Real Madrid to rival Liverpool for the signature of top young talent and other transfer news and rumours of the day - 26th September, 2017
Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's latest transfer news and rumours roundup. Today's stories feature the latest update on some of the major happenings in world football which may change the complexion of a few clubs. So let's head right in and take a look at the major happenings across Europe that made headlines on September 26, 2017:
Bundesliga
Real Madrid to rival Liverpool for Christian Pulisic
The Daily Mirror has reported that Real Madrid are ready to battle it is it out with Liverpool for the signature of Christian Pulisic, Borussia Dortmund's 19-year-old superstar. The American international is one of the most promising players in the world and Florentino Perez is eager to make Pulisic a Galactico next summer.
The president was reportedly unhappy at seeing Ousmane Dembele join FC Barcelona and does not want another future superstar to go out of Real Madrid's reach. Meanwhile, Liverpool have been long-term admirers of Pulisic with Jurgen Klopp being the manager who signed the teenager for the German side.
Carlo Ancelotti criticises Marco Verratti
The Italian powerhouse, Marco Verratti was linked with Bayern Munich this past summer. But in an interview with Le Figaro, Munich boss Carlo Ancelotti has criticized the PSG midfielder for starting the rumours for personal gains. Ancelotti was quoted saying, "He only wanted a better deal with PSG. I know him well. Many players want to leave their clubs when the transfer window is open. But I do not know if many want it just to simply improve their contracts. I do not like these things, this kind of behaviour."