Euro Paper Talk: Roma to swoop for Man Utd, Liverpool strike target

Oli Fisher

Manchester United could be set to miss out on a €120m target, while Arsenal look set to beat rivals Chelsea to the signing of a £35m midfielder, according to Friday’s European papers.

 

MAN UTD TARGET AGREES SUMMER MOVE

Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic has agreed a deal to join Juventus, according to reports from Italy.

Manchester United and Real Madrid are reportedly keen on the 23-year-old, with reports last month claiming that the Serbia international wants to move to Old Trafford because of his desire to work under current United boss Jose Mourinho.

However, former Juventus general director Luciano Moggi has dropped a bombshell.

“For Cancelo the situation is this: he wants Juve and Juve wants him,” Moggi told Italian television station 7 Gold.

“The operation will go like that for Milinkovic-Savic. The fee with Lazio is already set, he will also go to Juventus.”

 

ARSENAL EDGE AHEAD OF CHELSEA TO LAND NICE STAR

Arsenal are reportedly set to beat London rivals Chelsea to the signing of £35million Nice midfielder Jean Michael Seri.

The Premier League giants have been battling to land the Ivory Coast star since the summer transfer window opened, with both clubs looking to strengthen their central midfield department.

Chelsea are after a replacement for Danny Drinkwater and are also concerned by PSG’s interest in N’Golo Kante, while new Gunners boss Unai Emery feels that area of his team is in need of a major boost and that Seri could be the man to provide it.

Manchester City are also keen on the player and could jump ahead of Arsenal and Chelsea due to their links with new Nice boss Patrick Vieira.

But Sky claims that Arsenal’s head of their football relations, Raul Sanllehi, is in discussions with representatives of the player and that the north London side still lead the chase at this present time.

 

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AND THE REST

Roma could use the income of Alisson’s sale to Real Madrid to pounce for Liverpool and Man Utd target Federico Chiesa (Calciomercato)

Napoli midfielder Piotr Zielinski is set to hold talks with the partenopei to discuss a contract renewal at the club (Corriere dello Sport)

Inter Milan want to sign Mousa Dembele from Tottenham on a one-year deal before sending him to China next summer (Gianluca Di Marzio)

Juventus are reportedly demanding ‘more than €40million’ for Chelsea target Daniele Rugani (Gazzetta dello Sport)

Manchester United could land Alex Sandro from Juventus this summer and may be able to get him for a discounted £44m (Calcioland)

Antoine Griezmann has confirmed he is staying at Atletico Madrid and not moving to Barcelona after the Catalan giants did not want to match Atletico’s offer to Griezmann and damage their pay scale (Sport)

Chelsea have reportedly turned down a £17million bid from Arsenal for defender David Luiz (Le10Sport)

Barcelona have set their sights on a summer swoop for Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan

Juventus are looking to sign Manchester United and Manchester City target Jerome Boateng this summer, with Medhi Benatia likely to leave the Turin based side (Calciomercato)

Serie A giants Lazio are viewing Arsenal and Liverpool target Gelson Martins of Sporting Lisbon as a replacement for outgoing West Ham target Felipe Anderson this summer (Calciomercato)

Arsenal have medical staff in Russia to complete the signing of Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira (SampNews24)

Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas has reportedly joined Napoli’s list of goalkeeper targets for this summer (Gazzetta dello Sport)

Inter Milan are in ongoing talks to sign Roma star Radja Nainggolan and Barcelona winger Aleix Vidal (Calciomercato)

Serie A giants AC Milan will not sell Wolves target Andre Silva this summer (Calciomercato)

Juventus are plotting a £25million move for Crystal Palace defender Patrick van Aanholt if Alex Sandro moves to Manchester United

Serie A giants Inter Milan are looking to sign Aleix Vidal in an attempt to replace Joao Cancelo this summer (Gazzetta dello Sport)

Bordeaux are considering a move for Southampton playmaker Sofiane Boufal, especially if they lose Malcom (L’Equipe)

Sevilla have made approaches to sign Croatia forward Nikola Kalinic, with AC Milan set to decide his future after the World Cup (Tuttosport)

Stefan Savic’s agent has played down speculation linking the Atletico Madrid defender with a move away this summer (TuttoJuve)

Argentine striker Jonathan Calleri looks set to not return to Spain next season with a move to Italian club Bologna said to be close (Football Espana)

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Sampdoria are reportedly plotting an ambitious swoop for Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Leandro Paredes (La Repubblica)

Valencia are interested in a summer deal for Torino’s Spanish forward Iago Falque (Plaza Deportiva)

Rodrigo Battaglia, a reported transfer target for Real Betis, has become the latest in a line of players to rescind their contracts at Sporting CP (El Desmarque)

Fiorentina have their eyes on Scottish young talent Liam Henderson as he played for Bari on loan (SportItalia)

Alaves are set to complete the signing of out-of-favour Malaga midfielder Jony on a loan deal ahead of next season (El Desmarque)

 

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