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Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's Daily Transfer Roundup. The football world is as busy as it gets right now. With plenty of games to be played over the next fortnight and the January transfer window opening in less than 10 days, there's more activity all around than we can keep track of.
With several high-profile clubs looking for reinforcements halfway through the season, we expect some big deals to go over the line over the course of January. Without further ado, let's take a look at the top transfer news, rumours and updates that made headlines on 22 December 2018.
Manchester United will be offered stars as Jose Mourinho sacking gives them a boost
Sacking Jose Mourinho will have its set of pros for Manchester United. Allied with the belief that the toxicity around the club had grown out of control, United dropped the guillotine on Jose's time at the club.
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And French journalist Laurens told BBC Sport, that agents will now be willing to offer stars to United as Mourinho moves on.
Laurens said,
"It got to the point where very promising players were ruling out Manchester United as they were saying: 'I don't want to be the next Anthony Martial or Paul Pogba, being marginalised, not playing, and having my progress impeded'.
"I've talked to a couple of agents with interesting players and the dynamic has now changed.
"No longer is there that sense of Manchester United being a barren land where you would not dream of sending your best player there."
It looks like they dropped the axe on the 'Special One' at the right time as journalist Horncastle chimed in and revealed that several Manchester United players were ready to leave the club if Mourinho was going to stay in charge. He said,
"One of the reasons the decision has been taken by Manchester United is that players were considering their futures."
Jadon Sancho eyed by Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund's Golden Boy and Manchester City's greatest regret of recent times, Jadon Sancho is on the watchlist of several top clubs across Europe, according to MARCA.
Sancho is one of the brightest young talents in Europe at the moment and has reportedly garnered interest from Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona.
However, Borussia Dortmund aren't even considering the idea of selling him in the winter and any move for Sancho can happen only in the summer.
Sancho's performances for Dortmund this season have been sensational and will potentially fetch Dortmund a huge amount of money if they decide to cash in.
Pascal Gross brushes aside Liverpool transfer link
Brighton's Pascal Gross has put an end to rumours linking him with Liverpool. He said that the team had a laugh about it.
He told The Argus.
"I don't read the newspapers but then maybe some friends or here [at the club] someone sees it and makes a joke.
"I have got nothing to say about it.
"I am really enjoying and I'm really happy to play in the Premier League with Brighton.
"I hope we can continue as we have done. At the moment that is everything I care about. All the other stuff, that's not my business."
The German midfielder has garnered interest from West Ham and Southampton as well but is likely to stay put at Brighton.
Sarri asks Chelsea to launch a £85 for Alexis Sanchez
Alexis Sanchez has failed to live up to expectations following his move to Manchester United. Now, a year later, Paris Saint-Germain are monitoring his situation. Meanwhile, Sanchez has an admirer in England and that is none other than Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri who has instructed the Blues top brass to launch a bid for the Chilean, according to Don Balon.
Chelsea are desperately looking to reinforce their attack owing to the failings of Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud.
Manchester United will be wary about sending a player like Sanchez to a rival. However, it also affords them an opportunity to cash in on a player who looks to be well past his prime. Sanchez is on exorbitant wages and United could be open to selling him.
Lionel Messi could leave Barcelona according to agent Alessio Sundas
Lionel Messi's agent has made a stunning claim that the greatest footballer on the planet could follow Cristiano Ronaldo to Italy. Sundas says that after Ronaldo's £105 million move to Juventus, anything is possible.
Inter Milan looking to spend big in the upcoming transfer windows and Sundas did not rule out the possibility of a move. He said,
“Lionel Messi to Inter Milan? Well with Juve acquiring Cristiano Ronaldo, anything is now possible for me,” he said.
“Juve paid a huge amount to get Ronaldo and this has opened things up according to me.
“The Bianconeri have already made a lot of money back from the Ronaldo deal thanks to the marketing side of things.
“If Juve were able to get Ronaldo from Real Madrid then I think that Inter can at least give it a shot for Lionel Messi.
“What do they have to lose? I think it is possible so let's see how things evolve in the near future. It will also depend on Barcelona.”
Barcelona fans could be really shaken with this.
