{"id":1487,"date":"2026-06-04T21:09:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=1487"},"modified":"2026-06-04T21:09:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:09:45","slug":"football-gossip-diomande-kroupi-alvarez-el-mala-cucurella-rogers-vlahovic-mateta-sorloth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=1487","title":{"rendered":"Football gossip: Diomande, Kroupi, Alvarez, El Mala, Cucurella, Rogers, Vlahovic, Mateta, Sorloth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Liverpool<\/i><\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">  have made contact with RB Leipzig over a move for Yan Diomande, <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Arsenal<\/i><\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">  face competition from Paris St-Germain for two players, and Cologne winger Said El Mala is not keen on <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/brentford\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Brentford<\/i><\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">  move. <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Liverpool<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>have stepped up their pursuit Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande by making contact with German club <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">RB Leipzig,<\/b> who are determined not to sell the 19-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7285682\/2026\/06\/04\/liverpool-transfers-yan-diomande-pursuit\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Athletic &#8211; subscription required)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Paris St-Germain <\/b>are also interested in Diomande, who has suggested he would prefer a move to the French club. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/liverpool-yan-diomande-future-psg-37246106\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Telefoot, via Mirror)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal<\/b><\/a>  face competition from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Paris St-Germain<\/b> in trying to sign French forward Eli Junior Kroupi, 19, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/afc-bournemouth\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bournemouth<\/b><\/a>  and Argentina striker Julian Alvarez, 26, from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Atletico Madrid.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/arsenal-transfer-news-kroupi-alvarez-rogers-psg-b2989462.html\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Independent)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/brentford\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Brentford<\/b><\/a>  have made an offer worth 50m euros (\u00a343m) for Cologne&#8217;s German winger Said El Mala, 19. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bild.de\/sport\/fussball\/1-fc-koeln-50-mio-deal-die-letzten-huerden-im-poker-um-said-el-mala-6a212421a9f3fb7ee247de4b\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Bild &#8211; in German)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">However, El Mala has told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/brentford\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Brentford<\/b><\/a>  that he does not want to join the Premier League club. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/2062582260268753345\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Sky Sports Germany)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Chelsea<\/b><\/a>  defender Marc Cucurella, 27, is exploring a move away from Stamford Bridge, with <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Atletico Madrid<\/b> set to make an opening offer for the Spain international. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/chelsea\/marc-cucurella-transfer-news-blues-atletico-madrid-alex-grimaldo-nathaniel-brown-andrea-cambiaso\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Teamtalk<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Juventus<\/b> want at least 30m euros (\u00a326m) for 26-year-old Italian full-back Andrea Cambiaso, who has been linked with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Chelsea<\/b><\/a>  and <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Barcelona.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calciomercato.com\/liste\/cambiaso-la-juventus-fa-il-prezzo-rispunta-l-inter-fra-chelsea-barcellona-e-como\/bltf130c350fc9cc9c2#csc9b1379fc1812f02\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Transfer market &#8211; in Italian)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic will leave <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Juventus<\/b> when his contract runs out at the end of June after the 26-year-old decided not to sign a new deal with the Italian club. <a href=\"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/vlahovic-exit-openda-david-juventus-challenge\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Football Italia)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Juventus<\/b> have rekindled their interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/crystal-palace\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Crystal Palace<\/b><\/a>  and France striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, 28, and are also keen on <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Atletico Madrid<\/b> and Norway forward Alexander Sorloth, 30. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzetta.it\/Calcio\/Serie-A\/Juventus\/04-06-2026\/juventus-obiettivo-sorloth-nico-gonzalez-pedina-scambio.shtml\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Gazzetta dello Sport &#8211; in Italian)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">AIK Stockholm<\/b> say they are in talks to sell 18-year-old Nigerian winger Zadok Yohanna, who has been linked with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/brighton-and-hove-albion\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Brighton<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Chelsea<\/b><\/a>  and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/newcastle-united\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Newcastle United<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenorthernecho.co.uk\/sport\/26166718.newcastle-united-hold-talks-aik-stockholm-winger-zadok-yohanna\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Northern Echo)<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool have made contact with RB Leipzig over a move for Yan Diomande, Arsenal face competition from Paris St-Germain for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}