Paper Talk: Chelsea linked with four; Liverpool in for CM

Mark Holmes
Arturo Vidal: Bayern Munich midfielder linked with Chelsea

Arturo Vidal: Bayern Munich midfielder linked with Chelsea

Chelsea continue to be linked with several Serie A stars, while Liverpool have apparently ‘stepped up’ their interest in a Malaga midfielder.

BAYERN BRACED FOR VIDAL BATTLE

Bayern Munich are bracing themselves for a battle to keep hold of Arturo Vidal this summer, according to the Daily Mail, with Antonio Conte keen to be reunited with the Chile midfielder at Chelsea.

Vidal, who played under Conte at Juventus, spoke of his admiration for his former boss in public last month and is also said to have privately indicated a desire to team up again with the 46-year-old.

Conte only joined Bayern from Juve last summer in a £31million deal, but the Germans are also set to change manager this summer, with Carlo Ancelotti set to take over from Pep Guardiola, possibly allowing Chelsea to capitalise.

Vidal scored to earn Bayern a 1-0 win over Benfica in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday night.

LIVERPOOL IN FOR £10M CAMACHO

Liverpool are trying to do a £10million deal for Malaga midfielder Ignacio Camacho, claims the Daily Mirror.

The 25-year-old has a buy-out clause in his contract that would allow him to leave for that figure, but Malaga are apparently desperate to re-negotiate the terms to prevent him from leaving on the cheap this summer.

Tottenham have also looked at Camacho, it is said, but Liverpool have stepped up their interest in recent weeks and are pushing hard to land the former Spain Under-21 international.

AND THE REST

Incoming Chelsea manager Antonio Conte had lunch with the agent of Roma defender Kostas Manolas on Wednesday (Calcionews24)

Chelsea have offered Miralem Pjanic a three-year contract but face competition from Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain for the Roma midfielder (Tuttomercatoweb)

Chelsea have held talks with Roma over Radja Nainggolan – but have been put off by an asking price of £40million (Daily Mirror)

League leaders Leicester expect to lose one of Riyad Mahrez and N’Golo Kante this summer (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham, Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool are keeping tabs on 17-year-old Aston Villa winger Andre Green (Daily Mirror)

Southend midfielder Jack Payne is in the final year of his deal and is being tracked by Premier League and Championship clubs (Daily Mail)

Manuel Pellegrini has opened talks with Valencia about succeeding Gary Neville (Daily Star)

Tony Pulis will be offered a new contract by West Brom this summer and is planning significant changes to make his squad more attacking (Daily Telegraph)