Barcelona and Real Madrid were at Anfield on Sunday to watch Erling Haaland as Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-0. Haaland opened the scoring, and both Spanish giants continue to monitor a possible future move, even as City face hundreds of financial charges following a guilty verdict. The clubs were also tracking other players: Barcelona have been monitoring Ronald Araújo, currently on loan at Liverpool, while Madrid have been checking on Liverpool midfielders Alexis Mac Allister and Florian Wirtz.
Elsewhere, Chelsea are growing confident they will sign AFC Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott in January. The 23-year-old is said to find a move to Stamford Bridge hard to refuse, and any deal would likely reach around £100 million. Bournemouth rejected all interest during the summer, but Scott's contract runs until 2028 and he has resisted calls to extend it.
Borussia Dortmund have been interested in Philadelphia Union striker Malik Jakupovic, 17, after a summer offer worth €2m-€3m was rejected. Chelsea, RB Salzburg and Stuttgart are also in the race. Chelsea would need at least £50 million to convince Barcelona to let Frenkie de Jong leave in January, while Ruben Amorim wants AC Milan to sign Sassuolo midfielder Darryl Bakola, who could now command over €30 million.
Former Real Madrid right back Dani Carvajal has joined Getafe on a free transfer, and Arsenal are weighing up Max Dowman's future amid loan interest from Celtic and Rangers.
Source: ESPN Soccer · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing