Euro Paper Talk: Real Madrid eye Liverpool star as part of €330m triple swoop; Zidane sets sights on Man Utd hotseat
Real Madrid are planning a series of transfer raids before the window shuts in Spain, with one Liverpool star back on their radar, while Zinedine Zidane knows which club he wants to manage next, according to Wednesday’s European papers.
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Real Madrid are ready to strengthen their Champions League winning squad with the arrival of three huge signings – and they once again have a star Liverpool man in their sights.
According to multiple sources in Spain, new Real boss Julen Lopetegui is hopeful of bringing in three new arrivals before the window shuts in Spain on August 31, with a massive outlay of €330m being forecast.
According to Don Balon, Los Blancos president Florentino Perez wants to take advantage of a brewing row between Liverpool and Mo Salah by striking a €200m deal for the Egyptian. The forward was referred to the police by his club earlier this week for allegedly using his mobile phone while driving and it’s claimed by the Spanish outlet that Real could broker a deal on the back of what’s described as mounting tensions between player and club.
However, the article appears to perform a U-turn and doubt itself by conceding that Salah remains settled at Anfield and that the Egyptian would be reluctant to sign for the club after his coming together with Sergio Ramos in the Champions League final.
They do state, however, that Salah remains one of Perez’s dream signings and the Real president will do all in his power to convince the Reds talisman to sign.
Two more realistic targets for Real, however, might lie elsewhere, with Don Balon also reporting that the LaLiga giants are ready to launch a €70m bid for Valencia forward Rodrigo Moreno.
The 27-year-old was linked with Tottenham earlier this summer and is coming off the back of a season in which he bagged 19 goals in 44 games for Los Che.
Real’s final target is Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara, whom Diario Gol claims is wanted in a €60m deal. However, the Spanish outlet claims the deal has raised eyebrows among Real’s senior stars – most notably Ramos – for the Spain’s star’s links with their fiercest rivals, Barcelona.
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Zinedine Zidane wants to return to management in the Premier League – with reports suggesting he has set his sights on replacing Jose Mourinho at Manchester United (L’Equipe)
Torino have asked Liverpool to take Serbia international Marko Grujic on loan for this season (Sky Italia)
Juventus look unlikely to sign Marcelo from Real Madrid, after the Italian champions rejected a €60m offer from PSG for Man Utd target Alex Sandro (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Sevilla director of football Joaquin Caparros has defended the €32m sale of Steven N’Zonzi to Roma
Juventus have joined the race to sign Adrien Rabiot and are ready to launch a bid to sign him before the Italian window shuts on Friday (La Stampa)
PSG have beaten Barcelona to the signing of Germany U21 international Thilo Kehrer from Schalke for €33m (Kicker)
Barcelona’s hierarchy are split over what to do with Ousmane Dembele amid claims they could still sell him to PSG for €100m this month (Marca)
Parma are closing on the signing of former Roma and Arsenal forward Gervinho (Gazzetta dello Sport)
AC Milan are very close to signing Diego Laxalt from Genoa for €11m (Sky Italia)
Real Betis have confirmed their interest in signing Inter Milan midfielder Joao Mario (Sport)
Marseille have agreed terms with Valencia for Simone Zaza, but decided to take 48 hours to think about it (RMC Sport)
Sampdoria have set their sights on signing Chelsea and England Under-21 striker Tammy Abraham (SportItalia)
Thiago Silva has signalled his desire to retire at PSG and says he has not been contacted about a return to former club AC Milan (Canal+)
Tiemoue Bakayoko has thanked Milan for ‘believing in me’ after completing his transfer from Chelsea
Tottenham defender Serge Aurier was tempted by a summer move to La Liga giants Atletico Madrid (RMC Sport)
FC Sion have signed former Barcelona, Arsenal and West Ham midfielder Alex Song on a two-year deal
Chelsea defender Kenneth Omeruo is set to join Leganes on loan (Marca)
Malaga have announced the signing of Dani Pacheco from Getafe on a deal to the summer of 2021