Man Utd and Liverpool eye Mitchell in Wednesday's transfer gossip
On 22 September 2026, Manchester United and Liverpool were reported to be interested in Crystal Palace defender Tyrick Mitchell in a Wednesday transfer gossip round-up. The report also linked Aston Villa loanee Alejandro Garnacho with interest from La Liga clubs and said Bayern Munich are monitoring Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White.
The round-up assembled items from several outlets, citing Teamtalk, Mail plus, The Athletic, Talksport, Football Transfers and the Guardian among others. It described Crystal Palace's left-back Tyrick Mitchell as English and 27 years old. The column noted Garnacho's loan status at Aston Villa and his summer move from Chelsea. It additionally covered Liverpool staffing news and contract discussions at Arsenal.
Crystal Palace's left-back Tyrick Mitchell, 27, was identified as attracting growing interest from Manchester United and Liverpool, with Teamtalk cited as the source. The item specified Mitchell's club as Crystal Palace and his position as left-back.
Aston Villa attacking midfielder Alejandro Garnacho was reported to be monitored by clubs in La Liga after struggling to make an impression at Villa Park following his summer loan switch from Chelsea. That item was attributed to Mail plus (subscription required) and repeated Garnacho's loan background and recent form issues at Villa Park.
Julian Ward is set to be reappointed as Liverpool's sporting director, the report said, with The Athletic naming the 45-year-old as moving from his current role as Fenway Sports Group's technical director to replace Richard Hughes. The Athletic item added that Ward previously held the sporting director position during the 2022-23 season.
Bayern Munich were linked with an interest in Nottingham Forest's England midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, 26, according to Talksport, while Teamtalk reported that Liverpool remain committed to bringing the best out of Germany attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz, 23, despite the player's representatives being sounded out by Bayern Munich. The two items presented Bayern's activity on different targets as separate points of interest.
Arsenal were said to be using the September international break to finalise details of a new long-term contract for England midfielder Declan Rice, 27, per Football Transfers, and the Guardian reported that the club have the option to extend Rice's current deal by 12 months but would like to tie him to a long-term contract in line with manager Mikel Arteta's policy towards key players. Other transfer items included Chelsea tracking Gambian 15-year-old Adama Jeng (Mail plus - subscription required); AC Milan and Roma being keen on a loan deal for Real Madrid forward Endrick, 20, if Florentino Perez allows it (Calciomercato); Barcelona scouting Athletico Paranaense's 19-year-old Arthur Dias (ESPN Brasil); and Cadena SER reporting that Arsenal came close to signing Vinicius Jr, 26, from Real Madrid in the summer.
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