address left-back problems

According to France Football, Ligue 1 giants Marseille are looking for defensive reinforcements in January and are eyeing up a move for Arsenal left-back Nacho Monreal. Marseille have been struggling domestically and have already conceded 25 goals from 16 games and are in desperate need of reinforcements to their backline.

They have thus identified the Gunners' Monreal and Liverpool's Alberto Moreno as potential transfer targets. Monreal was Arsenal's first-choice left-back this season before the Spaniard picked up a hamstring injury. He has now fallen down the pecking order and Sead Kolasinac has taken over for Arsenal in the left-back role.

At the same time, Alberto Moreno is in the doghouse at Liverpool and is playing second fiddle to the impressive Andy Robertson. After having played only 2 games in the Premier League, Klopp would find it difficult to hold on to the Spaniard if he wishes to leave.

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Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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