Thursday's Premier League transfer talk news roundup: Yunus Musah, Ansu Fati, Moussa Diaby

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest transfer news in the Premier League on Thursday, November 5.

Thursday morning's Premier League transfer talk news roundup:

Real Madrid, Barcelona to battle for Yunus Musah?

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Real Madrid and Barcelona are both allegedly interested in signing Valencia youngster Yunus Musah.

The 17-year-old joined Los Che from Arsenal in the summer of 2019 and has made the step into the first team this term, already featuring on seven occasions in Spain's top flight.

A recent report claimed that Valencia have offered the England Under-18 international a new long-term contract at the Mestalla as his existing deal expires in June 2022.

However, according to reports in Spain, both Madrid and Barca have been impressed by the youngster's development and are keeping a close eye on the situation.

Musah, who has been compared to Barca teenager Ansu Fati, has largely operated as a right midfielder for Javi Gracia's side during the early stages of the season.

Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool are also believed to be admirers of a player who was born in the United States to Ghanaian parents.

Manchester United 'were willing to pay £45m for Moussa Diaby over summer'

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Manchester United were reportedly prepared to pay up to €50m (£45m) to sign Bayer Leverkusen attacker Moussa Diaby during the summer transfer window.

The 21-year-old enjoyed a productive 2019-20 campaign for Leverkusen, scoring eight times and contributing eight assists in 39 appearances in all competitions.

According to Bild, United identified Diaby as a possible transfer target over the summer, and the 20-time English champions were prepared to pay as much as €50m (£45m) to sign him.

However, the report claims that Leverkusen signalled that they were not prepared to sell the France Under-21 international due to his importance to the side.

Diaby, who has scored twice and registered one assist in nine outings at club level this term, has also previously been linked with Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund.

The left-sided attacker arrived at BayArena from Paris Saint-Germain in July 2019.

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