{"id":368293,"date":"2025-12-24T06:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T06:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/368293\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T06:22:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T06:22:07","slug":"football-gossip-senesi-diomande-thiago-gallagher-baas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/368293\/","title":{"rendered":"Football gossip: Senesi, Diomande, Thiago, Gallagher, Baas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Barcelona and Atletico Madrid battle to sign Marcos Senesi, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United<\/a> track RB Leipzig&#8217;s Yan Diomande and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool<\/a> monitor Igor Thiago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are ready to battle it out for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/afc-bournemouth\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bournemouth<\/a> and Argentina defender, Marcos Senesi, 28, who has informed the Cherries he is leaving the club in 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/news\/barcelona-transfer-news-marcos-senesi-bournemouth-exit-atletico-madrid-sources\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Teamtalk), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United<\/a> are keeping track of 19-year-old winger Yan Diomande, who has been capped by Ivory Coast and valued at more than \u00a380m by RB Leipzig. <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/3846507\/transfer-news-nathan-ake-man-utd-west-ham-coventry\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Talksport), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United<\/a> have yet to hold talks with Atletico Madrid over 25-year-old England midfielder Conor Gallagher, but are aware the Spaniards would prefer to sell him in a permanent \u00a335m deal. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-15409669\/Manchester-United-academy-Newcastle-Semenyo-transfers.html\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Mail &#8211; subscription required), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool<\/a> are monitoring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/brentford\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brentford<\/a> forward Igor Thiago, 24, as they look at attacking reinforcements. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2025\/12\/23\/sources-liverpool-premier-league-attackers-radar\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(CaughtOffside), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/newcastle-united\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Newcastle<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/nottingham-forest\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nottingham Forest<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/crystal-palace\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crystal Palace<\/a> are all eyeing Ajax&#8217;s 22-year-old Dutch defender Youri Baas. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/news\/newcastle-transfer-news-youri-baas-ajax-crystal-palace-nottingham-forest-sources\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Teamtalk), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal<\/a> are keen on AC Milan and Italy Under-21 left-back, Davide Bartesaghi, 19, who has impressed for the Serie A club this term.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzetta.it\/Calcio\/Calciomercato\/Milan\/23-12-2025\/milan-bartesaghi-piace-in-premier-contratto-e-piano-per-tenere-l-esterno.shtml\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> (La Gazzetta dello Sport &#8211; in Italian), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United<\/a> are set to delay any decision on the future of Dutchman Joshua Zirkzee with their squad stretched by injuries and Africa Cup of Nations departures. The 24-year-old forward is the subject of interest from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/west-ham-united\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">West Ham<\/a> and Roma, among others. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/story\/_\/id\/47396910\/man-united-delay-joshua-zirkzee-exit-decision-sources\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(ESPN), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Bayern Munich are keeping tabs on Cardiff teenager Dylan Lawlor. Turning 20 on 1 January, the centre-back already has three senior Wales caps. <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/3846719\/bayern-munich-dylan-lawlor-vincent-kompany-craig-bellamy-efl\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Talksport), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/newcastle-united\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Newcastle<\/a> are all interested in Marseille&#8217;s French midfielder Darryl Bakola, 18. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footmercato.net\/a7691590888404835393-lom-discute-prolongation-avec-daryl-bakola-chelsea-arsenal-et-newcastle-a-laffut\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Footmercato &#8211; in French), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/everton\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everton<\/a> are actively exploring loan opportunities for left-back Adam Aznou, 19, with the Morocco international yet to feature for the first team. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/everton\/transfer-news-adam-aznou-january-exit-getafe-exclusive\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Teamtalk), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Rennes are targeting a loan move for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester City<\/a>&#8216;s 19-year-old Argentine midfielder Claudio Echeverri, although they will have competition from Villarreal and Girona. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouest-france.fr\/sport\/football\/stade-rennais\/mercato-en-quete-dun-profil-creatif-le-stade-rennais-sest-penche-sur-le-meneur-argentin-claudio-echeverri-8b86ae24-e011-11f0-ba14-a010db31b80d\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Ouest-France &#8211; in French), external<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barcelona and Atletico Madrid battle to sign Marcos Senesi, Manchester United track RB Leipzig&#8217;s Yan Diomande and Liverpool&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":368294,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-368293","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368293\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/368294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}