FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP:
- Manchester City are set to give Nathan Ake a bumper new contract after blocking a return to former club Chelsea.
- Chelsea will look to offload Mason Mount, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Hakim Ziyech, Conor Gallagher and Ruben Loftus-Cheek at the end of the season as the club prepares to spend big once again.
- Nottingham Forest‘s English midfielder Lewis O’Brien, 24, has attracted interest from MLS clubs New York City, Columbus Crew and Atlanta United.
- Liverpool have opened preliminary talks over signing Colombia Under-20s defender Kevin Mantilla, 19, from Independiente Santa Fe.
- Crystal Palace and West Ham are keen on a move for Bristol City‘s 19-year-old English midfielder Alex Scott, who is valued at £20m.
- Tottenham are interested in signing Real Madrid and Germany defender Antonio Rudiger, 29, in the summer transfer window.
- Manchester United are one of several top European clubs to express their interest in Atalanta defender Giorgio Scalvini.
Read Also: Newcastle vs Liverpool 0-2 Highlights (Download Video)
• Monza vs Ac Milan 0-1 Highlights (Download Video)
• Aston Villa vs Arsenal 2-4 Highlights (Download Video)
• Saturday’s Transfer Gossip: Dalot, Aubameyang, Burn, Rice, Mount, Messi, Abraham, Zakaria
- Qatari investors could still bid for a stake in Tottenham, even if Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani completes a takeover of Manchester United.
- Manchester City are planning to open talks with Argentina’s World Cup winner Julian Alvarez about a new contract, despite the 23-year-old striker only arriving at Etihad Stadium last summer.
- Barcelona agreed to sign Atletico Madrid and Portugal forward Joao Felix in January 2022, but the deal collapsed because of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.
- Blackburn Rovers have offered Chile striker Ben Brereton Diaz, 23, a £30,000-a-week contract for one year to make him stay at the Championship club amid interest from Villarreal.
- Newcastle United are plotting a summer move for Fulham and United States full-back Antonee Robinson, 25.
FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP
- Angel Di Maria has questioned Paris Saint-Germain‘s decision to give Kylian Mbappe ‘all the power’ – especially when they also have Lionel Messi in their ranks.
- Roma striker Tammy Abraham is on Manchester United‘s list of potential targets this summer.
- West Ham could make summer bids for Manchester United‘s 26-year-old Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay, England centre-back Harry Maguire, 29, Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek, 25, and France forward Anthony Martial, 27.
Manchester United and England striker Marcus Rashford, 25, will have a £120m price tag if the Premier League club are forced to sell him next summer.
