Rumour Mill: Arsenal enter Slimani race, United eye Carrillo

Oli Fisher
Islam Slimani: Tipped for move to Leicester

Islam Slimani: Tipped for move to Leicester

Arsenal are ready to rival Tottenham for Sporting Lisbon forward Islam Slimani, while another Sporting star, Andre Carrillo, is a target for Jose Mourinho at Manchester United and Antoine’s Griezmann’s agent has hinted at a Premier League move for the Atletico star, all according to Wednesday’s transfer rumours.

 

ARSENAL

N’Golo Kante has rejected a new Leicester deal with Arsenal his preference

Arsenal are interested in signing Lille star Djibril Sidibe (Fichajes)

Arsenal have confirmed the transfer of Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka, for a fee believed to be £33.8 million

Arsenal have offered Real Madrid £46m for Alvaro Morata

– David Ospina is close to a move to Turkish champions Besiktas (AS Colombia)

– Roma could hijack Arsenal’s move for Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, who spent last season on loan in Italy with Inter Milan (Daily Express)

– Arsenal are ready to rival Tottenham for Sporting Lisbon’s prolific striker Islam Slimani (Daily Star)

ASTON VILLA

– Aston Villa could face competition for Fulham attacker Ross McCormack from fellow relegated sides Norwich and Newcastle (Mail)
– Brad Guzan could be on his way out of Villa Park this summer after a “thoroughly miserable” season in the Midlands (Sports Illustrated)
– Aston Villa midfielder Idrissa Gueye could be set for an immediate return to the Premier League (Mail)
– Aston Villa’s new owner Tony Xia is planning to employ Roberto Di Matteo as his manager by the end of the week and sack the club’s entire scouting staff (Daily Telegraph)

BOURNEMOUTH

– AFC Bournemouth are preparing to lodge £1million bid for Besiktas defender Alexander Milosevic

CHELSEA

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– Napoli have set Kalidou Koulibaly’s price at €30million as Chelsea prepare a bid for the defender (Gazzetta World)

– Chelsea have told Everton they will not be held to ransom over Romelu Lukaku, with the Toffees demanding £65m for the striker (Daily Express)

– Chelsea, Manchester United and Real Madrid could still land Antoine Griezmann after the player’s agent said he’s still to decide if his future lies at Atletico Madrid (L’Equipe)

– Chelsea’s hopes of signing long-term target Koke this summer look to be over. The Spain midfielder, 24, says he has no intention of leaving Atletico Madrid (London Evening Standard)

Manchester United and Chelsea target Edinson Cavani is going to stay at Paris Saint-Germain, according to his agent

– Chelsea are planning a summer swoop for Fenerbahce defender Simon Kjaer, a regular in Denmark’s international side (Daily Express)

CRYSTAL PALACE

– Crystal Palace have been linked with moves for defender Davide Santon, 25, midfielder Cheick Tiote, 29 and striker Demba Ba, 31, who all played under manager Alan Pardew at Newcastle (Croydon Advertiser)

– Crystal Palace are considering a £7m swoop for West Brom striker Saido Berahino (Daily Mail)

EVERTON

– Manchester United face a battle to sign Everton defender John Stones, with Manchester City and Barcelona the favourites to sign the 21-year-old England international (Daily Telegraph)

– Chelsea have told Everton they will not be held to ransom over Romelu Lukaku, with the Toffees demanding £65m for the striker (Daily Express)

– Everton’s hopes of appointing Ronald Koeman as their next manager appear to be over, with the Dutchman set to sign a new contract at Southampton (Daily Star)

LEICESTER CITY

Simone Zaza: Linked with Palace move

N’Golo Kante has rejected a new Leicester deal with Arsenal his preference

– Leicester City are in the transfer market this summer and look really willing to splash the cash, with a £22million bid confirmed for Ahmed Musa (Match TV)

Juventus striker Simone Zaza is still wanted by Leicester City

– Liverpool are set to do battle with Leicester City for Southampton striker Shane Long this summer (Mirror)

– Danny Simpson has pleaded with Leicester stars Jamie Vardy, Danny Drinkwater and Riyad Mahrez to stay at the club and attempt a repeat of their incredible Premier League success (Daily Star)

LIVERPOOL

Jordon Ibe: Caught the eye against Bournemouth

Liverpool are said to have agreed a £45million fee with Porto to sign Algerian winger Yacine Brahimi (A Bola)

Piotr Zielinksi’s touted £11.6m move to Liverpool is in doubt, according to the Udinese midfielder’s agent (Forza Roma)

– Liverpool are set to do battle with Leicester City for Southampton striker Shane Long this summer (Mirror)

– Liverpool are plotting a £11.5million raid for Croatian teenage sensation Ante Coric (Echo)

– Liverpool are likely to receive a number of offers for Jordon Ibe this summer as speculation continues over the youngster’s long-term future at the club, with Watford and Southampton reportedly set to make enquiries (Liverpool Echo)

– Liverpool midfielder Sergi Canos, 19, could leave the club for £4m after reaching a stalemate over a new contract (Liverpool Echo)

– Liverpool face competition from Borussia Dortmund and Roma in their efforts to sign Poland international midfielder Piotr Zielinski from Udinese (Forza Roma)

– Goalkeepers Adam Bogdan (in a permanent deal) and Danny Ward (on loan) are expected to leave Liverpool this summer in the wake of Loris Karius’ arrival from Mainz for a fee of £4.7m (Daily Star)

