Football transfer rumours: João Félix to Newcastle? Fabián Ruiz to Burnley?

Like a Fleetwood Mac comeback tour, Rumours are back, baby.

Four goals (and one red card) in 20 games for Chelsea has not convinced Mauricio Pochettino to keep on João Félix at Chelsea, but has the Portuguese flickered brightly enough to convince other clubs? Félix has been offered to Newcastle and certainly would be an interesting option for Eddie Howe, who doesn’t have a ready-made second striker in his ranks. Félix’s parent club, Atlético Madrid, have already admitted that they “don’t have anything planned” for the fifth most expensive player in history, who is currently consoling himself on a yacht in the Med.

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But wait! More Newcastle news! Bruno Guimarães has played so well this season that Real Madrid, Liverpool and Barcelona are interested in the Brazilian, although the Rumour Mill fails to see how Barcelona could afford him, or why Bruno would want to play Europa League football at Anfield next year. Still, as Steven Fletcher’s 2016 move to Marseille proved, anything can happen in football.

Agent Tomori (and Agent Giroud) have infiltrated the Chelsea bunker and have delivered the message that Milan are looking for an exceptionally talented, injury-prone midfielder who is yet to fully realise his potential. Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who is somehow 27, has answered the call, and is preparing to be smuggled out of Cobham’s training ground in a laundry basket. Talks are ongoing: Loftus-Cheek has just the one year remaining on his contract, so could be available for as cheap as £13m.

Both recently departed from Tottenham, Erik Lamela and Bryan Gil have only gone and won themselves a European trophy