Lautaro Martinez: Pundits discuss transfer rumours
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Friday, February 28
Manchester United are still interested in signing Napoli star Kalidou Koulibaly
That’s despite the Senegal international having just purchased an apartment in Paris
Barcelona are focused on signing Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez in a two-player swap
Chelsea are ready to pursue Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar in the summer for £42m
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Brendan Rodgers on James Maddison to Man Utd
Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers has spoken on the possibility of James Maddison making the move to Manchester United.
“It has been ongoing with the club and his representatives,” Rodgers said of negotiations over a new deal, with Maddison’s current contract running to 2023.
“The boy is very happy, he wants to be here and he sees this as the club he can develop at. I am hopeful it will be done.
“He loves football, he genuinely does. He loves the game and practising and talking about football.
“On Wednesday, he was out doing extra finishing exercises.
“He is on a great learning curve and is a boy who wants to get to the very highest level.
“He has made a rapid rise from League One into the Premier League and he is constantly developing.”
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Emil Forsberg latest
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho ready to go to war with Manchester United and Everton for RB Leipzig star Emil Forsberg.
The Sun claim the Sweden international is looking for a move to the Premier League, and is wanted by a host of Premier League clubs.
Mourinho is ready to battle his former side as well as Carlo Ancelotti for his signature.
The Special One is expected to have a busy summer at Tottenham.
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Kalidou Koulibaly preference
Manchester City have been linked with a £100million move for Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly.
While arch-rivals Manchester United are also interested in signing the centre-back, the Senegal international has set his sights on Pep Guardiola’s side.
If he were to leave in the summer, a move to City would be his preferred destination, according to Le Parisen.
But, if City fail in their bid to have their Champions League ban withdrawn, he’s unlikely to move to the Etihad Stadium.
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Harvey Elliott contract
Harvey Elliott has landed his first professional contract with Liverpool and he will put pen to paper this summer to extend his stay at Anfield.
The winger joined the club from Fulham last year but has already made a huge impression at Melwood with his ability which has seen him earn first-team opportunities.
The Reds will be forced to wait until the end of the campaign to get him to sign though.
That’s despite the fact he will turn 17 next month.
Liverpool are still waiting to agree a fee with Fulham for the deal which saw him move to Merseyside at the end of last season.
The club will find out how much they will have to cough up following a tribunal.
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Chelsea are plotting a sensational swap deal with Atletico Madrid to send Kepa Arrizabalaga to the Wanda Metropolitano in exchange for Jan Oblak, according to The Sun.
Arrizabalaga has been tipped to leave the club during the summer after a reported falling-out with Frank Lampard.
The 25-year-old was dropped for the last three Premier League fixtures, and didn’t feature against Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
And with the uncertainty building over his future, a report has emerged in the Sun claiming that Chelsea will look to swap Arrizabalaga for Oblak.
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Fabian Ruiz bid
Real Madrid are ready to beat Barcelona to the signing of Napoli star Fabian Ruiz.
The two LaLiga giants, along with Manchester United, are known to be interested in the Spanish midfielder.
But Zinedine Zidane wants to act quickly to secure his signature.
Italian publicationCalciomercatoclaim Real Madrid will submit a £59million offer for the 23-year-old, whose price-tag is expected to increase during Euro 2020.
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Manchester United are still interested in signing Napoli star Kalidou Koulibaly.
That’s despite the Senegal international having just purchased an apartment in Paris with ‘stunning views of the Eiffel Tower.’
The 28-year-old centre-back, who isworth around £127million, bought the £3.4m property amid reports he could join PSG this summer.
However, Italian publicationGazzetta dello Sportclaim United, Bayern Munich and Carlo Ancelotti’s Everton remain in the hunt.
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Lautaro Martinez to Barcelona
Barcelona are focused on signing Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez,Calciomercatosay.
Martinez, 22, is enjoying a terrific season under Antonio Conte at the San Siro having scored 16 goals and provided four assists in 30 appearances.
And his exploits haven’t gone unnoticed with the Catalan giants desperate to bring him in to partner Lionel Messi at the Nou Camp.
Barcelona can’t afford to pay Martinez’s £94million release clause that MUST be activated between July 1 and July 15 because of Financial Fair Play restrictions.
To navigate that, the Spanish champions will either include two players in an audacious swap deal or offer a figure higher than his release clause intended to be paid in instalments.
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Manchester United could improve their defence by bringing in a quick centre-back to partner Harry Maguire, says transfer expert Duncan Castles.
United splashed out a world-record fee for a defender of £80million on Maguire when he joined from Leicester last summer.
“They’ve got the goalkeeper, they can hang onto the goalkeeper, very difficult to improve on him at the kind of prices that you’re looking at for goalkeepers,” Castles said on theTransfer Window podcast.
“You could, and I think this is where they will have to go if they want to upgrade the defence, put a higher quality centre-back in beside Maguire and he will need to be quick, will need to be very quick, to compensate for Maguire’s lack of pace and his positional errors.”