MANCHESTER CITY

– Newcastle have signed up 16 year-old Manchester City midfielder Mace Goodridge, after he had been released by the Manchester club (nufc.co.uk)

Pep Guardiola is close to making Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan his first recruit at Manchester City

– Manchester United face a battle to sign Everton defender John Stones, with Manchester City and Barcelona the favourites to sign the 21-year-old England international (Daily Telegraph)

MANCHESTER UNITED

Raphael Varane: Linked with Man Utd move again

– Manchester United have seen an opening €38 million (£29m) offer rejected by UEFA Champions League finalists Real Madrid for centre-back Raphael Varane (AS)

– Chelsea, Manchester United and Real Madrid could still land Antoine Griezmann after the player’s agent said he’s still to decide if his future lies at Atletico Madrid (L’Equipe)

– Ryan Giggs will be offered the job as Manchester United’s U21 manager when Jose Mourinho takes over at Old Trafford (The Sun)

Milan will offer young goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma a new deal to ward off the attentions of Manchester United

– Mourinho has identified Karim Benzema as a priority target for Manchester United – and plans to play him up top alongside either Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Marcus Rashford in a two-man attack (Independent)

Manchester United and Chelsea target Edinson Cavani is going to stay at Paris Saint-Germain, according to his agent

– Jose Mourinho’s three-year deal to become Manchester United manager could be worth as much as £30m (Daily Mirror)

– Manchester United will bring Cristiano Ronaldo, 31, back to Old Trafford if they meet Real Madrid’s £80m asking price (The Sun)

– Juan Mata is keen to resolve his differences with Jose Mourinho should the Portuguese take over as Manchester United manager, but David de Gea could still leave the club this summer (Daily Mail)

– Michael Carrick is set to stay at Manchester United for another year, with a new deal matching his current £80,000 weekly wage

– Zlatan Ibrahimovic could pocket an astonishing £400,000 per week if he decides to join Manchester United, while Jose Mourinho has urged David de Gea to stay at the club (The Sun)

– Manchester United face a battle to sign Everton defender John Stones, with Manchester City and Barcelona the favourites to sign the 21-year-old England international (Daily Telegraph)

– Jose Mourinho’s hopes of signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic appear to have improved, with the Swedish great now saying he favours a free transfer move to Manchester United (The Guardian)

– Incoming United boss Jose Mourinho is ready to splash out £19m on Sporting Lisbon winger Andre Carrillo (A Bola)

NEWCASTLE UNITED

Rafa Benitez is on the verge of agreeing a new three-year deal with Newcastle

– Newcastle United defender Daryl Janmaat has been linked with a move to Italian giants Juventus (Shields Gazette)

– Relegated Newcastle have offered defender Kevin Mbabu, 21, a new two-year contract after impressive performances in the first team (Newcastle Chronicle)

– Newcastle have signed up 16 year-old Manchester City midfielder Mace Goodridge, after he had been released by the Manchester club (nufc.co.uk)

– Aston Villa could face competition for Fulham attacker Ross McCormack from fellow relegated sides Norwich and Newcastle (Mail)

NORWICH CITY

– Norwich are considering a move for St Etienne midfielder Fabien Lemoine this summer (Mail)

– Aston Villa could face competition for Fulham attacker Ross McCormack from fellow relegated sides Norwich and Newcastle (Mail)

SOUTHAMPTON

– Liverpool are set to do battle with Leicester City for Southampton striker Shane Long this summer (Mirror)

– Ronald Koeman will confirm his Southampton future by signing a new contract – after changing agents (The Sun)

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– Liverpool are likely to receive a number of offers for Jordon Ibe this summer as speculation continues over the youngster’s long-term future at the club, with Watford and Southampton interested (Liverpool Echo)

STOKE CITY

Stoke City have offered €15million for Zenit midfielder Axel Witsel (Calciomercato)

– Stoke chief executive Tony Scholes admits the club could break their transfer record for the third successive window as manager Mark Hughes looks to strengthen his squad (Stoke Sentinel)

SUNDERLAND

– The agent of Sunderland midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini has urged Fiorentina to move fast if they want to sign the Italy international this summer (Lady Radio)

– Sunderland are weighing up a move for Lyon winger Rachid Ghezzal, 24, who has one year remaining on his contract with the French side (Sunderland Echo)

– Sunderland have entered the race for Scotland midfielder James Morrison, who is out of contract at West Brom (Daily Mirror)

SWANSEA CITY

– Swansea manager Francesco Guidolin hopes striker Andre Ayew, 26, will stay at the club despite continued talk of a summer move away (South Wales Evening Post)

TOTTENHAM

– Tottenham are frontrunners to sign Barcelona forward Sandro Ramirez (Mundo Deportivo)

– Arsenal are ready to rival Tottenham for Sporting Lisbon’s prolific striker Islam Slimani (Daily Star)

WATFORD

– Liverpool are likely to receive a number of offers for Jordon Ibe this summer as speculation continues over the youngster’s long-term future at the club, with Watford and Southampton interested (Liverpool Echo)

WEST BROM

– Sunderland have entered the race for Scotland midfielder James Morrison, who is out of contract at West Brom (Daily Mirror)

– Crystal Palace are considering a £7m swoop for West Brom striker Saido Berahino (Daily Mail)