{"id":385504,"date":"2026-01-23T05:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T05:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/385504\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T05:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T05:02:07","slug":"football-gossip-salah-vinicius-jr-strand-larsen-luiz-elliot-sargent-lucca-alao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/385504\/","title":{"rendered":"Football gossip: Salah, Vinicius Jr, Strand Larsen, Luiz, Elliot, Sargent, Lucca, Alao"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Mohamed Salah and Vinicius Jr prime targets for Saudi Pro League, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/crystal-palace\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crystal Palace<\/a> hold talks with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/wolverhampton-wanderers\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wolves<\/a> over move for Jorgen Strand Larsen and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a> consider loan deal for Douglas Luiz. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool<\/a> and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 33, and Real Madrid and Brazil forward Vinicius Jr, 25, will be the two prime transfer targets for the Saudi Pro League this summer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2026\/01\/22\/saudi-clubs-renew-pursuit-mohamed-salah-vinicius-jnr\/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_tw_post_pursuit-mohamed-salah-vinicius-jnr\/\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Telegraph &#8211; subscription required) , external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Meanwhile, Salah will leave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool<\/a> this summer, Saudi Pro League insiders believe. <a href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/saudi-arabia-mo-salah-transfer-4187266\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(i Paper &#8211; subscription required), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/tottenham-hotspur\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tottenham<\/a>&#8216;s Italian goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, 29, is interesting Inter Milan as they line up a replacement for Switzerland international Yann Sommer, 37. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzetta.it\/Calcio\/Calciomercato\/Inter\/22-01-2026\/mercato-inter-chi-sara-il-portiere-del-futuro-dibu-martinez-no-vicario-il-preferito.shtml\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Gazzetta &#8211; in Italian), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/crystal-palace\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crystal Palace<\/a> have held talks with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/wolverhampton-wanderers\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wolves<\/a> regarding a potential move for 25-year-old Norway striker Jorgen Strand Larsen. <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/3926331\/crystal-palace-wolves-jorgen-strand-larsen-jean-philippe-mateta-replacement\/\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Talksport) , external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United<\/a> are ready to open contract talks with 20-year-old England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/video\/33727\/13497787\/they-see-him-as-a-key-part-of-squad-man-utd-to-open-contract-talks-with-mainoo\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Sky Sports), external<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a> are considering a loan move to sign 27-year-old Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, who is on loan at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/nottingham-forest\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nottingham Forest<\/a> from Juventus, for the rest of the season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6991039\/2026\/01\/22\/douglas-luiz-chelsea-transfer-forest\/\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Athletic &#8211; subscription required) , external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Major League Soccer side Charlotte FC are interested in England Under-21 international midfielder Harvey Elliott, 22, who is on loan at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/aston-villa\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aston Villa<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/live-blog\/11095\/12476234\/transfer-centre-live-football-transfer-news-updates-and-rumours?postid=10900072#liveblog-body\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Sky Sports) , external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/leeds-united\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/sunderland\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sunderland<\/a> are both set to miss out on a move for Norwich City striker Josh Sargent. The 25-year-old USA international is keen on a move back to Major League Soccer with Toronto FC his preferred option. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/news\/josh-sargent-rejects-leeds-sunderland-norwich-to-toronto-2026-transfer-on\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Teamtalk), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal<\/a> are looking into signing 16-year-old defender Iago Machado from Brazilian side Corinthians. <a href=\"https:\/\/ge.globo.com\/futebol\/times\/corinthians\/noticia\/2026\/01\/21\/joia-do-corinthians-observada-por-dorival-esta-na-mira-do-arsenal-e-tem-multa-de-r-630-milhoes.ghtml\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Globo &#8211; in Portuguese), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Roma and several other clubs are still in the race for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United<\/a> and Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee, 24. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/2014427478844907879?s=20\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow\">(Florian Plettenberg) , external<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mohamed Salah and Vinicius Jr prime targets for Saudi Pro League, Crystal Palace hold talks with Wolves over&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":385505,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-385504","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=385504"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385504\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/385505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=385504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=385504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=385504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}