FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP:
- Mauricio Pochettino has held at least two rounds of talks over becoming Chelsea manager this week as he emerges as the favourite to become the club’s next head coach.
- Manchester City midfielder Rodri reveals why Manchester City are ready to hunt down Arsenal if they buckle under the pressure – and why a potential treble could be ‘unstoppable’.
- Barcelona and Spain defender Marcos Alonso, 32, has no interest in leaving the club despite interest from Inter Milan.
- Liverpool are willing to let 20-year-old Portuguese forward Fabio Carvalho leave on loan next season after just 632 first-team minutes this year.
- Roberto Firmino, 31, has agreed to join Barcelona when his Liverpool contract expires this summer.
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- Pep Guardiola revealed that midfielder Kalvin Phillips is not yet up to speed with Manchester City‘s system as the manager ponders how much to rotate for Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final.
- Real Madrid’s Croatia midfielder Luka Modric, 37, has received a contract offer from a Saudi Arabian club that would double his wages next season.
- David Moyes has insisted for the first time that he is planning for next season, despite reports West Ham could make a change in the dugout this summer.
FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP
- Arsenal eyeing on Mason Mount‘s situation at Chelsea and could rival Liverpool for the 24-year-old England midfielder this summer.
- Barcelona and Spain defender Marcos Alonso, 32, has no interest in leaving the club despite interest from Inter Milan.
- Paris St-Germain are preparing a £133m bid for Napoli and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen and will move into pole position, ahead of Chelsea, for the 24-year-old.
- Liverpool and Tottenham will attempt to sign 23-year-old French defender Evan Ndicka on a free transfer when his Eintracht Frankfurt contract expires this summer.
- Ten Hag could be about to rekindle his interest in Barcelona playmaker Frenkie de Jong – 12 months on from the unsuccessful pursuit that dominated the majority of the last summer transfer window.
