Switch news LIVE! Chelsea & Man Utd need Mbappe; Arsenal agree Rice payment
The summer season switch window opens on Wednesday and Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham are all busy engaged on early offers. The Gunners are anticipated to wrap up the £100million signing of prime goal Declan Rice, who was additionally of curiosity to Chelsea and Manchester United, and are reportedly additionally eager on Juventus ahead Federico Chiesa.
The Blues, in the meantime, have been linked with a shock transfer for Kylian Mbappe, who will not extend his contract at PSG, although United have additionally been linked with a record-shattering deal. Chelsea are in pole place to signal Brighton’s Moises Caicedo, whereas new supervisor Mauricio Pochettino has set his sights on signing Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana.
A brand new keeper can also be on the playing cards for Tottenham, with David Raya of Brentford close to agreeing personal terms with the club. Spurs additionally need to lastly signal long-term goal James Maddison, however Newcastle are leading that race.
United have given up on signing Harry Kane and now need the cheaper Rasmus Hojlund and are weighinh up a shock transfer for Federico Valverde, who can also be of curiosity to Liverpool together with Khephren Thuram and Gabri Veiga. Follow the newest news, gossip and rumours beneath!
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Hojlund verdict on ‘huge’ Man United switch hypothesis
Atalanta ahead Rasmus Hojlund has admitted {that a} transfer to Manchester United could be “huge”.
The Red Devils are strongly tipped to signal a brand new striker in the summertime switch window with Harry Kane one other prime goal, though Tottenham are adamant they won’t promote to a home rival.
That has drawn the likes of Hojlund into focus, together with potential signings Victor Osimhen and Goncalo Ramos. Chelsea are additionally reportedly within the Danish teenager and Napoli’s Osimhen.
Why did Arsenal not signal Tielemans?
Arsenal ought to have moved to make free signing Youri Tielemans.
That’s in keeping with former Gunner Martin Keown, who believes the midfielder could have requested an excessive amount of in wages to permit Aston Villa to trump Arsenal to a switch coup.
He informed talkSPORT: “It’s interesting that Tielemans hasn’t gone to Arsenal. I’m pretty certain they would have been interested. They’ve been linked with that player for a long time. So I can only think that would have been a financial situation.
“You’d have thought that would have been attractive, with no transfer fee. But (maybe) his wage demands are too high. Maybe that’s why you see Villa now moving into that area. Paying different wages now that they wouldn’t have done in the past.
“(Tielemans) had a very disappointing season. Whether that was the transfer speculation, whether he had a fall-out with the manager… We didn’t see the best of him. But we know he’s a quality player, that’s for sure.”
AC Milan hope to lure Nelson
AC Milan are still working on a deal to sign Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson.
According to Gianluca di Marzio, the Italian giants have been not deterred by Nelson’s ongoing contract talks with the Gunners.
Nelson is currently expected to sign an extension at Arsenal, but Milan retain hope of convincing him otherwise.
Brazil not giving up on Ancelotti
Brazil have not given up hope of appointing Carlo Ancelotti as national team manager.
FA president Ednaldo Rodrigues is set to meet the Real Madrid head coach’s agent this week to discuss a possible switch.
“In that case (ready till 2024), it won’t be a call that I make by my very own, I’ve to hear and focus on with our board and with the gamers, as a result of they should be heard,” said Rodrigues.
“The resolution must be in sync with what the gamers assume. So it is one thing we must focus on sooner or later. But we have now a transparent goal (hiring Ancelotti) and we’re going after this goal.
“I will stay in Spain until June 18 and we have a couple of meetings aligned. I can’t say publicly that it’s with Ancelotti himself, but we hope to go back to Brazil with a more clear message regarding him.”
Carlo Ancelotti (Nick Potts/PA)
/ PA WireWest Ham need Musah as Rice substitute
West Ham want to signal former Arsenal teenager Yunus Musah.
The midfielder, who’s an United States worldwide, at the moment plys his commerce at Valencia, and West Ham need him as a part of a plan to exchange Declan Rice.
Musah can also be of curiosity to Chelsea, who failed with a bid in January, and Valencia are reluctant to lose the 20-year-old.
A bid of round £22million has been mooted.
Liverpool reunion in Saudi?
Steven Gerrard is hoping to be reunited with Sadio Mane in Saudi Arabia.
The former Liverpool midfielder is being lined up by Al-Ettifaq because the membership’s new supervisor.
Gerrard has been noticed within the Gulf state this week, coming into Al-Ettifaq’s headquarters as negotiations over a deal are thrashed out.
Mane’s future at Bayern Munich is much from sure and is one in every of numerous massive names being targetted by Saudi golf equipment. Could the Gerrard attraction be sufficient to lure Mane?
Arsenal in for Chukwueze
Arsenal are one in every of numerous groups involved in Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze.
According to CalcioMercato, AC Milan are pushing hardest to signal Chukwueze, who has beforehand been linked with Tottenham.
The 24-year-old is heading into the ultimate 12 months of his contract so may very well be out there on a decreased payment, although Villarreal are but to call a value for the Nigeria worldwide.
Manchester United and Liverpool have additionally been linked, together with West Ham and Aston Villa, however it’s the Milan membership who will make first contact this week.
ICYMI: Spurs concern lacking out on Maddison
Newcastle are main the race to signal James Maddison forward of Tottenham, regardless of new Spurs head coach Ange Postecoglou driving curiosity within the Leicester midfielder, writes Nizaar Kinsella.
Maddison will probably be offered by Leicester this summer season following their relegation and Spurs have registered an curiosity within the 26-year-old as they aim a artistic playmaker this summer season.
Postecoglou is assumed to have given Spurs the inexperienced mild to maneuver for Maddison however Newcastle are frontrunners to signal the 26-year-old.
Newcastle can provide him Champions League soccer subsequent season and imagine he could be receptive to the thought of constructing the transfer to the North East.
Madrid need Real ensures from Mbappe
Real Madrid are firmly within the race to signal Kylian Mbappe this summer season however need him to pressure a Paris Saint-Germain exit.
L’Equipe this night declare that Madrid had been all set to launch one other bid to signal Mbappe subsequent summer season however Karim Benzema’s exit and the troublesome activity of signing Harry Kane from Tottenham has seen them speed up plans.
Contact with Mbappe’s entourage has already been made however the membership stays cautious given his shock U-turn on becoming a member of final summer season earlier than signing a contract extension at PSG.
The report add that Madrid president Florentino Perez desires ensures Mbappe is able to be part of this summer season to keep away from one other embarrassing summer season failure.
Arsenal handed enormous Rice enhance
Arsenal have a transparent run at prime switch goal Declan Rice after Bayern Munich pulled out of the race.
Rice is ready to depart West Ham after 9 years on the membership, and one as captain. The Gunners made the midfielder their precedence summer season signing and had been going through competitors from the German giants, with Bayern supervisor Thomas Tuchel reportedly talking to the midfielder in latest weeks.
But, following a gathering of the membership’s board members on Tuesday, Bayern have withdrawn their curiosity.
Manchester United and Chelsea have beforehand proven an curiosity however Rice appears to be like set to maneuver to the Emirates Stadium with Arsenal closing in on a deal.