{"id":8620,"date":"2026-02-27T03:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T22:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/27\/klopp-exit-talk-nonsense-fridays-gossip\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T03:50:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T22:20:02","slug":"klopp-exit-talk-nonsense-fridays-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/27\/klopp-exit-talk-nonsense-fridays-gossip\/","title":{"rendered":"Klopp exit talk &#8216;nonsense&#8217; &#8211; Friday&#8217;s gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Published18 minutes ago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speculation around Jurgen Klopp&#x27;s role with Red Bull is dismissed, <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\">Chelsea<\/a> remain in pole position to land Murillo and <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/wolverhampton-wanderers\">Wolves<\/a>&#x27; asking price for Mateus Mane is putting off <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\">Liverpool<\/a> and <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\">Manchester United<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reports that Jurgen Klopp will leave his role as head of global soccer at the Red Bull organisation are &quot;complete nonsense and totally unfounded&quot;, says CEO Oliver Mintzlaff. <a href=\"https:\/\/sport.sky.de\/fussball\/artikel\/kommt-es-zum-klopp-hammer-red-bull-boss-oliver-mintzlaff-reagiert-auf-geruechte\/13512361\/34417\">(Sky Sports Germany &#8211; in German), <!-- -->external<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\">Liverpool<\/a> are firmly in the frame for <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/nottingham-forest\">Nottingham Forest<\/a>&#x27;s 23-year-old Brazil defender Murillo, although <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\">Chelsea<\/a> still lead the pursuit. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/news\/liverpool-chelsea-thunder-in-nottingham-forest-ace-huge-sale-increasingly-likely-approved\">(Teamtalk), <!-- -->external<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Serbia international Dusan Vlahovic favours a switch to Barcelona when his Juventus contract ends this summer, although <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/tottenham-hotspur\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> and <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\">Chelsea<\/a> remain in the hunt to sign the 26-year-old forward. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/news\/tottenham-transfer-news-dusan-vlahovic-chelsea-prioritise-barcelona-talks-sources\">(Teamtalk), <!-- -->external<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a> and <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city\">Manchester City<\/a> are considering bids of \u00a330m for Atalanta left-back Honest Ahanor. <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\">Chelsea<\/a> are also interested in the 18-year-old Nigerian. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2026\/02\/26\/sources-arsenal-chelsea-move-defensive-sensation\/\">(Caught Offside), <!-- -->external<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\">Liverpool<\/a> and <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\">Manchester United<\/a> will not pay <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/wolverhampton-wanderers\">Wolves<\/a>&#x27; \u00a350m asking price for 18-year-old England youth international Mateus Mane this summer as they consider the midfielder too raw. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/mateus-mane-transfer-latest-liverpool-and-man-united-stance-on-50m-fee-revealed\/\">(Football Insider), <!-- -->external<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/brentford\">Brentford<\/a> striker Ivan Toney is targeting silverware in Saudi Arabia with current club Al-Ahli, but the Englishman, 29, is not ruling out a return to the Premier League. <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/4009255\/ivan-toney-premier-league-transfer-england-world-cup\/\">(Talksport), <!-- -->external<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Forward Nicolas Jackson is set to return to <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\">Chelsea<\/a>. The 24-year-old Senegal international moved to Bayern Munich on loan last summer, but the Bundesliga champions are not keen on a permanent switch. <a href=\"https:\/\/cfbayerninsider.com\/2026\/02\/bayern-munich-chelsea-nicolas-jackson-2\/\">(CFBayernInsider), <!-- -->external<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/newcastle-united\">Newcastle United<\/a> are looking at <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/brighton-and-hove-albion\">Brighton<\/a>&#x27;s Netherlands goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen and <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city\">Manchester City<\/a>&#x27;s English stopper James Trafford, both 23, as they target finding a long-term successor for England international Nick Pope, 33. <a href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/newcastle-target-two-goalkeepers-summer-overhaul-4253567\">(The i Newspaper &#8211; subscription required), <!-- -->external<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/newcastle-united\">Newcastle United<\/a> are also watching Union Saint-Gilloise winger Anan Khalaili. The 21-year-old Israel international has scored three times in the Champions League this season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-15594829\/Newcastle-transfer-news-wonderkid-Sandro-Tonali-crest-tour-Bruno-Guimaraes.html\">(Mail+ &#8211; subscription required), <!-- -->external<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\">Liverpool<\/a>&#x27;s 19-year-old winger Trent Kone-Doherty, from Northern Ireland, might soon leave to join Norwegian club Molde despite being offered a new contract at Anfield. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/trent-kone-doherty-closing-on-liverpool-transfer-after-opening-talks-with-new-club\/\">(Football Insider), <!-- -->external<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Napoli inserted a clause in the deal of Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen&#x27;s switch to Galatasaray which means the Turkish club will have to pay them up to \u00a360m if they sell the 27-year-old to an Italian club. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzetta.it\/Calcio\/Calciomercato\/Juventus\/26-02-2026\/osimhen-juve-l-incredibile-penale-che-dovrebbe-pagare-il-galatasaray-al-napoli.shtml\">(Gazzetta dello Sport &#8211; in Italian), <!-- -->external<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Related topics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/european\">European Football<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/premier-league\">Premier League<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/sport\/football\">Football<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>More on this story<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/articles\/ce8e6y90g2jo\">\n<p>Get the latest on your Premier League team<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published17 October 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/sport\/football-quizzes\">\n<p>All your football quizzes in one place<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/sounds\/series\/p02nrsln\">\n<p>Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Klopp exit talk &#x27;nonsense&#x27; &#8211; Friday&#x27;s gossipPublished18 minutes agoSpeculation around Jurgen Klopp&#x27;s role with Red Bull is dismissed, Chelsea remain in pole position to land Murill&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":8621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-decor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}