{"id":533477,"date":"2019-09-24T14:57:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T18:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=533477"},"modified":"2019-10-06T14:57:44","modified_gmt":"2019-10-06T18:57:44","slug":"transfer-rumours-raheem-sterling-james-maddison-kai-havertz-serge-aurier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/09\/24\/transfer-rumours-raheem-sterling-james-maddison-kai-havertz-serge-aurier\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer Rumours: Raheem Sterling, James Maddison, Kai Havertz and Serge Aurier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the summer transfer window now a distant memory, rumours abound about possible deals in January. We will keep you posted with the latest transfer gossip and possible moves to look out for next window. In today&#8217;s edition, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/la-liga\/real-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Real Madrid<\/a> keep tabs on <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/b400bde0\/Raheem-Sterling?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raheem Sterling<\/a>, while <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/premier-league\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool<\/a> register interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/ee38d9c5\/James-Maddison?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Maddison<\/a>. Will <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/premier-league\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a> make more moves this winter to improve upon their poor start? All this and more transfer rumours on the way.<\/p>\n<h2>Transfer Rumours: Real Madrid, Liverpool, Manchester United and More<\/h2>\n<h3>Raheem on Real&#8217;s Radar<\/h3>\n<p>As Dani Gil reports for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/futbol\/real-madrid\/20190923\/47572041688\/sterling-real-madrid-interes-manchester-city-txiki-begiristain-renovacion-guardiola.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mundo Deportivo<\/a>, Real Madrid are interested in signing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/premier-league\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City<\/a> winger Raheem Sterling. With claims from Pep Guardiola that Sterling could be on the level of <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/d70ce98e\/Lionel-Messi?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lionel Messi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/dea698d9\/Cristiano-Ronaldo?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a>, Sterling may seek a new contract at City. He only renewed his contract in November last year, but may well seek to discuss terms again soon after a brilliant start to the season. Though Sterling may look to join Madrid in the future, for now he seems happy enough under Guardiola&#8217;s tutelage.<\/p>\n<h3>Maddison Piques Liverpool&#8217;s Interest<\/h3>\n<p>According to Jack Staplehurst of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/sport\/football\/liverpool-tipped-sign-leicester-ace-20159770\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Daily Star,<\/a> Liverpool are keeping an eye on <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/premier-league\/leicester\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leicester City<\/a> attacker James Maddison. The English midfielder created the most chances in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Premier League<\/a> last year, and his stock continues to rise this year. At just 22, he is far from the finished product, and Jurgen Klopp may see him as someone to develop into a star of world football. Maddison could even prove to be the long-term replacement for <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/0ef89a37\/Philippe-Coutinho?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philippe Coutinho<\/a>, who departed for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barcelona<\/a> in January last year.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United Transfer Rumours<\/h3>\n<p>Samuel Luckhurst of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/man-utd-transfer-news-arsenal-16965600#r3z-addoor\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester Evening News<\/a> writes that Manchester United will prioritise the signing of Sean Longstaff and Erling Haaland this January. Longstaff even claimed himself that he thought he would be joining United this summer, only to stay at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/premier-league\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newcastle United<\/a> for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>Haaland is a young forward who has shone this season, scoring a hat-trick against Genk for Red Bul Salzburg in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/champions-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Champion&#8217;s League<\/a>. After scoring 17 goals in ten games this season, the 19-year-old has the tongues of Europe&#8217;s biggest clubs wagging. If he made the move to the Premier League, he would follow in the footsteps of his father Alf Inge; the Norwegian defender plied his trade for Leeds and Manchester City.<\/p>\n<h3>Havertz Chase Hots Up<\/h3>\n<p>Etienne Fermie of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/9985212\/man-utd-arsenal-chelsea-told-to-fork-out-90m-for-kai-havertz\/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=sunfootballtwitter&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1569235843\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Sun<\/a> writes that three Premier League giants are vying for the signature of <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/fed7cb61\/Kai-Havertz?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kai Havertz<\/a> of Leverkusen. The 20-year-old midfielder scored 17 goals for the German side last season, and now interest in him is hotting up. Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are all credited with an interest in the hot German prospect. Leverkusen rate him at \u00a390 million, and German sides <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/bundesliga\/bayern-munich\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bayern Munich<\/a> and Borussia Dortmund are also on his trail. It could turn out that Havertz becomes Dortmund&#8217;s replacement for Jadon Sancho, one of the world&#8217;s hottest prospects.<\/p>\n<h3>Aurier on Way Out at Spurs?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/news\/want-away-tottenham-defender-targeted-by-ac-milan\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teamtalk<\/a> are reporting that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/serie-a\/ac-milan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AC Milan<\/a> have joined the race to sign <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/5c2b4f07\/Serge-Aurier?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Serge Aurier<\/a>. The Ivorian full-back was linked with a summer exit from Spurs, to join French side <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/ligue-1\/paris-saint-germain\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paris Saint-Germain<\/a>. However, a move never materialised. Reports in Italy about Milan&#8217;s desire to sign Aurier as a replacement for Andrea Conti are increasing. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/premier-league\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> demanded \u20ac25 million for their right-back last summer, they could yet demand a similar fee.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"rg4EAuzMSJJjo386GqvEbg\" 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\/1176145451\" 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:'rg4EAuzMSJJjo386GqvEbg',sig:'iVL18QubfDRbDN2nnq5XhudwFCZWrlIJyLHq64MCsHo=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1176145451',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>With the summer transfer window now a distant memory, rumours abound about possible deals in January. We will keep you posted with the latest transfer gossip and possible moves to look out for next window. In today&#8217;s edition, Real Madrid keep tabs on Raheem Sterling, while Liverpool register interest in James Maddison. Will Manchester United [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3031,"featured_media":533598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28,1363,1364,4,6,16,17,18,30,1367,3,1366,5,24],"tags":[3380,95,36,386,182,3487,96],"class_list":["post-533477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transfers","category-ac-milan","category-bayern-munich","category-bundesliga","category-la-liga","category-liverpool","category-manchester-city","category-manchester-united","category-news","category-paris-saint-germain","category-premier-league","category-real-madrid","category-serie-a","category-tottenham","tag-kai-havertz","tag-liverpool","tag-manchester-united","tag-raheem-sterling","tag-real-madrid","tag-sean-longstaff","tag-tottenham-hotspur"],"modified_by":"Ben Kerr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3031"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/533598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=533477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=533477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}