Paper Talk: Man Utd up stakes for Spurs star; Bayern’s Poch poach

Oli Fisher
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Chelsea and PSG have joined the race for a Man Utd target, while Bayern are ready to launch a charm offensive on one Prem boss, according to Wednesday’s papers.

 

CHELSEA V MAN UTD FOR SPURS STAR

Chelsea are set to rival Manchester United in the race for Tottenham defender Toby Alderweireld, according to the Mirror.

The paper says Paris Saint-Germain are also keen on the 29-year-old, who has two years left on his current deal.

Reports on Tuesday suggested Spurs are willing to sell the contract rebel, with Belgian outlet HLN claiming he would be allowed to leave for €50million in the summer.

Alderweireld is out of contract in June 2019 and he is apparently “unhappy” at the club’s latest contract offer of £110,000 per week plus bonuses.

The centre-back, who is currently on around £50,000, is chasing a £140,000 a week and he has a clause in his existing deal which contains a one-year extension option, to summer 2020, but triggering that option would also activate a £25million release clause, which would kick in in the summer of 2019, as long as a transfer was completed at least 14 days before the closure of the window.

The Daily Mirror claimed he was one of Jose Mourinho’s top defensive targets, while Tottenham are also believed to be lining up a replacement in Stuttgart’s Benjamin Pavard.

 

AND THE REST

Jack Wilshere will give Arsenal another chance to offer him the right deal (Sun)

Tottenham could reportedly face a fight to keep their boss Mauricio Pochettino this summer, with Bayern Munich set to try and lure him to Germany (Mirror)

Liverpool will face competition from Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid to land Roma goalkeeper Alisson (Sun)

AC Milan could renew their interest in Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal target Andrea Belotti (talkSPORT)

Cristiano Ronaldo has enquired about life in China, according to former Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari