Manchester United are leading a four-way battle for a £35m star, while West Brom have set their asking price for Jonny Evans, according ...
Manchester United are leading a four-way battle for a £35m star, while West Brom have set their asking price for Jonny Evans, according to Friday’s papers.
Man Utd Join Race
For £35m Man
The list of potential suitors for Nice midfielder
Jean-Michael Seri continues to grow, with Manchester United leading a four-way
battle for the defender, according to the Mirror.
Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City are all looking to
take on the 26-year-old, who is also fancied by Paris St Germain.
Seri was seemingly set for a move to Barcelona in the summer
only for the deal to collapse, leaving the player heartbroken.
With Jose Mourinho likely to lose both Marouane Fellaini and
Michael Carrick in the summer, United are said to be looking for fresh legs in
midfield.
The Red Devils have also been linked with a move for former
Chelsea and Arsenal man Lassana Diarra in the French media.
Currently a free agent, the 32-year-old has been contacted
by Mourinho over a move, Le Parisien claims.
Fresh Twist In Emre
Can Saga As Prem Duo Emerge As New Suitors
The saga surrounding the future of Liverpool midfielder Emre
Can has taken yet another twist according to reports.
The 24-year-old is out of contract in the summer, and has
been heavily linked with moves to both Juventus and Bayern Munich in recent
months.
However, the Mirror claims that Can is yet to rule out
signing a new deal and staying at Anfield, but his future might depend on where
Schalke midfielder Leon Goretzka moves to.
Bayern are believed to be the frontrunners in the race to
sign Goretzka, who is also out of contract in the summer. The Bavarian club are
unlikely to sign another midfielder should he join, meaning a move for Can
would be off the table.
The Mirror reports that this has given Premier League
leaders Manchester City the belief that they can tempt the 24-year-old to the
Etihad, while Arsenal are keeping an eye on the situation too.
Prem Giants Make
Shock Enquiry Over Stoke Veteran Crouch
Premier League champions Chelsea have made a shock enquiry
over Stoke striker Peter Crouch, according to a report.
The Daily Mirror claims that the Blues have switched their
focus to the former England international due to Andy Carroll’s injury problems
as they continue their search for a target man.
Chelsea were heavily linked with a £30m move for the West
Ham striker, but he is expected to be ruled out for four to six weeks with an
ankle injury.
Crouch, 36, recently signed a new one-year deal to keep him
at the Potters until 2019 and has scored five goals for the club in all
competitions this season.
Reds Eye James
Rodriquez
According to the Liverpool Echo Jurgen Klopp has given the
green light to a swoop for Real Madrid midfielder, James Rodriguez after
failing in his bid to
Rodriguez, who is currently on loan at Bayern Munich, has
six months left on his two-year loan deal with the Bundesliga champions,
meaning the German club would need to send the midfielder back to parent club
Real Madrid to enable any deal to be completed.
Malcom looks destined to remain in Ligue Un for the
foreseeable future after Arsene Wenger admitted the Brazlian was unlikely to
leave Bordeaux.
Ronaldo On The
Move?
According to Spanish daily, AS, another Real Madrid star
could be making his way to the north-west of England after Jose Mourinho gave
the 'thumbs up' to bringing Cristiano Ronaldo back to Manchester United.
The publication suggests United could spend as much £350m in
order to secure the Portuguese's services in the summer.
There have been growing suggestions that Ronaldo is unhappy
with new contract negotiations at the Bernabeu and has told his Real Madrid teammates
that he is intent on a move back to the Premier League, with Manchester United
his preferred option.
Others
Olivier Giroud could be the next big-name departure from
Arsenal in a player-plus-cash move for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Mirror)
Manchester United are racing to get Alexis Sanchez signed up
in time for their Premier League trip to Burnley (Express)
Manchester United have a private plane ready to whizz Alexis
Sanchez up north (Star)
Alexis Sanchez’s love affair with Arsenal ended after the
5-1 defeat by Bayern Munich last February (Star)
West Brom will let defender Jonny Evans leave the Hawthorns
for Manchester City – as long as they get £23.5m for the defender (Sun)
Swiss international defender Michael Lang could be coming
into the Hawthorns as a replacement for Evans (Mail)
Leicester City are ready to spark another transfer scramble
for Jonny Evans after reviving their interest in the West Bromwich Albion
centre-back (Mail)
Chelsea could turn to a Barcelona dream team in Luis Enrique
and former Blues defender Juliano Belletti to succeed Antonio Conte (Star)
Ross Barkley has been cleared to make his debut for Chelsea
on Saturday after a blistering start to his career for them in a secret
practice match (Sun)
Liverpool are reluctant to let Danny Ings leave with Daniel
Sturridge on the verge of an Anfield exit (Telegraph)
Manchester City have expressed an interest in Emre Can – but
his future could depend on Liverpool’s pursuit of his international team-mate
Leon Goretzka (Mirror)
The list of potential suitors for Nice midfielder
Jean-Michael Seri continues to grow, with Manchester United leading a four-way
battle for the defender (Mirror)
Newcastle are looking to bolster their squad with the loan
signings of Everton’s Aaron Lennon and Leicester’s Islam Slimani (Shields
Gazette)
Michy Batshuayi has caught the eye of West Ham boss David
Moyes, who was at Stamford Bridge to watch the Belgian in action against
Norwich earlier in the week (Mail)
Alan Pardew has seen West Brom fail with enquiries for Theo
Walcott, Daniel Sturridge and Danny Ings and is now eyeing cheaper options
(Mirror)
