Football gossip: Dorgu, Neymar, Veiga, Foyth, Werner, Van Dijk, Gimenez
2025-01-27
Category: sports

Lecce are "trying to resist" Manchester United's attempts to sign Patrick Dorgu, Neymar ready to sacrifice part of salary to move back to Santos and Aston Villa interested in Chelsea defender Axel Disasi.Lecce president Sticchi Damiani says the club is "trying to resist" Manchester United's pressure to sign 20-year-old Denmark left-back Patrick Dorgu, who the Italian club value at â¬40m (Â£33.8m). (Football Italia), external Brazil forward Neymar, 32, is prepared to give up a large part of his salary to leave Al-Hilal and return to former club Santos in his homeland. (Footmercato - in French), externalChelsea's Portugal centre-back Renato Veiga, 21, was on his way to Turin on Sunday to complete a loan move to Juventus, who do not have an option to buy once the deal runs out at the end of the season. (Fabrizio Romano), externalArgentina midfielder Emiliano Buendia, 28, has agreed a one-year contract extension to his current deal with Aston Villa, which was due to run out in 2026, amid interest from Germany, Italy and Saudi Arabia. (Athletic), externalAston Villa are in talks to to sign Argentina defender Juan Foyth, 27, from  Villarreal after failing to bring in French defender Loic Bade, 24, from Sevilla. (Talksport), external Chelsea's French centre-back Axel Disasi, 26, is also a target for Aston Villa as they try to bring in a defender before the winter transfer window closes. (Football Insider), external Germany forward Timo Werner, 28, on loan at Tottenham from RB Leipzig, is in talks about a move to Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls. (Footmercato - in French), external Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says he does not know "what the future will bring", with the 33-year-old Dutch centre-back's contract with the Reds running out in the summer. (Liverpool Echo), external 
Brentford right-back Mads Roerslev, 25, will fly to Wolfsburg on Monday to complete a medical after the two clubs reached an agreement on a six-month loan deal for the Denmark defender, with an option to buy. (Sky Sports Germany), externalStrasbourg will make another move for Brentford's 22-year-old Portuguese forward Fabio Carvalho, having had an initial offer to take him on loan rejected by the Bees. (Footmercato - in French), externalAC Milan will make an improved bid of about â¬33-34m for Mexico striker Santiago Gimenez, although Feyenoord want â¬40m for the 23-year-old. (Calciomercato - in Italian), externalLeicester City and Bangladesh midfielder Hamza Choudhury, 27, is set to join Sheffield United on loan in a deal that includes an option to buy. (Athletic - subscription required) , externalSouthampton will listen to offers for Kyle Walker-Peters after Galatasaray made an approach for the 27-year-old English defender, who is out of contract in the summer. (Fabrizio Romano), external 