Real Madrid want Jurgen Klopp, Malcom terms have been agreed and Manchester United want a young striker, according to Wednesday’s European papers.
KLOPP OPEN TO REAL JOB
You might want to take this with a bucket-full of salt but Jurgen Klopp is open to taking the Real Madrid job.That’s the view of Don Balon, who claim the German coach is Real’s No.1 choice to replace Zinedine Zidane.
Klopp knows Liverpool won’t make it easy for the LaLiga giants to lure him from Anfield to the Bernabeu, but the report claims he has already started clearing the decks in the Spanish capital.
Kiko Casilla, Achraf Hakimi, Jesus Vallejo, Marcos Llorente and Borja Mayoral will all be moved on by Klopp, according to the report, while Isco could also be at risk.
Klopp has though made it clear to meddling president Florentino Perez that he would want total control of the team.
RONALDO DEAL LIKELY TO SPELL THE END OF ALEXIS SANCHEZ AT UNITED
The silly season appears to be in full swing and the latest reports from Spain suggest a major transfer coup could be on the cards at Manchester United.
According to the claims in Don Balon, United boss Jose Mourinho is growing in confidence of a €150million (£131m) swoop to bring Cristiano Ronaldo back to Old Trafford this summer.
It’s suggested Ronaldo is ready to call time on his record-breaking time in LaLiga with Real Madrid, where this season he enjoyed a fifth Champions League success of his glittering career.
And according to the report, a return to Old Trafford for Ronaldo would spell bad news for Alexis Sanchez, with the Spanish outlet claiming Mourinho has handed the underperforming Chilean a transfer ultimatum.
Apparently, Sanchez has been told that Ronaldo’s signing will mean Sanchez will have to sacrifice his No 7 shirt and his place in the United side; with failure to accept either likely to lead to his sale! (Yes, we know how silly this sounds!)
Mourinho insists no player can ever be guaranteed a shirt or a place at Manchester United, but it’s claimed he would make an exception for Ronaldo – should the Portuguese superstar agree to make a return.
Despite turning 34 next season, Mourinho believes United’s attack would pose much more of a threat with Ronaldo in its ranks, with Alexis having netted just three goals from his 18 appearances for the club so far.
The report concludes that Sanchez is far from happy at news of Ronaldo’s imminent return and could seek to leave anyway just a matter of months after arriving in one of the most talked about transfers in recent years.
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AND THE REST
Fenerbahce want to sign Alexandre Lacazette this summer with Unai Emery not keen on the Frenchman (Yeniakit)
A bid of €30m from Arsenal for Gelson Martins has been rebuffed by Sporting Lisbon (A Bola)
AC Milan are considering the idea of renewing Cristian Zapata’s contract (Premium Sport)
Napoli continue to work hard in their pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen target Bernd Leno (Calciomercato)
The president of Romanian club FCSB, Gigi Becali, has revealed that Man Utd are interested in signing their 19-year-old striker Dennis Man (Calciomercato)
Dani Ceballos has already told his team-mates at Real Madrid that he is heading for AC Milan this summer (Diario Gol)
Juventus are refusing to be ‘blackmailed’ over the €20m fee Manchester United want for right-back Matteo Darmian (Tuttosport)
Inter are closing in on a deal to sign Bordeaux forward Malcom having agreed terms with the Brazilian (Goal)
Manchester City have baulked at Napoli’s £60m asking price for Jorginho and are prepared to look elsewhere with Real Madrid’s Mateo Kovacic and Southampton’s Mario Lemina on their hit list (ESPN)
West Ham are set to meet with Lazio midfielder Felipe Anderson’s agents (ESPN)
Andreas Pereira: Surplus to requirements
Serie A outfit Lazio are eyeing a move for Andreas Pereira and will rival Valencia for the €25m signing of the Manchester United man (Corriere dello Sport)
Inter Milan are willing to increase their offer for Federico Chiesa – but Fiorentina appear ready to hold out for a fee of around €60m (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Roma are keen on the idea of signing Sassuolo forward Domenico Berardi (Il Messaggero)
Monaco have joined the race to sign Ricardo Rodriguez from AC Milan (Le 10 Sport)
Juventus defender Mehdi Benatia has refused to rule out a £33m move to Arsenal this summer after being questioned about his future (Il Bianconero)
Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain has hinted at a possible move to Premier League giants Chelsea (TNT Sports)
Former Real Madrid captain and assistant coach Fernando Hierro has joined the shortlist to become the club’s new manager (AS)
Juventus plan to hold new deal talks with Alex Sandro next week as they bid to keep the €60m wing-back out of Manchester United’s clutches (Corriere dello Sport)
Antoine Griezmann has admitted he is “not yet decided” on whether or not he should remain at Atletico Madrid this summer (AS)
Getafe have agreed a deal to sign Everton goalkeeper Joel Robles, whose contract at Goodison will expire at the end of the month (Mundo Deportivo)
Inter Milan are ready to meet Tottenham’s €30m asking price for Mousa Dembele and will make their final choice on whether to sign him after scouting him in Wednesday’s Belgium v Egypt friendly (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Real Madrid forward Marco Asensio says he cannot ever imagine playing without Cristiano Ronaldo at the Bernabeu (Marca)
Atletico Madrid striker Kevin Gameiro has been approached over a move to St Etienne (L’Equipe)
Bayer Leverkusen are ready to allow Liverpool, Arsenal and Napoli target Bernd Leno leave the Bundesliga club this summer if his €28m release clause is met (Bild)
Ajax stars Justin Kluivert and Hakim Ziyech are on the brink of agreeing moves to Roma (Calciomercato)
Villarreal have reached a €20m agreement for in-demand Angers striker and Cameroon international Karl Toko Ekambi (France Football)
Peter Crouch: Limited chances this season
Parma are planning the shock signing of Peter Crouch from Stoke ahead of their return to life in Serie A (Calciomercato)
Lyon have agreed to let €60m Liverpool target Nabil Fekir move on this summer after lining up Houssem Aouar as his replacement in the side (SFR Sport)
Jasper Cillessen said he could be open to a move the Premier League, but only if Barcelona told him they do not want him to stay at the Nou Camp (Fox Sports)
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