{"id":202009,"date":"2018-07-30T07:42:21","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T11:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=202009"},"modified":"2020-12-21T19:35:30","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T00:35:30","slug":"ftn-latest-on-toby-alderweireld-pogba-courtois-and-pickford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2018\/07\/30\/ftn-latest-on-toby-alderweireld-pogba-courtois-and-pickford\/","title":{"rendered":"FTN: Latest on Toby Alderweireld, Pogba, Courtois and Pickford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Football Transfer News, brought to you by Last Word on Football. With just over a week remaining of this summer&#8217;s transfer window, there is still plenty of business to be completed. In this edition of Football Transfer News, we discuss developments regarding Toby Alderweireld, Paul Pogba, Thibaut Courtois and Jordan Pickford.<\/p>\n<h1>Latest On Toby Alderweireld, Pogba, Courtois and Pickford.<\/h1>\n<h2>Alderweireld Already at Manchester United?<\/h2>\n<p>Pictures surfaced on social media throughout yesterday of Toby Alderweireld \u2018wearing\u2019 a <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a> shirt. The pictures appear doctored and United fans shouldn\u2019t get too excited about any signing just yet. In a further turn of events, Wikipedia then updated its information on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Toby_Alderweireld\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alderweireld<\/a>. It now states that from 2018, the player plays for United and even wears the number four shirt! Mourinho is still interested in this signing becoming a reality but United are unwilling to meet <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spurs&#8217;<\/a> \u00a350+ valuation. This potential transfer looks set to run right to the wire.<\/p>\n<h2>Juventus Want Their Pogba Back<\/h2>\n<p>Could <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Pogba\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Pogba<\/a> be about to complete a merry go round of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skysports.com\/transfer-centre\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">football transfers<\/a>? French World Cup winner Pogba has endured a somewhat turbulent relationship with Jose Mourinho. He showed at the World Cup why he has commanded high transfer prices. At United, he has yet to show that form. It is felt that Mourinho\u2019s \u2018negative\u2019 tactics don\u2019t get the best out of Pogba. Consequently, <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/juventus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Juventus<\/a> are keeping an eye on the situation. The Italian giants need to sell before mounting a sustained bid for their former player. Juventus spent big on Cristiano Ronaldo so need to create funds if they do pursue Pogba.<\/p>\n<h2>Courtois Talks on Hold Until Chelsea Have a Replacement Ready<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea<\/a> find themselves in a \u2018catch 22\u2019 situation over the potential sale of Thibaut Courtois to Real Madrid. The \u00a332 million pound price tag is not an issue and the keeper could leave for free if he remains at Stamford Bridge this season. That causes Chelsea a <a href=\"https:\/\/shewore.com\/2018\/06\/01\/exposed-chelseas-financial-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">financial dilemma.<\/a> Talks had been ongoing between the two clubs but Chelsea have now stopped those talks. They have told Real Madrid that they will only re-open talks should they find a replacement first.<\/p>\n<h2>Jordan Pickford<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2018\/07\/28\/ftn-latest-on-jordan-pickford-lascelles-rojo-and-ings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Pickford<\/a> is one keeper identified as a replacement for Courtois. The stopper only joined Everton last season and <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/everton\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Everton<\/a> do not want to sell. Pickford raised his profile with some stunning performances at the World Cup. He was Everton\u2019s Player of the Year and a move away from Goodison Park does seem unlikely. The player is on holiday after his World Cup efforts and Everton will look to put a new contract on the table on his return.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"ZuCdeKpASehiKVTOhV8mmg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1002031042\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ZuCdeKpASehiKVTOhV8mmg',sig:'1Q-nwM7A0iUqR-cfGLyW_bi3uX54huJqWzCfJXCDEmk=',w:'594px',h:'397px',items:'1002031042',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Football Transfer News, brought to you by Last Word on Football. With just over a week remaining of this summer&#8217;s transfer window, there is still plenty of business to be completed. In this edition of Football Transfer News, we discuss developments regarding Toby Alderweireld, Paul Pogba, Thibaut Courtois and Jordan Pickford. 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