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TRENDING RUMORS

EXPERT TAKE

ESPN columnist Graham Hunter explains how Real Madrid having a gaping, Rodri-sized hole in their midfield:

In short, Madrid lack someone like Rodri.

Over these two matches, it's going to be like a dose of salt rubbed fiercely into a raw Real Madrid wound that City are once again governed by a man in the prime of his career, a man born in the Spanish capital, a Ballon d'Or-winning organizing midfielder who has captained Spain to victory in the UEFA Nations League and the European Championship -- and, worse still for agitated, unsatisfied Real Madrid season-ticket holders, a man whose all-time idol remains one of Los Blancos' greatest ever players or coaches: Zinedine Zidane.

If you used computer-aided-design to formulate the precise talent, height, experience, temperament, hunger for trophies, attitude, technical repertoire, mentality, vision, experience and nationality of the player that the 15-time European champions desperately need now, and going forward, the player that any half-decent system would produce is the Manchester City and Spain captain. How ironic.

Read full column on Rodri and Real Madrid here.

OTHER RUMORS

- Orlando City are in talks with Atletico Madrid regarding a summer deal for forward Antoine Griezmann. He won't be moved on in the current MLS transfer window. (Fabrizio Romano)

- Arsenal are preparing a new approach for Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali, who has recently been linked with Real Madrid. (TEAMtalk)

- Manchester United have identified Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes as a potential replacement for Casemiro. (CaughtOffside)

- "Several big clubs" are monitoring the situation of RB Leipzig defender Castello Lukeba. (Philipp Hinze)

- Manchester City aren't close to signing Newcastle right-back Tino Livramento despite reports. (Fabrizio Romano)

- Napoli are keen to secure midfielder Scott McTominay to a new contract. (Il Mattino)

- West Ham forward Callum Wilson has "verbally agreed" a new one-year contract with the club. (Sky Sports)

- On-loan Wolves midfielder Angel Gomes only wants to stay at Molineux if the club avoid relegation from the Premier League. (Football Insider)

- Multiple clubs in the Bundesliga as well as others in Europe are tracking Club Brugge striker Nicolo Tresoldi. (Florian Plettenberg)