Rumour Reel: Ranocchia to Liverpool, Schweinsteiger in PSG exit, Badelj Spurs bound?

One of the first things Jose Mourinho did as Manchester United boss was to exile the World Cup winning midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, brought in by predecessor Louis van Gaal.

Veteran Schweinsteiger is yet to play a single minute of the Red Devils’ season, but could find an escape rout in the form of PSG.

Reports suggest the French capital club would be willing to pay around £1.5m for the former Bayern Munich star. Schweinsteiger could be the kind of high-profile, established name to sell shirts at the Parc des Princes following Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s exit on a free to United this summer.

While his current contract is reportedly worth £180k-per-week and expires in 2018, Schweinsteiger will likely to have to take a pay cut to find a path out of Old Trafford.

Badelj Spurs bound?

Tottenham are reportedly preparing a swoop for Fiorentina’s defensive midfield maestro Milan Badelj.

The deep-lying Croatia international has 25 caps and caught Mauricio Pochettino’s eye while playing against Spurs when the clubs met in the Europa League’s last 32 stage in successive years.

Badelj was a target for AC Milan in the summer, but the two Serie A sides couldn’t agree upon a fee, despite Chile’s Matias Fernandez moving from Florence to the San Siro. Expect a Daniel Levy lesson in negotiation this January.

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