Football gossip: Rashford, Mateta, De Ketelaere, Kounde, Retegui, Van de Ven
2025-02-16
Category: sports

Marcus Rashford is hopeful of joining Barcelona this summer, Atletico Madrid are keen on Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta, while Manchester City see Charles de Ketelaere as Kevin de Bruyne's replacement.Manchester United's 27-year-old England striker Marcus Rashford, who is on loan at Aston Villa, has not given up hope of joining Barcelona this summer. (Sun), externalAtletico Madrid are interested in Crystal Palace's 27-year-old French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, who is valued at Â£42m. (Fichajes - in Spanish), externalManchester City have identified Atalanta's 23-year-old Belgium midfielder Charles de Ketelaere as a long-term replacement for 33-year-old compatriot Kevin de Bruyne. (TBR Football), externalChelsea are willing to bid Â£83m for Barcelona's France defender Jules Kounde, but the Spanish club do not want to sell the 26-year-old and plan to offer him a new contract. (Diario Sport - in Spanish), externalAjax are hoping to sign Brighton's 24-year-old Ghana full-back Tariq Lamptey and 33-year-old Netherlands defender Joel Veltman on free transfers when their contracts expire this summer. (Mirror), externalArsenal have contacted Atalanta over a possible deal for striker Mateo Retegui, but the Gunners could face competition from Manchester United for the 25-year-old Italy striker. (CaughtOffside), externalLiverpool are keen on signing Tottenham's 23-year-old Netherlands defender Micky van de Ven this summer. (Football Insider), externalAl-Nassr and Al-Hilal are targeting Liverpool's 28-year-old Colombia forward Luis Diaz, who is also interesting Barcelona. (Todofichajes - in Spanish), externalManchester United's 80-strong scouting department is set to be cut considerably as part of a wider round of 200 redundancies to reduce costs. (Guardian), external