{"id":740516,"date":"2026-08-17T05:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/740516\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T05:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:42:17","slug":"football-gossip-martinez-neto-zubimendi-delap-mikautadze-osimhen-cherif-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/740516\/","title":{"rendered":"Football gossip: Martinez, Neto, Zubimendi, Delap, Mikautadze, Osimhen, Cherif"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Juventus pull out of move for Emiliano Martinez, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester City<\/a> face competition for Pedro Neto and Real Madrid want Martin Zubimendi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/aston-villa\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aston Villa<\/a>&#8216;s Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, 33, will not be joining Juventus this summer following talks between the clubs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7516643\/2026\/08\/16\/emiliano-martinez-aston-villa-juventus-transfer\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Athletic &#8211; subscription required), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester City<\/a> are keen to sign Portugal winger Pedro Neto, 26, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a> but face competition from Al-Hilal. <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/4517014\/man-city-al-hilal-pedro-neto-chelsea\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Talksport), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">New Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has approved a move for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal<\/a>&#8216;s Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 27. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/arsenal\/martin-zubimendi-transfer-bombshell-real-madrid-interest-returns\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-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\/nottingham-forest\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nottingham Forest<\/a> have joined the race to sign Liam Delap from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a>, with the 23-year-old English striker keen to stay in the Premier League. <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/4514447\/liam-delap-next-club-chelsea-asking-price-como\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-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\/everton\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everton<\/a> lead the chase for Delap, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a> having already told him that he can leave the club this summer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/everton\/liam-delap-transfer-news-everton-pole-position\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-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\/newcastle-united\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Newcastle<\/a> are preparing a bid of 55m euros (\u00a347m) for Villarreal&#8217;s Georgia forward Georges Mikautadze, 25, who is also interesting Barcelona. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fichajes.net\/noticias\/premier-league-ofrece-55meu-estrellas-villarreal-20260816.html\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Fichajes &#8211; in Spanish), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen, 27, has refused to rule out a summer move from Galatasaray, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal<\/a> interested. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2026\/08\/16\/arsenal-handed-major-boost-as-e70m-target-refuses-to-rule-out-summer-exit\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Caught Offside), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/coventry-city\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coventry City<\/a> are closing in on the signing of Sidiki Cherif from Fenerbahce after agreeing a deal for the Guinea forward, 19. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/coventry-agree-deal-for-fenerbahce-cherif-transfer-news\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Give Me Sport), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/everton\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everton<\/a> are keen to sign English midfielder Marcus Tavernier, 27, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/afc-bournemouth\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bournemouth<\/a> before the transfer window shuts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/everton\/david-moyes-loves-marcus-tavernier-as-everton-signing-plan-revealed\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Football Insider), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A deal for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/leeds-united\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds United<\/a>&#8216;s Suriname forward Joel Piroe, 27, to join West Ham United is in its final stages. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vi.nl\/pro\/joel-piroe-nadert-akkoord-met-west-ham-mogelijk-gevolgen-voor-troy-parrott\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Voetbal International &#8211; in Dutch), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/hull-city\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hull City<\/a> are in advanced talks over a \u00a321m deal for Panathinaikos forward Andreas Tetteh, with Roma also interested in the Greece international. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Ekremkonur\/status\/2088974141915341294?s=20\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow\">(Ekrem Konur), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United<\/a> are stepping up their efforts to cash in on their academy, with English left-back Harry Amass, 19, potentially a player that could move on for about \u00a37m plus add-ons. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/sport\/football\/article-16056403\/man-united-plot-monetise-academy-sale-radek-vitek.html\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Mail &#8211; subscription required), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">AC Milan manager Ruben Amorim has excluded Youssouf Fofana from his plans for the season, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/nottingham-forest\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nottingham Forest<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/crystal-palace\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crystal Palace<\/a> now interested in the France midfielder, 27. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/nottingham-forest\/nottingham-forest-given-green-light-to-make-new-signing-by-ruben-amorim\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Football Insider), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Atletico Madrid want to beat Barcelona to the signing of Morocco midfielder Azzedine Ounahi, 26, who Girona value at about 25m euros (\u00a321.3m). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fichajes.net\/noticias\/atletico-madrid-entra-pelea-fc-barcelona-ounahi-20260816.html\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(Fichajes &#8211; in Spanish), external<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Juventus pull out of move for Emiliano Martinez, Manchester City face competition for Pedro Neto and Real Madrid&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":740391,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-740516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740516","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=740516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/740391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=740516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=740516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=740516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}