FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP:
- Real Madrid have set their sights on Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot now they feel his contract is getting down to a point where there might be doubt over him extending.
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will not be part of Chelsea’s squad against Southampton despite Graham Potter‘s earlier insistence that he was still an “important player”.
- Newcastle United are preparing to offer English defender Dan Burn, 30, a new contract.
- Everton manager Sean Dyche plans to look into English striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin‘s entire lifestyle, including the mattress he sleeps on, as he attempts to overcome the 25-year-old’s fitness issues.
- Manchester City have renewed their interest in West Ham‘s 24-year-old England midfielder Declan Rice.
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- Robert Pires says only three members of the current Arsenal squad – William Saliba, Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka – would have made the starting XI of Arsene Wenger’s Invincibles, with Pires himself being one of the players to miss out.
- Liverpool are pushing hard to sign Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount in the summer with Blues boss Graham Potter admitting negotiations over a new deal for him have been “complicated”.
- David Beckham‘s Inter Miami are in pole position to sign Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 35, should he decide to leave Paris St-Germain.
FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP
- Chelsea are yet to apply for a work permit for Brazilian midfielder Andrey Santos, 18, who they signed in January.
- Santos is due to be sent out on loan in his native Brazil with Palmeiras until December.
- Leeds have told interim boss Michael Skubala, 40, he could remain in charge until the end of the season.
- The Qatari bidders for Manchester United are confident they can prove they are separate entities to Paris Saint-Germain‘s owners despite a series of links having already been pointed out.
